I would reccomend this hotel to everyone and anyone. perfect location, has a full kitchen with all appliances and the hotel staff was awesome. the front desk people are so nice and the concierge desk did everything they could to help us out with tours and to save money. i would defintley come here and stay again. our room had the garden view, so it was about a blocks walk to the ocean, but worth it because everyday we got to walk through the beautiful orchid gardens to get to the beach.

Wonderful place to stay. The rooms make you feel at home. The grounds are beautiful including the orchid/cactus garden. The beach is great and the service was excellent! Tennis and golf are right across the street so is a nice shopping center and four nice restaurants. Although we did not eat at the Plantation restaurant we heard it was excellent. We cooked quite a few meals at the room. It was well stocked and there are even outdoor BBQ's. We'd stay here again without question.

We checked in quite tired from the flight. At first, I immediately noticed the road noise behind our room, and at the same time, noticed the excellent room layout (1 bedroom) and view we were afforded. Kauai has "grown" considerably since my last visit in 1978, from a sleepy island to a bustling one in certain areas, gradually getting noisier over the years. Only near the ends of the roads (Northern part of the island) are the places where nature has taken over, humanity has yet to dominate. I seek calmness juxtaposed to the hustle-bustle of my normal doctor's life. I need quiet to relax, and especially to sleep. After 2 days, I began to feel the relaxed part of me surface, and it remained with me for the entire trip. When I returned, I noticed everyone seems too stressed where I live! I would get up in the morning, eat breakfast in our room (which had a fully-functional kitchen) and then go for a swim in the ocean, which was around 70 F degrees. Cool at first contact, but then pleasant. The Marriot next door had several pools and a much smaller beach and more people, which made it appear crowded when I walked by it to rent a surfboard. The concierge alerted us well to the local amenities, and we went scuba diving our 3rd day, enjoyably, although someone else had a stroke and someone died wind surfing of cardiac arrest, so "know your limitiations!" We had a great scuba experience (I am certified, she went for her first dive). We saw turtles galore and many beautiful fish. We rented snorkeling stuff from the hotel and took underwater photos. I ate a lot of fresh tuna sashimi and drank Mai Tais and beer after 5.

We will definitely stay here again if we have the opportunity to revisit Kauai. We stayed in #106 which was at the back of the resort, but had a wonderful ocean view in our estimation. The unit was somewhat dated, but clean. If street noise would bother your sleep, be sure to get a unit away from the road. Check out the ATV tour on Kipu Ranch. It was a blast!

This location is the sunniest beach on the island. Any resort on this side of the island is great. We stayed in a condo which was cleaned for us daily and topped off with those beautiful white and yellow flowers to decorate bathrooms, etc. The bed I slept in, the hide-a-bed, was very uncomfortable...don't know about the rest. The porch was nice to have. All the condos have their own touches as different families "own" them. Our condo was one of the furthest away from the beach, but was only a short jaunt...about 2-3 minutes walking across beautiful lawns and bridges. The pool was very unenchanting. It was a further walk than to the beach and you have to cross a busy road. The pool is small, but very child friendly. There are board rentals, and surfing lessons, and scuba gear rentals on the resort or locally. We ate in all week except one meal to save money. Restaurants are very pricey. We watched a luau from afar, no need to pay for the pricey meal. Go to shipwreck beach for bigger waves. If you're standing on the beach looking at the horizon, shipwreck is left from there. The road to turn on is easy to miss. We explored and found some awesome secluded beaches, but I don't want to ruin it for the locals. We went to a church close by which was awesome, but I can't remember the name of it. We also rented Harleys.