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!

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

Absolutely beautiful. Must see with your own eyes. Just fabulous. Enjoy!

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!!