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What a wonderful property. We’ve been to Maui many times but first time here. When we return this is where we will stay. Pricey but worth it. Beautiful large rooms/condo. Comfortable beds. Our studio faced courtyard and ocean. Amazing view (see photos). Staff very friendly. The pools (there are 4-5) are great. Dukes restaurant on the property. Quiet end of Kanapali beach. And beach is amazing. Best snorkeling we’ve ever had was right on beach here!

This resort is exceptional. We had such a great time here and will go back soon. The grounds are immaculate! Very impressive. The condos are roomy and clean. The staff at the resort are welcoming and very helpful. Highly recommend Honua Kai! Awesome!

Luana Garden Villas at the Honua Kai Resort provided the perfect spot for our family reunion. We rented six villas for our group of 33 family members, ages 6-90 (Honua Kai has both resort towers and villas). The villas were modern, clean, and spacious. The sliding doors on the lanais opened completely, allowing for easy indoor and outdoor space to relax, eat, and enjoy. The pool area at the center of the villa enclaves were perfect for the little ones to enjoy (big enough for kids to play Marco Polo) but small enough to feel private. The pool areas had a hot tub for the adults to relax, which was nice after a long day of activities. Bigger pools (including a lazy river and slides) were available by the resort towers for added fun. And, of course, ewsy access to Kaanapali beach was wonderful. Having Dukes restaurant right on the property made it easy to grab a meal when we didn’t want to cook in our villa. We rented 3 ground floor villas and 3 second floor villas. They were all wonderful but I’ll say the second floor units had more light and prettier views (you can’t see the ocean but you can see the garden landscape) and fewer bugs. The ground floor units inevitably had more bugs, as it’s a tropical place and bugs will come in if you open the lanai doors. This isn’t as “ritzy” as staying at the Four Seasons in Wailea or Ritz Carlton in Kapalua, but for a family reunion, I really appreciated the extra space, modern villas, and way fewer crowds. It was a wonderful home base!

Excellent resort in an excellent location. This was our first time in Maui and we decided to stay in the Kaanapali area at the Honua Kai. We rented through a resort rental company and were impressed with how easy the check in process was. Be sure to grab groceries on the way to the resort (in Kahului). The condo we had was amazing, 2 beds and two baths for three adults and two children. There are numerous elevators in the building, so you will always be near one, with direct access to the underground parking garage. The resort has multiple pools and none were never really crowded, but things started to pick up the weekend before the 4th of July. Having Dukes’s on the resort was a bonus, being able to place orders poolside. The beach at the resort is pristine with reefs for snorkeling. There are food trucks and a grocery store with in walking distance. The onsite store is a bit pricey. We will definitely be back!

Loved everything about our vacation, and the unit/accommodations were perfect in every way! Our contact for the unit was always available any time we reached out with questions. The view of the mountains allowed us to see several rainbows. Kids loved the pool area, Dukes was great when we did not feel like cooking in the unit, and the snorkeling right off the beach was absolutely amazing!!