Travelers to southern Kauai should avoid the Waimea Inn at all costs. In short, the inn is dilapidated and uncomfortable while the staff seems disinterested in actually serving its patrons.
Our first complaint was with the mattress. When booking the bamboo suite through Expedia, a queen mattress is promised to guests. A standard queen measures 60 inches. This bed falls well short is likely a full sized bed. Calling it a queen is simply dishonest. Additionally, while air conditioning is promised, it is only provided in the bedroom, not the sitting room with the tv (never mentioned in the listing).
As for the decor, the pictures are so flattering as to be disingenuous. The bamboo room looks far more dated than the photos on the website. We also found the room had an ant problem as they got into groceries we left in the room for only a few hours.
Sleeping in is very difficult as the curtains do nothing to either block sunlight or provide privacy. When I complained and showed the staff pictures of the room in which it has real curtains they gave me two old and dirty curtains from the closet and told me to hang them myself.
Finally, if you are looking for help from the staff there is only someone available at the front desk from 8am until 5pm. If you have a concern after that you will be told to not call them unless it's an emergency. Anything else they simply can't be bothered too address until it's more convenient for them.
Do yourself a favor and stay anywhere else.