Best Things Nearby:
The beach and the path that can take you miles one way or miles the other way. As well, there is this quaint shopping center with food, clothing, jewelry right nearby.

Best Things About the Resort:
The rooms are very nice and decorated like a Ritz Carlton. They are perfect for a family of two parents and two or more kids.

Resort Experience:
It feels very laid back at the resort. There are lots of rooms, so it's best to get one close to the pool and near the beach, but that's not always possible. The pool is more like a rock spa-type pool, in the sense that it's not a square with a blue liner, but natural rock, and with many shapes. The city itself is so great, and people are very laid-back, as I mentioned. It would be easy to move there. The store at the resort has tons of different food to go and neat things to purchase. Kids' activities were fun.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Excellent
• Amenities: Excellent
• Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
• Family Friendliness: Excellent
• Service: Excellent

The hotel grounds are fabulous. There is a beautiful lagoon in the middle of the buildings. It is located on the sunny side of Kauai, and it doesn't rain half as much as on the North Shore. Poipu Beach is located right in front of the hotel, but the beach in front of the Sheraton in less rocky and better for surf.

The one thing we didn't like about the hotel is that they only serve dinner in their restaurant from Thursday to Saturday. Every other night you have to go off the grounds and find a restaurant or go to the marketplace near the lobby and pick up something.

Kauai is a great island if you love the beach. There are activities to do, such as tours, but there are not half as many as on Oahu. Shopping near the hotel is limited. A rental car is a definitely a MUST. But as far as the hotel goes, all of the staff is ABSOLUTELY friendly. The rooms are great, too. We had four people with us and always felt comfortable.