Boogie boarding

We are planning a trip to Kauai in July with our 15 year old son and are looking for a great place to stay. We would love to stay in a small oceanfront cottage with great beach for boogie boarding and lounging in the shade. Thank you for your help.

Boogie boarding

Good question: I don%26#39;t have an answer for you shady, but I am in the same situation with teenage boys. I have read of good beaches to snorkel, but not to boogie board. So, for others, what are the better places to boogie board where there is a low chance of getting scrapped up by the rocks or coral?

Boogie boarding

edit: scraped not scrapped (although I am sure they wouldn%26#39;t want to turn into scrap either).

There is some decent boarding at the beaches in Poipu. You may want to get one of the 2 bedroom condo%26#39;s if you have an older son with you. You can save a bundle by making some meals yourself, especially with a teenage boy. We stayed at Poipu Kai resort and it was great. They had BBQs by the pools and it made for a nice cheap and relaxing lunch. They can walk to the beach where the boogie boarding was going on from there. The waves weren%26#39;t huge but definitely ridable. You can see a poipu area condo comparison on suiteparadise.com. If you prefer a hotel for the services the Marriott is right near there as well.

I went to the website and that does look like a great beach for us. I would like to find a nice cottage rather than a condo. Any suggestions?

I remember going to Brennecke Beach when we were in Kauai over 20 years ago. At that time, it was closed due to rips following a recent hurricane. We went to a great locally owned restaurant overlooking the beach. I wish I could remember the name of it to ask if it is still there.

Brenneke brioler is right across from the beach and is a 2 story building. The beachhouse is the really nice upscale place on the water with fabulous views. Sorry I don%26#39;t have any experience with cottages there at all.

I went to Brekeke (sp?) In June 04. It had pretty good size waves ( sometimes VERY exciting- almost scary rides) but the shore was pretty rocky. I scrapped knees on the rocks several times. My boyfriend and i nick-named the beach break-your-knee beach.

On the day i was there, it was also pretty crowded with small kids, which made boogie boarding a little stessful, ( we didn%26#39;t want to run any of them over as we went screaming into the sand). We did have fun that day, but on my up coming trip I am going to try out a few different locations, and might skip Brekknekke(sp?)

Check out VRBO.com I thought I have seen a small cottage very close to this beach. I don%26#39;t think it is ocean front though.

Shady, we rented a place across the street from Brennecke%26#39;s Beach in Dec. We could sit on our lanai and see the beach/ocean. It was building #1 of the Manualoha units. Very nice, nothing fancy but it had everything we needed. 1 week rental ran about $1200 total (taxes, cleaning etc.). You can see some of the pics of the unit from Brennecke%26#39;s (see jpeg: 2005_1214Kauai-20050121) and pics from the lanai (see jpeg: 2005_1214Kauai-20050134 ) if you see my pics from snapfish. snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/…39532561

Brennecke%26#39;s is very close to Poipu beach that has lots of shade, tables, grills, showers, bathrooms etc.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for sharing your pictures. That is so helpful.