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Well what happened to Kauai? Especially this tired old resort. We stayed in a 1 bedroom Unit 186. The view from the balcony was lovely and the perfection ended there. This particular unit is sad and in need of total refurbishment. The carpet is dirty and soiled, the frames of the windows in the bedroom are rusty and covered with cobwebs. The furnishings in the living room should be put into a dump. All in all it is a very poorly maintained condominium. The kitchen counters are tiled with dirty grout, not especially conducive to confidentially preparing a meal. Kitchen appliances are old and grubby. The bathroom is old and grubby. I believe The Parrish Collection Company should inspect their units before promoting such an embarrassing example of their dated and badly maintained vacation rental.

While the shoreline is one of the most beautiful in the world, it does lessen the fact that the building we’re staying in is located right next to the maintenance yard for resort, which is a constant source of noise. Add to that is the “pool”, which is located across a busy road, doesn’t belong to the resort and it has the feel of a run down municipal pool that resort guests have “privileges” at. To top things off, we requested a top floor and when we got here, we were informed that they weren’t any, even though we can see they’re empty.

My wife and I booked a semi-ocean view condo sight unseen via Costco to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We were pleasantly surprised to find that our condo had air conditioning! [Unit #317] Not that we needed it too much, the weather being a consistent 75* by day, but it was nice to have after expecting to not have one. The view from the large lanai was small pieces of ocean and a touch of surf, making the lovely orchid-filled garden below the better view. Sunsets were best seen by walking to the beach, left through the Sheraton, and on to the first point - about seven minutes from the condo. (While I’m talking distances, the pool at the nicely appointed athletic club up aways and across the street is a ten minute walk. There is good food directly across the street only a few minutes away - pizza and Mexican.) The spacious unit also had a full refrigerator/freezer with working ice machine and all the equipment one could need - it lacked foil, wrap, spices, oil, etc. The king sized bed was comfortable, double-sheeted, plenty of pillows, a ceiling fan, and another fan (probably leftover from its pre-AC days), and a huge TV! Took some to figure out how to get it to work - sorry, you’re on your own there!????? The third floor unit did present some issues for us slightly older folk, carrying the luggage up and down, and the daily in and out meant careful planning to avoid unnecessary trips. The location in Poipu is superb! We really felt like we could get to everything in a half hour or less and didn’t mind the longer trips to Princeville and Kapaa and Waimea Canyon. Port Allen was twenty minutes away for our sunset catamaran dinner cruise, Spouting Horn was a must see multiple times being so close, and Poipu beach snorkeling was just our speed! We would return - but hopefully with enough lead time to arrange for an ocean front unit.

Love this property. So quiet and peaceful especially in the evening. Having a kitchen is very convenient but beware that groceries are very expensive. We loved buying fruit from local vendors. Love the beach and easy of getting towels and chairs for the beach.

this is a complex with great pool, tennis and pickleball courts, lovely dining area, and views of the sunset over the ocean. not great beach though. but close to the Kahaluu beach park. close to grocery store and shopping mall with a theater.