Overview
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About this property
Summary:
At Sandcastles, Aliomanu Beach is the backdrop, not an excursion. This three-bedroom, three-bath Anahola home sleeps six across three beds and opens toward the beachfront setting through large sliding glass doors and a spacious lanai. Vaulted ceilings, a generous living room, and a well-equipped kitchen give a family room to settle in, while the BBQ grill makes dinner at home an easy call. Outside, the landscaped enclosed yard, beach gear, downstairs lanai area, and private hot tub create plenty of ways to spend time together without packing up the car. WiFi, a large TV, and a stereo system are there for the slower hours. Sandcastles works best for a family or close group who wants a genuine East Shore beach house experience. This vacation home is located in a tsunami evacuation zone; please review local emergency guidance during your stay.
The Space:
Sandcastles is a three-bedroom, three-bath beachfront home with three beds for up to six guests. Vaulted ceilings and large sliding glass doors lead to a spacious lanai, while the living room has a large TV, WiFi, and a stereo system. The kitchen is stocked with cooking utensils for meals at home. Outside, an enclosed landscaped yard, beach gear, a downstairs lanai, BBQ grill, and private hot tub make the home especially comfortable for time together.
Guest Access:
This beachfront estate in Anahola offers a private entrance and its own landscaped grounds, with direct access to Aliomanu Beach just steps away. Outdoor seating and a lanai give guests plenty of room to relax by the water.
The Neighborhood:
Anahola on Kauai’s East Shore has a more local, open-coast feel than the island’s larger resort areas. Aliomanu Beach is conveniently located by Sandcastles, making it easy to build the day around the sand and water rather than a long drive. The home’s beachfront setting, enclosed yard, outdoor lanai spaces, beach gear, and private hot tub give families a strong reason to spend as much time at home as out exploring. It is a natural choice for a group that wants room, privacy, and a real beach-house rhythm.
Getting Around:
Anahola is a quiet stretch of Kauai's east shore, about 20 to 25 minutes from Lihue Airport. A rental car is recommended for reaching shops, restaurants, and other beaches, since this area is residential and spread out. Aliomanu Beach is just steps away on foot, giving a walkable connection to the sand even without a car close by. Parking at the home is typically easy and hassle free.
Other Things to Note:
No events allowed. Any event or party exceeding the max guest count is subject to a $5000 fine. This vacation home is located in the tsunami evacuation zone. This rental is managed by Heavenly Vacations. TAT TA-078-506-5984-01. GET GE-078-506-5984-01. Registration: TVNCU#1305. Good neighbor policy: this is a residential neighborhood, so please keep noise down between 10:00 p. m. and 8:00 a. m., no parties or commercial events are permitted, park only in the designated spaces, and please treat our neighbors with aloha. Emergency and natural disaster information, including tsunami evacuation routes, is posted inside the home, and we ask every guest to review it on arrival. A local Heavenly Vacations contact is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the length of your stay.
Interaction with Guests:
Our local Heavenly Vacations Kauai team is just a call or message away throughout your stay. We are always happy to share our favorite places to enjoy on the Garden Isle, and we are here to help right away should any issue arise. We respect your privacy and are here whenever you need us.
Registration Number: 490040120001, GE-078-506-5984-01, TA-078-506-5984-01
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Amazing house. Great location on Kauai. Management company was amazing to work with. Will stay there again.
Absolutely beautiful property and house. Very peaceful and serene. Exactly what we were looking for. The house is very comfortable and well taken care and clean. The only negative review I would add is the windows and doors are so old and worn that they are separating from the frame. Lots of space for lizards, spiders and cockroaches that made their way inside during our stay. Overall, such a fun, beautiful and relaxing property that could use a few replacements from natural aging and wear and tear. The management was amazing to work with as well.
Amazing location. I would totally stay here again.
Gorgeous views, sounds and feels
A wonderful in statestaycation with friends. This house is architecturally wonderful and as a group, we fully understand the difficulties in maintaining a property right on the ocean. The home was exceptionally clean, the location, amazing, the staff, we encountered warm and welcoming, comfortable beds and linens.We had everything we needed for a lovely stay. Opening the sliders to the ocean breezes all day and night was a real treat. That being said, guests need to be aware of what salt does to metal. All sliding doors were equipped with sturdy dowels so the Home could be secured when we were not there. As some may have noted the locks do not all work, but that is simply due to the salt environment. It was a joy spending Thanksgiving week at this home.
Yes. Very good stay.
Amazing property. Fully equipped kitchen. Couple of outlets in bathrooms could use new GFI and 1 ceiling fan don’t operate in a bedroom but that’s all. Great property next time planning on staying here again
We got up each morning around 5:30 and sat on the deck, facing the ocean and tree view, feeling the gentle breeze and comfortable temperature. We watched Venus rise, following by the clouds turning pink and the sun rising. Just beautiful and calming.We had seen the very negative reviews this year and contacted the management company to see what they had done about it. They responded quickly, detailing all the deferred maintenance that had been done, so we kept our reservation. And, once we arrived, we were glad we had.The inside of the home is very spacious, clean, well lit and well ventilated. The three bedrooms and baths were also spacious and well kept. The property is very private and there was virtually no noise coming from outside, except waves and an occasional chicken.Our only difficulty was that some of the sliding doors and screens were very hard or impossible to open. The hot tub came without instructions, but we were able to get help from the management company—being told that the off/on switches didn’t work, but that we should just push the “clean” button to make the jets work. Problem solved. From the photos, we had assumed we could swim in the bay right next to the property, but it appeared that there was an undertow and we found a very safe beach in town.Overall, it is a wonderful and very comfortable retreat and a great place to enjoy Kauai.
We loved our stay at Sandcastles! It is such a beautiful property we wanted to stay another week! The views are amazing, only a few steps and you are on the beach. The location can not be beat. Very private and minutes from Kapa'a town. It is also close to our favorite beach, Anini. Our only suggestion would be some privacy shades in the bathrooms. Still gets a 10 out of 10 from our group!
Wonderful view of the jungle and ocean from inside the house. Great beach to snorkel and sit and watch the ocean.
DO NOT STAY HERE. AWEFUL. RUST EVERYWHERE,ROACHES, DIRTY, EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART. DOORS DONT WORK SCREENS FLY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT-OVEN DOES NOT WORK, FRIDGE LEAKING WATER-VERY NEGLECTED PROPERTY. PROPERTY MANAGER NON RESPONSIVE-FELT UNSAFE IN THIS HOUSE AS NON OF THE DOORS TO OUTSIDE LOCK OR CLOSE ALL THE WAY. BUGS KEEP COMING IN-MOSQUITOS AS WELL. NO AIR CONDITIONING- NO SCREENS AND NO WORKING DOORS. BASICALLY A SAUNA. AWEFUL, RUINED OUR ENTIRE STAY. EXPOSED ELECTRICAL EVERYWHERE- NOT TO CODE. I DONT KNOW HOW THEY GET AWAY WITH RENTING THIS UNIT. NOT HABITABLE
great space - fantastic yard and beach - great kitchen and cooking utensils
Doors & windows don't work. All doors held closed with wood rods, locks don't work. Spa maintenance never showed up. Yard guys showed up 2 times early in the morning with no warning. Most lights and switches don't work. Screens fall off of windows and doors. House has alot of water damage and wood rot. Showers and sinks are so old they look dirty. Ice machine doesn't work. Plugs don't work. The mattress and pillows are crushed and flat. The internet router in the master bedrooms shines a bright blue flashing light and you can't stop it. People park on the street and walk through the property right past the master bathroom that has no curtains. Parts of the outside porch are loose and fall through making it unsafe to walk outside. The gutters are clogged and cause water to go into the house. Master bath was so corroded when turned on the jets shot out Black chunks. House had no tissues and barely any toilet paper. Stove randomly turns off
Doors & windows don't work. All doors held closed with wood rods, locks don't work. Spa maintenance never showed up. Yard guys showed up 2 times early in the morning with no warning. Most lights and switches don't work. Screens fall off of windows and doors. House has alot of water damage and wood rot. Showers and sinks are so old they look dirty. Ice machine doesn't work. Plugs don't work. The mattress and pillows are crushed and flat. The internet router in the master bedrooms shines a bright blue flashing light and you can't stop it. People park on the street and walk through the property right past the master bathroom that has no curtains. Parts of the outside porch are loose and fall through making it unsafe to walk outside. The gutters are clogged and cause water to go into the house. Master bath was so corroded when turned on the jets shot out Black chunks. House had no tissues and barely any toilet paper. Stove randomly turns off
Worth every second we were there, insanely close to beach, amazing service, incredible vibes. And close to everything!
This property is in an unbelievably awesome Location. It is unfortunate because the house when it was built was a beautiful house. I would guess early 80's. Now 40 some years later I would say other than an appliance or two nothing else has ever been done to upgrade or update the house. I could go into detail but I don't think that would be helpful. I will put it this way I am a builder in a very affluent resort community, I also property manage quite a few multi million dollar properties. I would not recommend this property at all I rate it as a zero no stars. I had to put one Star for this to post.
The house and location were everything we were hoping for. But some key information regarding the road to the property was not disclosed by Vacasa at the time of booking which unfortunately had an adverse effect on overall quality of our trip.
We’ve stayed here twice already. It’s an unbeatable location with beach access on a pristine quiet beach. It’s next to a river full of palm trees with a jungle look. The property is huge with a large private lawn/garden. The only ding on this listing is that it’s an outdated beach bungalow. It’s overpriced for the accommodations but we still go back because the location is amazing.
We had a great time. The house worked great for our group and the location was amazing especially being able to walk right out on to the beach. The communication was top notch and any questions we had were answered right away. We would definitely stay here again! Thank you
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Anahola, Kauai
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Where is this vacation rental located?
- City: Anahola (postal 96703) Hawaii
Nearby highlights
- Location: Anahola, HI (Kawaihau – Royal Coconut Coast – 1.87 km to center), US
- In a village
- Near a health or beauty spa
How many bedrooms and bathrooms does it have?
3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
How many guests can it sleep?
This rental sleeps up to 6 guests.
What amenities are available?
- Private vacation home
- Unit size: 2500 sq ft (232 sq m)
- 3 bedrooms
- Bed sheets provided
- 3 bathrooms
- Hair dryer
- Shampoo
- Shower
- Towels provided
- Heating
- WiFi available
- Blender
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware/dishes/utensils
- Dishwasher
- Ice maker
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Stovetop
- Washing machine and dryer
- Hot tub
- Lanai / balcony
- BBQ grill grill
- Garden
- BBQ grill
- Crib
- Dryer
- Heater
- Internet
- Kitchen
- No Smoking
- Outdoor Hot tub / space
- Toys
- TV
- Washer
What should I know about check-in?
- Check in starts at 4:00 PM
- Check out before 10:00 AM
- Minimum check in age: 21
- Check in time starts at 4:00 PM
- You will receive an email from the host with check in and check out instructions
- Government issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check in for incidental charges
- Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
- Property Registration Number 490040120001, GE 078 506 5984 01, TA 078 506 5984 01
What are the house rules and policies?
- Pets not allowed
- Children are welcome.
- Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
What are popular things to do nearby and on Kauai?
- Fishing nearby
- Horse riding nearby
- Mountain climbing nearby
- Location: Anahola, HI (Kawaihau – Royal Coconut Coast – 1.87 km to center), US
- In a village
- Near a health or beauty spa
Do I need a rental car on Kauai, and what about parking?
A rental car may not be required for every stay, but transportation needs depend on your arrival airport, activities and how much of the island you plan to visit.
What kind of rental is this?
This is a private vacation home rental.
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