Originally Posted by rmyadsk
No Marriott properties on Kauai offer rooms at the government rate, as far as I can tell. I have tried many times to book a room at this rate while on official business (I believe it is $157/night for Kauai, possibly seasonal) and have never been successful. To contrast this with Oahu, I have never had a problem at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa after no less than nine separate stays with them (with a duration of up to two weeks per stay).
I can't justify the $250+ rates for the most basic rooms on my expense report so I stay at a local condo while on the island.
See
this link for an article on an upcoming Courtyard on Kauai, up in the Waipouli Beach/Kapa'a area. Hopefully the rooms will indeed be "moderately-priced" as the article explains.
If you can stomach a timeshare presentation, Marriott Kauai will give you 5 nights for $599, plus they even throw in some credit towards food/drink (maybe $75). It's probably subject to availability and blacked out for peak seasons, but it's worth asking for if you really want to stay at this Marriott. FWIW, Marriott timeshare presentations are less distasteful than most. The timeshares are walking distance from the resort, so the shuttle-bus-trap gambit is not in play. Do your 90 minutes, say NO about ten times, and walk away.
You can Priceline for about the same money, but it looks like more people get the Radisson than the Marriott. I don't think the Radisson is quite as nice as the Marriott.