Kilauea Lakeside Estate
2 reviews for Kilauea Lakeside Estate
Dude....I can't even review this place. It really needs no review. Watch the freakin' Travel Channel special.
Ok, I suppose I can review it, but I won't be able to do it justice.
This is a home on the island of Kauai, but not just a home. It's a wildlife reserve, a paradise, an estate, a Hawaiian paradise.
My mom got remarried back in 2003, and her husband took her to Lakeside Estate for their month-long honeymoon. She invited my boyfriend of the time and I to join them for a weekend in the huge house and it was the best 3 day trip of my life.
It has it's own private lake, a 3-hole golf course, a waterfall, a tiny white-sand beach (on the lake), a rainforest, and pretty much every amenity you could want on your tropical vacation. I'm sure it's expensive as hell, but I wasn't paying.
As far as the location...well yes, it would be nice if it was actually on a beach. But you have a little beach of your own, and all of Kauai's fabulous beaches are just short drives away.
You are ten minutes from Princeville (shops, resorts, restaurants, etc) and 20 minutes from Hanalei, but set back from the main highway by a private road. Wake up every morning to see what new waterfalls have appeared on the mountains outside.
You'll have to take a look at my pics to fully appreciate the place (and the website). But really, if you can afford it, stay somewhere like this, not a fancy-schmancy overpriced resort.
Oh one thing....the geckos were a bit creepy. Ok sort of cute, and harmless, but they cover the windows at night and bark at you. But other than that, perfect.
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Fabulous setting, if you don't want to be right on the beach or have an ocean view. Very private with lakes and canoes. Fabulous, breathtaking orchids growing all around, which my husband picked (not supposed to) to make a bouquet for me. A bit dated when I was there, with pink bed/bath carpet. That may have changed now. Geckos are quite amusing.
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