Cottage romantique, Acre privé du Paradis, Vue! Pool!

First things first, we loved our stay here! The view was incredible, so peaceful and expansive. The hot tub was great for my pregnant wife as it didn't get super hot, so be aware of that if you're hoping for a boiling soak. Though be wary of the pool deck until it gets fixed, there are spots where rotten wood has gotten very spongy.

One note is that the house isn't as secluded/remote as we had thought from the listing as there are two houses literally right next to this house. That being said, it is still private with all the foliage surrounding the property, so it's definitely still a great spot for a romantic getaway.

OUR TIPS: If you're new to driving on the north side of the island, try to arrive at the house during the day. It was a little intimidating arriving at night with the one-lane bridges and pitch-black winding roads. The entrance is also not very clear. But give it a day and you'll fall in love with the island driving =)

Jeff also provides great tips upon booking for things to do in the area, that was helpful.

We hope to return! Mahalo!

The location is within driving distance to shops however the house is quiet and private. The flora is beautiful & diverse. The views are incredible.

We really enjoyed our week long stay at Jeffrey's property. The house sits on the edge of a hill overlooking the Wainiha river below and mountain range across from you. With the regular rainfall it is lush and tropical and just stunning to sit and enjoy - almost felt a little unreal - like you were in a movie set. There are numerous seating areas outside and we were often joined by the friendliest cat you've ever met named Bobby. The house is perfect for two people - it's open concept main floor is not huge but very functional and we made use of the well-stocked kitchen and the laundry facilities and the outdoor shower (and yes there is an indoor one). While there are neighbors on either side we never saw them and with the thick vegetation they really can't see you either. We found it very peaceful and relaxing. We were there in mid-November and did have a fair amount of rain which kept us from using the pool much and the hot tub was out of service but it wasn't a huge deal to us. We really loved the area - so many different beaches to choose from, you are close to Hanalei yet still a short drive away. If you book, Jeffrey provides you lot's of great information in advance to help plan your visit to the area. We did a day trip to Waimea Canyon which was great but would say if you plan to stay here you will most likely want to focus your activities on the north shore as you are somewhat removed from the south shore. All in all we felt very fortunate to have found this place - reminded us Canadians of being at the "cottage". We hope to be back one day!

My husband and I stayed at this house for 6 nights for a portion of our honeymoon trip to Kauai. The views were absolutely breathtaking and the cottage was well stocked with everything we needed! The kitchen was very well equipped and the bedroom and living room furniture were very comfortable. We also loved coming back after the beach and using the shower with the rain fall shower head! We made good use of the beach equipment available including chairs, and a cooler! The house sits in between other houses on the road, but with the thick vegetation and beautiful garden kept on the grounds, we didn't see or hear any of the neighbors and it felt very private. The property manager Koko was very sweet and stopped by a few times to deliver us some coconuts, avocados, star fruits, papayas, bananas (or plantains) from his garden which we loved! but otherwise he gave us complete privacy.

This house does sit up in the jungle and therefore there are ants and bugs around the house and we did have some ants mostly around the kitchen, but we just made sure to clean up promptly after cooking which kept them under control and they didn't really bother us. Also the hot tub was not working during our stay, and we couldn't figure out how to turn the pool jets on either, so I assume that was not working as well. This was probably the only disappointing part of our time here at this house, though since it does rain quite a bit up in the mountains, we probably only missed out on a few uses of it.

Overall, we very much so enjoyed our stay here and would definitely look into staying here again if we ever come back to Kauai!

We could feel ourselves relaxing the minute we stepped onto the property, nestled on the edge of a tropical hillside in the Wainiha river valley, surrounded by the sound of the birds, the stream below, and the rustle of lush foliage. There are so many pretty little nooks that we found ourselves settling into a new one every day: the top deck for morning coffee, the table on a lower level by the pool for breakfast, the lawn chaise yet one level lower for reading and sunning ourselves, and the upper deck again for afternoon tea. We enjoyed watching the sun come up over the hill in the morning, and the moonlight lighting up the deck at night. We stayed here for one week, the second week of September 2017; we had light showers most afternoons or evening, but on the occasional clear night the stars were amazing. The natural forces of tropical climate are constantly battling to reclaim the land and rot out the wood: that having been said, the place is in very good condition. The gate into the pool area needs a little work, and when we were there the hot tub was awaiting a part, but we enjoyed the pool for refreshing dips. The house itself has everything you need in a compact space: a well-equipped kitchen, comfortable living room area, desk, sleeping area and marble bathroom. There is also an outdoor shower which we loved for removing sand from ourselves and our snorkeling equipment. The area is up on the north shore, over the 7th one lane bridge, so travel is slow, but you get rewarded with your own private Shangri-La. There are houses nearby but we didn't see or hear the neighbors. Koko, the caretaker, was friendly and helped trouble-shoot a problem we had the first day, brought us bananas and avocados off the trees, but otherwise was totally unobtrusive. Since the island is small, it is reasonable to get to most everything. We did a couple day trips to the Lihue area and to the south shore for some activities, but there is also much to do on the north shore. We enjoyed snorkeling at Tunnels, kayaking in Hanalei, going to the slack key guitar concert, checking out the shave ice and a couple local restaurants. The time of year we went, we had no bug problems: one saw only a couple of mosquitos and they were small. (We did spy a 5 inch snail in the garden though: that was impressive!) We would thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would be delighted to return!