We love kiahuna plantation! A wonderful place to be always. Mahalo!
A little less $ than we usually spend a night there ($50) to fit our budget. This unit is a bit further out on the property in relation to beach access than we have stayed before. I believe it is the Far East side of Kiahuna Plantation. (10 min walk vs 5 min)!! A beautiful walk nonetheless.
We’ve never stayed on the ground floor and we loved walking right out to eat breakfast on the lanai while watching the birds explore. kids can run free. Gorgeously green!
The trade off is a 2nd floor…the ceiling above is thin so we could hear the people above a lot. Not a big deal bc we were gone most of the time-but light sleepers/nappers/babies beware.
The open air living with the shutters front and back gave us a beautiful sleep.
We’ve gotten lucky with other condos being stocked more with small items (aluminum foil/parchment/cling, but again, we saved $50/night and if that makes a $ difference to you it is well worth it. We left behind a couple staples but also understand if the units can't keep the extras for different reasons--
Bonus!! (this may be random tho! Bc the last full day we gotten woken up by a loud one!) We’ve stayed at 3 other properties on site and always were woken up at the crack of dawn by the chickens!!! We DID NOT have an experience that in this unit with them roosting in the am until the final day! We wondered if it was bc we were off the main track?? Perhaps a trade off for ground floor?? 😂
Maintenance was awesome. Pillows and a blanket needed to be replaced and they dropped off clean pillows and blanket quickly during the day.
Castle rock Staff was kind. We stayed 7 days-fyi-For $12 you can purchase an additional round of toilet paper, paper towels, clean set of kitchen and BATH towels and soap for this rest of the trip, cost effective. This was something I learned this year. We always bought at the store and did laundry. Nice! And worth it.
Surf was great right out front. Kiahuna is by far the best location for beachfront in poipu if you don’t prefer hotels. We prefer island living 💯 . Using the on-site grills is always fun too. Love Kauai !