Imagine going out the door and picking your own juicy limes from their trees to make an exotic before dinner mai tai ... or maybe a delectable juicy papaya for an impromptu snack before climbing into your private (just cleaned before each guest arrives) outdoor hot tub and gazing up at the billions of stars. This cozy B&B is high up on a hill in a quiet residential area, so you feel like you're 'home'after a day of hiking the canyon or relaxing at a beach. Ruth and Sandy really pampered us with breakfasts delivered at our door in a cooler every morning -- yogurt parfaits with fresh fruits, hot yummy egg casseroles, fresh pastries, all delicious! I mentioned in passing that I should look into nursing jobs on the island so that I could stay longer... 5 minutes later I was given a computer printout of positions at the local hospital! Ruth and Sandy really did MORE than their best to make my vacation perfect! Would I stay somewhere else in Kauai??? NEVER! I can't wait to return 'home'!

We have lost count as to how many times we have stayed at Hale Lani. Five? We can't fathom staying anywhere else. We know what to expect..perfection! Sandy and Ruth are consistently gracious and eager to please. We love the spotless rooms, cozy atmosphere, up-to-date furnishing, homemade breakfasts, clean hot tub, tropical grounds, fresh fruit from their own trees...I could go on and on. What they advertize on their website is true and actually understated. Go to Hale Lani...just go! :)

My husband and I recently returned from our wonderful honeymoon stay at the Hale Lani Bed and Breakfast, and we could not have wished for a better place. The proprieters and hosts Ruth and Sandy were very welcoming and nice. We were fortunate enough to stay in their hideway cottage located in the back of their property. The cottage was filled with every amenity possible. Fully stocked on islands soaps and lotions, and a wonderful welcome basket filled with goodies. The accomadations were spectacular; the bed was extremely comfortable.
Plenty of towels and beach equipment at our exposure. And we cannot forget about the hot tub. It was perfect. Jumping into the hot tub after a day of sight seeing and beach, was just amazing, especially when the sky was full of stars. Their breakfasts were always a treat; every morning would could not wait to see what they had delivered. We could not have wished for a more perfect and secluded cottage. We would totally recommend it!!!

Well, based on some of the great reviews here, we decided to give this place a try for a long visit. At first, it was great and they were pretty friendly. We stayed in one of the units that is in the main house, not the seperate cottage. After a few days we realized that she was coming into our room everyday to check out what we were doing, and we did not feel that we had the privacy we were looking for. Also the hot tub for this unit was overlooked by their windows from their house on the second floor. We could always hear them in the house in the mornings and evenings, and were frequently woken up by ruth on the telephone, or their arguements. They seem a little too controlling to really be running a bed and breakfast - little signs everywhere reminding you not to use the furniture for your belongings... What does that mean, where were we supposed to put them??? Also, since we were going to the beach everyday, we needed to rinse and wash our swimsuits and clothes, and hang them up to dry, for which we got a note suggesting that we have to go into town to use a laundromat for that - that's the last thing that we want to waste time on when we are on vacation. Who washes a swimsuit at a laundromat anyway? Other than their weirdness, the place was impressively clean and nice, we just wish they hadn't bothered us so much. Breakfasts were nice for the first few days, but then it seemed she had run out of recipies, and we got very tired of variations of cottage cheese inside some fruit. Also, we were suprised on our last day - they were upset that we were not out of the room by 11 AM, which they never mentioned at all before, and he was very impolite and agressive about it.