Mrs. Trojan wants to go back to Hawaii with our 1 year old in May. We're trying to stay on a budget (relatively speaking in this forum). Trying to be <$600 per night.

Hualalai, sadly, appears out of the question. Lowest advertised rates are $800+ for partial ocean view rooms. Interestingly, the golf-ocean and pool-view rooms are not coming up as bookable. These categories used to be advertised in the $600 range per night. Any thoughts?

RC Kapalua has one of the best values with AMEX FHR 4th night free promo. Using that, a club room is only $539 with the promo. Non-club ocean view rooms are around $400.

St Regis PV is also an excellent deal for points redemptions. 16,000 points per night on promo or 8,000 points + $150 per night for a regular (non view) room. Upgrading to a decent room would be the challenge here, as I am a lowly SPG gold. Typically only SPG plats get good upgrades.

FS Manele Bay is also running 4th night free, but not sure if the resort is kid-friendly. This price works out to be $521 for Ocean Terrace rooms.

Other thoughts for a "bang for the buck" luxury property in Hawaii? I suppose I should clarify that we do NOT want to stay on Oahu.