We really enjoyed our stay in this condo, on several levels.

First, I was thrilled to discover just how conveniently located the Waipouli resort is, making excursions to both to north shore/Hanalei and southwest to Hanapepe and Waimea equally convenient. We were able to explore the entire island from one home base.

Second, there are a lot of amenities and activities within easy walking distance, so the resort itself was the perfect place to vacation with an extended group. The pool was excellent for family time, with a separate "family spa" kept at a lower temp for babies, and two adults-only spas. The slides and waterfalls create lots of nooks and spaces for chairs, and cover the kid noise, so it's generally pretty peaceful. The on-site restaurant is lovely. Not cheap, but totally worth it for the changing menu of locally-sourced, creative dishes and amazing cocktails. My vegetarian friend ordered the quinoa three times so we could try to reverse-engineer it and make it at home. The kids menu is also excellent, and included vegetables! My daughter voted the steak bites "best steak in the galaxy." Whatever the soup of the day is, order it! It was amazing every time. There was an incredible ukulele player at Wednesday night happy hour, and we even spotted whales from the patio. Truly, you could not even leave the resort (as my mom tried her best not to!) and completely enjoy yourself.

We checked out other resorts up and down the island as we were adventuring and didn't find any we thought compared to the central, convenient location and surrounding activities. The other family we were traveling with included teenage and young adult children, who found lots of entertainment walking up to Kapa'a, getting tacos or shave ice, renting bicycles, etc. There does tend to be beach traffic between 10am and 3, but if you get out before ten, or go north after 10, there's no issue.

All in all, if/when we come back to Kauai, we would almost certainly book here again. I might try harder to book an ocean-front unit to better enjoy the sunrise every morning (just, wow!) as this particular unit looks out over the Safeway and gets a lot of road noise. However, the decor is delightfully neutral, with pretty Hawaiian quilts and plenty of beds!