Kauai 2 BR / 2 BA Condo bord de l'océan - Pono Kai Resort!

We have rented several condos thru VRBO. We enjoyed the condo but thought that they could have provided more amenities such as hand soap, etc. Also, the spare bedroom needs a ceiling fan and/or air conditioner vents as the room was very warm.

This is a decent place to stay if you don't want to spend a huge amount of money. The location is pretty good, and it's a nice view from the lanai (though the beach isn't really a swimming/laying-out kind of beach, and there are some homeless encampments off the trail nearby). There are some cute shops and local restaurants just steps away, which is really helpful when you don't want to drive somewhere. The condo itself is in dire need of updates. The bathtub drain is corroded so you are forced to take a shower (my mom likes to take only takes baths) and the place wasn't particularly clean (dust bunnies hanging from the ceiling, dirty lamps, smudges on the glass doors, dead bugs and geckos in the light fixtures, floor gritty when we walked in and took our shoes off as requested). Almost everything looks like it was original to the condo or updated back in the 90's. The cushions on the furniture were stained. Basically it seems like a place that the owners use mostly as a rental and just do the bare minimum to get by with what they charge. I know it's also hard to do quality control with the cleaning when they are in California. We also had a confusing time with the check out - in one place it said check out was 10am (which is pretty early as far as check-outs go) and another place it said 11am. When I asked the owner through a message about the discrepancy a few days before checkout, she never responded. Then the last day we figured we would get ready to go by 10am just to be safe, and at 9:55am there was some guy knocking on our door telling us we had to leave in 5 minutes. A little unprofessional. There are SO many other rental options on the island that I think for next time we'll look for a different place - we wouldn't stay here again.

It’s close to airport and it’s a great location. We would stay there again.

We enjoyed our week-long stay. The condo is indeed very close to the ocean, just like in the photo (there is the grassy area and a public walking/biking path). While the public beach there is nothing to write home about, it is amazing to wake up and watch the sunrise right out of the window, and to run into the ocean directly from your condo. The condo is older and would benefit from a few updates, but considering the price, it's a great deal. There is new airconditioning in the living room and the main bedroom and fans in every room. Pono Kai Resort is quite nice, very clean, caretakers are around all day long to make sure that trash is emptied and all is perfect. The pool is nice, especially for kids. The location near "downtown" Kapaa is great, you can walk to shops, shave ice and restaurants. I can recommend renting a bike and biking along the coastal trail (about 5 or 6 miles). You will come along amazing beaches and views. We had bigger kids with us, and they can be very independent there, which is nice. We would definitely come back.

After 16 days of visiting three islands - this location offered us amazing sunrises right from our patio and the access to the boardwalk provided wonderful morning and evening walks. The condo is air conditioned but the room with twin beds doesn't really get the cooling feature but was not overwhelmingly hot. You are just steps away from a laundry facility. The condo is super spacious.