USA Hawaii Kauai Coconut Coast Kapaa Downtown Cottage Vacation Rental Ohia Kai

a review
Ohi`a Kai Cottage is a charming hideaway for the budget-conscious traveler. Inside one will find a small living room including full-sized futon couch. Inner doors lead to a small bedroom with queen-size bed, breakfast area, bathroom with shower, and sun room. Amenities include televisions, VCR and DVD players, Large refrigerator with freezer,r, coffee maker, dresser, clothes rack, beach mats, towels, sheets, dishes and eating utensils. We do not provide toiletry amenities other than soap. Lush tropical vegetation surrounds the property, including banana, mango, noni, coconut, bamboo, and panax.

Ohi`a Kai Cottage is a charming hideaway for the budget-conscious traveler looking for a discount. Ideal for a couple or small family. New Serta pillow-top queen mattress in the bedroom and full bed in living room offer privacy and comfort for you and the kids. Pocket doors connect the living room to the bedroom on the left and the 'family room' on the right. Beyond the family room is a small room with full refrigerator and small computer table and last but not least, the bathroom with shower and assist bars around toilet.

There is not a full kitchen but we do have a microwave, toaster oven, toaster, electric skillet, hot plate, George Foreman electric B-BQ. grill.and by request a tabletop convection oven (glass).and a Large refrigerator with freezer, ,
Outside of the cottage is a double wide porcelain sink and a propane B-BQ grill.

Other amenities include television +cable, turbo WiFi Internet access, coffee maker, iron, ironing board, beach chairs and mats, towels, sheets, dishes and eating utensils. Guests in the cottage and the vacation rental house on the property share the laundry room, and access to bogey boards and several bicycles. Lush tropical vegetation abounds on the property, including banana, mango, noni, banana, mock orange and panax.

Three rooms have a/c units; living room, bedroom and family room also the cottage has 3 ceiling fans. Bamboo flooring and cotton linens are among the eco-conscious considerations in the cottage. Dogs with well-behaved owners are permitted. A $50 additional pet cleaning fee will apply.

The cottage is situated across from a church parking lot on a side street, close enough to town to be convenient, but far enough away from the main road to not hear any traffic from Kuhio Hwy.

Ohi`a Kai is approximately nine miles from Lihue Airport, a 20-minute drive at non-peak times. Haena State Park, at the end of the road when driving north, is about an hour’s drive, as is Kekaha, the southwestern end of the road. Haena is where you’ll find Ke`e Beach and the trailhead to the spectacular Na Pali Coast trail.

Some popular visitor destinations and their approximate driving times include Kealia Beach ½ mile to the north, baby beach ½ mile to the south, toward Lihue. Other popular places to go are: Lydgate Beach Park (10 minutes), Limahuli National Tropical Garden (55 minutes), Kilauea Lighthouse (20 minutes), `Anini Beach (25 minutes), Poipu Beach Park (40 minutes), Kukui Grove Mall (22 Ohi`a Kai is one block mauka from pono kai resort, which is on the beach.


The location of `Ohi`a Kai Cottage and Hale is ideal for vacationers, business visitors, and residents seeking short-term housing. Managed and operated by owners Bob Brown and Marianne Luken, it is on a quiet lot one very short block, mountain side, of Kuhio Highway, within convenient walking distance of the beach, several churches, and the shopping and dining pleasures of downtown Kapa`a. To reach the ocean, simply cross Kuhio Highway and walk through Pono Kai Resort. By walking one block north on Kuhio Highway, one is in the center of quaint Kapa’a town, with restaurants, shops, banks and a handful of other local businesses. If you are not familiar with Kuhio Highway, it is helpful to know that it is not a busy thoroughfare, but a two-lane road with a 25 mph speed limit with lots of crosswalks where it passes through Kapa`a.

The location of `Ohi`a Kai Cottage is ideal for vacationers, business visitors, and residents seeking short-term housing. It is on a quiet lot one block from Kuhio Highway within convenient walking distance of the beach, several churches, and the shopping and dining pleasures of downtown Kapa`a.

Ohi`a Kai is approximately nine miles from Lihue Airport, a 20-minute drive at non-peak times. Haena State Park, at the end of the road when driving north, is about an hour’s drive, as is Kekaha, the southwestern end of the road. Haena is where you’ll find Ke`e Beach and the trailhead to the spectacular Na Pali Coast trail. Some popular visitor destinations and their approximate driving times include Kealia Beach ½ mile to the north, baby beach ½ mile to the south, toward Lihue and we are one block from the coastal bike multi use bike path . Other popular places to go are: Lydgate Beach Park (10 minutes), Limahuli National Tropical Garden (55 minutes), Kilauea Lighthouse (20 minutes), `Anini Beach (25 minutes), Poipu Beach Park (40 minutes), Kukui Grove Mall (22 minutes), `Opaeka`a Falls (15 minutes), Wailua Falls (30 minutes), and the largest coffee plantation in the USA, Kauai Coffee (35 minutes).

To reach `Ohi`a Kai from Lihue Airport, turn right at the traffic light as you’re leaving the airport. The road becomes Kuhio Highway at the next traffic light. Continue straight for about nine miles. Along the way you will cross the Wailua River, pass the Coconut Marketplace shopping and dining complex on your right, pass two adjacent shopping centers on your left, pass more restaurants on your left, and come to a traffic light in front of a small shopping complex with a Big Save grocery store, U.S. Post Office, and Shell gas station. A few blocks further and you will see a left-turn only lane in front of the Latter Day Saints Church. There is no traffic light here, but you will see the entrance to Pono Kai resort directly to your right and a sign welcoming you to downtown Kapa`a in the grassy area ahead. Turn left onto `Ohia Street. Note that this is a 90° turn. `Ohi`a Kai, clearly marked with green signs, is four houses down, at the end of this short street, just before the gate to a county property.
Park in front of the cottage or along the fence on the church side of ohia street. If we are not there when you arrive we will have a lock box on the front door. If you plan to arrive in the evening, contact us prior to your arrival so that we can give you the lock box combination.

We are one block from Pono Kai, an oceanfront resort. Across the road from our property is the Church of Latter Day Saints.

Please visit our website ohiakai . com. We prefer inquiries to be made via email. If you need to call us, please be aware of the time difference. We prefer NOT receiving calls before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. Hawaii Time unless it is an emergency. Your hosts, Bob and Marianne, are long-time Kaua`i residents and are happy to answer questions and make recommendations related to your special needs and interests, including hiking, kid-friendly places, churches, shopping, dining, activities, Hawaiian culture, medical facilities, alternative health and personal care services, and tips on enjoying Kaua`i on a budget.

Prices do vary depending on the time of the year. We have a minimum of a three-day stay.

`Your hosts, Bob and Marianne, are long-time Kaua`i residents and are happy to answer questions and make recommendations related to your special needs and interests. So before you book a bed and breakfast, B&B, a discount hotel, or a condo, consider our cottage or our hale in Kapaa. We also have video's on you tube.

We are looking forward to meeting you when you arrive.

Email us and we will send you the reservation form and answer any questions you have.
If you call please be aware of the time difference, as we do not like to receive calls before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. HI Time unless there is an emergency. We then are available 24/7. .
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Sept 2015 Review
This property is well kept and has all the essentials including internet and air conditioning which will make you the envy of many people locally who depend on the trade winds to stop you sweltering on the island. Its a stones throw away from kapaa's restaurants and bars and the sea front if you fancy watching the sunrise, or a stroll along the beach. Kapaa its self is excellently situated for amenities on the island and is well situated for seeing everything on the island as it is relatively central. It is also very close to some of the islands best beaches on the coconut coast. The owners are extremely friendly, offer prompt customer service, or quick help if you need it (i.e locking your self out in the middle of the night). On several occasions i was delighted to find gifts of fruit that they had sourced from their garden. An excellent property and the best value i could