Kauai Beach Villas

Been owner of this timeshare location that over time has seen the decline in the infrastructure of the resort that is desperate for a major overhaul. Furniture is worn out and dates, kitchen drawers that don’t close, soiled living room cushions, begging the question: where do maintenance fees go? Like the location close to airport and that can use the pool at the neighboring Outrigger Resort. Wi-fi is good and free. Staff is friendly but they used to clean the room mid week, not anymore. Lawn and greenery is well kept. Adjacent to the beach that is quite rocky and water is rough, not quite suitable for every swimmer, there is no life guard. Still, a nice place to crash for the night while exploring the island.

Friendly staff, good size apartment for 3-4 guests. Location was decent for traveling to different points on the island.

The living room ac did not work and was not fixed during our stay. The property needs a lot of renovating- the up keep seemed to be subpar. The beach was not good for swimming.

This property is average, bordering on poor. We stayed for six nights and found they refuse to change bed linens until you’re there a week (we have a 9yr, 2.5yr and a 6-month), which is kinda gross considering the amount of sand everywhere. They also refuse to trade in your towels until the 4th day, which is preposterous. We have three kids and paid a lot of money to watch them play on the beach; we didn’t go all that way to babysit the washer/dryer for towels. The entire unit gave me major ick factor. That said, Outrigger next door was a dream and they allow Villa guests to use their FAR SUPERIOR amenities. All in all…… I would pay more money for somewhere cleaner that doesn’t hold towels hostage.

Lots of years coming to Kauai and like this location for beautiful sunrises at the beach, surf fishing and relaxing. The units are in need of updates and I saw they were starting those on the two buildings closest to the beach. IThe property pool and jacuzzi are small so that can get crowded, so it's great that you can access the Outrigger Nextdoor with large pools, additional jacuzzis, restaurant, bar and store. The location of the property is between the airport and Kapaa. You can go to Costco for groceries when you get there and avoid expensive eating out. Kitchen supplies were decent, knives not so much for cutting, we bought one to use. Was a good stay.

Okay, right off the bat I have to say this would be a one-star review (or maybe a 0-star review) but the staff here are all amazing. They're working very hard to try to make up for the fact that the property is a shambles but there's only so much they can do. The most important thing to know is that the 4 AM chicken is real. It's 5AM right this second and the chicken went off at 4:22. Now, you're thinking, "whatever, it's a loud chicken, I can deal with it." No. No, you can't. It's not one chicken, and it is *every single morning.* Along the north of the property runs a canal. On this side of it is a relatively thick row of trees, on the other side of it is a massive dirt area for noisy little dirtbikes. I'd forgotten about the dirtbikes even though we've been here 3 or so times. Anyway, in those trees are the chickens, and most of the property's rooms face the parking lot and those chickens. There's a nest of about 4 of them across from Building D, there's one guy up on one end of C, and there's one down across from E. Once one goes off at 4 AM, the others start playing call-and-response. Now, the chicken situation would be fine if you had windows that close. Here's the thing: you don't. The bottom half of every window on the property is made of these flimsy little wooden louvers—there's no glass there. The chicken just BLARES through what is basically an open window, and remember, most of the bedrooms are pointed directly at a chicken. No lie, we literally made a PILLOW FORT over the useless window, out of chairs and sofa cushions and bed pillows and wadded up blankets. It made the chicken quiet enough that—if and only if—I could only barely hear him when I was wearing AirPods in noise canceling mode when he went off. Yeah. PILLOW FORT. I'm not kidding. The only defense you have against the chicken is tearing up the room to get materials for a PILLOW FORT. Okay, what about the non-chicken situation? The property is in awful decline. It's really bad. We came here 10 years ago and it was just kind of... meh. It's a total shambles now. Carpets? Stained and worn. Doors, fixtures, cabinets, furniture? Barely functional. Furniture comfort? Nonexistent. Dishwasher? Older than my adult daughter. Smells? Yep, we got 'em. Busted-up walkways? Heck yes! Abandoned half-demolished buildings? Check, check, check. Godawful plumbing fixtures from the 80s? Largest collection I've ever seen. Dangerously narrow bath-shower? Mm-hmm. Hollow veneer countertops that gong whenever you put something on them. Dilapidated, kind of gross vibe, that's what's going on in your room. Out on the grounds, be prepared to trip over cracked and uneven paths, go around dead ends leading to condemned buildings. Weird walkways that basically force you out into the parking lot to traverse anywhere. Loud, loud, loud landscaping equipment — and remember, your window is effectively wide open to noise. They even managed to have the huge gas-driven pump running to drain off some lagoon water. Which was cool, that meant I was trapped in my room by a 4-inch hose and a giant parking lot lake my wheelchair can't traverse. Busted TV, huge black spot in the middle. Clothes dryer worthless because the pipes are jammed full of lint. Weird WiFi that's per-room; it doesn't cover the whole property. If you go outside your room you've got zero WiFi anywhere. Some rooms have decent speeds, others less so. Basically, if you can think of something wrong with a room or a property, it's here. The A/C worked in both rooms they gave us, though. You need it: those wide-open wooden slat windows let in a lot of heat and humidity. What are the upsides? The staff is amazing, they're trying really, really hard to work around the fact that the management hasn't invested a penny into this property for 20 years. Parking is no problem because it feels like half of the property is parking lot. The grills work fine. You can use the pool across the street at the nicer hotel if you wear the "I'm a total moocher" embarrassing yellow rubber band on your wrist and ignore the stares. Oh yeah! Even though it's a timeshare, they don't staff the place with the fake "concierge" person whose actual job is pre-sales. So you won't get hassled into going to a sales pitch in exchange for, like, 10% off a helicopter tour or something. They used to have that but I guess management won't pay that person's paycheck any more. Secret tip: if you can wrangle getting an inward-facing room, those are much nicer. They eventually moved us into a room that was inward, clean and modern, totally redone, probably because of prior flood damage. It's supposedly the ADA room but there are stairs to get in and the patio door has a huge frame you can't roll a chair over. But it's an upgrade! Oh. That's the other thing. Inward-facing rooms are considered an "upgrade." Now, there's no actual way to *book* an upgrade through Wyndham, so it's all down to how much the staff loves you. Showing up with a stack of hundred dollar bills doesn't work, all the non-chicken rooms are reserved for... I dunno. I lucked into mine because the staff was awesome but the slightly less chicken-y rooms aren't a thing you can actually get otherwise. That 4 AM chicken? I'm moved to an upgraded room with an entire building between me and Mr. Scream Chicken... but I have the same terrible windows so I can still hear him. It's just that I'm not getting the full "directly outside your window good luck sleeping" experience any more. I still have to run down my AirPod battery to not hear it. Remember, it's 5 AM and notice I'm awake? We've been on island (not at this property) for three weeks, it's not the time zone. TL;DR: 4 AM chicken. 4 AM chicken. 4 AM chicken. CHICKEN. CHICKEN. CHICKEN. Also gross rooms.

Quiet and we really enjoyed the pools next door to the resort.

The best parts: the friendly and helpful staff, access to the Outrigger swimming pools and beach, and the nice size, layout, and balcony in our unit. The not-so-good: the unit really needs remodeled--everything functioned and was clean but was old and worn. For the price, though, we were very happy!