This house is wonderful and exceeded our expectations. It is well laid out and very nicely furnished. From the well stocked pantry to all the beach gear in the garage , we we’re well equipped ! A great location with an easy walk to the beach or down town Hanalei. Can’t wait to come back !
Wonderful location and spacious. Other than needing a fresh coat of paint the house is in wonderful condition. This home does feel more like someone’s home and less of a pure vacation rental, but that didn’t bother us. We enjoyed all of the animals and specifically the cats around the house
thank you for the lovely house to stay in beautiful Hanalei. We’ve been coming for 20 years now and it’s truly a majestic, soulful place that has captured my three kids hearts for sure. The house was so well equipped, thank you! The kitties have been fed daily and are so lovely.
We had such a lovely time and couldn’t have asked for a better location. The house was the perfect size for my family of 5 and the kitchen was truly the heart of the home which was perfect for gathering at the end of each day for a family dinner. Joan was easy to communicate with and responded quickly to our questions. We will definitely be coming back. And my family lived bonding with the kitties
The neighborhood is quiet, the house is close to the restaurants and markets. The Hanalei beach is close too. We used the house beach gears (chairs, umbrella, snorkels, towels). The kitchen is big and equipped we were able to cook our breakfast and dinner. The house has washer and dryer do we were able to wash our clothes after a muddy hike. The house has board games and puzzles - we had good family time playing together.
My family and i stayed at this property for the first time for 2 weeks. We just returned tonight. I have been visiting the island since my husband and I got married at the Princeville Resort (now 1 Hanalei Bay) in 1999. I absolutely loved this property as did my entire family! So much so that we already booked for next year. The house is immaculate and has everything you need for cooking, for relaxing, and especially for the beach. Included in this amazing propery is snorkeling gear, beach chairs, and umbrella for the beach foe those really sunny days when youve had too much sun, a wagon to carry all of thia to the beach, boogie boards, and beach toys if you have little ones!And i cannot say enough good things about the hosts - Joan and Tanya! They took such good care of ua and addressed every MINOR problem we had. And i say MINOR in all caps because thats what they were. But anything we needed or questions we had, were addressed immediately. And lastly, the location in Hanalei is perfect. If you like Hanalei and the true old feel of Hawaii...thia is your place.
Joan's property was fantastic. Being able to walk to both the beach and shops/restaurants was perfect. The house was very comfortable and Joan was very accommodating. The beach equipment in the garage, particularly the boogie boards for our kids and paddle board for the adults was awesome. 10/10 would stay here again.
We visited Hanalei for my son’s Spring Break and had the most perfect stay in Joan’s house. The house is cozy, modern, well equipped and perfectly located. Joan was quick to communicate and very accommodating. We could not have asked for a better home for our Spring Break.
We have stayed in Hanalei several times and this house was the most convenient for walking to coffee, shopping, markets and restaurants - Literally a 3 minute walk! We found the house to be very comfortable, although we did feel it was in need of some freshening up (new stove and oven and kitchen floor mats, specifically). We loved the cats (luckily we are a cat-obsessed family!) and they kept us entertained. We cooked a lot during our stay and had some issues with a couple of appliances due to their age, but Joan was responsive and couldn't have been more accommodating. I expect these appliances will be fixed/updated for the next guests. We enjoyed all our meals on the back lanai. We would have liked the backyard to be better appointed with some seating because it was a lovely setting. We ran out of propane after the first dinner, so we didn't use the grill after that. (The extra tanks in the garage felt empty, but maybe they weren't). The roosters didn't bother us. Anyway, all in all we had a great time in our Happy Place, Hanalei! I hope we left the home in good shape for the next guests. Thank you, Joan!
Let me start my saying the property owner seems very nice and is very responsive. The house itself is weathered, in need of an update and a deep cleaning. It is very well located, right near town and about an 8 minute walk to the beach if you’re lugging equipment. I would recommend you like cats if you stay here. When we arrived there were about five plus cat beds, scratching posts along with tons of cat nip on the porch. The property owner had it moved when I asked but the outdoor doesn’t feel very clean and floors aren’t mopped and the furniture is not very clean. Overall we didn’t spend any time on the lanais or anywhere in the backyard because of this. That was quite disappointing. The house is well laid out and the size is comfortable but again, it doesn’t didn’t feel very clean. Wish I had a better review for it and hopefully it will get a deep cleaning in the future.
We love this house in Hanalei and have stayed here multiple times. It is comfortable, very well maintained and in a great location - close to town and an easy walk to the beach. The owner is wonderful and really cares about the guest experience.
We can't say enough great things about this home, we actually thought about skipping a review to keep it our little secret! :) We woke up our last morning and all said we will miss the house as much as Hanalei! It had everything we needed and more and was our best rental yet. This will be our top pick to stay every time we come to Kauai (hopefully not too far away....) Perfect location, perfect house, amazing hosts. It felt like we were staying with family instead of a VRBO. Thank you for sharing your home with us, Joan!
Great location: a few blocks to the beach; a couple blocks to the Hanalei restaurants. Great house: nice, roomy open layout in the common area; nice bedrooms; very quiet location; very private due to landscaping. Nice host. Fast internet. Our family of four was very comfortable for a week here and would definitely return.
