Castle Kaha Lani Resort

Lost and stolen
Leaving our room #309 (Castle Kaha Lani) I forgot our swimming suites on the balcony.
When a week later I called them they said it was nothing there.
Deception.
Be careful with their «service».

We stayed at this wonderful condominium/​resort for 3 days. It is very private. Lyngate Park is located on both sides of the property. The beach ocean is rough but the sounds at night were great. The room was very clean and the kitchen stocked with the essentials. We had a one bedroom with a fold out couch. Very nice. We also had an ocean view room. This is a no smoking facility so you had to go to designated smoking areas for tobacco or other smoking. There is only a pool, no hot tub. The BBQ areas were very clean.
I would stay here again.

We always stay at Kaha Lani # 216 when we are on Kauai. It is our favorite resort on Kauai. It is on the east shore, which is central to most activities. This resort is away from all the other busy resort areas, but just a short drive to town. About one mile from Wailua, three miles from Kapaa, five miles from airport. We book condo #216 through VRBO. Nice two bedroom for about $ 1000 a week. It is a very clean condo, fully stocked kitchen, the owners leave lots of beach items in the storage closet for guest use which will save you tons of money not having to rent them: beach chairs, ice chest, boogie boards, sand toys. Beach umbrellas, snorkel equipment. Most condos don’t provide those items. The grounds of this resort is beautiful. There is a heated pool, great ocean views, laundry facility. It sits next to a beautiful secluded sandy beach that is a little over two miles long. Great place for morning jog. Since it is on the east shore you see amazing sunrises. Wailua golf course is right next door. A five minute walk to Lydgate Park.

We had three key requirements for our honeymoon stay: east side of Kauai, oceanfront and ground floor. As you can see from the photos on this site, you can almost throw a rock from the lanai to the beach. The location is phenomenal since it is surrounded by Lydgate park and Wailua County Golf Course with no highway traffic noise. However, there is a bit of foot traffic on the pedestrian walkway along the beach and the occasional local driving the truck down for a sunset fishing session. (Keep in mind that all beaches in Kauai are required to provide public access so this would be true at any resort.)
You can walk to the Wailua River and the south end of Kapaa in 15 minutes, but you’ll want to drive to get to Coconut Marketplace or the main part of town. The condo has nice furniture, a modern well-​equipped kitchen and amenities like coolers, beach chairs and boogie boards. There are ceiling fans in the living room and bedroom — and you’ll need both since there is no A/​C (also no maid service unless you pay extra). One other note — you have almost zero signal from Verizon and the WiFi from Oceanic (local Time Warner) is intermittent so save offline copies of reservations, receipts, etc. and take advantage of their landline for calls.
I love the tropical warmth and humidity, but during midsummer the sleeping is less than comfortable. About the tropics, there will be bugs — deal with it. We saw a total of 2 small cockroaches in 11 days there. We used the kitchen daily, but kept it clean and emptied the trash regularly. There’s a very nice gas grill just across the parking lot and a decent washer/​dryer behind the office. Insider tip: Stock up on commodity food at Costco (Koloa Rum is cheapest here) as you’re coming from the airport, then hit a farmer’s market for fresh produce (get schedules online), then hit Safeway (best price/​variety for poke) or Big Save for anything you missed where you don’t need a Costco portion.

We stayed at the Kaha Lani Resort from July 8 – 12. We were in unit #113. The condo was well equipped. Our lanai faced the ocean. The pool and laundry room were just a few steps away. Office staff was very friendly and helpful. Good location and near to other attractions, stores, and restaurants.

Friendly staff. Clean area very close to the beach. Laundry facility is available but kinda pricey. Beach towels are available at the front desk. Great location for exploring the entire island. Lots of restaurants in the area, and a supermarket down the street. Loved our stay and would return again!

Stayed here with my fiancé during our first trip to Kauai. We loved it so much we’ve decided to get married there! For the price, I was really happy with this place.
This was a good location for exploring Kauai, and the fact that it was a condo with a full kitchen meant we could save some money by cooking our own food occasionally. The staff were very friendly, in particular we had a great conversation with one of the security guards while we were out at the grill cooking fish for that evening. Lydgate park is cute, and we enjoyed snorkeling in the enclosed pool there several times during our stay.
The downside is that it isn’t super-​updated. The sliding window shades in our bedroom were only partially functional, etc. Also the motion-​detector light on the lanai tended to attract a lot of bugs, so we couldn’t sit out there after dark. Instead we brought a couple chairs over to the sliding doors and opened them up to expose just the screens.

This place doesn’t look like much from the first glance, but it was superb! First of all, the staff are fantastic; everyone is friendly and willing to chat with you or help with whatever’s needed. Our room was great too… 2 bedroom (the third bedroom wasn’t open since we didn’t need it), 2 lanais facing the ocean, a very nice kitchen with EVERY possible tool you’d want to cook with! I can’t say that every unit will be like that, but ours was fully stocked. Even had games if the rain got to bothering you. The pool is medium size (more of a «fun» pool, not for exercising) but it was beautiful and quite warm. My only qualm about this place is that there isn’t a fitness facility. I still gave it 5 stars because other than that, we had a great experience here. Definitely would go back here without a doubt!

I really like this place, and have come back again and again over the last 30 years. I like the miles of empty beach. I like the protected beach at nearby Lydgate park, where you can swim with the tropical fish. I like the great municipal golf course which is essentially next door. I like the beachfront park with trails for walking/​jogging, picnic areas, etc. I like the great views from the condos, including whale watching Jan-​Mar. The individual condos can vary in terms of how well equipped and maintained they are, but we have been here about 7 or 8 times, and only had a shabby condo once. If I were to want to buy a condo in Hawaii, this would be the place …

Very nice alternative to the all-​inclusive brand name resorts. The kitchen provides a wonderful money saving option for meals with a grocery store only a mile or two away. The people we were with had stayed here before with much nicer accommodations in the past. The furniture is a tad dated though nothing to complain about. Honestly, the only reason for four stars is the presence of mold. Of course it’s almost unavoidable in a place where the windows are always open, but finding little black dots all over the living room is more than unappetizing. Other than that, though, the location is prime; the beach is right across the path with a lovely closed in swimming area just down the way. If your reasons for visiting Kauai are more excursion-​driven as opposed to sitting on the shore all day, I recommend these accommodations over the big resorts.

Been coming here annually for last 15 years. Awesome condo location for peace and relaxation. Grounds and pool well maintained. Perma residents can get aggro on noise. Couple of them are also founders of the Citizens AntiSmoking Patrol so avoid the NW condos accordingly. Contact: castle resorts, kaha lani, garden island properties, on
etc. lydgate pond is a simple walk down the ocean path — Awesome man made rock break to snorkle. Bring frozen peas.
Edit: I hear frozen peas can constipate the fish so not sure that’s the healthiest thing for them… so maybe find alternate but it really does make them swarm you like nothing I’ve ever seen!

The ocean suite was awesome. It’s a great deal if you have a family.

The view from this resort was awesome. Not only did we have an Ocean View, we looked over the pool to see the ocean and the beach! The unit was very clean, the staff very friendly and the unit was updated as well!
We decided to stay in Kaha Lani in order to take full advantage of our one week timeshare vacation. By arriving a day early, we stayed one night at Kaha Lani, and came out well ahead of flying in on Friday with the Airline savings even after paying for the room.
As far as the chickens go, they are everywhere as we also stayed in Princeville, Kauai for the balance of our vacation but we didn’t notice them at Kaha Lani.

cons:
1. bit run down resort.
2. chickens everywhere that wake you up at 3 am every day.
3. no shopping /​restaurant without walking distance
4. only one small pool
Pros:
1. ocean view is nice. every room has great view.
2. location is convenient to go both north and south.

I stayed at Kaha Lani at the end of January with two other friends for an Expo on Kauai. We reserved a suite with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a full kitchen. The living room couch also folds out as a queen-​sized bed.
Since it was the end of January, we didn’t have unreasonably hot days — the weather was great, which made our stay in this suite that much more enjoyable. The windows are all slat-​style and there was a constant breeze coming from the ocean so our entire suite was well ventilated and at a comfortable temperature. In addition, we were able to get a unit with an ocean view so we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise every morning.
The kitchen is fully stocked and there are plenty of towels (for both bath and beach) stocked in the closets. This suite is well equipped (the closets also have a vacuum, broom, ironing board, etc.) and it is fairly spacious for 3 people.
Overall, a wonderful experience! Gorgeous ocean front view, spacious airy rooms with excellent ventilation and as a bonus, you can find good password-​free wifi networks here.

***Should be filed under Kaha Lani Resort, a Castle Resorts property***
This place is pretty nice. .. nice pool, nice property in general, nice rooms. .. save for one thing. There’s NO AC. If it wasn’t for this sole fact I probably would have given Kaha Lani five stars.
It’s a condo/​time share so each unit is furnished according to the tastes of the owner. So as Judith mentioned, furniture varies depending on your unit. We actually had everything that we had in our own home, nice 30 inch TVs, lots of pool and beach stuff that we were able to use, washer and dryer, fridge, almost everything we needed, we had. I can’t vouch for every unit, but the two twin single beds we had to sleep were not comfortable at all. They were almost as hard as plywood. A minor detail though as there were seven of us staying here.
Another good thing about Kaha Lani is that they can accommodate a fairly large party. We stayed in a three bedroom, two bath condo which fit us pretty well. In the master bedroom you had a queen size bed, in the second bedroom you had a full size bed, and in the third bedroom you had those two twins that I mentioned earlier. Each unit has a pretty nice deck to go out on and lounge on as well. This was very nice at night when you could relax outside in the cool night air.
The pool was nice as well. Not big, but not small either. It really dropped off though on the deep end as it went down to 8 feet. Also located at the pool area were two barbecue grills so that you can have a party outside if you wanted to.
The location of Kaha Lani is great as it’s only a short 10 minute drive from the airport to the south and to Foodland or Safeway Supermarkets and other food places to the north. It’s also practically in Lydgate Park which has nice play areas for kids and a decent to nice beach a little north of the complex.
My biggest gripe about this place though had to be the fact that we had no AC. This was what almost staying at this place impossible. The first night we arrived it was really hot and almost no breeze and we were sweating bullets. We actually had to go to Wal-​Mart to buy a fan because the room fan wasn’t enough. If you can’t live without AC or even just want to return to a room that is cool, I really suggest that you find another place that is climate controlled.
One last thing that wasn’t negative, but what I thought was odd was that the bathroom doors were closet like and weren’t solid. Basically there were small wooden slats that ran all the up the door – which meant that the door wasn’t totally solid and sound could easily slip between the door. To put it another way, if someone was having a conversation in the bedroom next to the bathroom or talking in the hall, you could hear them. Vise versa, if you were taking care of business, there would be no way of disguising it as people could hear you. The two times I had to «unload» I turned the shower on to disguise what I was doing.
Like I said, beautiful place to stay, nice area, good amenities, but no AC means I will probably not come back here again.

This is an individually owned condo complex, adjacent to the kid-​friendly Lydgate Park on the west facing shore of Kauai. I’ve stayed here twice, in different units. On both occasions I enjoyed walking to & snorkeling in Lydgate and the conveniences of staying at a condo, especially with small children. But, warning: it is not a «lux» kinda place & furnitures, etc. vary with each unit. It is a quaint area and centrally located — easy to get to both Poipu & Princeville. LOVE KUAUI.