Vacations Close To Keoniloa Bay

There is no central or split/window air conditioning in the rooms. They do provide a cheap floor standing portable AC unit only in the bedroom. Since it is tropical rainforest weather , the rooms stay pretty warm without air-conditioning. We had to request additional pedestal fans to keep us cooler in living area . The condo was not well maintained , creaky door hinges , a super noisy exhaust fan in the bathroom with no separate switch which has to be on if the light is on , no blackout curtains ( no curtains) in bedrooms or living room patio to keep the sun out , only cheap blinds which partially dont work , a broken ironing table, The property is a 10 min leisure walk from the beach/sea-shore and landscaping is good/well maintained and walking dist to a restaurant Kalapaki Joe. The property refunded my amenities fees after I reported all these maintenance issues as a good gesture.

The kids club is more like a nursery

For a family of 5 there are few places that offer single room options so we were fortunate to find the Kauai Inn. The room wasn't fancy but it was clean and there were lots of amenities we enjoyed like the fresh fruit and pastries at breakfast each morning (the manager would even come around and offer a flower to the ladies for their hair), 24hr ice, water and coffee, Mon and Wed night live music, free beach towel/snorkel/wakeboard rental, Sat movie night and super friendly and knowledgeable staff. Our only negative was the first night we arrived late via uber from the airport and were not able to walk anywhere to get food, we ordered a pizza and then had it cancelled by Pizza Hut an hour later because they didn't have drivers and couldn't get a doordash driver to deliver it -- no dinner for us that night. So it was a very convenient location once we got a rental car but unsafe to walk the roads at night into town due to lack of visibility and being somewhat isolated. We did walk to the beach and nearby shops just over a mile away during the day. I would highly recommend the Kauai Inn.

The resort location is gorgeous, but it’s an older property that needs better insect management. We had a few cockroaches in the bathroom and on our living room walls. We wrote them off to Kauai moist climate at first, but when we found a roach in our bed, that was the end of our patience. We checked out early. Front desk was unfazed. It’s a timeshare resort. So it has seen a better day. Reception is run by young and inexperienced staff. It felt like they were there for the summer and really didn’t care about anything. The beach is a steep walk down the hill - if you are bringing toys and all the stuff for the kids, it’s a journey. But you can use their golf cart. The beach and the pool were our favorite during this trip.

Very helpful to have fridge, microwave, coffee maker, and sink. Convenient location in the middle of Waimea. Would go back.