We booked to stay in one of the resorts cottages, we were told the view would not be as nice as in the tower.. we could live with that. The cottage was wonderful, we stayed in Cottage A, about five steps to the pool and 15 to the ocean. Gorgeous mrning and evening views. the hotel staff were courteous and quick, I have no complaints whatsoever.

This was our first trip to Maui and our travel agent had booked our resorts for this trip b/c we were island hopping. We were delighted by the Royal Lahaina. It was clean and pretty. We even got an upgrade free on our room upon arrival. We LOVED our bed. It was the most comfortable bed we had ever slept in. The resort is on the beach and it is nice to take walks on. There is a luau in the resort that we went to but were not impressed b/c we had been to a better one on Oahu. All and all we loved the resort and would stay there again.

We stayed in this hotel on our anniversary 9 years ago. They have remodeled the rooms in the tower since then and they are really nice. The bed is wonderfully comfortable! The hotel is right on a great beach with gentle waves and clear blue water. We snorkeled around Black Rock and saw more turtles than we did on a paid snorkel trip to "Turtle Town." We ate breakfast in the dining room on Sunday morning. My husband had the buffet and I ordered off the menu. The service was great and the chef accomodated my special requests and even went above and beyond. We had lunch another day which was very good. We only had two complaints. We stayed on the 5th floor with a partial oceanview and every morning at 5:30 a.m. we were awakened by the sound of a rolling metal kitchen rack, and later in the morning by the sound of the rolling trash bin the gardener used. The light above the sink in the vanity area was awful! I had a really hard time putting on my makeup. If they would just put in soft white bulbs, it would probably solve the problem. Other than the two minor problems, we loved the hotel and will stay there again.

The resort is located on the most beautiful stretch of Kanaapali beach, very quiet and close to Black Rock which is a nice snorkeling site. Most of the activities are around Whalers Village which is 15 minutes away if walking or 5 minutes away with a free shuttle bus which operates inside the Kanaapali resort. Make sure you understand where you are sleeping because they have regular hotel rooms and cottages. I tought my package included an hotel room instead I got a cottage which was nice anyway. Don't expect excellent services or beautiful pools. Overall I tought that this resort was an excellent value for the money and I would recommend it to those who are looking to relax and stay away from the crowd. Perfect for families or for vacations longer than 1 week.

ALOHA! I booked my stay in 03/06 through a Travel Agency but I am coming back 11/07 AS a Travel Agent and will be staying a week! Out of thousands of places to pick worldwide on land or sea, I picked Maui to get married. Out of hundreds of resorts, on Maui, I picked Royal Lahaina for my honeymoon. I'm looking foward to my wedding and honeymoon here. $33 million has been spent on renovations to the tower and I am sure the cottages are next to be restored. Looking foward to my 2nd. stay. MAHALO!