Great deal for this casual two bedroom condo overlooking the Pacific Ocean

This was our first trip to Kauai and because we were locked into a specific week, this was the only condo available in our price range. In retrospect, I should have adjusted the budget or looked at other sites. We are a family of five who normally spend our time outdoors and therefore only need basic comfortable accommodations. However, the weather was rough enough (mudslide closed highway, tons of rain) that we spent quite a lot of time inside and as such, the condo leaves much to be desired. As some people mentioned, it is in dire need of basic repairs — broken curtains, broken blinds, carpet that is rolling up and mildewy, etc. The couches need to be burned, I put a comforter over them because I couldn’t stand thinking of my kids’ skin touching them. The beds are very soft and ancient (I did not inspect them under the sheets out of fear). There was one extra blanket available, which we carried room to room as it was necessary to get ventilation from open windows, but chilly because of it. It is late March and rainy, which leads many bugs to come inside. We found a giant centipede twice and countless cockroaches. The kitchen is poorly appointed — cheap dull knives, no Tupperware, large food storage bags, no salt or pepper (this is our fourth VRBO, first time for that). The bathrooms came with one tiny hand soap — for an 8 night stay? There isn’t even proper furniture for watching the ocean or relaxing anywhere, just odd old uncomfortable hotel furniture. However, the location was perfect for us, the view is unbeatable, the realty company/management personnel are kind and warm people. But in the end, we were all extremely disappointed in the condo and wish we had done differently. It would be worth sacrificing the view or even location to have a truly comfortable space. I did not complain directly to the realty company because I knew there was no way to fix the situation, we simply chose the wrong place. Spend more money, stay another time, do not rent this condo unless you absolutely do not care about any of these things — I read a prior scathing review and decided we weren’t like those people, we are easy to please. But this condo is not worth the compromises, in our estimation.

Could be wonderful, but it has been let go. Carpets are dirty. Blinds and drapes broken. Just everything needs to be re-done.

We really enjoyed our time in Puu Poa. The view was spectacular, the place was clean, and the location was perfect. We enjoyed the BBQ as well as the spacious living room and bedrooms. Perfect for 4 people and close to the St. Regis.

We stayed in this condo for one week and we were very dissappointed. For starters, the condo has a very moldy odor, especially the back bedroom and bathroom. We had to have fresh air blowing in the master bedroom at all times to avoid the smell. The furniture is extremely worn, dirty and also smells. One of the chairs was ripped. The kitchen we adequate but the refrigerator has rust on the outside and the dishwasher had mold in it. Just gross. There is no adequate table to sit outside. It is an old cracked plastic table that was filthy. Only one lounge chair outside as well. The carpet was dirty and lumpy. The master bedroom and bathroom were fine, if you kept the fan blowing at all times. The bed and bedding was very comfortable. There are two rusty beach chairs in the closet that we did use. There are plenty of dishes and clean towels and the unit was as clean as possible with the old furniture. The sound of the waves at night was the best part. During the middle of the trip, I discovered a very large black moldy spot on the masterbedroom wall by the ceiling that I reported to Oceanfront Realty. I sent pictures of everything we identified to Oceanfront Realty to remedy so no one else would have to go through what we went through. They were willing to move us to different unit but we did love the location and wave noise.

This condo was great, the view from the living room and the lanai area was unbelievable. I would gladly stay in this condo again.