We stayed in 3 places and I must say this was easily # 1. Patti and her husband did an outstanding job refurbishing the place and it had very nice in touches and updates. They live in the apartment below so if we needed anything, they were there to help. Furniture and table on the lanai was very nice and tall so you can easily see over the railing and enjoy your meals feeling the ocean breeze. The inside was decorated top notch. It was wonderful to have the owner Patti living right below us. She helped us giving great recommendations on what to do, eat, etc. She also let us use her bikes anytime for the 5 mile bike trail that is now completed. On the last day, after we checked out, Patti also let us store our bags in her place so we could go on a hike to the secret waterfall and she shared how to easily get to the waterfall getting a ride on an outrigger canoe so we do not have to Kayak at all to get to the hiking spot. The owners refurbished and did a wonderful job decorating the room. The showers was the best I have seen in a hotel. All tile, with a seat and several shower heads to offer different water angles. We had friends who stayed in a room next to us and this room compared to others was the best. They spend time with us in our room because it was so well updated with everything we needed. New beach chairs and cooler to use. The also had a 75 inch TV mounted on the wall with excellent channels and viewing. We watched the sunrise every morning and listened to the ocean every night sleeping. The best white noise around. You are basically about 30 yards from the beach. We will definitely come back here the next time we come back to Kauai. Also, centrally located in Kapaa so it was not far to get to the north and south of the island.