Lawai Beach Resort

Beware of Coral Building. Experienced excessive construction noise resulting to transfer to another unit. No washing machine and dryer inside the unit. Dated furnitures, lamp tables were sticky and dusty and had to call maintenance to fix our bathroom door.

We’ve been fortunate enough to visit this beautiful place every year, sometimes even twice a year, for the past 20 years, as our parents are owners. For us, it has always been a place of relaxation, where we can fully embrace the aloha spirit and island vibes. However, in recent years, we’ve noticed some changes that have impacted the overall experience. With the facility now renting units through various channels beyond timeshare ownership (and social media sites like TripAdvisor or yelp showing reviews) the atmosphere has shifted. Increasingly, each visit feels less like the tranquil escape it once was and more like a spring break destination. Groups at the pool are often loud and disruptive, bringing oversized floaters and showing little regard for the laid-back culture or consideration for others. Children frequently run around the pool and hot tub areas unsupervised, and quiet hours are often ignored. Additionally, the local rooster population has become increasingly disruptive, with crowing starting as early as 12:30 a.m. and continuing throughout the morning, and sometimes all day. While we don’t mind the lack of air conditioning, as it's generally not needed on the island, we’ve noticed an uptick in flies and bugs. This may be connected to the growing population of feral cats, which seem to be reducing the number of lizards and geckos that normally help keep insects in check. Staff are friendly, sweet and very helpful. We continue to cherish this place and want to see it preserved as the peaceful, welcoming retreat it has always been. We hope these observations can help in maintaining the unique spirit and environment that make this place so special. If the resort is looking to shift from Kauai island vibes to more Oahu, Cancun vibes that’s fine, I just think it will end up losing all its owners- who initially bought and have invested in Kauai lifestyle.

The view was quite honestly great and the best part of the room. I read other reviews mentioning having an updated, spotless room but that definitely was not ours. It had very old appliances, carpeting and everything else. The doors to the lanai were also the nicest part of the room we were in. The lack of A/C would have been more tolerable if the room was updated. We ended up leaving and went to another resort to finish our vacation. Definitely NOT a gold star room or resort.