Post #62875 by Tiki-bot on Mon, Dec 1, 2003 6:33 PM

On 2003-11-27 12:45, christiki295 wrote:
Tiki-bot:

Do you think staying at the Hyatt or Marriot is worth the higher price?

Where did you go to watch the sunset? Is it true that all hotels, etc. are on the east side of the island whereas the sunset is on the West side?

Lastly, did you take the cruise down Wailua river to the Fern Grotto and, if so, how long & how was it?

Happy Thanksgiving.

Aloha, CT295. I don't think the hotel matters much unless you plan to spend a lot of time there. You're probably just as well off with a beachside condo (where we always stay) that's decent and spending your time boppin' around the isle.

Yes, most of the resorts on Kauai are on the north, east & west shores. Great for watching sunrises with the time change. Best sunsets I've seen are from a boat or the north resorts in Princeville.

In 4 trips to Kauai I haven't been up the Wailua river or to the fern grotto. I tend to shy away from touristy things, but I hear it's fun. There are so many other things to do & amazing sights to see, many for free, that the river trip never gets to the top of my list.

BTW, the trip I refer to here was one we went on last November (2002).

Also, I am eternally embarrassed I ever bought anything tiki at Walmart. See, we don't have Walmarts where I live...really! I have since seen the error of my ways and seen the evil that is Sprawl-mart taking over the country. I apologize profusely. And I may even send back the stuff I bought there with a bottle of gin!

Aloha!