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1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai

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Property grounds
Property grounds
Lobby
Outdoor dining
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 466.9 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Hot tub
  • Pool
  • Gym

Explore the area

Map
Kapaa, HI
  • Kapa'a Beach Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Coconut Marketplace
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Lae Nani Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Lihue, HI (LIH)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Living Room

1 Double Futon

Master Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai

Pono Kai Resort is located on oceanfront/beachfront property. Our 1 Bedroom Ocean View condo has a fully equipped kitchen, 1 bedroom and 1 full bathroom. The bedroom has a Queen size bed. There is also a pull out sleeper sofa in the living room, fully stocked with linens, towels, kitchen utensils, and appliances. We manage several condos at Pono Kai and guarantee unit size and view, not specific building or floor.

The resort is located in the historic town of Kapaa, Kauai. You can catch the sunrise in the morning over the Pacific Ocean or even see whales during migrating season. The resort is within walking distance of restaurants, boutiques, shopping and grocery stores.

The bathroom is furnished with starter soap, shampoo and conditioner, along with a hair dryer. There is an iron and ironing board within the unit as well.

The Pono Kai Resort has many amenities on site. Tennis, basketball, exercise room, shuffle board, horse shoes, mini golf, croquet court, board games, just to name a few. You can rent bicycles next door and we are located within 5 minutes from water activities such as; swimming, canoeing, kayaking, surfing, etc...

There are BBQ's located throughout the resort and laundry facilities located within each building.

The Pono Kai is a great resort where you can truly relax and enjoy all that the Garden island of Kauai has to offer. For all activities on the island, go check out the concierge desk or online BestKauaiTours.com to set up excursions before you arrive. Be sure to book early as activities fill up fast. The team at the Pono Kai will help you set up an amazing vacation itinerary that you will not forget and want to return for more.

Property manager

Tammy Ericson

Languages

English

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Amenities

Pool
Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 5:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock
Property Registration Number 450070020114, GE-126-997-7088-01, TA-126-997-7088-01

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Kapaa

Located in Kapaa, this condo is in the city centre and on the beach. Holoholoku Heiau and Hikinaakala Heiau are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Nawiliwili Harbor and Ke Ala Hele Makalae East Shore Beach Path. Smith's Tropical Paradise and Lydgate Beach are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Kapaa, HI

What's nearby

  • Kapa'a Beach Park - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Waipouli Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Coconut Marketplace - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Lae Nani Beach - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Smith's Tropical Paradise - 6 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Lihue, HI (LIH) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burger King - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Bubba Burgers Kapaa - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Kountry Kitchen - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Olympic Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Leong’s Meat House - ‬8 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does 1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is 1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 1 Bedroom Ocean View Condo - Pono Kai located?

Located in Kapaa, this beachfront condo building is in the city centre and within a 10-minute walk of Kela's Glass Gallery, Kapa'a Beach Park and Ho'olalaea Waterfall. Town Park and Kapaa Shopping Center are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 48 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elisa P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Ocean front was perfect. Our room was comfy and had all the amenities we needed. Plenty of room So we could host dinner with our frie dd also stsyi g here.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

2 weeks in paradise

This was our 10th stay at the Pono Kai and it wont be our last. Kapa'a is the perfect location for convenient access to all areas of Kauai. Walking distance to many cute shops and delicious food trucks.
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Darla F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

We love Pono Kai! It is located in the heart of Kauai with a very “authentic” feel!

Pono Kai is in the heart of a kauai and an older, yet well maintained Resort. We enjoyed our time in beautiful Kauai
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sauvik C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for Kauai vacation

Excellent property with ocean views. The location is pretty good for accessing both North and South shore locations. Kitchen is well equipped which allowed us to prepare some meals and save some money.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jackie E., Burleson

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love Pono Kai

It was easy to book and great communication with host on this booking. I love Pono Kai. It is a great, well kept property and the staff are so nice.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love Kauai

Our family has stayed at Pono Kai Resort for over 25 years when we had a timeshare. Love that we can continue to stay there through VRBO and loved our beach front unit.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfortable and convenient

This property at the Pono Kai is a great location. Has a pool, 3rd floor ocean view, full kitchen, and air conditioning which make this a stellar vacation rental. Kapaa is a cute town with lots of shops and restaurants. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Laura O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

always love pono kai

mahalo for a great time. everything we needed was there for a comfortable stay. hope to be back soon, aloha!
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jamie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

Best place to stay! Tammy is amazing as well. I will be back
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

SHELLEY R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome time

Our family enjoyed the property. The condo was a perfect location on the property with beautiful view of the ocean and close to the pool and other activities! We enjoyed some board games on a rainy afternoon and our boys loves the pool! Staff was very helpful and friendly. Beautiful and fun place to stay!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debra L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Lovely Poni Kai

The Poni Kai is a lovely stay. It is a very nice Condo. Spacious and accomodating. The grounds are beautiful. The location perfect. One problem. The fold out couch bed was horrible for an adult (my daughter) or anyone for that matter, to sleep on. The aprings were coming right through the mattress. If you are advertising sleeps 4, that's just not right. My daughter has a bad back to begin with and now she is home nursing it. FYI - get a new sofa bed for rental units they are horrible.. Other than that things were great. Thank you Tammy for all the good things you did. You were great.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

KAREN M., Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kapaa pono kai

We had a nice time - property was so well organized , very well supplied, people very nice. Location of our unit was great F308, we’d stay there again. If only the weather was better. We had a Kona most of our stay.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

jene l.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kauai summer trip

We love Pono Kai! Great atmosphere with all the amenities of home yet ocean front! This is our 3rd stay on tbe property. Check in was a breeze and they accommodated an early check in for us. Communication was great with Tammy.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ed W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

We had a perfect stay at Pono Kai. The condo was great, the bed was very comfortable, and all amenities were in great shape. We had a beautiful view of the ocean. The location allowed us to walk to restaurants and stores. We rented a car, and were able to drive to everywhere within 45 minutes or so due to the central location. We will definitely be coming back.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debra L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mother / Daughter Stay

The location was great. Close to old downtown, where the fun shopping is. Beautiful grounds and wonderful views of the ocean from the condos. The Condos were older but well kept, big and roomy. The Ocean is right at your feet and wonderful. I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to have a little slice of paradice. Aloha
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Laura I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Trade Winds February

The property has been semi-renovated - was good on sound, I think, although it is 3rd floor. Kitchen minimally furnished. Would be great to look around your unit and realize you are in the Islands. Decor could be any hotel room.
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Jennifer S.

Liked: Communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in

Older property great location

This property was not updated and the condo smelled like old 90’s apartment. The sheets felt like cardboard and it had not been dusted for a bit when we settled in. The kitchen did not have all of the materials needed and tools. The online listing said laundry in facilities but it’s not in the condos it’s coin operated. The grounds are exceptional and had plumeria trees, pickle ball, giant chess, games and hot tub. Location splits the island in half for driving to Hanalei and Poipu. Close to the best shave ice on the island. It’s just very old for how much it cost.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Renee S.

Liked: Check-in, location

Great location

This property was a great location - right in downtown Kapaa and right on the beach. The downfalls were - Our condo had the bedroom in the back with no vents, which is furthest away from ONE the air conditioning. We had to pull our mattress into the living room. Even with the fan on - the bedroom was consistently in the 90's. We requested a change of condo's, but they were full. Also, the walls are VERY VERY thin. We had a family upstairs with 3 small children and it unfortunately we learned to sleep when they slept. Sometimes, when relaxing in the evening watching a tv program, we were not even able to hear our tv because it sounded like a herd of elephants above us. Yes, I pounded on their door and yes, I went to the front desk. Would I stay here again... probably not.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Reid P.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Unfortunate Unit

The resort was great but the particular unit we stayed in had some serious issues. Upon entering the unit there was a very strong mold/mildew smell. There was also mold on the pullout couch bed and the carpet felt damp most of the time. We tried to change rooms but the resort was all booked up and other resorts were either too pricey or too far away from the rest of my family who were staying in other units in this resort, so we just had to deal with it for the 7 nights we stayed there. We also had a crawling baby there with us whose knees and feet would turn black after crawling around on the floor. Lastly, the faucet in the bath tub would shoot out green algae looking junk when we tried to push the stopper in to give our baby a bath. It was unfortunate because the host said she had upgraded us to an ocean view room. The view was amazing but all the issues with the actual unit made it difficult to fully enjoy our stay. Furthermore, the host made seemingly no attempt to help our situation. She mentioned she would have the resort staff contact us but that never happened and she never followed up with us after we had expressed our concern with the room.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eric T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxed stay

Booked a 1th floor seaside room. Had a fantastic stay. Big and well equiped room. Laundry availability down the alley. Parking nearby. Will book again for sure
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debbie M., Mount Vernon, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best Location

Pono Kai is in a great location - on the ocean with good access to other areas of Kauai and easy walking distance to Old Kapa'a shops and restaurants. It's an older resort, some units have been refreshed but others, including the one we stayed in, are definitely in need of some TLC. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and maintained daily. We will definitely stay here next time we visit Kauai.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joanne A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Can't beat the location

Great location for restaurants and shopping, amazing ocean view. Pull out bed not so comfortably but the ocean waves managed to lull us to to sleep 😴 definitely got an older building smell to it but otherwise worked great for us and our 15 month old
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Dave L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Elevator repair noisy

My condo was close to an elevator. I was assured by the condo owner that noise would not be an issue. Two days after I arrived they were still grinding and working on the elevator.
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

David G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great beachfront location in Kapa'a!

This property was an excellent location for our week-long getaway! It has a 2nd floor balcony looking out on the ocean, where you can see the sunrise over the water every morning and moonrise at night. The Pono Kai resort had a nice pool and games area and numerous activities, and there is a great walking path along the beach that can take you along the coast to the north or south. The location is a short, easy walk to downtown Kapa'a with lots of shops and eating establishments nearby. It's also a great central location for visiting the island of Kauai, since you are about halfway between the endpoints of the road that goes 3/4 of the way around the island. The full kitchen allowed us to prepare some of our own meals with fresh tropical fruit from local farmer's markets. We were able to rent snorkeling gear right there at the resort and also took a Ukulele lesson for $25/person on Thursday morning. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and nicely kept. Absolutely a great place to stay for the price!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Lisa W., Fairfax City

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Older resort, great location for going south/north

This resort is on the older side but is in pretty good condition. The pool is small, no frills. They had outside games. We used this spot as a jumping off location to go around the island every day. Can't beat that. 30 min north, 20 min from airport, 45 min to Waimea. It seemed others used the resort as a destination. Manicured lawn. Reasonably quiet. The condo was clean and adequate. The kitchen had ample supplies but not equipped for big meals. Plenty of grills to use. Outside showers. The bed was comfortable and linens were nice. We stayed a week and there was mid-week cleaning service. The living room had blackout curtains and sheers. Lighting was fine. The couch was gross, smelly and just dirty. Wish I had a cover for it. Porch furniture were plastic chairs. When you reserve this condo, you show up and they give you what they have. I communicated with the host to request ocean view and she confirmed that we would, and we did. So, every unit could be different. In reading the reviews, seems there are some without an ocean view that are updated. We were on the 3rd floor. I believe there was an elevator. The A/C worked ok in the living room but the bedroom on the opposite side of the unit, facing the afternoon sun, would get really warm. There was an extra floor fan to help with this. The location is within walking distance to lots of Kapa'a restaurants and decent quality shops. Its a nice little town. The paved beach trail starts at this resort and goes north 4 miles (i think) hugging the coastline. The beach is sandy and not too crowded in February. You can rent beach chairs, umbrella from the resort. Go early, they close at 3pm and don't have a large supply. $7ea/day. You can also sign out pool towels for free. Overall, the condo and resort suited our needs. Especially for the price. Host communicated well with me, which I appreciated.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

About the host

Hosted by Tammy Ericson

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We have had 20+ years of memories with friends and family at Pono Kai Resort.

Why they chose this property

There is so much Hawaiian tradition and history about Pono Kai Resort. Please visit ponokai.com for more information.

What makes this property unique

The employees are the best and most caring people you will ever meet. We consider the Pono kai our extended O'Hana (family). Come enjoy all that we have to offer.






Pono Kai Resort
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