My daughter and I stayed here while on our visit to Kauai. Lorna, John, and family have poured…read moretheir lives and love into this inn, making it a very special and welcoming place to stay. We only wish we could have stayed longer and will definitely stay here again. We also enjoyed meeting Happy, their sweet little dog. Thank you again Lorna for making us feel so welcome.

Spectacular views, atmosphere, and hospitality!…read more Such an incredible way to feel at home in Kauai. Will definitely keep coming back!!

My girlfriend and I had a great stay in Kauai Garden Cottages (KGC) from 9-15 January 2014. We…read morestayed in the Torch Ginger suite, and it was beautiful. We also were fortunate that the second cottage was unoccupied, so the back porch, which is shared by both cottages, we had completely to ourselves. We wanted a place where we could hide away from the more "touristy" spots, and KGC was perfect. Kalaheo is a nice little village that's somewhat "off the beaten path," especially compared to Poipu right down the road. Also, the cottage is less than 10 minutes from the Kalaheo Cafe' and Coffee Company, a great little place where we ate breakfast daily. KGC was reasonably priced, clean and very comfortable. There is a laundry room, an ample supply of towels, both for showers and for the beach. They provide two complimentary beach mats which were very handy. The room has a small refrigerator and a microwave and a coffee pot. (They provide the first day's coffee.) Also, don't forget to look in the nightstand drawers. They have a copy of "The Kauai Underground Guide" which we found very useful. Some things to note. KGC was perfect for us because we didn't want to be in the more heavily populated tourist areas on South Kauai. However, from the front door to Poipu Beach is about a 20-25 minute drive, so if you have a late evening craving for Lappert's Ice Cream (which we did almost nightly), you're looking at about a 40 minute round trip. The wireless internet works great (we were able to stream Netflix with no issues), but the cell coverage is spotty. Also, if you've been to Kauai before, then you know about the chickens and the roosters. You'll hear the roosters crowing bright and early...but I think you'll hear that anywhere on Kauai. Overall, KGC was a great place to spend our vacation. If you're someone that wants to enjoy the beach and outdoor adventures by day, then retire to peace and quiet by night, then Kauai Garden Cottages will be perfect for you. One final thought...I met Thayne on the day before we left. Otherwise, we never saw or heard from the owners. I saw another review where the writer felt there were privacy issues, and I can tell you this is definitely NOT the case. Our room was very private and very quiet. Also, I accidentally left my Kindle behind in the room, and Thayne was kind enough to mail it back to me, even providing a tracking number. We couldn't be happier with our experience with Kauai Garden Cottages.

Our family stayed in the Torch and Orchid suites for three nights and they were wonderful. The…read morelocation was secluded enough to make us feel like we were far away from tourists, yet a short drive to all of the highlights on the south side of the island. We were greeted by the friendly owners who offered great tips about where to eat and what to see close by. Unlike Ashley B's nasty review, the owners were not intrusive whatsoever. It actually felt comforting to know someone was nearby to make sure nobody broke into the place while we were away. The patio was a great feature. Very serene and beautiful, BUT - the freakin' rooster should be on KFC's next dinner menu. Damn thing started crowing at 4:30 am. Kauai is inundated with the birds, almost to the point of being a plague. Bring a slingshot. The downsides: -No TV (kids were a little disappointed, but we were out most of the day anyway.) -WiFi was a little touch and go and we had no internet on one of the days. -No hair dryers (wife and daughter weren't too happy about that.) -Lighting was not adequate at night, even with all the lamps and overheads turned on. Despite the minor downsides, we had a great time and would recommend Kauai Garden Cottages to our friends and family. Mahalo & Aloha.

Luxe cleaning fulfilled all my expectations! They responded quickly to a request for service and…read morethe owner herself came to the location to review and price the job requested. Used them back in March for a move out clean and to save some the time and energy of doing it on my own. The quality of work was appreciated and they also completed the work on a weekend and within the contacted 2 hours. Thank you Luxe Cleaning and staff!

Angel was lovely to work with! We used the cleaning service during our one week trip to Kauai while…read morewe were staying at an Airbnb. Before arriving, Angel was easy to coordinate with and discuss our needs. When we arrived, the cleaning was thorough and it was a great way for us to feel like we were staying at a hotel, all while enjoying the perks of staying in our private Airbnb! I would highly recommend using her cleaning service.

We just returned from an incredible week at Orchid house. The large 5 bedroom house was perfect for…read moreour 8 adults and 4 teens. The views take your breath away every single morning as we watched the sunrise over Shipwreck Beach. The kitchen has lots of cooking and baking items, plenty of dishes and cutlery, 2 large refrigerators to hold so much food and beverages. Restaurants and food shopping are close by in Koloa. There's a large dining room table inside next to the kitchen, plus another large table on the front porch by the large BBQ. The salt pool and deck are spacious and beautifully maintained. The garage has lots of pool toys, beach towels, even a wagon to carry things to the beach. The bedrooms are large and comfortable and all have an ensuite. The house is in a very quiet and safe neighborhood that overlooks Poipu Beach. Another great asset is Evan, the house manager. He's absolutely wonderful and quickly responds any time you have a question. I would stay here again and I very highly recommend Orchid house for amazing accommodations in the Poipu beach area.

We had such an incredible stay at Orchid Home! It was perfect for our large extended family with…read morelittle kids in tow. The moment we arrived the hosts welcomed us warmly. They were very responsive and helpful throughout our stay. The house is absolutely beautiful yet so comfy. It is bright, airy, and the ocean views are spectacular. We woke up early everyday just to see the sunrise! Many special touches like binoculars (enjoyed by us birders!), toys and games, well appointed kitchen (a cook's dream!), huge well-maintained pool, and an abundance of beach towels, beach toys, beach chairs, and coolers. Everything we needed! The location is 5 min away from beautiful Poipu Beach where we swam with turtles and even a seal, and 5 min to Koloa town. Orchid Home exceeded our expectations in every way. We made many unforgettable family memories and hope to return again. Nui Mahalo to the hosts!

I've rented from Chris at Classic Vacation Cottages several times. Only once for me, because I Iive…read moreon the island, but a couple different times for viisiting family and friends (I live in a 1 bedrm).. Chris is professional but also really friendly, and his units (a couple of studios, two 1 bedrooms a 2 bedroom and a stand alone 3 bedeoom cottage) are always clean and neat. These are not high end condos, they are perfectly respectable local style homes and apartments that are tidy, comfortable, extremely reasonable and get the job done. Did I mention extremely reasonable? :-) Chris' units are generally in Kalaheo, about 10 minutes west of sunny Poipu. I always recommend Classic Vacation Cottages to friends who are traveling to Kauai. I mean, why pay through the nose for some generic hotel when you can stay in an authentic local-style place and have gobs more money to spend on activities and dining? Unless you're planning to stay at the Grand Hyatt, you're not coming to Hawaii to spend much time indoors, right? Staying at one of Chris's places allows you the freedom to explore more of the island. Happy travels all, and aloha!

Parrish -- Do Not Trust Them With Your Special Trip…read more We booked Poipu Sands #521 through The Parrish Collection for our 25th wedding anniversary -- a milestone we'd planned carefully, choosing a building 5 unit specifically for its unobstructed view of Shipwrecks Beach. We are not naive renters: we owned a condo at Poipu Sands for over a decade and know the property well. Parrish still managed to ruin our trip. The problems announced themselves immediately. Every screen in the unit was torn, with gaps large enough to invite insects indoors. The portable AC exhaust ducts were sloppily routed through louvered windows, creating additional entry points. The rattan headboard in the downstairs bedroom was visibly embedded with dust and grime. The window shades were moldy. And the twin beds making up the "king" in the downstairs room were fully made up as individual twins beneath the king bedding -- meaning the next guests would sleep on sheets a stranger had already slept in, separated by a single layer of fabric. Charming. But the detail that stopped us cold: ten roach traps scattered across both floors of the unit. Not one or two tucked discreetly in corners -- ten, throughout the property. Parrish's website had described this unit as clean and well-maintained. Ten roach traps tell a different story. We had been traveling since 6:30 am and had specific reasons for choosing this exact unit, so we attempted to make it work. We shouldn't have. On night three, our son found a 3.5-4 inch cockroach in his bathroom. We immediately texted Parrish -- the contact method they told us to use for concerns -- and waited. And waited. An hour and a half passed with no response. We packed our bags, found rooms at the Marriott, informed Parrish by text that we were leaving, and requested a refund for the two nights we would not be staying. Parrish refused. Parrish had every opportunity to inspect and maintain the property they were charging premium rates to rent. They had every opportunity to disclose that the unit had an active pest problem requiring ten traps. They had every opportunity to respond to a guest text - as they had instructed us to do. They did none of these things. Then, when a cockroach the size of a small rodent drove a family out of the unit on the eve of a 25th anniversary, they declined to return two nights of rent. This is not a property management company that takes care of its properties or its guests. It is one that takes your money, sends you a glossy description, and hopes you don't look too closely at the headboard. We looked. Don't make our mistake. In response to JP: You're still fussing over the request for a refund - complaining about what we told you and when we told you. We should have complained right away about the condition of the property. But that's the catch-22 for the traveler - you want to make it work because you have limited time...until you can't. So, we're passed that. Now we're telling our story about our experience with Parrish, so others won't make our mistake

Would you want to arrive at your rented condo to find 10 roach traps covering the floor, and to see…read morelater a roach crawling out of the bathroom wall? No, I don't think that's anyone's vacation plan.  We booked 4 nights at Parish's unit 521 in Poipu Sands. When we arrived at 3 pm, it looked like they had just started cleaning the unit. From what we saw, only the floors were vacuumed, and the trash was taken out. After the cleaning crew left, we looked around the unit. We immediately noticed 10 roach traps, 2/3 in each bathroom, and another 4 around the kitchen. That was the first red flag. The bedroom headboard was filthy. The AC units were installed in the molding plywood. The shower curtains were also molding. Large holes were present on all the screens. I took a wet towel and rubbed it across the bathroom floor to find it totally black when I pulled it up. The screen to the deck fell off the rails and almost trapped my mom outside. The final straw was finding out the roach traps were actually necessary. When I was getting ready for bed, I turned on the light in the bathroom to find a 3-4 inch roach on the floor. It scurried away from me and tried to go back into a hole in the bathroom wall. We contacted Parish about what happened and let them know we were unsatisfied right away. When we didn't hear back from them for an hour and a half, we decided we didn't feel comfortable staying any longer and were leaving the apartment. We asked for a refund of the two nights we did not stay in the unit. We did not hear back from Parish until the following day. When they called, there was no apology or discussion of how they could improve the situation. They just wanted to inform us that they would not be refunding any of our money. They decided to flip it on us and blame us for leaving and not letting them "try and resolve the problem." They refused to admit they were at fault for renting an unclean and roach-infested condo. My family owned and rented a condo at Poipu Sands for 10 years. We have never had a roach problem in those years. For a company that used to be the gold standard for rentals in Kauai, it has surely fallen far. Next time you rent from them, make sure to ask them what types of insects and rodents your rental is infested with.

The place was amazing. Very clean and well stocked kitchen. It had everything we needed and plenty…read moreof towels and supplies in the condo. The condo was nicely set up with plenty of bathrooms and a washer and dryer. The view, The view, the view! Can I say again the VIEW was amazing!We watched the Turtles and the dolphins outside on our balcony and eating area-both are incredible! Very close to the beach and easy driving to most of the wonders on the island. We appreciated the quick responses and support when we did reach out to the management ( new coffee maker in minutes) and hour extended check out!

Start to finish amazing process and communication! Easy trips and amazing properties!read more

Terrible experience. Started with the toilet being turned off and the toilet tank empty when we got…read morethere. Reached out to the property manager and they said everything was working fine before we walked in the door??? Took them 18 hours (8:51 p.m. to 3:03 p.m) to fix it so we didn't have a working toilet through the night. I had to find a bucket on my own to use to fill with water and get it to flush. We also could walk about 8-10 minutes down to the beach and use those filthy toilets or ask the local restaurants. Next issue was a concern of our privacy in the bathroom. There was a large hole in the wall (partially covered with a picture) and I mean LARGE that led to a closet/storage area. If someone was in the closet, they could see directly into the shower. The hole was big enough to where someone could tip the picture out and literally grab you. Pictures attached. When I raised this with the property manager (who you never actually see on site), they simply said that nobody was in the closet so don't worry about it. Lastly was the bathroom was disgusting. More pictures attached. I asked for a partial refund and they said they would mail us a check (even asked for the mailing address). No check ever arrived and they stopped responding to my follow-ups.

Our favorite place in the world. Kauai, that is! We visited a few years ago for our honeymoon and…read moreit easily became somewhere we'd want to move, if we could! If you every visit, please stay at the Poipu Plantation Resort! A family-owned place right on Poipu Beach? Yes x 1000! It's also on the sunny south shore of Kauai which makes it a great place if want to hangout at the beach and watch the sunsets. You get a homey off-the-beaten-path feel when you are here. The Resort has bed & breakfast and vacation rental suites. The vacation rental condos have a full kitchen and this is the one we chose! The bed & breakfast had a full breakfast included but we wanted the kitchen. We stayed in the the One Bedroom- Garden View. We walked in to a little welcome note that said congratulations with chocolates, how sweet!! Our room had high wood ceilings, a spacious layout, decent sized kitchen with all appliances, queen bed, and even a little deck outside with chairs. We met the owner upon arrival and she made us feel like family! She got us all set up quickly and gave us some pamphlets and tips about the actives we wanted to do. She even gave us some star fruit she insisted we had to try :) The owner also mentioned the best place to watch the sunset on Poipu beach (literally steps away) and let us borrow her towels, a few beach chairs, and even a cooler! What!? Not expected and we used these almost daily and it made our beach trips so comfortable! This resort is in an incredible location, I can't stress that enough! It's a two minute walk to Poipu beach and everyone in the area came out at sunset each night to watch. What's TV?!? In addition to these jaw-dropping sunsets, there's snorkeling available and beach dining very close. We saw a lot of cool fish snorkeling but note that the waves are rough! Be very careful if you decide you want to. We can't wait to come back and visit again someday soon! All of the staff here are so welcoming and hospitable. We'd give this place ten stars if we could. Thank you for some of our favorites memories and times we'll never forget!

Beautiful place to stay on Kauai! Can't get any better than staying right on the ocean! Everyone…read morehere at whalers is super kind and helpful with anything and everything! This place is paradise and is a very special place to my family! Mahalo whalers cove!

Whalers Cove is an amazing location for any island seeker. Located right on the waters edge, the…read morewaves crashing on the shore will rock you to sleep at night. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The GM, Maryanne, has done a great job keeping up on maintenance and numerous projects around the facilities. I would definitely recommend this resort!

We absolutely loved staying here! Located outside of Poipu in Kōloa, it was busy but wasn't super…read morecrowded around this area. The parking lot would get full at times, but we were always able to find a spot. They have quiet hours posted, but honestly, noise was never a problem here. I'm sure they were busy and full because of the parking lot, but we rarely heard or saw anyone! They also have elevator access and luggage carts which was helpful for when we received our Instacart order. Located right on the ocean, we had a remarkable view of Hoai Bay and Prince Kuhio Beach from our living room/dining room as well as our Lanai. We enjoyed relaxing on the lanai, listening to the waves and watching for sea turtles, which was saw many! Locals would come to the beach to fish and even that was fun to watch! There's also a ton of roosters and chickens, and the roosters crow all day, not just in the mornings lol! We also saw thousands of rose ringed parakeets flying into the area in the morning and flying out at night! Showers and foot baths were located in the parking lot to rinse off prior to returning from the beach. We had to take our trash out a couple of times during our stay, and that was located at the end of the parking lot near the BBQ area. The staff was friendly, although our interaction with them was minimal. One kind gentleman on staff offered to take my trash for me and told me to go enjoy my day, that taking out the trash was a horrible thing to have to do on vacation! I only wish the facility had a pool, but based on the fact the backyard of the grounds in literally the ocean, I get why they don't offer that amenity lol!

We spent almost one week there and loved the view from our balcony. It was also nice that they had…read morean elevator. The other two condos didn't have them and it is difficult to carry the suitcases up the stairs. The condo looked bigger on the pictures because it has wall mirrors on both sides of the walls. The condo did not have shampoo or conditioner.