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(4 out of 5) |
Vacation review for Hale Hanalei Beach House in Haena, Kauai:
Have already sent an email about our stay at Hale Hanalei Beach House, so will not try to touch all suggested points. As already stated, we were pleased with the condition of the place when we arrived, and the helpfulness extended by Housekeeper Gina upon our arrival. The good condition inspired us to make sure we kept it that way, and - although we did keep sandy footwear and apparel out of the house, we did vacuum the main floor living area every couple of days during our stay. Our only contacts with "customer service" people were with Gina and Sandy, and they were responsive, courteous and helpful. The best parts of our trip were our times at beaches and snorkeling. We elected not to bring snorkeling gear with us, we rented gear from the shop next to the Postcard Restaurant in Hanalei, and the man there gave us very good advice on good and safe beaches for snorkeling and swimming; he also provided high-quality gear, although perhaps a bit pricey. I'd go there again! We tried a number of restaurants, but our best meals were those we prepared ourselves in the cottage. (By the way, I met and talked with a visiting Unilever manager on New Years Eve at the Princeville Resort Hotel who informed us that the Princeville Foodland grocery is the most expensive grocery store in the entire USA!) We had fair to good meals at a restaurant in Kapa'a, and at the restaurant next to Hanalei Colony Resort across the road. (That restaurant did have the best coconut ice cream we'd ever found.) We haven't yet found a restaurant in the area which I would put in the very good to excellent categories, but am willing to keep trying. If you people have restauant recommendations, would suggest you so advise visitors. My advice to someone else considering staying at our unit would be not to look for the partial ocean view, and to bring quantities of good mosquito repellent. We would all like to come back and stay at the same place again. Mahalo, C. Lazenby
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