Hallor House TVNC #5147

The property manager had great communication. The home is well equipped, has comfortable beds and in a great location. Well designed home and the kitchen is stocked with everything you need to cook. There are great ceiling fans and even extra fans if needed to keep cool. The outdoor shower is perfect for after the beach. The neighborhood is peaceful and conveniently located right near beautiful Tunnels beach. Would highly recommend this property.

The house is well laid out and very peaceful and quiet. It’s surrounded by beautiful palms, ferns and flowering Banyans. The location is perfect ~ very walkable to Tunnels (the best snorkeling on the island IMHO), close by car to Ke’e and the Kalalau Trail (FYI you need reservations in advance now!) and Limahuli Gardens. Hanalei with all of it’s wonderful restaurants (Baracuda, AMA, Postcards ~ again make reservations well before your trip) is a fifteen minute drive away and such a special little town. We walked back and forth from the beach several times a day and loved going there for the miraculous sunsets as well. The fans and many screened windows kept a nice breeze blowing through the house. The wrap around lanai is wonderful for watching sunrise and sunsets and the outdoor shower is a nice perk. The host is very responsive and helpful. Don’t pass up the chance to stay in this paradise!

I know, I know, it is totally a personal statement, but I think this home is located just off one of the most magical beaches on earth. If you are considering staying here, DO. Just do. The house is perfect, it's clean, great kitchen, great loft for kids to sleep in. Check-in and communication was excellent, easy. The real thing you are doing by renting this house though is gaining access to a part of Kauai that is so tricky to access otherwise. You can walk (coffee in hand for sunrise and beer in hand for sunset) to the MOST beautiful beach, barefoot, multiple times a day. There are chairs and towels and coolers....anything you might need to just relax and enjoy. Again, I just can't recommend this home enough....it is such a gift to spend time at.

Our family had a terrific time on our Kauai vacation, in large part because of our stay in this lovely home. We felt comfortable and so at peace with the surroundings. We thought the walk to Tunnels beach would have been a tad closer based on the description but still so great to be able to walk our family to the beach every day. My favorite part was enjoying coffee on the lanai every morning. Grateful to have been able to enjoy this space for our trip.

We used wagons to cart our stuff and kids which was very helpful and made the walk a breeze. House is well laid out, great space for multiple families to come together for a wonderful trip. House stayed cool as long as we kept windows open and fans going. Neighbors were friendly and had some great local recommendations. While the roosters did indeed crow, white noise machines mitigated the impact even with all the windows open. Upstairs loft bedroom gets a lot of light and great views— since no shades on windows and wood slats need to stay open to get cool breeze, and one long window has no cover at all— people who like to wake up with the sun should sleep up there! Grill was great, outdoor shower was great, washer and dryer were key, Bluetooth speaker was easy to use. Loved the games and toys in the living room too. Very easy to work with property manager. Overall, really great place and would stay there again!

My husband and I stayed at Hallor Hale with our 20-something daughter, son and future daughter-in-law and it was fabulous. We had plenty of room to spread out and the beach was a 5-10 minute walk down the road (you could also drive down and park if you had a lot of beach gear); the entrance is a little hidden, so don't be afraid to go down some of those alleyways that aren't marked "private" to see if there's an entrance. The house has a beautiful outdoor deck for drinking your coffee and watching the sun come up over the mountains. It was well equipped in the kitchen and bathroom, everything was clean and inviting, and our local property manager was very responsive when we had questions. Our view was fantastic with the mountains in the background and lots of exotic birds singing to us in the mornings. We went in mid-March, and even with spring break, our beach was quiet. The house has a lot of equipment for the beach too (chairs, bucket and shovels, snorkeling equipment, boogie board, coolers, umbrellas, noodles, etc.) -- definitely take advantage of the snorkeling equipment because the snorkeling at Tunnels Beach was amazing. We saw lots of beautiful fish and rock formations. I wouldn't recommend renting bikes to keep at the house as there are no nearby bike paths and the roadway is very narrow with lots of sharp curves that you can't see around. The nearest town is Hanalei, about a 15 minute drive from our house. There was a small grocery store there with most of the basics, but if you wanted a grocery store with a greater variety, you need to drive to Princeville, which is about 25-30 minutes away. Also lots of good restaurants and cute shops in Hanalei, as well as an outstanding kayaking/paddleboard business where you could paddle up or down the river toward the ocean or into a wildlife refuge. Absolutely fabulous and even a beginner can do it. Be aware that this house is located on the far northern side of the island and even though the distance from the airport to the house isn't far in miles, it takes an hour and a half to get there from Lihue, because of the winding, narrow coastal roads (with beautiful views) you take, so you'll definitely want to rent a car. This is what made it so tranquil though. We were close to Hanalei, which is touristy, but we felt more like locals because we were in a somewhat "rural" area, close to Haena State Park. Loved every minute of it and were sad to leave.