Koa Kea Hotel & Resort

This resort has a relaxed vibe that beats the larger name-brand resorts found along the same beach area. The staff was friendly and the resort is well maintained.

Ko’a kea is very close to what we like. The ocean,turtle beach and other activities.It has a very friendly atmosphere with a very clean and secure environment. The rooms are very comfortable and quiet. The service we receive is 5 star in all categories

The hotel accommodations and staff were perfect. Room was very clean. Service in dinning room was awesome. Highly recommend!

Ko'a Kea was my favourite accommodation out of six places we stayed on Kaua'i and Big Island. It's small, which I love. It's particularly noticeable when strolling along the boardwalk to Po'ipu Beach a couple of hundred metres away. (There are green turtles and even a Monk Seal when we visited.) You pass a sprawling well-known resort with its crowds and noise. Obviously many people love it, but if relative quiet and peace is your thing, that's a nightmare. Ko'a Kea has all the facilities and activities you might want, but on a smaller scale. The views are spectacular. I was very specific about what I wanted, and you pay more for a complete ocean view, rather than pool and ocean view, but most rooms would have a nice outlook, I would imagine. (See photos taken from our balcony.) The breakfasts and dinner we had at Red Salt were great. The staff are universally friendly and helpful. Rooms are a good size - not enormous, but we spent most of our time exploring the island, not sitting in our room. There's a water-sports booth with plenty of gear for hire. Our daughter had a surfing lesson with David and she adored it. There's a public beach literally a few metres away and a protected shallow bay for snorkeling right out the front. As an added bonus for a bird watcher, a moli (Laysan Albatross) circled the resort for 5 minutes on the morning we arrived. They're usually only found on the north side of Kaua'i. They're 'aumakua (a guiding ancestral spirit) to many native Hawai'ians, so it felt pretty special to have one circling above me as I sat on the beach. Mid-January is an off-peak time, but winter in Kaua'i is wonderful, especially on the southern and south-western sides of the island. (It averaged 23-25 C every day for a week, and only rained twice, for a few hours.) There are fewer tourists, (ironic, I know) and so everything feels more relaxed. It is certainly rather expensive (especially for Australians, who need to remember that everything is about 20% more expensive than advertised because of tipping, which is expected) but for us it was worth it. (A note especially for Aussies - we are used to a quoted price for a night's stay to be the total cost. Not so in the US. Unless specified as 'all fees included', there are state taxes, federal taxes, 'transient fees', amenities fees, parking fees and the odd charge that made no sense at all. This applies to all accommodation across the islands. It can easily add 10 - 20% to the advertised rate. Check first!) As someone who rarely stays in resorts when travelling, Ko'a Kea was a wonderful surprise. I recommend it unreservedly.

Beautiful and peaceful resort. Our time at Koa Kea was very relaxing and restful. We enjoyed the quiet atmosphere, sitting on the lawn looking out at the ocean, and taking walk along the beach. Koa Kea is just a few minutes walk to the beach are where the sea turtles come in. That was very special!