Romantic Getaway Ocean Front 1 BR Condo

We had a great week exploring all four sides of the island. Beautiful and breathtaking

The view from this condo is fabulous and you won't find a better view in my opinion. We loved walking up the little hill outside the condo to watch the sunrise over the ocean, and lying in bed and watching the sunset at night. We fell asleep to the sound of the ocean every night. The bed was comfy! My recommendations for the owner: Possibly new kitchen chairs and patio chairs-- both were the same -- tall wood chairs that are not long enough on the seat part. The white sheer curtains are beautiful blowing in the wind, but it does have a lack of privacy when you're trying to shower or bathe. Overall, it's a great area and we were able to explore the whole island from here for our honeymoon. You can't find a cheaper place with these views on the island from the research I did.

Great to even just spend a day around the condo! Stellar views and romantic setting for honeymoon. Would recommend.

We originally booked this unit for five nights but unfortunately, left after just two nights and stayed in a hotel for the remainder of the trip.

The issue we had was with centipedes. We certainly are not adverse to bugs nor would we expect anything different in Kauai. For instance, there were a number of small fruit flies and a few ants—none of which posed a threat or bothered us much. However, the issues with the centipedes were different. We found around a half dozen including some dead ones. One centipede was huge—about five inches long- the others normal size or what you might expect. One of the smaller ones, or what might be a millipede, we found crawling in the bed.

The owners acknowledge in a welcome packet that the centipedes are the “problem insect.” The bites from these centipedes are similar to a bee or scorpion sting and in severe circumstances, may require a trip to the hospital. Luckily, we did not suffer any bites. However, we ultimately didn’t want to take this risk—especially with bugs crawling around in the bed.

I sent a couple emails to the owners making them aware we were checking out early due to this borderline infestation, and I sent a picture of a few of the different centipedes we found. One owner did acknowledge that bugs were likely making their way into the unit because the ground was saturated. The welcome packet did state to empty the trash each day and contain food—both of which we did—but again we were only in the unit for two days.

I asked for a refund considering the circumstances. I never heard back from the owners about this. I can understand if they didn’t want to offer a refund, but we never got so much as an acknowledgment or reconciliation about the situation. I found this to be off-putting.

There are a number of good reviews for this unit. I did not see anything about centipedes in the prior comments. Perhaps our stay was an anomaly. But this will have to be a risk assessment that you consider, especially considering the lack of respond I got from the owners. Perhaps smaller centipedes or millipedes are harmless, but it’s up to you if you want to take the chance of finding them crawling in your bed.

I think this has the potential to be a good unit for the price, but buyer beware.

We spent a week at Ron and Lidia’s condo. The view is absolutely incredible! Going to sleep to the sounds of the ocean with the bed right next to two windows was heavenly! (It was also fun to shower while looking at the view.) The beach access is not easy (unless you’re part mountain goat) but that’s the trade off for being in this lovely spot. (My mountain goat husband hiked down but I did not.) Hanalei is just a short, very scenic, drive down the road. (We loved Hanalei!) The reason we didn’t give this spot 5 stars is some of the furniture in the condo is not very comfortable. The dining table is bar height with wooden chairs that have very little depth to them. We ended up eating all our meals sitting on the loveseat in the living room. The other two pieces of furniture in the living room are both wooden and not very comfortable. Except for that, everything else was great! (Really comfy bed!) Nice to have laundry very close. (Not in the unit and it cost about $3 a load; need quarters!) Kitchen was open to the rest of the space and a nice size. No AC but plenty of windows to open, fans to turn on, and lovely cross breezes to cool off quickly!