Lawai Beach Resort Reviews & Ratings

Stayed here in a 2 bdrm in the Coral bldg in March 2007. It was great!! Have stayed here before, but never in the Coral bldg. The unit was recently upgraded and was very nicely done and comfortable. Resort staff very friendly and helpful. A wonderful vacation!!

The best resort we stay at in Kauai (we have timeshares at 4 different places there).

No A/C is preferred by us. When we stay at other resorts w/ an A/C , we find sitting on the lanai is not enjoyable. You hear the roaring of the units and there is no peace. At LBR we sit on lanai, hear no A/Cs and hear the waves on the beach.

The front desk will give out beach chairs, mats, ice chests, etc that departing guests donate. Other resorts take those donations and "charge" you for them per day, not LBR.

We use the beach more than the pool, but the Banyan pool is very nice. We like the grounds and have played the miniature golf and tennis. We have also enjoyed the on site activities. I have never been awakened by roosters, but we always stay in the Alii building, I would not go there and stay in the Coral building.

We purchased a unit here in 1991 and have added four more weeks in the following years. This is a wonderful place, low key and very quiet. Beautiful views of the Pacific complete with roaring surf and palm trees rustling in the wind. The best snorkling beach on the island and the finest restaurant with beautiful views of the sunset are some of the best things about Lawai. The staff is friendly and genuine in their desire to please. There are three lovely pools and large units with many amenities. There is no air conditioning but we never have needed it, the breeze is wonderful. Note we have never stayed here in the summer.

We stayed at the Lika Lani building over Christmas, 2004. Although we were able to get an exchange once before, this time we rented through Hawii Timeshares, which has offices at the resort.

We love the Lika Lani units. There are only four units; they originally were the apartments for the sales agents. Each unit is about 1500 sf with two baths, two bedrooms, a spacious living room and full kitchen. Each bedroom and the living room has a private lanai, and each has a television. This is great if you have kids; no fighting over which show to watch. The master bedroom also includes a large walk-in closet to store all your luggage. Each unit also has a washer and dryer. The units are simple in their architecture and appointments (no marble or corian countertops here), but it has spaciousness, location, windows, and so much more to offer that we would definitely choose to stay here again. It also has its own small parking lot. It's like having your own home on the island; you can drive right up to up and go up just a few steps to your spacious unit.

These units have lots of windows and lots of sunlight. The master bedroom has one wall of patio doors, a large 'picture' window, and three other windows with louvers. The windows are on three sides of the room, so there are breezes all day and night. The second bedroom and the living room have walls of windows, and the kitchen has several windows. So many timeshares seem dark to us, and this is just one reason why we like the Lika Lani so much.

The bottom two units have a limited view of the ocean, but I imagine the top two have better views. If the ocean view is important, I would suggest the Allii or the Banyon, because those buildings have great views off the balconies.

The entire resort is very quiet and low-key, as others have commented. There are usually one or two activities offered through the resort each day, nothing major, really. It could be making a shell necklace, or showing how to fish from a simple line. This is a plus to us, but if it's important to you to have many activities going on at a resort, you might want to look somewhere else.

Although some say the best beach on the island is the one across from this resort, that beach is a little difficult for many people (and lots of kids) because of all the rocks. A more kid-friendly beach with lots of sand to sit on and a sandy bottom, is the one shared by the Sheraton-Kuaii and the Planatation next to it. It's only about a mile away, and has an expansive beach and good waves for boogy boards. The snorkeling is pretty good there, too, and the easier access (sand bottom) more than makes up for a few less fish to look at.

We stayed one night in the Coral building in a corner unit abutting the driveway. It had been recently refurbished, and was quite nice. It was on ground level, so you could walk directly from the lanai to the popular beach right across the street. However, we would not choose to stay there for two reasons: Because it was next to the driveway, it was a bit noisy. In addition, the kitchen cupboards were on the other side of the master bedroom, so sleeping in while someone else is rummaging around in the kitchen is pretty difficult.

We had one difficulty this time. As I said above, we were renters this time. Although we had a confirmation for the Lika Lani from the Hawii Timeshare office, which has offices in the lobby of the resort, the resort itself had us confirmed for the Coral building. The opportunity to stay at the Lika Lani was the whole impetus for our going to Hawaii and showing up to get a different building was really disappointing. Someone was checking out of the Lika Lani the next day, so the general manager offered us a refund for one night's stay and moved us over the next day. However, at checkout, there was again a problem because the desk person decided to find out about what she called 'a discrepancy' (the refund) on the bill. While laudable for an employee to do this, it was irritating to have to go through this and wait another 20 minutes at checkout to have the refund verified. The bottom line for us: LBR needs to tune up on communication within the office and between Hawaii Timeshare and the office.

Nonetheless, if we were to buy anything else, we would buy here.

Wonderful resort with great amenities and friendly, helpful staff. Quiet location across the street from the best snorkling beach on Kauai. Alii and Banyan units have ocean views, Coral unit views vary, so RCI traders may not get ocean view. I have stayed here several times and enjoy the huge Lanai and spacious units.

We spent New Years of 2001 at Lawai Beach Resort and it was one of the best New Years my wife Wanda and I ever had. The Lawai management was open, honest, and very professional. The location is perfect and the island was fun to hike, and the restaurants in the area are very good. (What a luau we had one time.) My wife loved the whirlpool across from the beach. I liked the pool better.

Stayed here October 2003. The place is great. The location is great, the pools and hot tubs are great, it is quiet at night and the accommodations are spacious and extremely well maintained. We hope to go back sometime and stay again.

We love the peace of this island, and this resort is our kids favorite. Miniature golf, classes, pool, equipment rentals, on-site minimarket--all units view the beach, and have large decks--we sometimes use it as a sleeping porch. Mild breezes keep it comfortable. Tryit, you'll like it!

Absolutely paradise! Unbelieveable layout of multiple pools/gardens/hot tubs. Roomy and beautifully appointed units, with fabulous views from the lanais (deck balconies). Away from touristy hubub. Great staff, helpful, pleasant.

This is a beautiful resort located directly across the road from the best snorkeling beach in Kauai. It is located on the south side of the island, which gets very little rain. The resort has three swimming pools, game rooms and rental equipment. The units are all one- and two-bedrooms with full kitchen.