Kiahuna Plantation Resort Kauai by Outrigger

Rooms are so much better than the pics online! Our 2 bedroom garden suite is enormous, and really clean. Plus you can walk to the gym/pool in 5 mins, or Popiu beach in 5 mins, and perfect beach only 2 min walk away for sunrises and sunsets. Highly recommend!

Beautiful grounds but no information on what’s available on the property. Amazing management and customer service. The beach access couldn’t be more perfect. Rooms need updating. Gorgeous gardens. Wish I knew if there were restaurants or a pool or anything on the premises.

Like many people heading to Kauai, we struggled picking THE spot for our family vacation. We chose the Kiahuna Plantation Resort for our nights on the South Shore and could not have been happier. If you’re on the fence and want a little more room than a hotel room has to offer, take a chance on this one! The grounds are lush, clean and easy to navigate. Parking is easy, with lots of spots close to each walkway leading to units. We stayed on #165, which is one of the few one-story buildings. AMAZING ocean views. During our visit, there was no A/C, but each room was equipped with fans and plantation-style shutters allow cross-breezes to cool to whole unit naturally. We had a nicely equipped kitchen, a king sized bed in the bedroom and a pull out sofa in the living area that worked perfectly for our family of four. Our unit had Wi-Fi and two televisions (living room and main bedroom), which weren’t must-haves for our trip but are a nice amenity. The beach in front of the resort is stunning…golden sand, beautiful water, amazing sunrise and sunset views. I wouldn’t consider it a “swimming” beach (especially for small children), but our kids played in the waves happily for hours and there was plenty of space for setting up beach chairs/building sand castles. The beach is a little short/sloped, so it’s not really a lay out type of experience. The resort has a surf shack on-site with essentials for purchase, and tons of beach chairs/chaises. There are a few gas grills around the property, which are awesome for a family dinner on-site. There is no pool on-site, but guests receive access to the athletic club across the street which has amazing fitness and swimming facilities. There is a crosswalk with pedestrian lights near the West Entrance to the resort, which allows you to easily and safely walk across Poipu Road (which can get busy!). We’re so happy with our decision to stay here, and look forward to a return visit!

Bldg 34 room 215. I would stay away. Condo was disappointing. Coffee pot barely functional, lamp shade in LR falling off lamp, bathroom was stained and grubby. Bedding was average. Soap was tiny, like free samples, only a few small bottles of shampoo. View was very nice. Overall expected higher quality.

While the shoreline is one of the most beautiful in the world, it does lessen the fact that the building we’re staying in is located right next to the maintenance yard for resort, which is a constant source of noise. Add to that is the “pool”, which is located across a busy road, doesn’t belong to the resort and it has the feel of a run down municipal pool that resort guests have “privileges” at. To top things off, we requested a top floor and when we got here, we were informed that they weren’t any, even though we can see they’re empty.

I have mixed feelings about this resort, the grounds were very beautiful and well kept. The room was clean and it had a kitchen. It was very easy to get around. Only a short walk to the beach and they give you access to the fitness center around the street. However I had 2 very big problems with our room. First there is no air conditioning. It was 90 degrees and very humid during our stay and we were very uncomfortable at night. Our second day we had to go to target to buy a couple of fans just to make the nights tolerable. The second issue is there are no glass windows, just shutters so it’s very noisy. We could easily hear our neighbors conversations or people walking by outside and twice a night we could hear the sprinklers come on and it would wake us up. The 3rd and most disappointing thing was we paid for an ocean view room and we got a partial ocean view room at best. If you stand in the exact right spot you can see a little bit of the ocean but it was very misleading. On our next visit to Kauai we will be staying at a different hotel.

The resort property is beautiful and very well maintained. The ground crews deserve credit for keeping the place postcard perfect. We stayed at a private condo rented through VRBO. The rental process was flawless, and the unit did not disappoint. We did have a couple minor issues that were not addressed even after two calls. There are at least three management companies on site so do your homework before choosing your unit.

This is a great condo resort in Poipu. The rooms are very clean with everything needed for cooking. We had an oceanview and spend a lot of time on our balcony. We did not go to the pool since it was off site. The beach was okay. We did enjoy walking it early in the morning. I wish there was a restaurant on site but there are several close by within walking distance. Parking was the only down side. It was hard to find a spot most days close to our condo. It would be nice if they had assigned parking.