Most Memorable It’s been years since your crazy extended family members have all gathered together, so you are delighted (and a little surprised) when your grouchy Grandma Jo calls from Ohio to ask if you’d like to help her put [...]
Poipu Party Time It’s happy hour, and you and your spouse cozy up to the bar at Merriman’s Fish House on Kauai’s sunny South Shore. The bartender places in front of you two rocks glasses filled with gradient amber liquid [...]
Your family is way overdue for a little adventure, and Kauai is calling your names. You check into Koloa Landing Resort on the sunny South Shore and immediately lose yourselves in the tropical vibe: The massive pools, meadows with meandering [...]
Hook, Line & Dinner You have worked up a mean hunger after a long, hard day: You surfed all morning, sat poolside all afternoon, and then had to lift several heavy Mai Tais to your lips during happy hour. Now [...]
The last time you visited Kauai with your family you booked a boutique hotel that appeared quaint in the website photos but upon arrival did not quite live up to its billing. You were given a tiny room with a [...]
Cool facts: Hawaii is the most isolated archipelago on earth. Kauai is the oldest Hawaiian island by millions of years. Kauai has the most endemic species of anywhere on earth. Kauai wildlife can be seen even at the resort -- [...]
How is it that Koloa Landing Resort’s Main Pool was voted 2020’s “Best Hotel Pool in America”? So glad you asked! Contrary to what you may think, we were not crowned this honor by some industry committee with clipboards and [...]
Meant to Be(ach) You met the cutest guy on a post grad-school surf trip to Kauai. He was your friend’s friend’s friend, and you bonded over your shared love of clean waves, early U2, games of any kind and fried [...]
Welcome Gift It’s been a long day of air travel with your four children ages six to 14. Your suitcases are barely through the door of your villa when the kids are already shouting about something inside, “Mom! Dad! Can [...]
You wake up on your wedding day, gaze out the window at the ocean, and still can’t believe you’re getting married on the island of Kauai. Though busy, you’ve been surprisingly relaxed during the week you’ve spent here leading up [...]
