Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club

Absolutely perfect! The room was so comfortable. The kitchen was large. The beach was excellent. I do wish there was more restaurants on site but the pool bar/restaurant was fine and open 11-7??. The beds were very comfortable and the room was spacious and large. Not too big of a resort and able to park close to room easily

The resort is a big okay & I’m not picky., but, for price I expected more. Typical resort, NOTHING special….. two small pools overrun with children & pool scum around the perimeter of the pool. For a resort of this size & caliber the pools are lacking. I would never choose a chair by the pool unless you want to listen to screaming children. There are loungers in a grassy area overlooking the ocean which is nice, but if you want an umbrella it’s $35/day. Poipu beach is accessible from the resort , but extremely crowded because of the public access next door . Additionally, patrons from neighboring resorts come & take chairs in the grassy areas because no one seems to monitor this, seriously disappointing for a Marriott. Because the resort is next to a huge public parking lot so people are not only coming & going all day, but worse, local teenagers are hanging out in the public parking area until late into the night. Hale 5, 6 & 7 all have rooms that overlook this parking lot & should be sold at a discount …..paying $1000- $1200/night isn’t fair for those rooms. We started our stay in Hale 6 (even though I called twice before arrival stating I absolutely do not want a room overlooking the public parking lot)upon check in, we arrived around 2 pm & got our room at 4pm…. The young man checking us in stated I see your request for NO Parking lot views & could not disclose our location at 2pm, but assured us we were in a beautiful location. Obviously, he was lying since our room was in hale 6 overlooking the parking lot. So incredibly disappointing. Thankfully, Glenda at the front desk moved us to Hale 8 (but we had to check out of our room at 10am the next morning & couldn’t get to new room until 4pm - big inconvenience when you pay $1000+/day)…. Again, rooms overlooking the public parking lot should definitely be sold at a discount. It should be noted: rooms are very nice, with very comfortable beds. Also, Kaua’i is amazing, I would just find somewhere else to stay. Sorry Marriott, I think you are taking advantage of customers if you sell them an “ocean view room”, but they actually overlook a public parking lot with a little peek a boo view. Very deceptive.

Fun place in Poipu to stay. I have been to the Sheraton several times as Starwood Lifetime Titanium - but my sister is an owner at the Marriott, so we got to go there with her. I enjoyed the property a lot. It was a more peaceful experience. The landscaping was beautiful - there was a hammock I enjoyed just going and laying in to watch the clouds go by. The beach is great, and it's near the Poipu outer reef, so we also got a little swell. I brought my board with me from Florida and got a few good waves.

Lovely and well manicured resort that is perfect for families...it has it all. Fun pools for kids, big plush lawns, excellent beach (swim-able, Hawaiian monk seals, turtles ), and great gym. Rooms are good size. We had 2bd/2bath with a full size kitchen, inside dinning table, and out-side dinning on our balcony. View was of manicured garden, ponds, and waterfall. Numerous out-door barbecues available, no waiting. Beach-side restaurant/bar was good. Food was reasonable and drinks were resort rates. Grand kids gave it a big thumbs-up! Staff was helpful.

My crew & I recently spent a week at this vacation club. We really enjoyed the time and found everyone at the hotel team to be helpful and quick. As 4 adults, we found the place spacious , well equipped kitchen and loved the balcony. The grounds, garden and pools were really nice and well kept. A couple of times we texted for trash pick up and towel refreshes and the team was there in 10 minutes or less. Jose was super helpful. The hotel beach was nice, we rented an umbrella one day to get some shade. Poipu beach is just a short walk away and there were sea turtles! Lei making class was a fun activity to kick off the vacation. I would say good choices were pretty limited at the hotel and we went out or cooked in the room for most meals. I would recommend this location to others seeking a great place to stay in Kauai.

Second time at Waiohai, which is a long way to go for us (we don't go to the same places when we visit Hawaii). It's still my favorite Vacation Club, and a little different from others in terms of stuff for kids (no dedicated kid's pool, etc.) But it's family friendly, the resort is ideally located, highest level service, amenities, views and right next to Poipu Beach. The bar is excellent, so are the views and the staff. All staff were helpful, and there are many great walks along the ocean, down into shops at Kukui'ula, or the other way towards Makahuena point. Stores in Koloa are good for food or casual shopping. I can't say enough good things about here.