My husband and I just came back from a wonderful and relaxing vacation in Hawaii. Kauai itself is a dream-island . . . lushciously green, great beaches, friendly locals. We stayed at Pono Kai in Kaapa for a week. The Resort is located by beach, common grounds are well maintained, pool, his/hers sauna, tennis/basketball courts, BBQ grills are avaiable. Very nice resort. We stayed in 1 bedroom unit, with an ocean view -- just perfect. The unit is well furnished, kitchen is fully equipped, housekeeping service is very good. The appartment units are all made out of wood and not sufficient insolation. Although the occupants are very careful and considerate of the noise level, we were awaken by a loud snore next door a few times and they hear us too.

Check-in and Check-out was fast and efficient. The activity concierge is excellent, full of information and nice acitivities lined-out. Most of the staff have the hawaiin attitude, very friendly and warm and so helpful, except for one lady at the front-desk whom we found cold and unfriendly as we check-out.

Kaapa is an old town with convinient shopping and restaurants at every corner. Lydgate Park beach is great for snorkling.

I traded my timeshare through RCI and I was a little nervous staying at the Pona Kai after reading reviews. I called the resort to see if I could request a top floor unit. They informed me that I had a partial kitchen and the only building I could be in was K. I called RCI and was able to up grade to a full kitchen 2 bedroom unit. RCI asssured me everything would be fine and to call if there was a problem and they would take care of it. When we arrived at the resort they put us in a top floor oceanview unit. It was wonderfull. Unit E302. I'm so glad that we changed buildings and got a top floor. The floor creeked every step we took. The unit was very large, it was clean, everything worked, no bugs. The view was great. We were very pleased. It is an older resort. Be sure to request a top floor unit. The grounds were very nice and the service was excellent. The location is good, central and Kapaa is a great little town. The path along the ocean was really nice. We love Kauai and will be back.. I would stay at the Pona Kai again only booked through RCI, still a little leary about those other reviews.

Im a timeshare owner here at this resort, I've been coming to the Pono Kai Resort for the past 7 years and every year that I come my vacation has always been wonderful. The staff are always friendly and helpful. Front desk personel to see if in need of help can be Bernadette and Ryan who's always willing and able to help with island information and recommendations.

I highly recommend the Pono Kai Resort, its my home away from home.

We stayed at the Pono Kai Resort August 29 - September12, 2008. My parents have a timeshare with BlueGreen. This is not a BlueGreen property. I think it is an RCI. The grounds are beautiful and the staff was very helpful. There are chickens running free, so we heard crowing very early in the am. The first week we stayed in E105, a one bedroom. The furnishings were fairly new and it was a clean unit. The downside was that we were on the bottom floor and it sounded like a stampede above us every night. And they also had A/C only in the living room. The bedroom was stuffy. Then we spent one night in a mini suite, K208. There were ants everywhere. If the ant problem were fixed, then this unit would have been okay. Then we moved to a two bedroom unit, C201. The good thing about this unit was that we were facing the ocean and no units above us. Again, we were plagued with ants. We had to buy ant traps. There was an A/C in the living room and in the master bedroom. No A/C in the second bedroom. Very hot in the daytime, but I opened the windows at night and it was nice. This unit was not maintained very well. The walls were dirty and there was rotting wood in some places. The kitchen was not as well stocked with utensils and pots and pans, but it was livable. The fridge was rusty and smelly and the stove burners didn't fit properly. The floor creaked every step, so I know are the unit below us must have heard everything. This resort could use some refurbishing, but it's tolerable. We didn't stay inside much anyway. The island of Kauai is beautiful. There was so much to do and we stayed on the go most of the two weeks we were there.