Guest Comments and Reviews

Aloha Doug,
My family and I had a wonderful time and your condo was great. We had a terrific visit and will look you up when we return.
Mahalo, Stephanie

Doug, we loved it so much we want to come back again next July and bring my son, to celebrate our 1st year anniversary. We got married in Kauai on July 10th and honeymooned in Kaui, and found your property more than glorious. Thank you for affording us the oportunity to have a luxurious honeymoon. The grounds are impeccably kept and the design of the property is like fantasy island. It would be nice to have Bali Hai open again with that gorgeous view. A nice open lounge area with a tiki bar type setting overlooking the bay, especially at Sunset, like an observation deck with lounge chairs. Im an interior designer so Im always thinking. LOL

Allison is fantastic, as were the staff at Hanalei Bay Resort, Ryan especially was OUTSTANDING! What a pesonality, professional, not moody always smiling, and so accommodating, and sweet as pie. he should get something special. We tipped everyone abundantly.

You have a successful empire Doug and we will be referring our family and friends to you always. See you next year.

Love, Linde Carlson

I just want to say, the property exceeded my wildest imagination. Everything was perfect. Our wedding, honeymoon and the condo provided us many luxuries; rainbows in our yard, fantastic sunsets, and great neighbors. Our wedding was conducted on Tunnels Beach in front of Bali Hai (hot and publicly crowded) which I didn't know before hand, and 90 degree's. (I was in 5 layers of wedding gown). It was beautiful though.
Our wedding night dinner was held in a romantic area, the last table on the Makana Terrace of the St. Regis Hotel and restaurant, overlooking the ocean and Bali Hai, which you can actually see from our balcony at HB. It was romantic at sunset, and our photographer shot a million pictures. They treated me like a star! Johnny Depp was there filming a movie, Pirates 4.
The staff at Hanelei Bay Resort is impeccable. I especially would like to point out Ryan, he is the Gem of the Property.
Our stay was wonderful, and it made our honeymoon seamless and so enjoyable. I had no idea this property had such beautiful wedding sights on the grounds. There were 4 weddings going on right before mine. If I had known prior to setting up my sight for my ceremony, I would have just done it right on the grounds. The backdrop is amazing, especially just before the sun goes down.
When we left, Lance and I cleaned the condo spotless. Not that we were messy, because we we aren't, but just out of respect.
... In close, Mahalo Allison, Doug and Mary, Hanalei Bay Resort, is a winner. I have already begun to share my positive experience with my siblings who travel alot.
Mahalo,
Linde and Lance Carlson

Doug, Your assistant was GREAT and your condo with the view was....well breath taking, we will be back! Thank you so much for sharing your little piece of heaven. Kauai is by far the best of the islands. I will recommend your place to all my friends.
Thanks again

Aloha Mr. Porter,
My husband and I had the most wonderful and fabulous time at your condo at Hanalei Bay Resort in Kauai!! I absolutely LOVED it and the view was spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If we are lucky enough to return to Kauai, we will definitely request to stay there again, and I have told my friends how great your place was too. Perhaps they will be lucky enough to stay there.
I also wanted to thank Allison for all of her help and advice. She was terrific to work with, and even went out of her way to help me book the condo on New Year's Eve! I truly appreciated all that she did for us. She was great!
Thank you for making our stay in Kauai a beautiful and relaxing memory (which we needed right after our daughter's wedding which was at an estate up the road from Hanalei Bay!). We certainly enjoyed it and I wish that I was still there!!
Mahalo!
~Annette Conzen, Clearwater, FL

Doug,
We had a really great time. Your condo at Hanalei Bay was awesome. Me and my lady have already recommended your condo to friends back here on Oahu, and we will definitely contact Allison next time we come.
Thanks again.
Victor M.

Doug,
I truely want to thank you and Allison for everything. the condo was wonderful. We enjoyed are stay very much.
I hope we will be able to rent that same unit again in the near future.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING,
Kent

Hi Doug
Thank you for your email. We had a wonderful vacation in Kauai and very much enjoyed the condo – I am missing the views from the balcony already! Hopefully we will be able to visit again soon. Thanks again to you and Allison for your help in making the arrangements. Kind regards
Amanda

August 2008
We loved the condo (9222) and had a fabulous time exploring the north shore. Gorgeous view!!
Thanks so much,
Sharon

January 2008
Thank you; we had a fabulous time at your unit; the view is unbelievable from the patio and we enjoyed it every evening; and the stars!!! It was fantastic and we will certainly be returning. Aloha,
Stephenie

October 2007
Aloha!
Our stay was perfect, the condo exceeded our expectations (the views are simply amazing), it was very well equipped (loved the huge kitchen) and we had a great time. We will definitely consider returning in our future vacations.
Regards
~ Mali & Alvaro

June 2007
Aloha!
Boy, did we have a Wonderful time!!! Your condo (9221) is just beautiful!! I think we had the best one, with the gorgeous view each morning to wake up to. :) Yes, we are already planning to go back--so hope to schedule that some time in the not too distant future.
I don't know if we told you or not, but our daughter and her husband stayed there for their honeymoon--that's how we found out about you. :) I do have one question, which I don't know if you will be able to answer--do you know the history behind all the chickens on the island? It seems we saw them just about everywhere we went. Just wondered if you knew.
Thanks again--Mahalo! :)
~ Bill & Nancy

May 2007
Hello
We had a great time at HBR; photo attached! And we loved the condo (9222) and the view. Thank you for the follow-up. …The cross-flow breeze at this time of year was sufficient that we didn't need to run the AC!

~ Robert and Debbie

"Hi Allison, We are at Mr. Porter's unit now, having a wonderful time. The property is perfect. We would like to come back in late Feb or March; I'd like to enquire whether there are any 10-day blocks of availability of 9222 in that period." "... it would be good to know if the bedroom unit [9221] is also available as we are thinking of bringing my parents for their 50th anniversary trip.
Please let me know!
Thanks very much.
Juliana

"Doug, I just wanted to drop you a note about the great stay we had in Kauai!! We stayed 4 days on Maui and 6 days in Kauai... Everything turned out perfectly and we really enjoyed our stay at your home! It was more beautiful than I had ever dreamed!! Thanks again for helping me plan the perfect honeymoon!! We may even be back at some point for an anniversary celebration. Hope all is well and take care... Mahalo!!"
Brad & Shirley
Rochester, MN

"Until arriving here I had assumed Ft. Worth Texas was the prettiest place on earth. I guess it is really the second prettiest.
We face a conflict each day. We want to snorkel and hike but it is too peaceful and relaxing on the porch to muster the energy to do the things we had planned. Toss in some wine and we feel like 'prisoners on the porch.'
I hope the people who have rented the condo on our departure don't object to some extra company - we're not leaving. I'm a lawyer. I know how long it takes to evict someone. I can drag things out at least 6 months! Maybe by then I'll be tired of beautiful mountains rolling surf, song birds, wine and gentle breezes."
Joe & Nancy
Ft. Worth, TX

"Doug & Mary,
This is our 2nd stay in 9222. Enjoyed it once again. We escaped sub-zero temps and snow back home. Thanks again for this wonderful refuge from the 'real world.'"
Art & Elena
Syracuse, NY

"Dear Doug and Mary,
My husband and I have enjoyed lunch at the Bali Hai on previous trips to Kauai…and always dreamed of staying here. Now for our 10th anniversary we decided to fulfill our dream… and were fortunate enough to find your website. In fact we loved it so much we bought a time share! Thank you for sharing your piece of paradise."
Joyce & Grant
Sammamish, WA

"Dear Doug and Mary,
We really enjoyed our stay in Kauai. Your condo is beautiful and comfortable with outstanding views. It was very convenient to my conference at the Princeville Hotel, just as you said. We were able to hike all over the island, returning to the comfort of his beautiful and spacious condo. Thank you for sharing it with us."
Lucy and Bob
Fairfax, VA