Fabulous location with a semi-private beach. Most of the time, the beach was to ourselves. Beautiful sunrises. Wonderful ocean breezes. Besides your own private beach, Tunnels beach and Hanalei Bay are the best beaches. Ke'e beach is fair beach, but a great place to see the sunset and take photos of the Na Pali coast. Note- the guard at the Ha'ena State Park leaves at approximately 5:30 pm and there is not a gate, so even without reservations you can park and see the sunset.
The house has 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, but the upstairs bathroom only has a Jacuzzi tub. The downstairs bathrooms have shower/tubs.
Kitchen was nice and all appointed. We cooked most of our meals. Dishwasher, oven, refrigerator, built-in microwave, electric stovetop, and sink all worked well.
Clothes washer was malfunctioning, but we were able to get it to work by pulling power cord and letting it sit for a ten minutes or so.
They had beach chairs, boogie boards, and some other beach toys. No surfboards.
There are 5 one-way bridges leading to this house. The house is located after a sharp turn after crossing the double one-way bridge. Cross the one-way bridges in caravans of 5-7 cars. Backing out of the driveway can be dangerous - there are large plants obstructing your view. Probably best to back into driveway.
Warning - you must have a recent COVID test (no more than 72 hours old). We had spent a few days on Maui, so we had to fly through Honolulu, get a 6-hour COVID test, then fly to Kauai. If you arrive in Kauai without a test you will end up in a COVID hotel bubble or they will SEND YOU BACK TO THE MAINLAND - even if your COVID test comes back (after you land on Kauai) negative.
Warning - most of the parks and gardens require reservations. Some are booked for months in advance. The Ha'ena State Park and Ke'e beach are must-see locations on the north side. They both require advanced reservations.
Warning - there was a landslide on Hanalei hill. See the Hawaii DOT for exact times, but the road is only open (one way) between 5:30 - 7:30 am, 1 - 2:30 pm, and 5:30 - 11 pm Monday - Saturday. The road is open from 5:30 am - 11 pm on Sunday.
