2417 @ Lihue Oceanfront Resort Kauai Beach Drive Hawaii — Hotel in Kauai

This is only MY PERSONAL OPINION on my experiences during my most recent vacation, Feb 28-Mar 9.

I Love love love the island of Kauai and The Kauai Beach Villas & Resort is my favorite place to stay. I haven't stayed in a resort room, but my family rents one of the privately owned condos that is located on Resort Property every winter. This year due to my disability limitations I spent quite a bit of my holiday in or at the resort. Now on to the Good & the Meh-it's okay:

First, The Good Stuff - One of the most affordable resorts on island with private owned condos/aprtmnts rentable for any length stay; 2 restaurants with upscale ambience on property; Gift/snack Shop on property; E Kanakapila held here in the ballroom every Monday night; Big Tropical Decor Lobby that has multiple, comfy conversation areas & opens to the Pool Garden; the beach is never busy so i could always find a private spot under a small tree or bush; Amazing swimming & spa pool area that's super relaxing & refreshing by day & oh so romantic after dark (+No one kicked me out when I was sitting by the pool until midnight); A twisting water slide, that my nieces & nephews just loved, that shoots you into the 3 foot deep wade-in saltwater pool; Same area was the best place for lounging when I didn't feel like getting sand in my crevices. The pool areas also have an amazing pool bar/food stand server gal who took such great care of me; (I'm pretty sure if you're staying in a resort room you can charge to room throughout your stay so no need to lug & keep track of a wallet; Plenty of Private-ish spots on the beach at sunrise if you like to wake and bake to start your day or for sure after dark I could chief it up pretty much anywhere (I mostly sat on the smokers bench at the beach entry) or have your morning coffee out on your Lanai & enjoy the beauty (So Gorgeous); Gift Shop has some nice little souvies for an okay price for the island (I'd definitely look around here 1st, then the Hawaii Souvie area in Walmart & other local shops around the island, go back to resort shop for last minute forgotten/anything you didn't find elsewhere.

The Not So Great - BEWARE AVOID Gift shop on Monday (E Kanikapila) evenings. My 1st day shopping experience was nice, no pressure & very laid back. I bought a nice hat/T-shirt combo and got a super cute tie-dye hoodie 50%off. BUT...the next Monday they were overly "up in my business" dude was following me around blatantly staring from 2 feet away. He peppered me with question after question like: where I'm from, where I'm staying, what building I'm in, how many am I with, blah blah blah. I still have bad social anxiety since I had COVID 2 years ago & that dude totally didn't help. Disappointingly, I didn't get a Hula Girl for my boyfriends car because I was so upset; Watch you don't get a bottom floor room on the Northside of the Resort building. The hallway is super closed in and feels like you're below deck on a cruise ship & room windows, if any, seem minimal.

This was a wonderful , relaxing and refreshing wellness retreat...

This came up on a search for hotels when we were looking for a last-minute place to spend our last day on Kauai. The rate was good and photos showed a fabulous beachfront pool, which is really all we cared about for that day. We booked a non-refundable room, and then noticed the fees. On top of the room rate, we were charged a resort fee, a cleaning fee, and a 24-hour desk fee (these were all rolled into a single line item called "Taxes and Fees;" I called the website that issued my reservation to get the list of itemized fees). There is also a daily parking fee, but we weren't charged for parking because we didn't have a car. Even without the parking fee, our moderately priced hotel room ended up costing almost 3 times the posted room rate. ||||The room was a privately-owned unit at Kauai Beach Resort in Lihue. It was small but comfortable, and there were snacks, cold drinks, tea, coffee and cocoa in the room. This was a Mountain View room overlooking the parking lot and the roof of a neighboring wing. There were beach toys provided on the small balcony. Bath linens were soft and plush but had an off odor; Aveda toiletries improved the experience. Bedding and beds were comfortable. Housekeeping is provided once per stay. Our check-in and check-out went smoothly and the front desk staff were very polite. ||||The resort is a little tired on the exterior but interior common spaces have been updated and were warm and welcoming. The pool was really fun and we loved the waterslide. The pool and slide attendants were friendly and helpful. The location is convenient to the airport.||||Overall the quality of the resort and the room were acceptable, but the steep fees made it a poor value. I won't book through Gaia Gives again and would not recommend...

This came up on a search for hotels when we were looking for a last-minute place to spend our last day on Kauai. The rate was good and photos showed a fabulous beachfront pool, which is really all we cared about for that day. We booked a non-refundable room, and then noticed the fees. On top of the room rate, we were charged a resort fee, a cleaning fee, and a 24-hour desk fee (these were all rolled into a single line item called "Taxes and Fees;" I called the website that issued my reservation to get the list of itemized fees). There is also a daily parking fee, but we weren't charged for parking because we didn't have a car. Even without the parking fee, our moderately priced hotel room ended up costing almost 3 times the posted room rate. ||||The room was a privately-owned unit at Kauai Beach Resort in Lihue. It was small but comfortable, and there were snacks, cold drinks, tea, coffee and cocoa in the room. This was a Mountain View room overlooking the parking lot and the roof of a neighboring wing. There were beach toys provided on the small balcony. Bath linens were soft and plush but had an off odor; Aveda toiletries improved the experience. Bedding and beds were comfortable. Housekeeping is provided once per stay. Our check-in and check-out went smoothly and the front desk staff were very polite. ||||The resort is a little tired on the exterior but interior common spaces have been updated and were warm and welcoming. The pool was really fun and we loved the waterslide. The pool and slide attendants were friendly and helpful. The location is convenient to the airport.||||Overall the quality of the resort and the room were acceptable, but the steep fees made it a poor value. I won't book through Gaia Gives again and would not recommend...