The Good..The beach, the grounds, the location and the weather. Also the Expedia Trip advisor.

The OK... Room 439... a bit shop worn... poorly equipped kitchen.. a wine opener but no wine glasses, a skillet but no spatula... 4 cups - count 'em!

The Bad... Weak Internet connection... which is apparently OK with Hotel Management who are aware of the problems but not willing to invest in a remedy. The Beach Restaurant...I had trouble distinguishing the fish from the chicken. Duke's down the beach was great. The Check Out... incorrectly calculated my final check out account.

My husband, 1 year old, & I stayed for 8 days at Kaanapali Shores. It was the perfect place for a low key, relaxed holiday with family. The actual resort exceeded our expectations - the room was super tidy, comfortable, & updated with an awesome ocean view (7th floor). The grounds were beautiful with two lovely pools and a nice beach (shade in the morning!) with plenty of swimmable areas & lots of people boogie & paddle boarding. The vibe was excellent - very relaxed & family friendly. Very nice staff. The only reason I give it 4 stars is that the restaurant food did not match the quality of the resort - we ended up going down the beach to Duke's for most of our meals or eating in our place (which is easy to do since there is a lovely, well stocked kitchen).

This place is beautiful. They have a gorgeous lobby, walkways, and comfortable rooms. We considered having honeymoon photos taken here as they have their own photographers available and gorgeous packages to choose from but we didn't budget for this. Next time! There is a supermarket across the street so you don't have to stop at the crowded Safeway on the way here if you don't want to. It came in handy for picking up last minute items, groceries, and just a place to hang out once everything else in the area is closed. LOL

Our room was a honeymoon upgrade to partial ocean view but there was a giant palm tree in the way. No problem for us though since we had things to do and places to go. The kitchen has plates, utensils, cups, pots and pans, sample size dishsoap, sample laundry detergent (more available at their gift shop), and a dishwasher! Hooray! We did set everything in the dishwasher prior to using just in case and then went off to the beach. The only problem was the bed was OLD and possibly broken. Too many honeymooners there??? It creaked every time we moved in our sleep and would wake us up. We forgot about the sofabed convertible or we would have tried sleeping there instead. Walking the grounds at night, we came across a few new amphibian friends. Yes, there are frogs here! Our last night there was also a baby lizard in our living room watching tv with us. That little guy was taken back outside.

Check out the Activity guides (airport & hotel) prior to going to their Activity Desk. We snagged a much better price booking a ziplining appointment this way than going through their agent for Piiholo Ranch.

This was our second visit to Kaanapali Shores!!! Another great stay. Stayed in room 946 and the view was great. Watched the whales again from the balcony. Very affordable and having a suite with a view is really nice. They added a few charges since my last visit. Ten dollar fee per day for wifi and safe for the room. I think having to have a card to get a towel for the beach or pool was inconvenient . I still think this is a great place to stay and will return again!!!!! Location is really close to everything. Can't go wrong staying here.