We just completed our week-long stay at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel in Maui, and wanted to give it a definite "thumbs up". While not the newest hotel on Ka'anapali Beach, it was clean and comfortable. The view from our lanai was absolutely wonderful. The hotel prides itself on promoting Hawaiian culture, and I think they're doing a wonderful job. We enjoyed the free welcome breakfast buffet -- it was interesting and informative, without taking too long (and they even gave away some great prizes). We also looked forward to the nightly cookies also!

Both of my daughters joined the Aloha Kids Club and eagerly attended the activities -- I'm not sure they even realized how much they were learning about Hawaiian history as they enjoyed themselves. The program is for kids and their families, and while I did not look forward to attending the kid's club activities (I have enjoyed drop-off kid's club programs in the past), I found all of the activities to be interesting and enjoyed spending the extra time with my children and seeing learn new things.

The hotel, I feel, has one of the best locations on the beach and is within walking distance to restaurants and shopping. And as a bonus, we actually saw a whale frolicking in the water one morning while sitting on the beach. The pool isn't large, but was the perfect size for our family (and was not crowded).

There is nightly entertainment that can be enjoyed (for free!!), and a Tiki Bar that serves great tropical drinks. The KBH has two restaurants which are both good, we ate breakfast at both and were happy with the food choices (as were our kids). We also enjoyed a great dinner at the Tiki Terrace. The Guest Services department helped us enjoy our stay, and they seemed to enjoy their interaction with guests. The hotel offers a magic show called Kupahana, which I HIGHLY recommend to anyone staying in Maui -- it was awesome, and the food was great.

We would return to KBH in a heartbeat...

We have just returned from an 8 night stay for our 25th wedding anniversary from Apr. 16 - 24th.
In comparison to the other hotels surrounding ours, we found that we had the most property to sprawl out on and put your lounge chair wherever you wanted and had your own space without being on top of your neighbour. There was never a problem of getting a chair even around the pool as was evident at the other higher end hotels nearby.
The fragrance of the plumeria trees in bloom in the courtyard was amazing.
We had an oceanfront room with 2 double beds even though we had requested a king size bed. We were disappointed upon entering the room and found this however we were on the 3rd floor of the Molokai Wing which was the top floor and the view of the beach was amazing. When I called the front desk and asked them about a king size bed, they said they did not have any available with an ocean front room. They said to check the next day for any cancellations if we wanted to. We decided to stay where we were and didn't bother inquiring.
My husband enjoyed watching 3 young dolphins at play one early morning from our balcony!
Our room was a little tired looking but on the whole not bad and for the location of the hotel and price compared to the others, it was well worth it.
The meals weren't bad at the hotel. We bought the Romance Package and it included a buffet breakfast at The Mixed Plate Restaurant or your coupon could be used toward your meal at The Tiki Grill but then you had to pay the extra and really, there wasn't a great difference in the quality of the food there from the other restaurant.
Our package also included our rental car and an insulated picnic bag to keep along with a picnic lunch which included enough food for a couple of lunches for the 2 of us so we were pleased that we had purchased that particular package with our travel agent.
The weather was perfect.
The staff for the most part was friendly, not over the top but okay, with the front desk the friendliest.
We went to the magic show offered at our hotel and very much enjoyed it and the meal provided.
On our day of departure, we were given kukuei nut leis to wear in keeping with the Hawaiian traditions which this hotel is noted for.
On the whole, we had a nice relaxing holiday and would stay at the KBH again should we ever return.

This was my third stay at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, and it is the only hotel I will stay at while on Maui (in the Lahaina area). I absolutely love it! The staff, the atmosphere, the accomodations, the beauty of the grounds were all AMAZING! I highly highly suggest staying here, the rooms are comfortable and clean and you'll feel right at home!

We just went to the Kaanapali Beach hotel with our two kids, ages 4 & 6 and had a marvelous time. I have to admit when we first checked in we were not impressed with our room and were a little concerned that the rest of the hotel would have the same rundown feel but that was not the case. The room was very spacious and frankly, we didn't spend a lot of time there anyway - the real value of this hotel is in the beautiful location and the activities you can participate in. They post the activities and you have to register for them beforehand (don't just show up because there is preperation that goes into each of the activities) and the ones that we did were awesome - we learned how to play the ukulele, made leis and took a hula class - all really fun! My four year old son took the lei making class with us and actually did great. You have to take the initiative to participate in the activities - it would be easy to miss if you weren't aware of them! (Also, it was nice to go to a welcome breakfast where they didn't try to arm wrestle you into buying a condo)

Our kids just loved the passport program, and I didn't feel pressured to buy anything - they were just thrilled that they got a stamp and a gift at each location throughout the resort and totally got into the whole program - my daughter wore her passport even when we weren't in the hotel. She was very proud and told every kid she saw about it.

The shows in the evening were nice, we could sit and have a cocktail and the kids danced to the music, so relaxing! If it's luxury you're after or you're on your honeymoon, I probably wouldn't stay there, but with family it was perfect - check rates and you'll see that it's a great value for that part of Maui. It was our first time to take the kids to Maui, I would have been ticked if we took them to a four star hotel and hung out at the pool the whole time. We felt very welcome and very comfortable and would definitely go back. We had a free night at the Marriott Wailea which was really awesome - they have an incredible pool (hey - weren't we on one of the best beaches in the world? why were we at the pool?) And the rooms were first class, the buffet breakfast was absolutely first class but it definitely didn't have a relaxed family feel, the beach wasn't directly in front of the hotel (if you stay in Wailea be aware that they have a pretty small beach compared to Kaanapali and all the hotels share it - in Kaanapali most of the hotels have their own beachfront) not to mention the going rate was nearly 3x that of Kaanapali Beach Hotel, we couldn't have swung a whole trip there but it was nice to have a little luxury at the end of our trip. All in all, as far as value - Kaanapali Beach Hotel is worth it - stay there, save the cash and use it for excursions and the HUGE cost of dining throughout Maui!