Kiahuna Plantation #198 - The Best Beachfront Condominium on Kauai

We had a wonderful week, a beautiful setting! The condo was very well stocked, lovely furnishings, just everything we needed for a peaceful week. Thank you!!!

The Kiahuna Plantation Resort itself is fantastic. Beautiful well maintained property with all the amenities we would have looked for; they were doing maintenance on the fountain/water areas. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Easy access to the local shopping areas and restaurants (10 min walk). Ample parking available.Check-in: We arrived late, they provided info to facilitate that and we did the regular check-in the next morning at the main desk, no issues. Two cards are provided to get beach towels from the beach hut on site.The unit (198) was even nicer than we expected! It had everything we would have wanted during our stay (minus a kettle). The kitchen was spacious and provided ample cookware, utensils and dishes. There is a Keurig as well. We ate exclusively on the lanai for every breakfast and most dinners so we could soak in the views and listen to the waves crashing just before us. The AC unit was good; ceiling fan cooled the bedroom perfectly. One of the beach chairs was broken (unusable), but the other provided gear (umbrella/cooler) was in good shape.Would not hesitate to stay here again if our travels bring us back to Kauai!

Beautiful location and snorkeled daily.

We loved every moment of our stay. It's right on the beach, the weather was fabulous, ocean temperatures perfect and the right time of the year to see the sunset from the condo. We will be back.

Immaculate property, beautiful beach. Smooth check in/out. Friendly and helpful staff.

Overall, the property was very nice. PROS: Condo was clean and having our towels refreshed after a few nights was a nice touch. Staff was nice. The location was close to a variety of dining and shopping. CONS: - Our biggest complaint is the place where you can exchange your beach towels isn't open after 5:30. This made it difficult to exchange the towels after our activities (if we had to be at the next morning's excursion at 7:30am, the beach shack wasn't open early enough for us to exchange the towels in the morning) It also limited the time we had on the beach the night before we left because we were told we could not return towels to the front desk and had to return the towel cards. - limited parking - There are about 10 spots for 3 buildings and so a lot of the times we had to walk quite a ways after getting back to the condo after dinner. - One thing I didn't realize when we booked this place was when you are sitting on the back porch, you can't see the ocean/beach because the bushes block your view almost completely. There isn't much of a beach in front of the condo so we had to place our belongings pretty close to the very back wall so that the waves didn't get our stuff wet. We didn't have any communication with the owners of the condo - this isn't a big deal since we didn't have any major problems but was something that we noticed. Overall it was a nice place but unfortunately we wouldn't stay here again.

We loved this Kiahuna unit. The kitchen is well stocked, living space and bedroom fine. The best part of unit is its proximity to the ocean. We loved hearing the constant roar of the waves, the wide expanse of sky and sitting on the lanai. We hated to leave. Thank you for sharing this special place. It is magical.

My husband and I spend a beautiful week at this property celebrating my recent retirement and our anniversary. We enjoyed our coffee and the sunrise on the patio, brisk walks snaking along the property down the coast line via either paved walkways or the road, sun bathing and gazing at the marvelous ocean and surfers, and happy hour either on our own patio or at the properties with bars on either side of the unit. My husband even ventured out for surfing lessons from the onsite offerings. We also enjoyed the weight room facilities at the Athletic Club that were across the street. They had a pool there too but we didn’t use it since it is not on the beach - we would rather have the ocean breeze and views! The unit was stocked with everything we could imagine (so thoughtful!) and it made having breakfast and lunch onsite very easy. We dined out at the numerous restaurants in the area (make reservations!) and enjoyed shopping in three nearby centers. When I left something behind in the safe the owner was happy to work with the onsite manager to retrieve it for me (thank you!!). We really loved our stay!

The lanai view! The privacy! The beach! The snorkeling! The close-by excellent restaurants! Would book again!

Beautiful, relaxing and clean! Our family and I can't wait to return.