Kauai Condo Rentals
Beach Cottage

Dec 1 - Dec 8, 2005

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

Thank you so much for sharing your condo. We had a fabulous time. The weather was great and the beaches very impressive.
We used the Untimate Kauai Guidebook a lot and found hidden trails, beaches and water falls that we would have missed. Our favorite was Queen's Bath - it was a spectacular sight. We also checked out several beaches on this shore, the East Shore and the North Shore. We like the Poipu Beach the best for swimming and snorkeling.
Your condo is very homey. It felt like home-away-from-home. We appreciated all the little extras, i.e., beach gear, cooler, mats, etc.
We have enjoyed our visit tremendously and hope to return some time in the future. Kauai Vacation rentals was great to work with and was very accommodating.
We hate to leave this paradise and return where the weather is hovering at 5 degrees and several inches of snow! Once again, thanks so much! You have a great place.

Steve & Wendy Smith
Oskaloose, LA
P.S. The waimea Canyon was also an awesome sight.

11/10 - 11/17

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

It was sort of coming home. We were here 37 years ago when my husband got R&R from Vietnam. In those days, there was only one traffic light in Lihue. Things have changed but not the beauty and the fresh air.
We enjoyed your condo and beach so much we only took one trip up to the top of the canyon. All other planned trips lost their priority, we just enjoyed the condo, deck and beach.
We had 2 great meals at Pizetta, one pizza and the 2nd night shrimp fetucini and lasagna. Brennecke's had a great shrimp scampi but a terrible Opa meal. Enjoyed a nice dinner at Beach House and enjoyed watching sunsets there.
Everything is perfect here - the air, the water and the condo. We won't wait as long again before we come and will definitely come to your condo.

Mahalo
Vince & Pat
Lillian, AL

10/31 - 11/7

Dorinda and Jack

Your place is very comfortable, relaxing, great location, beautifully landscaped - and on and on ... thanks so much for sharing this spot with us.
We both had a fabulous week and we will return.

Aloha
Cheryl and Woody
San Diego, CA

October 30, 2005

It would be hard to list anything new that others before us have not mentioned. What we do want to say is relax and appreciate your time spend on this beautiful island. Time goes so fast and with a lot to see, enjoy it at a relaxed pace, enjoy the friendly people, the beautiful plants and trees, the birds, the mountains, the beaches, and the fresh air.
Of course, we have recommendations like everyone so here is our short list:
Garlic Shrimp lunch (green van just down the road), Waimea Canyon (take a hike), NaPali. Take the road to the end (mile post 16) and hike to view point. An easy walk. The hike pst is a little more adventurous and worth every minute. Kee Beach and the hike was also great. The snorkeling and the surf at your door is some of the best we found and you do not have to drive. Barbque (Ahi) mmmm. Monk Seals, Sea Turtles, and thousands of fish are all here to swim with. Monday's at noon in the ball park inn Koloa is the Farmer's Market. Show up a few minutes early because that is a part of the experience. We have one day left and a late night tomorrow evening. The beautiful island and the slow pace has left us calm and ready to enjoy ourselves when we go home.
Jack & Dorinda
You have a great place and you have equipped it to meet the lucky visiter's needs. Thank you very much!

Kelly & Karen Bennett
Bend, Oregon

10/17/05

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

Many thanks for allowing us to rent your lovely condo at Prince Kuhio. We had been planning this trip since January and when exploring the web for accommodations came across your web site. Your condo lived up to (and was better) than all the pictures. When I spoke to Jack sometime in March he said "you're gonna love it" and guess what "we really love it"!!!
We had great fun reading your journals and agree with all the nice things everyone had to say. We also found that some of our most memorable things are: Sunrise and breakfast on the lannai (we didn't miss one), The Waimea Canyon - awesome! Helicopter trip with Air Kauai - our pilot really excelled himself, lunch at Keoki's where I had my first Mai Tai. Tomcats - great burger, hanging at the pool and for our last nights dinner at the Beach House. Everything has been perfect including the weather - no rain at all.
It is a long way from Ontario (where it has been cold and wet all week) but we would love to make the trip again.

Mahalo,
Janet & John Torrens
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
P.S. Thanks and best wished to everyone at KVR, we found them very helpful

9/17 - 24/2005

Jack & Dorinda,

What a great place to stay - we had a wonderful time exploring the island from here. We had great meals at Roy's and the Beach House, over cooked fish at Keoki Paradise. Good burgers at Poipu Tropical Burgers.
Great snorkeling at Poipu Beach and in front of the Beach House. Not many fish at the beach north of Shipwreck Beach (at the end of the bumpy road).
Fabulous helicopter tour from Air Kauai - great way to see the beautiful island.
Thanks for a great place to Stay.

Liz & Andy Reta
Salinas, CA

9-9-2005

Aloha Jack & Dorinda

Thank you for sharing your lovely condo with us. such a change from our high sierra home. We really enjoyed the simplicity of Prince Kuhio and your home. Small (but plenty of space for 2), super neat and clean. The BBQ and pool are always so clean and available (hats off to KVR!).
My wife and I read all of the previous entries with interest. If you just got here and are reading this, do the same. There is a lot of common sense in these pages vis-a-vis what's a rip-off and what's not. We highly concur with the comment about the macadamia nut cream pie in Koloa Town :-)
- Big Save is Koloa has best grocery choices for the lowest prices.
- Gas (ouch!!) Went from 3.09 to 3.36 for the low end stuff. Pitty all these fools who rented caddies and town cars!
- The Kaua'i Revealed" book is fabulous. Heard about it on the mainland, but could only snag the Mau'i and Hawai'i books. Used to swear by Lonely Planet, but no more!
Your tile job is fabulous! We've done a lot of remodeling ourselves and were very impressed with your work!
- Trades have been nasty all week. Mostly > 30 MPH, but still plenty of sun.
This trip is my wife's "reward" for enduring the hell of Chemo therapy, Radiation, surgery and recovery process from breast cancer in 2002. When she laid there in that recliner while they injected her with oisons, I kept telling her, "hang in there baby, and you get Hawai'i." So - this has been a very special trip for us - for what it's worth, we decided to do Hawai'i on the simple - No helicopter rides, boat trips, etc. etc. We drove the island and hiked everywhere. There is so much to see, but if you read the Kauai Discovered Guide carefully, there are so many places you can go to and be alone with your best friend. Don't let all the glitzy adds fool you.
This is an amazingly beautiful place, and the best way to see it is up close and personal with your best friend! One new "secret" for all future readers: Best sunset view. Go up to the lookout station at the top of Waimea canyon late in the afternoon and do the hike jto Pu'u Okila. On the way down, at mile marker 14, hang a right on "Makaha Ridge Road" (it's on the map on Page 82 of Kauai Revealed). Follow the road almost to the bottom. Just before the tracking station, there is an up-hill (left-side) turn-out that leads to a power pole, there are rocks you can sit on, and you get a vista view of the pacific, Niihau and the sunset all alone! Plus the canyon across the road at sunset rivals the Grand Canyon in AZ and at Yellowstone Park for the wild colors. Also, listen carefully, and you can hear the wild goats in the canyon. Again, thank you so much for the 1st week of our wonderful vacation.

Mahalo,
Steve & Carol Steinbrecher
Pollock Pines, CA

August 23, 2005

Aloha

We've read through your guest book and enjoyed hearing all of the tips and info so thought we'd add some too! We started out our 1st week at a bungalow in Wailua Valley and are now on our second week here in your lovely condo! (Much cleaner and less bugs in this area of the island). We were married last Sunday and had the backdrop of the beautiful pacific as we said our vows! Some of our favorites of the trip:
Food:
Brick Oven Pizza (amazing crust!), Fish burrito at Tropical Toco (Hanalei), Bull Shed in Kapaa (great lobster - low key atmosphere), Brennekes (salad bar and sweet taro rolls), JJ Broiler (upstairs - salads) Great Scallops in garlic/capers linguine, Breakfast - Eggberts (in the Coconut Market Place Kapaa). For reasonable prices - Chinese Restaurant in Kapaa next door to Starbucks in Safeway Center. Still waiting to do a few nice dinners here in Poipu. Most reasonable groceries - Safeway in Kapaa
Things to see:
Queens Bath - This was one of our favorite outings. Natural swim pool in the rock near the surf - turtles in and along coastline nearby, pretty lite waterfalls, places to jump from rocks into ocean if you are gutsy like my husband.
Lookout at the end of Kokee Road (we kept driving and almost turned around but view worth it)
Church service at Lutheran church in Lihue - young girl playing guitar, music in Hawaiian & English, friendly pretty little church.
Road from Hanalei to Ke'e beach and all of the beautiful beaches along the way (try avacodos from little stands along road - they are yummy!)
Captain Andys Sunset Snorkel Dinner Cruise along Napali. Worth every penny - great crew, awesome food, beautiful views, dolphin, turtles, baby dolphins, snorkeling below the cliffs - we loved it. Can't say enough about it.
Don't Recommend:
Anini Beach - could have been a weird day but sketchy folks - felt unsafe, remote, had some local men making comments that gave us a general feel that it wasn't a safe spot.
Bubbas Burgers - Super Greasy (although the chili rice is good)
Foodland in Kapaa - overpriced compared to other stores.
Although we are here and it is Hot, Hot, Hot, the condo is wonderfully airy and we love the breezes! Thanks for sharing this lovely place with us.

Mahalo!
Jenny & Jay Butterfass
(& baby to be - due Dec 20)
Solana Beach, CA

August 7-11, 2005

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

We have very much enjoyed our five days on Kauai - a perfect place for our "second" honeymoon and our 5th anniversary. Your place was the perfect base camp for all of the activities that we were able to fit into our relatively short stay, and at night with the breezes coming in through the lanai and the sounds of the ocean in the background, we were able to experience complete relaxation. While here on the island we spent time at Poipu Beach, Mahaulepu Beach, Kalapaki Beach, Lydgate Park Beach, Ke'e Beach, and Hanakapiai Beach. We hiked in Waimea Canyon and along the Kalalau Trail along the NaPali Coast, we visited the Waipoo Falls (in Waimea Canyon), the wailua falls (of Fantasy Island fame), and the Opaekaa Falls. And in thers of evening relaxation and sunset cocktails, we highly recommend the Beach House across the street (which seems to be a universal recommendation of everyone that stays here) and the Back Patio of the Stevenson's Library Bar at the Hyatt Regency. We have two things yet to do before we leave the island this evening - go see Spouting Horn just down the street and take a helicopter tour with Air Kauai (probably should have booked this earlier in the week, but I had to convince the wife to do it first). On a final note, your Ultimate Kauai Guidebook was very helpful compared to our Frommers Book.
Now that we have seen the island and a glimpse of what it has to offer, we will definitely look forward to returning to your place in the not too distant future - this time with our 20 month old daughter who we left at home with grandma and grandpa for this trip.

Mahalo Nui Loa,
Alex and Danielle Giles
Lutherville, Maryland

June 20-30 2005

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

Finally I made it back, I thought this day would never come, but at last! First off Mahalo for working with me on this trip. I felt bad when I had to cancel im March with such short notice. I appreciated your understanding, my daughter is doing very well, again mahalo.
Your island home seems to be like a bottle of fine wine. Year after year it just keeps getting better, the new tile floor is outstanding as are the new table, chairs and drapes.
Spend all 10 days just relaxing, no running around. Just time at the pool, beach across the street, first time to see a Monk Seal on the beach (eat, swim, sun yourself on the beach in paradise, boy wht a life!). BBQ every night. Enjoyed the sunrise and sunsets. With the help of the aloha spirit, the days and time just seemed to melt away. 10 days has come and gone and I'm thinking next years trip is going to be longer. 10 days is just too short!
Until next year, Mahalo for sharing your home, hope all is well with you and Dorinda.

Todd
Denver, CO

June 11-19, 2005

We have been planning this trip for years. We chose Kauai because we knew it would be just the perfect place to spend our 20th anniversary. Your charming condo made our celebration all the more enchanted. We had everything we needed ... thanks for anticipating our every need!
Favorite things: Sunrise on lanai and a cup of Kauai Coffee, sunsets at Beach House lawn (also great place to see Monk Seals), swimming and HUGE sea turtles at Ke'e Beach, Grilling Prons and fresh fish, fruit from farmers mkt and the stand outside of Koloa, Smith Family Luau, Kayak Tour and Kayak Wailua, the view of the Waimea Canyon (the drive down was pretty tough on this prone-to-get- motion-sick Gal. Uugghh!
We loved going to church at Koloa Church. Beautiful old church full of nice people.
Thank you for sharing your island paradise. We will be back and we will bring our children ... every person on the planet should experience this annointed place.

Mahalo!
Monty & Debbie Sanders
Bartlesville, OK

April 20-24th, 2005

Jack & Dorinda,

Truly the garden isle. We really enjoyed your delightful home. We felt at home as soon as we walked in. The flow thru breeze is great and the gardens are inviting. Enjoyed breakfast and cocktails on the lanai daily and the sunsets across the street. We have not been to Kauai for almost 20 years and really enjoyed seeing old places again. thank you for sharing and hope to return.

Aloha,

Ron & Terry Hansen
Jeneau, Alaska

April 11-19th, 2005

Jack & Dorinda

What a wonderful time here in paradise! Truly amazing. Have seen so much and will see the rest today by helicopter. We're here together, best friends since kindergarten celebrating our "52" birthdays. Laughing our way across the island. Will definately be back!

Aloha

Rhonda Daniels ~ Dixon, CA
Jo Ann Culbertson ~ Bakersfield, CA formerly Arcadia, CA

March 13-18th, 2005

Dorinda and Jack,

Six delightful days on Kauai, residing in your spacious, comfortable and inviting island home. We have enjoyed

• Pink and gold sunrises from the bedroom
• Brisk walks to and from the Sheraton for lattes and morning paper
• Tete a tete breakfasts and dinner on the lanai
• Stroles in the lush garden, and swims in the pool
• acquaintance with the imperial Koi who reside in the pond year 'round

We want to thank you for a delightful stay. May we come again?
Best Wishes,
Pierre and Mary Lou Van Rysselberghe
P.S. Another thought, this is our 50th wedding anniversary year!

March 10th - 12th 2005

Aloha,

Thanks for the use of the condo, it was great! We enjoyed the lanai and our dinner at Casa de Amichi (very good, but was hard to find). It was very windy on the 10th and 11th. Our time here was too short, but would recommend your condo to anyone. The people here on the island were very kind to us.
Mahalo,
Glenn & Susan Donald :-)

March 4-10, 2005

Jack & Dorinda -

Thanks for sharing your beautiful island home. We had a wonderful week exploring Kauai.
Regards,
Ruth Stockdill & Michael Rau

March 4, 2005

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

Thank you for sharing your lovely condo! We look forward to coming back and truly enjoyed your home. We have been to Maui many times but I am now in love with Kauai.
"Not Ready to Leave"
The Agers
Vancouver, BC Canada

Feb 19 - 05

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

Thank you for sharing your "bit of paradise" with us. What a lovely change from our 12 foot of snow we left in Ohio. We found everything we had anticipated and more. We enjoyed the beautiful sunsets, gorgeous falls and most of all just relaxing by the pool. The one suggestion is that we had a hard time reading in the evenings - perhaps more lights or stronger bulbs are needed - a favorite part time for us is reading in the PM.
Mahalo!
Earl & Sue
Huron, Ohio

Feb 1-15 / 05

Aloha Jack & Dorinda:

Thank you so much for sharing your "home away from home" with us! Your web site is extremely well done but your condo still exceeded expectations. We felt completely at home as soon as we arrived. The flow-through air is great. Park and garden views and the ocean surf view is beautiful. During our 2 weeks we've enjoyed most of the activities other guests have described. We had planned on eating all of our meals out but found we enjoyed those breakfasts on the lanai and BBQ fish from the market for dinner many times more than planned (potatoe salad from Sueoka's is terific!).
You did a great job with the floor - may I suggest tile for the lanai?? Dinner at Shells (Dungeness crab legs) was a treat, as well the Ilima Terrace was excellent. Hanalei's shave ice was way better than JoJos' in Waimea.
We've had 3 rainy days out of 14 so we're happy! Great vacation; thanks again... We'll be back!
Phil & Carol Ellis
Merville, Vancouver Island,
B. C. Canada

01/07/05

Aloha Jack & Dorinda!

It's been a "WOW" week! From seeing your condo the first time "WOW", to our helicopter ride "WOW", to the great dinner at the Beach House "WOW", and our last day all alone at a secluded beach "WOW"!
You have a great place and we definately want to stay here again. We love the location, the sunrises from the bedroom (haven't missed one!) and our breakfast on the lanai! It's everything we hoped for and more ~ the internet pictures do not do it justice.
Mahalo!
We have had great weather arriving just after the "big storm". Every day has been sunny and beautiful ~ seen every sunrise & sunset. The only times we were in rain were when we traveled to Princeville and Waimea Canyon. Poipu is the sunniest, especially this time of the year.
Everyday we packed our convertible w/a lunch, beach gear and "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook" and tried to find beautiful, uncrowded places. We love this area because it is quiet and not so "touristy". We were surprised at how many places we found that were not crowded, especially during the holiday season. But our week went way to fast and some of the roads were impossible (Polihale) because of all the water from the storms.
Here is our list of our absolute favorites (things we'd do again):

• Inter-Island Helicopter ride - 2 hr w/the waterfall stop - awesome, beautiful & a great way to see the island w/o the traffic! Ask for "Marty" ~ he was a great pilot!
• Dinner at the Beach House - celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary ~ great food, etc. Wished we would of skipped "Smith's Luau" & ate here again - about the same cost!!
• Maha'ulepu Beaches - Good winter beach especially Kipu Kai beach ~ seals, isolated - all alone except occasional fishermen ~ Beautiful - it's a hike but worth it (bring backpack & supplies).

Well, its 4AM - still on MN time - have to go back to bed and wait for the sunrise and then pack to leave :-( Loved our trip and your condo a great 25th anniv. trip.
Mahalo!
Tim & Keri Bischoff
MN

1-1-05

Happy New Year Jack & Dorinda.

Your condo is so warm and friendly. Our brother and sister-in-law were staying at the Kiahuna Plantation. Ours is so much better. We fixed dinner at their place last night. They did not even have such things as salt and pepper. I love that there are NO locked cabinets here. You share EVERYTHING with us.
Only a few good golf days. We never did get to see the sunsets from the Beach House. But did see the most spectacular, wild storms from the Beach House. Both Tuesday and New Years evening, when we were there for dinner. Thunder, lightning, wild waves - incredable!! We were treated to magnificent sunrises though. Five feet of snow at home in the Sierras - so we are not complaining.
If you ever get to Grass Valley, CA (beautiful area) give us a call. Would love to meet you in person. Gene suggests the fish market at Koloa old town. mmmm good!

Gene & Jody Wood
Grass Valley, CA
P.S. Also a thumbs up for Kauai Vacation Rental

Click here to go to our Kauai Vacation Rentals home page!

Map of Web Pages on this Site:
Condo Rentals | Condo Amenities | Check Availability | Condo policies
Kauai Map | Kauai Things To Do | Contact Us | Car Rentals
Prince Kuhio Photos:
Pictures | Beach Pictures | Garden Pictures | Park Pictures
Vacation Rental Condos:
Prince Kuhio 211 | Prince Kuhio 315 | Prince Kuhio 307 | Prince Kuhio 114
Prince Kuhio 106 | Prince Kuhio 102 | Kuhio Shores 115
Guest Comments:
211 Guest Book - 2000 | 211 Guest Book - 2001 | 211 Guest Book - 2002
211 Guest Book - 2003 | 211 Guest Book - 2004 | 211 Guest Book - 2005
211 Guest Book - 2006 | 211 Guest Book - 2007
307 Guest Book - 2003 | 307 Guest Book - 2004 | 307 Guest Book - 2005
307 Guest Book - 2006 | 307 Guest Book - 2007
315 Guest Book - 2003 | 315 Guest Book - 2004 | 315 Guest Book - 2005
315 Guest Book - 2006 | 315 Guest Book - 2007
106 Guest Book - 2005 | 106 Guest Book - 2006 | 106 Guest Book - 2007
102 Guest Book - 2007
115 Guest Book - 2005 | 115 Guest Book - 2006 | 115 Guest Book - 2007

Resource Partners:
Resource 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


Other related sites:

Prince Kuhio Poipu Beach Owner Vacation Rentals Condos Kauai Hawaii
Kauai Kuhio Shores Oceanfront Vacation Rental Condo at Poipu Hawaii
Kauai Tropical Timbers
Ocean Kauai Vacation Rentals System and Services
Kauai and Hawaii Discount Car Rentals
Kauai Oceanview Vacation Rental Condos at Prince Kuhio Poipu