one warning, just in case something possesses you to go to kaua'i to play Princeville... don't! That it is in the top 100 of anything is crazy. I've never played somewhere so disappointing on such a great piece of land.
Well, there was talk of heading over to Kaua'i and I did consider trying to play there. What was it you didn't like?
I stayed at Princeville for my honeymoon and played the Prince Course along with Poipu Bay while on the island. Beautiful island, great scenery and even better people - fantastic place to take a low-key vacation.
Regarding The Prince Course, like G Jones, I find it hard to believe that this is a top 100 in the world type of course. It's extremely penal, for one, especially off the tee. For the money you pay out there, conditioning is very subpar as well. I was also extremely disappointed in the fact that the routing rarely takes you toward the ocean...what a waste!
If you are heading to Kauai for a few days to do some other things (helicopter rides, hike, etc) it's probably worthwhile to try to get a game in at the Prince. However, the course likely isn't good enough to warrant a trip by itself, in my opinion.
All that being said, I still enjoyed my round there but I *love* a challenge and that is something that the Prince offers in spades. If you stay at the resort, you get a break on the green fee. I will say that there are a number of pretty good golf holes out there, especially on the back nine. I have plenty of photos of the course and the Princeville resort...let me know if you'd like a link to my photo tour/course writeup that I did for my blog.