Looking for Oceanfront Poipu Vacation Rentals? March 28, 2009
Posted by Herb in : 1 , trackbackSeventeen years ago, when I first moved to Kauai, I remember asking a realtor to find me a place on the sand. Literally. I wanted that proverbial little grass shack with a hammock hanging between two tall palm trees in the yard, breezes blowing gently through my hair and the waves lapping at the sand in front of me. Isn’t that pretty nearly every one’s idyllic impression of the perfect vacation rental for a Kauai getaway? It must be because of the number of requests I receive for oceanfront accommodations for our vacation rental Hideaway Cove Poipu Beach. Even though we state that we’re a block from the ocean, people still ask, ”Is it oceanfront?”
What visitors that have never been to Kauai don’t know, is that Poipu has very few true oceanfront accommodations with a white sandy beach in front (or back) or them. Where you walk out your back door, wiggle your toes in the sand, and can jump right into the rolling ocean waves. Poipu has oceanfront properties with retaining walls, rocks and ocean beyond. We have oceanfront properties where there is a public road and rocks between you and the ocean. We have homes and condos that sit on cliffs on the ocean with no actual direct access to the water. We have condo complexes that bill themselves as ocean front, when in fact only one or two of their many buildings are, in fact, right on the ocean. And the list of descriptions of various types of oceanfront accommodations could go on and on.
So are there ANY oceanfront properties right on the sand in Poipu? Of course, and as you might imagine, due to their limited numbers, they’re priced accordingly high. So unless you are a hedge fund manager, rock star or professional athelete. be prepared for sticker shock. So how can you determine if a Poipu vacation rental is on the sand, Besides looking for sky high rental rates,? A good place to begin is www.googlemaps.com. By using the satellite photos option you can get a pretty good idea. Also check out www.youtube.com and enter the vacation rental name in their search box. There may be some videos of the property posted on YouTube. The review site www.tripadvisor.com should have comments from past guests and if you read a dozen or so of those, you’re bound to find one of the guests talking about the location of the property. The same goes for www.fodors.com. Read the reviews. Besides getting a handle on the location, you’ll also find out a multitude of other details that will be useful in determining where you want to stay.
Then, armed with your research, call the owners phone number listed on their website and ask them direct questions. How far is the ocean? Is is a white water or blue water view? Is the shoreline rocky or sandy? In addition, you might want to also ask if there are any amenities nearby. Such things as picnic tables, grassy areas for sun bathing, public restrooms and showers, grocery stores, delis, surf shops, etc. etc. Some of our oceanfront Poipu vacation rentals are more remote, which can be an advantage for privacy, but may require a drive to get something to eat other than that tuna sandwhich you made for lunch that morning. Make sure the property fits with your particular needs. And by all means, enjoy your vacation on our garden island!
Aloha,
KauaiHerb
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