Koa Kea Hotel & Resort

We stayed at Ko'a Kea for our milestone anniversary and couldn't have been happier. Our spacious room had a balcony overlooking the pool and the beach. The location was sublime, steps from Poipu beach where we saw the sea turtles sleeping in the sand. The staff was friendly and accommodating. Valet parking is a bit pricey, I wish they had a self-parking option. We recommend this resort to visitors seeking an upscale experience.

Nice boutique hotel, not quite on poipu beach but adjacent. The meals for breakfast and dinner were quite delicious, however, they did not have any vegetarian entree options for lunch, which was a big problem for my wife. Hence we ended up going next door to marriott vacation club at their honu beachside bar for lunch on most days (turned out to be great, as both their location and food options were amazing).

Ko’a Kea is a charming and friendly place. I spent a quiet and relaxing 5 days. It’s at a location where you can easily launch explorations of the island. I definitely would come back.

The Ko'a Kea is a very nice hotel. If you want to sit around the pool, or lay on a lounge on grass overlooking the water, good choice. It's quiet, no crazy water slides and kids running around, so perfect for quieter vacations without children. Housekeeping was excellent, front desk was superb, valet parking guys were great, everyone else we dealt with was very nice. But here's the "but:" It is not the place to go if you want to be on a beach. First off, the property doesn't lead directly to the sand; you have to walk one way or the other (which is obvious in the photos). During our stay, the stairway to the right (facing the water) was missing, so you had to take a tricky path over rocks and sandbags to get down. To the left was a bit of a walk, which led to a pretty busy area that served multiple other properties. And here's the thing that really bothered me: they're charging about $60 a day in "resort fees", but chairs and an umbrella are extra! How can you call yourself a resort, charge a resort fee, then still ask for additional money for items as basic as beach chairs and an umbrella?! (FYI, if you book through Costco, the resort fee is waived and you get a $150 credit, but it cannot be applied to beach rentals). One other quick peeve: When I answered the hotel's own survey with comments like above, I got back the most generic, anodyne, "we appreciate your feedback, it'll help us improve" response. Oh really? If you truly care about your customers' feelings, how about answering back in a way that shows you actually read and understood? So, bottom line to me, the Ko'a Kea is perfect if you don't care about being on the sand, but make another choice if you don't come to Hawaii to sit around a pool.

We LOVED our experience at Koa Kea resort! I highly recommend staying here. The size of the resort is just right, not overly big and the location is perfect to use several beaches and walk to coffee shops and breakfast (if you want to try any places off the resort grounds). The staff is very friendly and helpful. We had a garden view room, which I thought was perfect- we were steps away from the pool, hot tub, and tiki hut- but the room was still very quiet. In the morning I would sit on our lanai and drink coffee overlooking the ocean in the background- PARADISE! The rooms are updated and comfortable and the bathroom has a large walk in granite tiled shower- it was fantastic. At first, the valet parking took me off guard, but the staff is super quick to attend to you, very friendly and accommodating- it was a nonissue. If we ever go back to Kauai, I would 100% stay here again. P.S. I booked it through Costco travel and had no issues at all.