After reading reviews on unit 205A, I contacted Cynthia @ bestbeachhouses.com. She was very responsive to my inquiries & excellent in future communications. The condo was extremely comfortable and fully stocked with goodies (including Hawaiian coffee & a bag of cookies as a welcome gift). Great views from the lanai, from whales & turtles to crashing waves and sunsets. Location! Location! Location! Easy walk to Poipu beach & restaurants. We drove to the Sheraton for their beachside luau one night and ubered to Keokis Paradise for a tropical dinner on another night. Could not get a late checkout because of incoming renters, so had to leave at 10:00 a.m. Since our flight wasn't until 11:00 p.m., we spoiled ourselves with a cabana and day pool pass at the nearby Grand Hyatt Resort. The Poipu Shores pool was perfect and enjoyable during our stay, however the Hyatt's pool is the largest in the U.S.A. It was a fabulous last day experience to float the lazy river, walk in the lagoon pool, and watch surfers on Shipwreck Beach. (The beach is adjacent to the resort, but open for the public). Pool is open 24hrs, so we stayed for dinner then got into travel clothes, drove 30 minutes to Lihue airport and took our long red-eye flight back to the states. (There was so much to do in Kauai just be sure to book dining and excursions well in advance.). Again ... Poipu Shores was the perfect central location for site-seeing in Kauai.

First of all, just know these are owned Condos - you can get a better rate from the owners - although after reading this review, if you decide to stay there, you will get what you deserve. Secondly, these units DO NOT HAVE Airconditioning. What modern facility does not have A/C??? They hide it. Then you get there and sweat for days on end. No room cleaning/sheet change service "due to covid" however pest control will be in your room tomorrow. (lol) This place is a 3rd world resort at best. Toilet didn't flush for 3 days. It costs nothing to be clean...yet our room was a pit from beginning to end. When I asked for new towels after a week, no response. After sweating in the bed for over a week (no A/C as mentioned) I asked for sheet change...no can do. At one point the other couple moved their mattress onto the outside deck to escape the heat...yep third world. NO NOT STAY HERE.

It was and amazing experience and well planned production including fire knife dancing, Tahitian dancing, music and more. It was amazing watching 5 male fire knife dancers performing all at once, not to mention the view is spectacular right on the beach. The hawaiian food was delicious and the emcee was very knowledgeable in the Hawaiian culture, and funny too! It’s an experience you don’t want to miss. You will definitely will feel the aloha spirit here!

Wonderful views from the deck, turtles swimming in the waters, lovely pool, great grills, fully stocked unit with all you need to relax and enjoy. Beach chairs, umbrellas, books, binoculars, in unit laundry, you name it, 205A has it all! Cynthia is a great host!

Yes, the views are fantastic. Sea turtles visible at all daylight hours, a pod of dolphins one morning and a solid location. This property was NOT as advertised and I feel it’s somewhat of a safety concern given the climate the rental is located in. Upon arrival, we found that neither of the two AC units in the property worked, neither did the ceiling fan in the bedroom. We notified whoever is managing the property (McKell?) and they did have someone out to replace the fan the next day and left us with a portable AC unit in the bedroom which just errored over and over— leaving us with no AC for the first two days of our stay. The following day the portable AC was replaced with a different unit and we were told a tech would be out to further investigate the living room AC. We were later told that the living room AC is not salvageable and that was it. We were offered a $175 refund. I find it extremely inappropriate that the property is advertised as having two ACs, and this to not be delivered on. It was disconcerting to have a tech accessing our rental 3 days in a row with no notice of when they would arrive or when they were done. Many of the reviews site “outdated decor,” which is not remotely a problem! However, dust half an inch thick, peeling paint, moldy showers and lampshades, rusted/swollen fire doors and a smelly washer are not “outdated,” they are gross and unsafe. I dropped our keys near the couch, and was absolutely disgusted at the amount of crumbs, dirt, and general debris when I reached to retrieve them. Better to AVOID unit 101B