2417 @ Lihue Oceanfront Resort Kauai Beach Drive Hawaii

"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 for me! Mahalo!"

"The room (2417) I stayed in was privately owned so it had an outside cleaning service you would have to contact. In general, the room was in need of some upgrade repairs but it was clean. This unit overlooked a roof, so the view wasn't great although you could see some green areas. I did miss it not having a microwave as I would bring back leftovers from the main town. The resorts restaurant is very pricey but the food was pretty good. The private resort beach was a plus for me."

"We had a wonderful stay! Unfortunately, no fault to the employees, service was slow in the restaurants due to low staffing? We enjoyed our room with amazing beautiful Ocean/pool views! The only way to go!! Jocelyn was an amazing awesome employee working poolside! She greeted you with a big Aloha smile everyday and she absolutely loved her job! She is an amazing asset to the Resort!! I loved following the path down to the Ocean every evening! We will definitely stay at this Resort on our return visit to Kauai!!"

"IT IS A SCAM AND TRAP! This room is in a hotel but owned and managed by a private person! It is filthy and dirty. Electrical wires coming out of the wall, electrical sockets not fixed, dirty stains on the floor, private stuff from the owner in the closet (vacume cleaner, pictures, etc.)"

"Beautiful grounds, friendly and helpful staff, great food accompanied by live entertainment ; a treat for anyone on vacation"