Kaanapali Beach Hotel

2525 Kaanapali Pkwy
Kaanapali, HI 96761
Kaanapali Beach Hotel

Avg. Attribute Rating: 3.4 (out of 5 stars)

Total FunnelScope Rating:  12.2

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Reviewed by Reviewed Mark T at Hotels.com on September 8th 2009
"We checked in very late, after 10:00 pm. and was given a room in the old section of the hotel. This is a section you don't want to be in. After two tr"...Read Full Review

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  • HistoricalHistorical 4.5
  • TraditionalTraditional 4.5
  • Room SizeRoom Size 2.6
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 2.3
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-08-12 at Hotels.com on September 8th 2009
"the kaanapali beach hotel was an outstanding value for the money. the hotel service was top-notch, and the room itself was very spacious and clean. al"...Read Full Review

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  • CleanlinessCleanliness 5.0
  • RomanticRomantic 5.0
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 4.8
  • Room SizeRoom Size 4.5
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 4.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-07-23 at Hotels.com on September 7th 2009
"They charge for everything too - parking fees even for guests who might visit you. Internet is $10 per day, and the rooms are not soundproofed. Carpet"...Read Full Review

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  • ParkingParking 4.0
  • FoodFood 4.0
  • RomanticRomantic 2.8
  • BeachBeach 2.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-06-29 at Hotels.com on September 6th 2009
"Not the newest hotel on the beach, but it had the same view, sandy beach, great snorkeling, etc. Had a few people (not staying at the hotel) tell us h"...Read Full Review

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  • ViewView 5.0
  • Pool QualityPool Quality 4.8
  • ParkingParking 4.5
  • BeachBeach 2.6
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-06-09 at Hotels.com on September 6th 2009
"Guest did not leave a comment."...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-06-17 at Hotels.com on September 6th 2009
"My husband and I just returned from Hawaii. The trip was not planned so we did not have a lot of time to research hotels. We stayed 3 nights at the Ka"...Read Full Review

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  • RomanticRomantic 2.8
  • BeachBeach 2.5
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 0.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed Sabrina And G On 2009-06-05 at Hotels.com on September 6th 2009
"Great spacious room for the money. Very big and nice hotel with a great garden and pool area. The only thing we didnt liked is that you had to pay ext"...Read Full Review

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  • Pool QualityPool Quality 4.5
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 4.5
  • Room SizeRoom Size 4.3
  • ParkingParking 4.3
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Reviewed by Reviewed Paul p at Hotels.com on September 5th 2009
"beds were not comfortable. hard matress"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-30 at Hotels.com on September 4th 2009
"It was located on a very good beach. But the hotel is very old...good thing about them is good staff and live entertainment in evenings."...Read Full Review

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  • EntertainmentEntertainment 5.0
  • HistoricalHistorical 4.5
  • TraditionalTraditional 4.5
  • ServiceService 3.1
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 2.9
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-26 at Hotels.com on September 4th 2009
"We loved the location, style, and emphasis on Hawaiian culture provided at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel. Our room was older but very well cared for, room"...Read Full Review

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  • LuxuryLuxury 5.0
  • RomanticRomantic 5.0
  • Room SizeRoom Size 4.5
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 4.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-29 at Hotels.com on September 4th 2009
"The hotel was much better than we expected. The room was clean and spacious. The kitchenette was useful since there is a grocery store within walking"...Read Full Review

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  • Bathroom QualityBathroom Quality 4.5
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 4.5
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 4.2
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-03-14 at Hotels.com on September 3rd 2009
"Location was great - the room was big. We were in the newly remodeled area. Bed was uncomfortable, but not that bad. Room had a fridge, plenty of spac"...Read Full Review

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  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 3.9
  • Room SizeRoom Size 3.6
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 3.4
  • BedBed 3.2
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-03-11 at Hotels.com on September 3rd 2009
"This was a lovely hotel on the beach and the staff at the information desk gave very helpful advice on where to go and what to see in the area."...Read Full Review

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  • ServiceService 3.5
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 3.0
  • BeachBeach 2.7
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-03-02 at Hotels.com on September 3rd 2009
"The room was basic hotel but the service was outstanding. Our room faced the garden and pool which was immaculately kept up. The music from the nightl"...Read Full Review

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  • Pool QualityPool Quality 5.0
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 5.0
  • Room SizeRoom Size 4.5
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 3.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-17 at Hotels.com on September 2nd 2009
"You're paying for the location, not the room. The room was clean but of course it's not the Westin. However, we had Westin customers on our beach and"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-13 at Hotels.com on September 2nd 2009
"It was a one night stay at last minute and we were very satisfied.We met only nice people especially at check in.I love people that have a good sense"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-13 at Hotels.com on September 2nd 2009
"We found the hotel exceeded our expectations. In Hawaii hotel ads can be very misleading and we approached this reservation with fear due to the great"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-04 at Hotels.com on September 2nd 2009
"The staff ( I shouldn't call them the staff, they were more like friends, from the Welcome Orientation Breakfast...the Free Hawaiian Music and Dancing"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-01-25 at Hotels.com on September 1st 2009
"This resort was a very good pick for our first time to Hawaii. We have two kids that loved the pool and building a sand castle on the beach. The hotel"...Read Full Review

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  • Pool QualityPool Quality 4.0
  • FoodFood 4.0
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 2.9
  • BeachBeach 2.5
  • ServiceService 1.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-01-16 at Hotels.com on September 1st 2009
"Hotel has changed many things since it's takeover to a timeshare. I've stayed there many times during the transition, and they keep adjusting the rule"...Read Full Review

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  • ParkingParking 2.5
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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-01-26 at Hotels.com on September 1st 2009
"Having read all the reviews, I would say that most are correct-this hotel is fine for the price. Our room was on the ocean #385. Very clean. Think of"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-01-18 at Hotels.com on September 1st 2009
"Great value in an expensive area - we'll be back!"...Read Full Review

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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on June 4th 2009
"In 1994 my wife and I were married in Maui less than one mile from the Kaanapali Beach Hotel. That was our first trip to Maui but since then we have b"...Read Full Review

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  • Bathroom QualityBathroom Quality 2.7
  • BeachBeach 2.6
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 26th 2009
"This hotel give you true Hawaii and a great location. Just minutes to great shopping and sitting on the best beach ever for walk out snorkeling and su"...Read Full Review

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  • BusinessBusiness 4.4
  • FoodFood 4.0
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 3.5
  • BeachBeach 2.7
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 21st 2009
"While the reviews are true the staff is wonderful the hotel leaves something to be desired. I made our reservations months in advance so we could get"...Read Full Review

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  • HistoricalHistorical 3.2
  • TraditionalTraditional 3.2
  • Room SizeRoom Size 2.8
  • ServiceService 2.6
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 19th 2009
"If you are used to a marriot or similar you will be disappointed in this hotel. This hotel is advertised as the most hawaiin hotel and I guess that wh"...Read Full Review

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  • CleanlinessCleanliness 5.0
  • Pool QualityPool Quality 2.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 17th 2009
"We had a nice ground floor room with a walk-out to the pool areabeach. We had a king-size bed and a daybed. Our girls (ages 9 12) slept on the daybed"...Read Full Review

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  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 3.1
  • BedBed 2.6
  • Room SizeRoom Size 0.5
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 0.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 14th 2009
"As a travel consultant with cre8adventures.com, I've seen quite a few resort hotels in Maui. The Kaanapali Beach Hotel surprised me, in a good way. Th"...Read Full Review

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  • TouristTourist 4.5
  • AirportAirport 4.0
  • BeachBeach 2.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 14th 2009
"There are big resorts with 12 swimming pools, etc, but there's no place like Ka'anapali Beach Hotel. The offer an orientation breakfast which is wonde"...Read Full Review

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  • ParkingParking 4.5
  • FoodFood 2.6
  • BeachBeach 2.6
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 9th 2009
"We stayed on the second floor of the Kuaia building. Upon arrival, we went to the hotel room. I am not sure what on earth happened in that hallway, it"...Read Full Review

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  • Room SizeRoom Size 2.9
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 2.5
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 2.0
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 8th 2009
"We decided to return to Maui for our 40th wedding anniversary in April, 2009. We had been to Maui three times before and twice we had stayed at the Ka"...Read Full Review

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  • ServiceService 4.0
  • RomanticRomantic 3.5
  • BeachBeach 2.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 7th 2009
"Stayed from dec 27 to jan 2, 2009. Not impressive when you first get there, but it grows on you. Kinda stuck in the 50's-60's. Picked it based on TA r"...Read Full Review

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  • FoodFood 2.4
  • ServiceService 1.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on May 4th 2009
"I am surprised by all the positive and glowing reviews that this hotel has received. It fell way way below our expectations. We spent quite a substant"...Read Full Review

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  • Room SizeRoom Size 5.0
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 5.0
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 5.0
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 30th 2009
"Out of the last 6 years, we've visited our Kaanapali Beach Hotel family 5 times. Upon arrival the first words we hear are "Welcome Home!". Our first y"...Read Full Review

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  • TraditionalTraditional 3.5
  • HistoricalHistorical 3.3
  • RomanticRomantic 2.6
  • BeachBeach 2.5
  • FamilyFamily 2.4
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 25th 2009
"This was our 3rd trip to KBH in 2 years. I have to say that they get better and better each time we go! The staff at the hotel are exceptional. They w"...Read Full Review

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  • AirportAirport 3.3
  • ServiceService 2.9
  • FoodFood 2.4
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 23rd 2009
"We found this hotel by chance searching online after being invited to a family wedding in Hawaii and cannot recommend it highly enough. We read some v"...Read Full Review

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  • FamilyFamily 2.6
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 21st 2009
"Booked as part of our honeymoon, I expected this authentic Hawaiiain hotel would be perfect especially with the location on the beach. How I was wrong"...Read Full Review

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  • Prime LocationPrime Location 2.8
  • BeachBeach 2.5
  • AirportAirport 0.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 21st 2009
"I really can't believe all the positive reveiws for this hotel. We searched a few months ago on where to stay for our honeymoon, looking for online re"...Read Full Review

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  • TouristTourist 3.0
  • AirportAirport 2.9
  • HistoricalHistorical 1.0
  • TraditionalTraditional 1.0
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 20th 2009
"The location of this hotel is awesome..near Black Rock for snorkeling, whalers village,,excellent beach, trilogy is located on site. The rooms were cl"...Read Full Review

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  • EntertainmentEntertainment 5.0
  • CleanlinessCleanliness 4.5
  • BeachBeach 4.5
  • Bathroom QualityBathroom Quality 4.2
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 4.0
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 20th 2009
"We stayed @ the KBH recently, and the room was not worth it. We were put in the kauai wing, on the ground floor. The room was old, smelly, fixtures we"...Read Full Review

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  • HistoricalHistorical 4.5
  • TraditionalTraditional 4.5
  • FamilyFamily 2.3
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 1.0
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 18th 2009
"Nothing much to say except the service was excellent. We had a complaint about a smell and it was immediately taken care of. Also, they charged us for"...Read Full Review

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  • ParkingParking 4.5
  • ServiceService 2.3
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 16th 2009
"We found the Kaanapali Beach Hotel to be excellent, statring with the staff. From check in to services the people were most helpful and gracious. The"...Read Full Review

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  • CleanlinessCleanliness 4.5
  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 4.5
  • Room SizeRoom Size 4.2
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 4.2
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 14th 2009
"Arriving very late at night after a 8 hour flight we were warmly greeted and surprised to find a note in our room advising there was a bottle of Champ"...Read Full Review

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  • Room AmenitiesRoom Amenities 5.0
  • Room SizeRoom Size 4.7
  • Room QualityRoom Quality 4.3
  • ServiceService 3.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 11st 2009
"The KBH is very special hotel in a great location! You are treated like family while you are there. It is right on Kaanapali Beach just steps away fro"...Read Full Review

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  • FamilyFamily 4.5
  • RomanticRomantic 3.8
  • FoodFood 3.2
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 9th 2009
"This is a beautiful hotel. Rooms are big because it is an old hotel, but recently refurbished. Very clean bathroom. Old TV, but adequate. But hey, who"...Read Full Review

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  • CleanlinessCleanliness 5.0
  • Bathroom QualityBathroom Quality 4.5
  • HistoricalHistorical 4.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 9th 2009
"My family spent 5 nights at the KBH the last week of March 2009. It was a fabulous hotel. Couldn't ask for a better location close to Lahaina and just"...Read Full Review

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  • Prime LocationPrime Location 4.0
  • ServiceService 2.7
  • FamilyFamily 2.7
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 7th 2009
"The genuine service at this hotel is really second to none. The location is great, but their people are what make this hotel special! more"...Read Full Review

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  • Prime LocationPrime Location 3.5
  • ServiceService 3.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 3rd 2009
"Great location on beach. Old worn out rooms, moldy walls, stained carpet, bored staff. Avoid their Mixed Plate breakfast buffet, cheap cheap cheap, li"...Read Full Review

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  • TraditionalTraditional 3.6
  • Prime LocationPrime Location 3.5
  • ServiceService 3.5
  • HistoricalHistorical 3.3
  • BeachBeach 2.8
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on April 3rd 2009
"We stayed at the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel (my wife and a bunch of my family) right after the New Year. The hotel was quaint and felt more like a local h"...Read Full Review

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  • Prime LocationPrime Location 3.5
  • BeachBeach 3.5
  • CleanlinessCleanliness 2.5
  • FamilyFamily 2.5
  • FoodFood 2.5
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Reviewed by a user at Trip Advisor on March 29th 2009
"KBH treats you like you are part of their family. From the housekeeping to the top. Everyone is helpful and kind. I would and do recommend the Kaapana"...Read Full Review

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  • FamilyFamily 2.8
  • BeachBeach 2.8