What an awesome place! It's so difficult to truly learn about a place by researching it online. For instance, Trip Advisor says this place is .1 miles to TC's Island Grill restaurant, when it was more like .5 miles to TC's. This place is right across from the new Brick Oven Pizza restaurant.

It's location is pretty central. When we go on vacation we don't sit around in our room, we treat it more like a home base. So being central is key and this place is about equal between the North and South parts of the island. You can't drive around this island because of the Na Pali coast so you must drive through Kapaa going North or South.

We loved this condo. It had so much stuff you don't expect when traveling... more home than hotel room. There was a LAN cable for high speed internet but I got wireless on the couch. Kitchen had everything which was cool. (i.e. blender for smoothies, etc.) BTW, the farmers market were great - don't forget to try a white pineapple! It also had the latest version of the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook which was INVALUABLE.

Another great thing about this condo (but I'm not sure if it's still available) was the use of water equipment. This saved us so much $$. When we stayed there was a note from owner indicating there was snorkling equipment, surf and boogie boards in their storage area and left their number. Our friends stayed in a condo down the hall and left a few days after us and when they were talking to the new visitors in #206 the note was gone. I checked my phone log and the owners number was [--]. Can't remember their names but they were nice. My kids first surf experience - awesome!

I read some reviews of traffic noise for the condo building but we heard no noise - just ocean waves. This condo was next to the pool and not near the road. Waves were so loud we had to buy a CD of waves when we got home just to get to sleep!

There's a guy named Fred who managed the building and he's such a help. Just put him on your speed dial and you won't be sorry.

I had a different image in my head before going to Kauai, but after being there we didn't want to leave. It was that good.

My husband and I stayed at WBV #204 for a week in Sept 2009. The condo was very clean, nicely furnished and the kitchen well equipped. The flat screen tv and internet access were a big hit with both of us. Chuck, the owner was very friendly, easy to work with and he gave us some great tips on places to see while visiting Kauai. The location was perfect too. We enjoyed sitting out on the balcony in the mornings an watching the waves. Some days there were surfers, paddle boarders and even a kite boarder enjoying the surf. Other days, the water was very calm. There are some good restaurants nearby within walking distance. And it's in a great central location for enjoying the island.

We had a wonderful stay at the Wailua Bay View. Our unit was on the first floor and, like all others, had an amazing view of the beach and ocean. We spent almost all our spare time out on the lanai just enjoying the view and the weather. The unit was completely furnished and outfitted with everything we needed - full kitchen with supplies, bed linens, pillows and towels, some beach gear and chairs, and entertainment (cable, CD player and music, books, card games, etc.). It's basically an apartment that is set-up and ready to go. The place was clean and we left it the same way (as you're required to do). We didn't even realize until a few days into our stay that the sofa was also a pull-out bed, so the unit can accommodate 4 people easily. The beach is within walking distance - about 50 steps away. The complex has a very small pool (no hot tub), a library, BBQ grills, and a lot of pamphlets to pick up for activities around the island. We thought the location was excellent for exploring the island - it's in the center of the island so you're not too far from anything in either direction. Plus, you are very close to two main grocery stores and the Walmart and Kmart for your food supplies. Unfortunately, people ignore the advice to not feed the chickens so other units managed to bring flocks of chickens to the common areas each day by throwing down food bits. There are also tons of mosquitoes - despite keeping the screen and windows closed (and using repellent!) we were attacked by them day and night. The only major downside was the construction noise from about 9-5 daily (they were fixing the roof on the complex). I think we got a September construction rate though, so I can't complain too much. Plus, free wireless in your room (or ethernet cable) and free parking! We'd definitely stay again.