Comfortable, Simplicity

Guest: Lia (Washington State)
Date of Stay: 05/21/11 Review Submitted: 01/05/12

We stayed here for our honeymoon in May, and it was awesome! We were a little leary of renting a vacation rental instead of a hotel, but in the end we were so thrilled we stayed here instead. It was a great location on the North shore. The room was clean, and WAY nicer than a hotel at the same price! The host was excellant to work with and very informative when we needed help with restaurants, beaches etc. The rooms were quiet as well, never heard the other renters. Would definately recommend this place, and hope to visit here again!

Recommended for:Girls getaway, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, sightseeing.

Your home away from home in Kauai!

Guest: Clint (Chicago,IL)
Date of Stay: 09/13/11 Review Submitted: 09/25/11

Great affordable stay for couples in north Kauai. You'll feel at home rather than feeling like your at some generic hotel/motel. We stayed 7 days and 8 nights and this location proved central to all the activities we wanted to do. The bathroom is really modern with jacuzzi (great after hiking all day) and luxurious with its double shower. The room has a small fridge so you can save even more cash by shopping for food supplies and using the shared kitchen to prepare what you like. The on-site laundry was a plus also (we didn't have to pack dirty clothes on the trip home!). The owner, Iris, is friendly and easy-going, so you can't go wrong here.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, age 55+.

Not as expected

Guest: Burrito (South Bay Area, CA)
Date of Stay: 07/27/10 Review Submitted: 09/23/11

I don't understand the reviews of others. We stayed in two of the rooms for the duration of stay. I won't go into the cockroach infestation, because that's a given and everyone know that that's normal in Kauai. However, the first room, downstairs, was not very clean. Beds were made with clean sheets, the jacuzzi was rinsed, and counter top wiped clean. That was the extent of cleanliness. Just about every storage areas (cabinets and drawers) were so filthy. Looked as if they weren't used or cleaned in years. They were full of roach droppings, cobwebs, and dead insects caught in the webs. The room has a back door,but it would not close because of severe warpage. I had to muscle it closed with everything I had. The coffee maker in the room was filthy with scale build up and dust and other foreign matters. We couldn't/wouldn't use it. The washing machine was broken before we even arrived, which we were counting on to use. The jacuzzi jets were not functioning. On the last night of that room, I was awaken in the middle of the night by what I thought was a roach tickling my leg. When I removed the cover, I immediately jumped to the sight of a 6 inch centipede. I caught it in a water bottle. Ok, maybe that's normal too...I don't know. On to upstairs. That room was cleaner (not by much, though) and the jacuzzi worked, but the ceiling fan made an audible noise and the coffee maker was filthy. The fridge was leaking water onto the floor--melting frost buildup. The rooms didn't have Air conditioning. You'll need to open all of the windows, because you know how hot and humid it gets in Kauai. Other than that, the stay was perfect! Oh, BTW, I let the centipede go in the yard across the street, so it may just come back to visit you.

Owner response:After 3 years of being in business and renting to hundreds of visitors, eventually we ran into someone like this…. The suites are professionally cleaned by cleaning service. I guess not good enough for this guest. Jacuzzi in downstairs works fine. After he complained I moved him upstairs to try and make him happy. He was informed that the upstairs suite’s Jacuzzi motor does not work and he was fine with that. We don’t have AC- never said we did. However each suite has ceiling fan, plus if needed there are extra fans in the suites. Yes, the dryer was broken at that time, but we bought new a new set. But during the stay I offered to have them do the laundry @ our home. Yes, if you leave the lanai door open the flying cockroaches can fly in- it is Hawaii. We have screens on all windows to try and avoid that… The house gets professionally fumigated regularly, not even sure the centipede story was true. At rare times they do get in the house, they die right away. I’m sorry his stay was so bad, even though it took him a year before submitting this bad review.

Recommended for:Girls getaway, families with teenagers, adventure seekers, families with young children, sightseeing.

Exceptional Accomodations!

Guest: Ayumi&Alan (San Francisco)
Date of Stay: 05/30/11 Review Submitted: 06/07/11

Great value for the room (we even got a small price break because the jacuzzi tub jets were not working!). We stayed 8 days / 7 nights, and it felt just like home (as opposed to being in the middle of a big hotel). The listing description of the rental is very accurate -- Free WIFI, washer/dryer (dryer was broken so Iris the owner offered to dry our clothes in her personal dryer), full kitchen, and in the room, the bathroom is the selling point here! Huge shower w/ two shower heads, huge jacuzzi tub, very modern look and feel. Recommended!

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+.

Excellent Stay

Guest: Jeni (NEVADA CITY, CA)
Date of Stay: 03/24/11 Review Submitted: 03/29/11

Great place to stay for a great price, great location. Casual elegance, everything you need. Not just a room...you have access to full kitchen with dining area, neat upstairs living/family common area with neat tropical view. Free WIFI throughout. Beach toys included. Clean, recent construction-well thought out design for renting. Close to everything you want to see and experience on the North Shore. Walk to downtown Kilauea. Also close to "secret beach" and lighthouse.

Recommended for:Pet owners, girls getaway, families with teenagers, people with disabilities, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+.

Exactly what I hoped for and more

Guest: cjh (LA)
Date of Stay: 06/11/10 Review Submitted: 02/23/11

My husband, small son and I rented the luxury suite and loved it! We came to Kauai'i on vacation, but also to experience daily life so for us it worked perfectly to stay in this guest house. The listing description of the suite is very accurate. The place was super clean and it had everything we needed. Public transportation is right around the corner and easy to use; we took it to the lighthouse, various beaches and different areas and I took it to Hanalei to catch yoga classes--the studios offer great tourist deals so one can keep up a regular practice. However, there is a great yoga studio just up the street from the house where I also practiced. Iris and her husband were also great hosts. They were very helpful and quick to respond to any of our needs. I highly recommend this house to all travelers who desire luxury without the impersonal feeling of a hotel and with the comfort of being in a home where you can relax and cook your own meals or try your hand at some of the local dishes. You really can't find a better place!

Recommended for:Girls getaway, families with teenagers, people with disabilities, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+.

Exactly what I hoped for and more

Guest: cjh (LA)
Date of Stay: 06/11/10 Review Submitted: 02/23/11

My husband, small son and I rented the luxury suite and loved it! We came to Kauai'i on vacation, but also to experience daily life so for us it worked perfectly to stay in this guest house. The listing description of the suite is very accurate. The place was super clean and it had everything we needed. Public transportation is right around the corner and easy to use; we took it to the lighthouse, various beaches and different areas and I took it to Hanalei to catch yoga classes--the studios offer great tourist deals so one can keep up a regular practice. However, there is a great yoga studio just up the street from the house where I also practiced. Iris and her husband were also great hosts. They were very helpful and quick to respond to any of our needs. I highly recommend this house to all travelers who desire luxury without the impersonal feeling of a hotel and with the comfort of being in a home where you can relax and cook your own meals or try your hand at some of the local dishes. You really can't find a better place!

Recommended for:Girls getaway, families with teenagers, people with disabilities, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+.

Best Vacation ever !!!!!!!!! with the best HOST.

Guest: HOLLY (Northridge, CA)
Date of Stay: 12/20/10 Review Submitted: 02/22/11

Extremely friendly and helpful HOST. we rented the full house for a week, the house is VERY CLEAN, and Luxurius bathroom and Bedroom. big Jacuzzi in each room, the rooms are very confortable and big,The kitchen has it all, plus washer and dryer. convenient and close to everthing, LOVE the beaches, and the HOST is great and loving and always willing to help. Thank you for making our vacation unforgetable hope to see you soon ! :)

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, tourists without a car, families with young children, sightseeing.

Better than where we stayed in Waikiki.

Guest: Jeff (Oregon)
Date of Stay: 02/09/11 Review Submitted: 02/21/11

We had came from Waikiki to Kauai and we were very pleased with the room we had compared to where we just were (Oahu). Our suite was upstairs which was great for us, it has more light and it's just great to not have people above you. It did get a little warm like what others have written but there was a fan that iris gave us which helped. We had a huge bathroom with a jetted tub, and a double shower head, it was nice, including a king bed. Iris was great she did our laundry and was very helpful. The only down fall was that it would have been great if their laundry machine worked in the house so we can do our own laundry. It would have been nice to have extra blankets and towels in the room since there is so much space and we didn't like to bother iris. The house was built very nicely, although the house needs a dip cleaning throughout, especially the kitchen which unfortunately we did not use because of this, and that is the main reason we wanted to stay somewhere with a kitchen. All in all the room itself made up for it, and thanks to iris.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, adventure seekers, sightseeing, age 55+.

great location in nearly brand new house

Guest: Canadian (Vancouver)
Date of Stay: 09/27/09 Review Submitted: 10/04/10

Great value, nice people......Had a great stay in an excellent quality constructed/outfitted house. Very good kitchen, so stayed out of restauarants alot. Liked the nearness to Anini Beach which is alot safer (when the surf is up elsewhere) for safe swimming for my 80 year old mother (or normal swimmers). Also the neighbourhood pub/bistro and fishmarket restaurant were very closeby when the sun went down and did not want to drive after cocktails or happy hours. Hanalei is only 15 minutes away and it is fantastic to surreal especially at the pier late afternoon to sunset. .....very nearby Botanical Gardens are good. Recommend this guest house for travellers wanting to NOT be in a big or impersonal hotel. Very easy on the pocket. PS....You need a car and can get that at Island Cars quite cheaply near the airport.

Recommended for:Pet owners, people with disabilities, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, sightseeing, age 55+.