A Lovely Spot

Guest: Sally, Paul, Gillian, Max and Harry-from Australia (-)
Date of Stay: 09/03/11 Review Submitted: 09/18/11

A truly lovely spot, the house is light, clean and comfortable. Our family had a wonderful time here - made our stay on Kauai just perfect. Thank you!

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Another DAy in Paradise

Guest: John, Jessica, Jordie (11), Josh (9) and Ben (9) (-)
Date of Stay: 04/11/11 Review Submitted: 09/18/11

WOW - what a memorable week! We loved it. The lay-out and decor, location and condition of this house was perect. We appreciated the use of the boards, snorkel gear, beach towels, cooler box, etc., etc. For mom, the washer and dryer were a huge blessing. Like everyone else, the beaches, hikes, snorkeling, the tropical botanical gardens (A MUST) were all spectacular! MANY THANKS!

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A delight for the kids and a real holiday in paradise!

Guest: John M. (Luxembourg, Europe)
Date of Stay: 08/04/11 Review Submitted: 09/16/11

A memorable, active family holiday in a spacious and intuitively well equipped house. It fitted our family of 5 very comfortably. The property was clean, well maintained and the owner was very responsive and helpful throughout the process. The photos were accurate and we would definitely recommend this property. We used this house as a base to explore the north of Kauai, enjoying the beaches and snorkelling. The Allerton Gardens in the south were extraordinary. There is no beach view, but there is about a 30m walk from the house the narrow Annini Beach, well protected by an outer reef - therefore ideal for swimming with young children.

Recommended for:Families with young children, families with teenagers.

Amazing, Beautiful, Spacious and very well maintained Property

Guest: Celeste (Orange County, California)
Date of Stay: 07/04/11 Review Submitted: 07/14/11

Typically when you rent, the owner posts the best pictures of the rental and it doesn't ever quite live up to them. Let me tell you . . . this house lives up to the pictures and more. It is absolutely beautiful inside with the numerous windows and island breezes flowing throughout. The back yard was beautifully maintained and the views from every room in the house were spectacular. We stayed at the house for 8 days with 3 young kids (6,7 and 10) and there was plenty of room for them to play out back without us having to worry about them (except for the coconut falling from the tree toward them LOL). The walkway to the beach is very close - we were going to count the steps, but by the time we remembered to start, we were already back at the house. The boogie boards, the chairs, the sand toys, the fins, the cooler and the beach towels, etc. made our stay so much more like home. The kids loved chasing the roosters in the yard, watching the toads hop around at night and seeing the snails and geckos. I would highly recommend this house to everyone travelling to Kauai looking to get away from the overcrowded tourist parts of Kauai (which you can easily drive to and enjoy at any time). Linda is very easy to work with, answers e-mails quickly and her directions to the house helped us easily find our way from the airport at midnight. This house far exceeded my expectations of a rental and I hope that I get to make it back to the island and rent the house again before Linda decides to more there full time.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Loved this VRBO

Guest: Amy (Deer Trail, Colorado)
Date of Stay: 04/09/11 Review Submitted: 05/24/11

I must say our stay here was great. The house exceeded my expectations. It was clean and comfortable and so close to the beach. It was equipped with anything and everything we needed for preparing meals at home or taking trips to the beaches. I loved the front porch for drinking my coffee in the mornings. And Linda and her nephew were so easy to work with. I would return anytime and recommend this VRBO to all my friends.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Fantastic place at a great location

Guest: Doerte (Berkeley, CA)
Date of Stay: 02/21/11 Review Submitted: 03/23/11

We (4 including our toddler and grandma) stayed in this beautiful house at Anini Beach for one week in February 2011. The house is very well maintained and in very good shape, spacious and very well equipped (large kitchen, multimedia, internet, beach toys for toddlers, body boards, bbq, etc.). The beach is across the small road, less than a minute away and not very populated and pristine, nice reef with lots of turtles to snorkel with. The garden is also very nice with a lot of space for toddlers to play. It was very easy and pleasant to deal with the owner, Linda, who seems to be a lovely person. It does make sense to have a car if you stay at Anini, closest restaurants and shops are in Princeville, Hanalei, or Kilauea (nice fish market). All in all we had a great time, and we can highly recommend this place.

Recommended for:Families with young children.

Great vacation...

Guest: Meghan (Woodinville, Wa)
Date of Stay: 02/07/11 Review Submitted: 02/28/11

We loved our stay at 100 steps… My husband, myself and our two kids (age 4 and 2) stayed here for 10 days in the beginning of Feb 2011. The house was immaculate. It had everything we could wish for -- sand toys, chairs, beach towels, puzzles, movies, etc. The large backyard was a fun place to play in the evening while we BBQ dinner. The house was directly across the street from the beach access with made for lots of beach time and very little time in the car, our kind of vacation! The kids loved the beach… during our 10 day stay the busiest day on the beach was Saturday where we counted a total of four other families - all other days we mainly had the beach to ourselves!!! The water was very calm and shallow. The kids to played and swam without worrying about being knocked over by waves. There was one drawback to our… the house is on a main road and has both a popular beach access and a tent camp about a mile down from where the house is located. The master bedroom sits in the front of the house. The road noise in the evenings and the middle of the night became a problem for us. There were lots of cars speeding down the road with their headlights flashing into the windows. We eventually moved to the back room with helped the noise a bit but often we were woken in the middle of the night. We love everything about this house but the road noise is hard to dismiss… The road noise aside, we had a fantastic vacation - we'd definitely recommend this property to a friend, just pack your ear plugs!!!

Owner response:Thank you for the thoughtful comments. There is usually not that much road noise! There may have been a party at Anini Beach Park, which is down Anini Road about 1/4 mile, and a lot of locals may have been attending. Hopefully, this doesn't happen that often! Linda

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with young children.

Guest: Kevin C (-)
Date of Stay: 09/20/10 Review Submitted: 12/30/10

We had a really wonderful week in your lovely house and on amazing Kauai. We appreciated the water toys so much - our 3-yr old used the kick board every day and the sand toys kept our 1-yr old busy. Our friends got married this week at another home down the street, so the location was really perfect. We've already started talking about the next time we come! Mahalo..

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Guest: Donna& Bruce (-)
Date of Stay: 09/07/10 Review Submitted: 12/30/10

Much mahalo for a wonderful stay in your lovely Anini home. We have rested, reflected, explored and thoroughly enjoyed our time here (even with the early-morning rooster calls to rise-up..Now!) :-) Bruce has taken literally hundreds of photographs of this gorgeous garden island and the surrounding ocean; I have combed the beaches for marine treasures cast off from the deep (and added a few to the collection in your kitchen jar). The lighthouse Bistro and Fish Market restaurants in Kilauea were excellent; Java Kai in Hanalei was our morning destination for coffee & conversation. Your home is so comfortable and welcoming, and has everything a visitor could want or need. We'll be back! Aloha and Mahalo

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Guest: Schild/Fields Family (-)
Date of Stay: 07/24/10 Review Submitted: 12/30/10

Mahalo for letting our family stay at your home. In Kauai we enjoyed snorkeling, building sand castles, collecting shells, watching sunsets, taking walks, and boogie boarding. We had a wonderful stay in your house. The snorkeling at Tunnels Beach wa samazing. We saw 2 eels, a turtle, and a parrot fish that was at least 2 1/2 feet long. Aloha!

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