Aston at Poipu Kai

A truly magical place to stay on this magical Garden Island. Breathtaking views. Peaceful, comfortable, and a perfect location in Poipu. Unfortunately, I was surprised by a “standard cleaning fee” added at the end of my visit, which slightly dimmed an otherwise flawless experience.

This place needs a makeover regarding the carpets and some of the furniture / amenities. Tje apartment was rather dark, no real nice views. But the location of the apartment is very nice. It is in walking distance to the beach, has access to nice pools, has own parking spot. Also a quiet place.

1＞ Aston at Poipu Kai is a property management company and not a hotel chain 2＞ We booked an airbnb type of accommodations with Aston . The main aim was to take part in the Kauai Marathon and we wanted to stay somewhere close by 3＞ The apt we got was a disaster . The temperature and humidity was so high during the week .The marathon was on September 1st. There was no air-condition thro the apt , only a portal ac was kept in the bedroom which barely cooled the place . The fans in the room barely rotate , just circulating the hot air! When we bought that to the attention of the management , they said that "oh we are a NON AC property management company" which is totally baseless, this is Kauai!!!! , It is not mentioned at all in the website! So we were not able to use the front room , kitchen or anything else except the bedroom due to the heat and humidity 4＞ The apt given was on level 1 and stairs to that were too steep, We had to carry our luggage up the stairs!!! If this was the deal then we should have been told upfront about it , we could have chosen something else more comfortable We stayed at the KAHALA 1901 Poipu Road, Unit 922 , posting this here so that it helps folks decide ! We also found a dairy which mentioned this air-condition issue way back in 2019!!! Also pls note that we paid 880 dollars for two days!!! 440 for single day with no air conditioning! Making it the most expensive rentals ever!!!! Having said this the front desk person Kaysha and John(the maintenance person) were very customer friendly and helpful. They provided us with two fans which did not help at all In a nutshell be careful of what you are given , ask about the AC and also the stairs ! There is no use of having a big apt if you can use only the bedroom and have to carry your luggage thro steep stairs

Our accommodation was very comfortable, though the bedroom was a little on the small side, and we had a lovely ocean view. There were some retro aspects (DVD player, actual room keys), but we didn't mind that. The pool was small, but the hot tub was large, and the place overall had nice intimate feel. We were less than a 10-minute walk from a lovely beach, and two shopping centers with restaurants and shops were a couple of minutes' drive away. There was also a restaurant right next door, though it didn't look appealing to us. We were able to check in early (at no charge), and also to arrange late checkout (4pm) for a fee.

Do not book this place through priceline, we were charged 100$/day in additional resort fees (Which includes taxes and fees) even though Priceline charged us fees and taxes on their website already. Priceline is scamming you. We enjoyed our stay but 180$ cleaning fee is ridiculous.

Only 1 room had air conditioning insufficient to cool the entire unit. Great location, close to 2 different beaches, hiking, and shopping. We saw turtles and surfers!