Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa

The Grand Hyatt is gorgeous the moment you walk into the atrium of the hotel. You can see directly to the ocean. If you can get a partial ocean or full ocean view, it's worth the price. If you end up with a mountain view - it'll be a view of the parking lot and then the mountains. Food at any of the resort restaurants are awesome, but can be pricey. The smoothies are amazing and so is the sushi from the Stevenson Library. Views from all the restaurants are priceless, ask for Terrace seating. If you get the chance, try the Anara Spa at the Hyatt - the facilities are better than any spa that we have been to. We enjoyed every moment at the Grand Hyatt!

Just returned from two weeks at the Grand Hyatt Kauai and once again we were wowed! It is simply one of the most beautiful, luxurious places you can stay. From the lobby, to the pools, to the gardens, to the beachfront, it is all wonderful. We had excellent service at the restaurants and terrific housekeeping services for our room. The staff is very friendly and accommodating, especially those at The Illima Terrace in the morning. Our room was clean, bright, and very comfortable.....we really hated to leave. A huge plus is the gorgeous weather in Poipu---sunshine and blue skies everyday on the south side of the island! Highlights: the lovely grounds/pools, the daily breakfast buffet, and a superb anniversary dinner on the terrace at Dondero's! Lowlights: the outrageous prices for drinks poolside--* for two small, watery drinks(!!!)....not fun, but not a deal-breaker. Overall this is a great place to stay and celebrate something special....we honeymooned here in 1994, and return every five years to celebrate our anniversary. We end up booking a longer stay each time we visit! I highly recommend this resort if you are looking for a romantic, relaxing, and very special place.

Absolutely beautiful! Great service, tons to do. Would be a great place for a honeymoon (our 25th anniversary). The adult pool was great - all pools were great! Water was a bit cool though. Free laundry facilities, so we took fewer clothes and just washed. Not many negatives, but here they are. Obnoxious shower curtain - wouldn't pull closed. These fancy hotels need to not charge for getting on their computers to check email. Also, they charged $30 to swim in the lap pool unless you had a spa service and then it was free. Why should you have to pay to swim in that pool as opposed to all of the others. Good workout facilities anyway. Overall, a fantastic place!!

Resort staff were very easy to deal with and honestly friendly. On-site services were very expensive but of high quality.

Pretty close to flawless. Maybe a hint of wear in the rooms and dining can be high even for Hawaii, but this is just a good hotel in so many ways. Beautiful landscaping. Good, not just adequate, parking. High proportion of ocean view rooms. Beautiful lobby. No serious negatives.

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Very Spread Out

Very spread-out room arrangement provides many ocean-view rooms, but persons who can't walk well will want to request something near the lobby. Some rooms are quite a distance away.