5.0
great place to relax
We are two seniors, and this is a great place to go and just relax in a area that is close enough to town for convenience, but far enough to be quiet and away from things. General condition was knocked down one star because the bathroom sink needed some maintenance. I had to reach under the sink to operate the drain stopper in the main bathroom. Initially electrical outlets in the bathrooms did not work, but few days later we found a circuit breaker turned off. Cleanliness was knocked down two stars because my wife was not impressed with the overall cleanliness of the place, particularly the cleanliness of the bathtub. However, we would not hesitate to rent it again.
Submitted by West Hills CA on Apr 12, 2026
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo for your kind review and important feedback! We will share your feedback about the home with the house manager and the owners of the property. We look forward to having you visit us again soon! Aloha!
5.0
classic kauai gem
Classic Kauai home, beachfront with spectacular Mountain View’s behind it of Bali hai mountains. Expect the Northshore to be windy with some intermittent rain. The beach out front has a rocky reef shelf sheltering it from the big outside reef waves, making for good, though more experienced, snorkeling. To swim you can walk towards the beach colony for more sand and a safer entry. The house was clean, well stocked, quiet, and classically furnished. It’s hard to find a midcentury classic house on the beach these days and we loved it! Don’t expect contemporary luxury but something more authentic and special and you’ll be happy.
Submitted by Carpinteria CA on Apr 03, 2026
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo for your kind review and important feedback for future guests! We're very happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to having you visit us again soon! Aloha!
5.0
wonderful vacation
Such a beautiful beach. We snorkeled everyday.
Submitted by Gig Harbor WA on Mar 25, 2026
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your kind review! We look forward to your next visit! Aloha!
5.0
the beach is right out front
Our family loved staying at this simple house in Haena. We woke up to birdsong and could walk across the lawn for a morning swim. We appreciated that masks, fins, and beach chairs were provided.
Submitted by Stinson Beach CA on Dec 04, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your lovely review! We’re so happy to hear your family enjoyed this simple, peaceful home in Ha’ena. We hope to welcome you back for more oceanfront mornings and relaxed family time. Aloha!
5.0
waiohonu
We know Kauai , it is perfect for us. Expensive, but great.
Submitted by Santa Barbara CA on Nov 10, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo for your review! We’re so glad to hear that Waiohonu continues to be the perfect fit for your time on Kauai. It’s always a pleasure to host guests who know and love Kauai as much as you do. We look forward to welcoming you back again! Aloha!
5.0
great location, house ambience, beachfront and bali hai views
The house is in good shape generally. There is a concrete pad outside the entrance to park your car which is convenient for the north shore weather. There is a decent view of Bali Hai from the west windows in the master bedroom and the living area. The beach is along a stretch of coral obviating water entrance from the beach fronting the house, but there is a section about 50 yards east along the beach where one can enter the water. No A/C, wasn't needed for our late October stay. Overhead fans in living area, kitchen, master bedroom and second bedroom. Master has a queen bed, second bedroom has 2 twin beds. There is decent beach equipment--2 portable umbrellas, 4 Tommy Bahama foldable beach chairs, sand castle buckets and implements, some fins and snorkels, 2 golf club sets. The yard is completely screened with foilage on the east side, and has good foilage screening on the north (ocean) and south (Alamoo road) sides. The west side has minimal foilage screening with a smaller blue house visible. The neighborhood was relatively peaceful, but a neighbor two lots to the west is doing construction currently which made some noise during the day. The kitchen has pretty good stocking with appliances and dishware, with some beautiful wood bowls as the highlight. We did ask the neighbor in the blue house for a corkscrew, who told us to keep it at the house and he would "bill Bill" [the owner] ;)
In sum the stay was quite nice, and just about worth the price at about $550 total per night pre-tax.
Submitted by St. George UT on Nov 07, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for sharing your experience! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the home’s ambience. We’re very happy to hear your stay was enjoyable. We’d love to welcome you back for another relaxing North Shore getaway. Aloha!
4.0
paradise found
Beautiful location! Loved our stay in Waiohonu. We loved everything about our stay and the location except it would have been perfect with air conditioning. Fans were provided and helped somewhat. Otherwise it was wonderful!
Submitted by Stillwater MN on Oct 21, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your lovely review! We’re so glad you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the location. We’d love to welcome you back for another wonderful Kauai getaway! Aloha!
5.0
the best location
We stayed at Waiohonu for 1 week in mid August and loved everything about the property. The house was clean comfortable and well appointed, good breezes to keep cool and the best beach on the North Shore. Short walk to Tunnels and a gorgeous, quiet stretch of beach right off the front lawn. During our stay the snorkeling right on front was even better than Tunnels! Look forward to returning.
Submitted by San Francisco CA on Aug 21, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed your week at Waiohonu and that the home made your stay memorable. We’d be honored to welcome you back whenever your travels bring you to Kauai again. Aloha!
5.0
great house and rental company!
We had an excellent stay. The house was much nicer than the photos. It was light, bright, comfortable, with amazing views. We loved the location as we walked to Tunnels. The house had everything we needed. The rental company was pleasant and responsive. We are frequent travels and real estate brokers who have VRBOs as well and we highly recommend this home and rental company.
Submitted by Olympic Valley CA on May 03, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for the glowing review! We're so happy to hear the home exceeded your expectations. We will be sure to pass along the kudos to our team. We'd love to welcome you back anytime! Aloha!
5.0
lovely retreat
A wondered place to relax, enjoy the beach, and the north side.
Submitted by Billings NY on Apr 01, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for sharing your experience! We’re so happy to hear you found it to be a lovely retreat and the perfect place to relax. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back again soon! Aloha!
5.0
location, location, location
Put on your snorkel gear on the back lawn and walk 20 steps to some of the best snorkeling on the island. wow. Clean home. No AC needed at night. Loved our stay!!
Submitted by Midway UT on Feb 25, 2025
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed the home’s comfort and natural breezes at night. We would love to welcome you back for another amazing stay in paradise! Aloha!
4.0
sept stay
Beautiful and hot
Submitted by Grapevine TX on Sep 17, 2024
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo for your review! We’re glad to hear you found the property beautiful. We’d love to welcome you back for another visit! Aloha!
5.0
haena
Enjoyed our stay at Waiohonu. Will be back!
Submitted by Laguna Niguel CA on Jun 13, 2024
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your kind words! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and are looking forward to welcoming you back. Aloha!
5.0
totally underrated!
We booked this property on a whim because it was one of the only available on the North shore for spring break. There weren’t many photos, or a ton of reviews, but we decided to just go for it choosing location over being in love with the property (or even super confident in it). We ended up loving everything about our stay. The house is adequate, but not fancy. Perfect for getting a real island vibe and not a touristy/resort experience. We LOVED leaving the louvered windows open at night to hear the waves, and waking up to the birds in the morning. The views of the ocean and palms out front, and the lush mountains behind the property are great as well. This is our 4th trip to Kauai and by far our favorite stay!
Submitted by Snohomish WA on Apr 07, 2024
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for taking the time to share your experience! We’re so happy to hear that you ended up loving your stay. There’s nothing quite like falling asleep to the sound of the waves and waking up to the birds. We look forward to welcoming you back for more memorable experiences. Aloha!
5.0
5 star property & location
Probably one of the best parts of our trip was being able to call this place home for a few days. Amazing property just steps from what is basically your own private beach. Highly recommend it!!
Submitted by Sausalito CA on Sep 04, 2023
5.0
the road to high adventure
We have vacationed on the North Shore Kauai since the mid 1970's. Waiohonu was a perfect location for our stay. We enjoyed privacy, comfort, walks on the beach, and beautiful sunsets during our stay. We enjoyed cooking meals in the well equipped kitchen or going out to many of the local restaurants. The customer service was outstanding. I receive a phone message from the management alerting me to an upcoming temporary power outage early the next morning due to electrical company maintenance for our general area.
My son and his friend went on a hike to Kalalau for a few days. The trail is less than a mile from the house. My wife and I went ocean fishing and caught dinner for quite a few days. Hanalei is flush with Hawaiian culture and food. The Tahiti Nui, Kalypso, and The Hanalei Dolphin were our favorites. In the past visits we drove to the south side of the island, but we did not want to spend that much time away from this beautiful property. We frequented the restaurant Opakapka that is walking distance from the house. Very good food including fresh fish. At the end of the day we looked forward to sitting on the beach in front and watching some of the most beautiful sunsets.
Submitted by Torrance CA on Jun 04, 2023
5.0
waiohonu
The north shore property is beautiful in every aspect. The pictures do not do it justice. The large private home, 20 steps from the ocean is a dream. My wife and I spent 12 days at the house with everything you could imagine; coolers, beach chairs, well stocked kitchen, and windows everywhere to see out. No air conditioning, however, with the windows open the house got cold at night enough to use covers in bed.
John H.
Inlet NY
Submitted by Inlet NY on Apr 20, 2023
5.0
delightful
Really Great! Perfect peaceful vacation spot.
Submitted by San Diego CA on Mar 18, 2023
4.0
waiohnou
very nice, it is a nice location, the house does not have a covered lania therefore it is hard to sit outside on the rainy days, which you can have a lot of in the winter time on the north shore. The screens need to be addressed so that you do not have to deal with the mosquitoes. an inexpensive fix
Submitted by Auburn MA on Mar 16, 2023
5.0
our very special retreat place
We have come back to Waiohonu for about 10 years. It is now a regular part of our annual rhythm.... a place of peace, beauty, refreshment. The amenities are complete but simple...which is just how we would want them. Every morning at dawn, I take my cup of coffee to the beach and watch the sunrise. Almost every late afternoon, we walk west along the beach for the sunset. What can we say except that we have no desire to stay anywhere else!
Submitted by Dover DE on Feb 10, 2023
Response from Kauai Vacation Rentals & Real Estate, Inc.
Mahalo nui loa for your heartfelt review! It brings us so much joy to know that Waiohonu continues to be your home away from home during your annual retreat. We look forward to welcoming you back for many more memorable stays. Aloha!
5.0
pretty much perfect
First, Kauai Vacation Rentals is wonderful and trustworthy and takes care of anything you need. So be confident using this company!
As for Waiohonu... we found it to be pretty much perfect and will be back yearly, if possible. If you are looking for 'deluxe' accommodations and need A/C this is not for you. Which is not to say it isn't lovely.. it is!! It's just not 'fancy.'
The location is perfect. And private. While there are houses on either side, the yard is large and the vegetation makes it private. You can lay out in the sun and run around in the house and yard however you like, if you get my drift. The view from the house and the deck is amazing. And the beach is right there past the palm trees. The beach in front of the house is a perfect place to watch the sunrise and sunset, both stunning. You need to walk to the right about 3 houses to get to a perfect place to swim, which we did often. (There is a lot of coral right in front of the house.)
I was impressed by how well stocked the kitchen was with equipment. We hit Costco on the way from the airport and while we ate out a few times, as there are good places to eat in Hanalei, I also cooked a fair amount and, as a chef, I was never really in need. Excellent.
The living area is very comfy, as are both bedrooms. I slept well in the twin bed in the room with two twin beds. My friend won the coin toss and also loved the larger bed in the other bedroom. Again, impressed by the quality. No, there is no A/C but we were never uncomfortable as the breezes were almost constant. With all the screened windows open, the house stayed cool with a lovely breeze.
While we did a few excursions and hikes, I could come to this house for a couple of weeks and never leave and be very content. It's terrific!!
Submitted by Glendale CA on Jun 04, 2022
5.0
kauai vacation
This was our second stay at Waiohonu. It was fantastic once again. Highly recommend this rental.
Submitted by Pensacola Beach FL on May 10, 2022
5.0
the separate kingdom
My family and I spent 9 days at Waiohonu and we enjoyed it very much. This was our first time at Waiohonu but not our first time on Kauai's North Shore. Having previously stayed over the years at the Hanalei Colony we enjoyed the privacy of a stand alone home right on the beach.
Submitted by Mesa AZ on Nov 05, 2021
5.0
wonderful beachfront cottage
Great location on north shore beach within walking distance of Tunnels Beach along beachfront and resort dining four blocks away. Private, quiet location with great snorkeling entrance 100' to right. Calm waters are protected by offshore reef. House is old Hawaii style with ample kitchen, dining and living rooms. Cons: Master bedroom off living room has little privacy due to low adjoining wall. Second bedroom bath and shower are somewhat primitive.
Enjoyed short walk from nice balcony to beach. Beach chairs and umbrellas in closet. Only three beach chairs were at house first day and another broke the first day, but Kauai Vacation Rentals replaced both chairs the next day....THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT SERVICE GLORIA!! Overall a great experience and will book again!
Submitted by Wilsonville OR on Oct 12, 2021
5.0
perfect location, great house
We’ve been to Hanalei many times and this was our best stay yet. This house has gorgeous views, is very private and was very comfortable. We did a lot of cooking and kitchen is well-equipped. Snorkeling just a few yards down the beach was easy - just grabbed our masks and fins when conditions were right. Only drawback to house is 2nd bed/bath not as nice or private as master. Worked out fine since we had adult children join - might be a bit awkward for 2 couples splitting cost.
Submitted by Houston TX on May 07, 2021