According to the guidebooks, Queen's Bath is the size of several swimming pools, and looks very inviting in the pictures. It is a pool in the lava rock, fed by the ocean, which supposedly you can go swimming in. However, it also commented that if you could not recognize it, the ocean was not cooperating with you. This area was located about 5 minute's drive from our condo, so we took the hike late one afternoon. It was fairly steep in areas, though certainly manageable, and quite slippery when wet (which is most of the time in Princeville), as it seems to rain there almost every day. (Apparently they get about 90 inches of rain for the year, which is why they have such lush greenery.) Saw a couple of nice waterfalls on the way down.
We actually found two possible pools that looked like they could be Queen's Bath. A couple of people did go in swimming, so we presumed it was this one. We just compared our picture to the one in the book, and it is the right one. Although we went prepared to swim, we were certainly not tempted to go in. The pool itself may have been somewhat overrated, though it could have been the time of day, but there were some beautiful views to be had.
