Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Kauai, Hawaii)

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa is situated on 1571 Poipu Road, Koloa, HI 96756 on the south side of Kauai.

According to Grand Hyatt Kauai's website, there are 602 guestrooms with private balcony/lanai. There are complimentary daily activities and classes. In addition, there is also Camp Hyatt for kids age 3 to 12 years old with a fee.

There is also a golf course on site which faces the ocean and many restaurants on site as well. The hotel offers their own luau every Thursday and Sunday.

Comparing this hotel to St. Regis Princeville, this resort has more things to do and is much bigger. The kids like the different pools they have especially the slide and lazy river which St. Regis didn't have. This hotel is also cheaper compared to St. Regis but does not give you an intimate feeling like St. Regis as there are not many people staying at St. Regis. Another good thing about St. Regis is that their beach have calm waves, so we can go and snorkel.

Here are some pictures of the hotel.

As with other hotels, this hotel also charges a resort fee which is $31.25.

Resort fees include:
1. 2 bottles of water
2. fitness classes
3. access to the 24 hour gym
4. wi-fi
5. self laundry with detergent provided
6. self parking
7. daily activies such as feeding the koi fishes, parrot show, etc
8. use of the multiple pools, water basketball, water volleyball and water soccer
9. filtered water
10. many more that are shown in the picture below

The resort is really big, so I would suggest that you request for a room near the pool if you have kids that like to be in the pools all day long. They have a nice water slide that we went multiple times, we also played water basketball and of course the hot tub.

Here are pictures of the different pools and slides.

More pictures on the beach. As you can see, the waves are huge and there is also a red flag to warn people that it is not recommended to swim in the beach.

The pictures of the Anara Spa facilities is on another post.

St Regis Princeville Resort (Kauai, Hawaii)

June 14, 2016 (Tuesday)

St Regis Princeville is in the North Shore of Kauai where it is the wettest part of the island. There are many beautiful beaches in the North Shore.

I booked just 1 night at St Regis Princeville and the other 3 nights at Grand Hyatt Kauai in the South Shore. I personally think that 1 night in the North Shore is enough as we get to spend almost 2 days in the North Shore to explore the area.

North Shore is indeed the wettest part of the island as during the 2 days that we were there, it rained frequently; sometimes quite hard. The sky was always cloudy.

This hotel also only offers valet parking for a fee and the hotel price includes the resort fee. However, Wi-Fi is not free, nor are there any free bottles of water in the room. I didn't check out the gym but according to Anthony who went, there are 2 gyms and are nicely equipped. The smaller gym has less people and is more private. Note that the gym provides free bottles of water in case you need some.

When we arrived, we were welcome with seashell necklace for girls and bead necklace for boys. Even though it's not as pretty as fresh orchid lei but I think it's more practical as we get to wear it anything we want while fresh orchid lei deteriorate after a few days. I have my 2 kid models below to showcase the necklaces.

The lobby is very grand and beautiful with many fresh flower arrangements.

The waiting area is also very spacious and the sofas are very comfortable. There is also a large outdoor patio where you can sit and view the gorgeous ocean and mountain. If you like, you can also order drinks there.

After waiting till the check in time (4pm), we finally got our room card. We had an ocean view room and it was very nice. The room is pretty big but there was no balcony. 

I was taking pictures in the bathroom when Mason discovered a switch. Guess what the switch is for?

The bellman came shortly after we arrived in our room and also offered us 2 bowls of snacks, which was a very nice gesture.

After that, we quickly changed into our swimsuits as the kids can't wait to check out the pools.There are 1 big pool, a few small pools and a hot tub. There is also a beach near the pool where there were people snorkeling as the waves here is surprising not big.

Do note that all the beaches at Hawaii is open to public, even the beach next to the hotel. So, anyone can come to the beach. But as you can see, there are not many people here. 

When I was doing my research online, I read that this hotel is the most favorite among celebrities visiting Kauai because it feels more private and there are less guests/kids here. The reason that I think that there are not many people here is probably because of the price and the weather.

This is the most expensive hotel that I have stayed at during my several years of travelling.