Waimea Plantation Cottages Kauai, Hawaii

Beautiful property and well maintained. The cottages were vintage but well maintained.

The bathroom was wide open, needed pull down blinds for privacy. The living room furniture is outdated.

For someone like me, such accommodation is just the thing! You have a hut all to yourself, without trampling neighbors in the next room or above you, it is clean and quiet. It is a very spacious, wonderfully green and well-kept hotel complex right by the sea. I also liked the bar, the food was delicious. Also an ideal starting point for trips to the state parks.

In view of the wonderful peace and quiet, insignificant little things: The kitchen could have been equipped with a few more things, such as salt and pepper, baking paper. I was also missing a kettle. The back door was stuck.

I liked the beer wall. It was fun. Staff was very helpful explaining how it worked.

Great location in historic Waimea. Quiet resort with unique accommodations. Super friendly staff.

Some of the cabins are near the intersection were the staff vehicles pass frequently- so can be a little noisy.

I loved the location. It was very private and secluded. There was plenty of space between guests. Just steps away from the beach or pool if you prefer.

Would have liked some sort of gym, but that's nitpicking. Furniture could have been more comfortable.

Loved the cottage, the grounds and Waimea town. Staff were so friendly and we had a great stay here!

This is old school Kauai. A place to go check out for a few days or more. Unpretentious experience, original architecture and a much more quiet, laid back part of the island. If you are a “big box” generic luxury resort type person that wants perfect beach, everything just right and a precious person, this isn’t for you. This is a laid back, historic and utterly charming property. It is not a 5 star boom boom middle-America sipping mai tais and “dressing up to go to the pool” type place- Thank God. I was fortunate to grow up coming to Kauai quite often and this reminds me of how it used to be. Think authentic beach cottage and give yourself time to slip away and relax. I don’t have to sit on a beach and swim in the water all day anymore, so the fact that it’s not a swimming beach on-site doesn’t bother me in the least. There are plenty of beaches like that very nearby. Also remember it only takes about 1-1.5 hours to drive around from one side of island to the other.

I love the property and my time spent here. Honestly I had a bit of a weird check-in experience as property didn’t have my Booking.com reservation. They mentioned this happens often. There was a sense of “this is your fault for booking through a 3rd party” and some unspoken tension with the staff and manager on duty at that time (late afternoon). They ended up finding me a great cottage and I was very appreciative, but there was definitely a strange sort of lack of true hospitality and some micro aggression from those particular staff members. Almost like a “you’re taking up our time for THIS?” Imagine thinking you had a reservation and then being told you didn’t after a very long flight, you weren’t prepared to prove your validity and not at one single moment did anyone say “I’m/ we’re sorry about this”. It was a weird, unfriendly tension that seemed to come from the manager-on-duty down. I was holding up her departure for the day. Maybe people were having a bad day, which is cool, but a much more welcoming first impression will always be remembered and appreciated by paying guests. People always remember how you made them feel. It wasn’t terrible, but certainly an off-putting way to welcome a guest. At checkout, a different front desk person couldn’t have been more engaging and lovely.

the grounds and open feeling had it that much more relaxing. The huge trees are magnificant

It is a beautiful property. The grounds are kept very nice and you have everything you need.

Didn't realize that the beachfront is actually not very good for swimming. You get a fantastic view and all the ambiance but the swimming is affect. Although, if the water were clear it would be busier and cost a lot more.

The location was very safe for my family especially for my three young grandchildren. The house was furnished enough in the kitchen to allow us to prepare meals The facility was very quiet and peaceful. We needed a BBQ, and it was delivered right away.

I have nothing to complain about.

We loved the location, ocean, beautiful grounds, quiet, and darling historic cottages. We also have very special memories of a previous visit over 20 years ago. The town of Waimea is charming too.

The restaurant was extremely basic and had plastic silverware.--it was disappointing. The staff was very nice, though.

Calm, beautiful landscape. perfect Accommodation for family

Reserved a room here to get a remote area where we could watch the meteor shower. This place exceeded our expectations. This was a beautiful little cottage right on the beach. IT was quaint but it was everything we needed. No, this is not the Marriott but it was so much more. We walked out the front door of the cottage and walked right up to the beach. There were so many stars in the sky and there was no light pollution anywhere. We will definitely return again

I don't believe there was anything that we didn't like. It was close to town and the trail. IT was just what we wanted.

We loved everything about it. When we asked for a BBQ it was promptly brought to our cottage. We got married at another location and my husband requested the office staff to bring champagne, chocolates and flowers to our cottage for our return. They did a beautiful job and made the evening perfect.

Larger variety of items in the gift shop. I know there is limited space but would have liked to see more options for all ages.

Quiet and beautiful location, amazing vegetation (fruit trees) and close to the coastline, cute cottage with all amenities (also for cooking), private parking in front of the cottage, good location for hikes in the Waimea Canyon.

The rooms are a bit outdated (especially the bathroom), the curtains in the bedroom are see-through, lots of mosquitos (but that's not their fault).

The location was perfect for my trip.

The cottages were so cute, the grounds very clean. It was quiet despite full occupancy. Ala at the front desk was so kind, helpful, I feel I was asking her questions every day and she went above and beyond to help. Fantastic customer service!!

These are sweet well-appointed cabins on oceanfront property. The location is great for visiting Waimea Canyon and Koke'e State Park. Staff were pleasant and accommodating. It was handy to have laundry facilities.

beautiful atmosphere, right on the beach serene and quiet and lived the private lanai.

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It was peaceful and quiet. The grounds were well kept. The trees, palms and flowers were nice. The spacing of the cottages was good for privacy. Parking was good. One front desk clerk in particular, she was welcoming, attentative and courteous. The beach is nice for strolls and the sunsets were beautiful.

No good dining on the resort or nearby. The restaurant there never opened on time. Not enough beach lounger to supply guests, which is included in the resort fee. The washer did not work properly so the wash alone took over an hour.

ocean view. quiet. really nice and homey.

need to fix a few of the screens on the windows to keep out bugs - but we let them know this.

Loved the century old plantation style cottages. The beach was very close.

The proprety is stunning, in a beautiful setting on the oceanfront. You have everything you need within a 20 min drive, but just for all the essentials, Waimea town is sufficient. There is a taco place simply out of this world within a 10 min walk. Very calm, quiet, and the most amazing evenings we had in Hawaii

You cant really swim in the ocean because the water is really murky and the currents are strong. So even if you stay on the seafront, if u wanna swim, you have to go to another beach, or use the swimming pool. The cabin itself was a little outdated, doorknobs weren't working proprerly, old style fixed metal shower with a shower curtain from the 80s, electric wall sockets far away from the bed (4 star complex i remind you) and considering they dont have housekeeping, after a few days you have sand and leaves everywhere, no matter how careful you are. The on site restaurant makes a deacent pizza, but honestly we prefered cooking ourselves or eating elsewhere. Very expensive, but you pay the location and the setting

The property is a traditional cottage on a large estate with a lot of open space and beautiful trees. The cottages are well spaced out and have verandahs with, in our case, a lovely view of the ocean. The accommodation is comfortable but unpretentious and the location of the estate is excellent for excursions to the Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali coast. There were fruitful mango trees on site. The staff were courteous and helpful.

can’t think of anything. the smoke detector alarm was located beside one of the bathrooms and went off if the door was left open after a shower - but we soon learned to keep the door shut and all was well. The beach has black sand and the sea tends to be brown from the nearby river water but there is a pleasant pool on site and plenty of yellow sand beaches nearby.

really cool property with historic cottages to stay in. perfect layout in our cottage was really relaxing and beautiful landscaping everywhere. loved it and want to go back. restaurant is also fun with live music and great smoked chicken.

nothing comes to mind, everything was excellent.