Spacious tropical estate with lanais - located just steps from the beach

Great location. Nice house. Well stocked kitchen and beach equipment!

As far as location to the beach, this place is great. The house itself could needs some love. We found dirt under the kitchen cupboard toe kicks that hadnt been cleaned in quite some time. There were a number of things that were actually safety issues; handrail that isnt secure, loose step, outlets missing their covers etc. Furnishings were a bit outdated but we could live with that. All in all just a bit disappointing considering the cost.

The location is across the street from the beach. We had 4 families. The only access to the main house is a flight of stairs. It was hot during the day because there is no AC, which is common for Hawaii. If 1 family books both homes then there is room for 3 car easily. We had car drama because the listing only says 2 cars and we had two families. We could have easily fit another car. The accommodations provided privacy for each family and a gathering place. The yard is incredible! We loved this home! There are a TON of camp chairs and paddle board and life jackets left by other guests. I am sure it’s not guaranteed to be there but we did not need to make a Walmart run to get beach supplies. Amazing house!

It is a bit challenging to write this review. There are some excellent things, but also a few issues that keep this place from being a five star house. First, some of the excellent things: - The house is very close (2 minute walk) to a very nice beach and we love the north shore of Kauai. It is lush and beautiful. - The kitchen is well stocked, although we found the main frying pan (which is not non-stick) very hard to clean. - The rooms, including the bedrooms, were large and the furniture / beds were comfortable. The second building with two of the bedrooms was very nice and well equipped. - There were lots of fans - There was more equipment for the beach than you could ever ask for. Chairs, coolers, bogey boards, large stand up paddle boards, water shoes, snorkeling gear, lots of towels, ... It was everything we could ask for and more. It was like a candy store for our kids - The front porch is very nice and you can feel the ocean breezes (note that because of the reef, which results in good snorkeling on Anini beach, causes the waves the break far out from shore. Therefore, you don't hear the ocean waves breaking on the shore, even though the ocean is so close to the house - It was very clean - the local support people were very responsive, even on a Sunday. There were a number of things that were less positive: - None of the screen doors had latches and the front door screen would not even stay closed. - there were no instructions for the dishwasher (we never got it to work) - the first impression of the house is poor, the tiles on the back porch are very worn and paint needs touch up on the back stairs and then when we walked into the house it was very hot. - The refrigerator is very slow producing ice. We ended up buying bags of ice because it didn't produce enough ice for a large group - Even with lots of fans running, trying to circulate the outside air into the big main room of the house, it was warm during the day (hotter than it was outside). This might not be an issue at other times of the year, but was a issue for us in the middle of the summer when we were there. - The partial ocean view, is very partial. You get small glimpses through the foliage. The driveway is quite narrow and a bit of a challenge to back up in because of the lush foliage (particularly in the vans we had rented) In many ways this is a great house, but as discussed above there are some annoying details that didn't really meet our expectations, particularly given the price point. One small additional detail that people might find helpful. The beach is much smaller, but does not entirely disappear, at high tide. So playing on the beach is a little more limited at high tide, but we also found that snorkeling was better at high tide (the water was actually a little shallow for snorkeling at low tide)

Everything was perfect as far as the house, amenities, and location but we and our guests were pretty hot at the property despite the fans. The trade winds don’t seem to provide the same ventilation on the linais or inside the house as well as I’ve experienced with other similar non-ac having facilities. It may have just been the week we were there.

The main house is very nice but be aware the guest house is below standard. Of course the best part is access across the street to Anini Beach which we enjoyed immensely.

Directly across form the most pristine, clam, beach. Although it's a public beach it feels very private. House is beautiful. Great room is very spacious was great for a big group. Great showers, comfortable beds. Kitchen could use some updating/upgrades. Utensils, pots, pans etc we're pretty basic.

Large open floor plan, convenient location, comfortable bed

Nice property for the price

Loved the proximity to Anini Beach and fantastic snorkeling. Lots of beautiful fish at the reef and saw several turtles.