Apr 19, 2014, 10:52 am
Last edit by: FlyinHawaiian
NOTE - This property will be leaving Marriott, currently targeted for March 1, 2021. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32943111-post126.html
Hotel website: Kauai Beach Marriott Resort
Hotel names: Marriott's Kaua'i Beach Club, Marriott Resort Kauai, Kalapaki Beach Hotel, Kauai Beachfront Hotel, Kauai Beach Oceanfront Resort.
Note: Not to be confused with either Marriott's Kauai Lagoons - Kalanipuʻu (an adjacent MVC property) or Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club (another MVC property but in Poipu/Koloa)
Hat tip to VickiSoCal.
Resort fee(30) for for Gold/Plat includes, value in parentheses
Self parking (17)
Internet (15) used, but true value to G/P is 0.
2 complimentary mai-tai's, or coffees, or pastries,
2-Hr tennis (25)
Free long distance and local calls
Hula lessons
Yoga class
Kids 12 and under free breakfast with adult purchase
Free water bottle daily (5/day)
10% off cabana rentals (beach cabana is 50/day for elites, 55 for non, book way in advance, they only have 3)
Free appetizer at Kukui's with entree purchase
Hat tip to sorka:
At check-in, I have been told that since I was Platinum, I could either go with the resort fee or with the parking fee.
Property maps from May 2018:
Hotel website: Kauai Beach Marriott Resort
Hotel names: Marriott's Kaua'i Beach Club, Marriott Resort Kauai, Kalapaki Beach Hotel, Kauai Beachfront Hotel, Kauai Beach Oceanfront Resort.
Note: Not to be confused with either Marriott's Kauai Lagoons - Kalanipuʻu (an adjacent MVC property) or Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club (another MVC property but in Poipu/Koloa)
Hat tip to VickiSoCal.
Resort fee(30) for for Gold/Plat includes, value in parentheses
Self parking (17)
Internet (15) used, but true value to G/P is 0.
2 complimentary mai-tai's, or coffees, or pastries,
2-Hr tennis (25)
Free long distance and local calls
Hula lessons
Yoga class
Kids 12 and under free breakfast with adult purchase
Free water bottle daily (5/day)
10% off cabana rentals (beach cabana is 50/day for elites, 55 for non, book way in advance, they only have 3)
Free appetizer at Kukui's with entree purchase
Hat tip to sorka:
At check-in, I have been told that since I was Platinum, I could either go with the resort fee or with the parking fee.
Property maps from May 2018:
Kaua'i Marriott Resort, HI [Leaving Marriott March, 2021]
Jan 7, 2015, 2:18 pm
#76
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SNA
Posts: 18,240
See my followup post "she found us a king partial ocean view, and a 2 doubles, garden view, in the same tower, but different floors. On arriving at the rooms, the kids' garden view had what I would describe as a partial ocean view and we had what I would describe as a full ocean view"
We chose to be split from our (teenage) kids for the better view, to get connecting rooms we would have had to sacrifice the views.
We chose to be split from our (teenage) kids for the better view, to get connecting rooms we would have had to sacrifice the views.
Jan 7, 2015, 3:10 pm
#77
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 374
See my followup post "she found us a king partial ocean view, and a 2 doubles, garden view, in the same tower, but different floors. On arriving at the rooms, the kids' garden view had what I would describe as a partial ocean view and we had what I would describe as a full ocean view"
We chose to be split from our (teenage) kids for the better view, to get connecting rooms we would have had to sacrifice the views.
We chose to be split from our (teenage) kids for the better view, to get connecting rooms we would have had to sacrifice the views.
Any favorite places to eat?
Jan 8, 2015, 9:17 am
#80
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 118
Also, I third the Duke's suggestion.
Jan 8, 2015, 1:38 pm
#82
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicagoland/ORD
Programs: UA Million Miler (Gold), Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,458
Duke's is my favorite restaurant on the island. I only stay at the Marriott for a few days bookending timeshare vacations and always eat at Duke's on those days--so I can charge the meals to the room and get extra MR points--plus a couple of days in between.
Jan 12, 2015, 12:19 pm
#84
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 374
Have arrived. Staying 9 days, two days paid on each end and a 7 day travel package in the middle. Original reservation was for garden, given a pool view on 6th floor which as water view from balcony. Not a great upgrade but nice room.
Have eaten at Dules and loved it and also at Portofino. Will not go back to Portofino.
Have eaten at Dules and loved it and also at Portofino. Will not go back to Portofino.
Jan 12, 2015, 8:57 pm
#85
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Programs: MR LT Titanium, IHG Plat.,UA Premier Silver, & PA/OH Turnpike Million Miler
Posts: 2,308
Have arrived. Staying 9 days, two days paid on each end and a 7 day travel package in the middle. Original reservation was for garden, given a pool view on 6th floor which as water view from balcony. Not a great upgrade but nice room.
Have eaten at Dules and loved it and also at Portofino. Will not go back to Portofino.
Have eaten at Dules and loved it and also at Portofino. Will not go back to Portofino.
--Jon
Jan 20, 2015, 4:42 pm
#86
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 374
Finished our 9 nights on the 19th. Had a great time. Upgraded to a pool view on the 5th floor. View of the ocean from balcony. Definitely would stay here again. However was not impressed with the hotel's food. Ate at Duke's three times and off property at least four times.
Feb 27, 2015, 3:32 pm
#90
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicagoland/ORD
Programs: UA Million Miler (Gold), Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,458
I had two brief stays here as gold at the end of January and mid-February, bookends to a timeshare vacation.
First stay was one night. Arrived around 9:30 p.m., dead tired. When I checked in, I had already been upgraded to a king deluxe oceanview room. The room was large with both a sofabed and an extra couch. However, it didn't have a lanai. Not a problem for a one-night stay.
The desk clerk asked if I had a car; I didn't. The next morning I realized I hadn't received any of the coupons that come with the resort fee. Since I didn't care about them, I figured I'd protest the fee when I checked out because I didn't get any of the benefits. When I checked out, the resort fee wasn't on my folio, so I didn't ask about it.
Second stay was for two nights. Told the desk clerk I didn't have a car (and Internet was free for golds), so she waived the resort fee. Last year I tried to get this fee waived for the same reasons, but had to pay it. When I checked out, $17 parking fee per night was on my folio. Got it removed easily.
I asked about an upgrade with a lanai. Didn't get an ocean view, but the lanai was more important to me. I was offered the elite gift (shouldn't have been since I found out later it's for plats only), a basket of envelopes with a variety of free items inside. I drew a free refillable mug. Since I was there for only two days, that wasn't of value to me and the clerk offered points instead. A couple of weeks later 500 points posted to my account.
First stay was one night. Arrived around 9:30 p.m., dead tired. When I checked in, I had already been upgraded to a king deluxe oceanview room. The room was large with both a sofabed and an extra couch. However, it didn't have a lanai. Not a problem for a one-night stay.
The desk clerk asked if I had a car; I didn't. The next morning I realized I hadn't received any of the coupons that come with the resort fee. Since I didn't care about them, I figured I'd protest the fee when I checked out because I didn't get any of the benefits. When I checked out, the resort fee wasn't on my folio, so I didn't ask about it.
Second stay was for two nights. Told the desk clerk I didn't have a car (and Internet was free for golds), so she waived the resort fee. Last year I tried to get this fee waived for the same reasons, but had to pay it. When I checked out, $17 parking fee per night was on my folio. Got it removed easily.
I asked about an upgrade with a lanai. Didn't get an ocean view, but the lanai was more important to me. I was offered the elite gift (shouldn't have been since I found out later it's for plats only), a basket of envelopes with a variety of free items inside. I drew a free refillable mug. Since I was there for only two days, that wasn't of value to me and the clerk offered points instead. A couple of weeks later 500 points posted to my account.
