Best Four Star Hotels in Kauai

The air conditioner here is very old, it is impossible to adjust the temperature, and the noise is very loud. The most hilarious thing is that an earplug is placed on the bedside table and the card says "If you can use the earplugs if you are too noisy." - Other facilities and cleanliness are OK, the price is OK.

Breakfast: capsule coffee, whole wheat slices and white bread slices (with toaster), apple (whole skin), 1% low fat milk (ice, microwave oven next to capsule coffee machine), orange juice (concentrated orange juice with water) That kind, it is pure, but not nfc craft), grape sauce, butter, a dozen kinds of cereal. The hotel is very environmentally friendly and the tableware is degradable and disposable, so pack it yourself. No extra beds, children, parking, morning yoga classes from 6:30 to 7:30, yoga mats available in the room. The toiletries provided by the hotel are all lemongrass-like. There is no air conditioning. They are big fans, but the lovely island does not need air conditioning. It is very cool. It will be lit by the pool from 6pm to 10pm. There is a bull shed steakhouse in the hotel worth trying. There is a food land, safeway supermarket, there is a gas station at McDonald's, the traffic is simply not too convenient. The kenji burger at the intersection is a patties made with Hawaiian grass-fed beef. It is a family business. Can you eat the boss's mood?

We decided to take a trip for a birthday and chose the Islander on the Beach for the Aston name reputation and the location. Since the property had very low occupancy due to 3 days after Kauai re-opened (Covid19) amenities were closed ie...bar, shops etc. That was to be expected but Lori was so kind!! She greeted us at check in, provided information , a birthday welcome gift, some coffee vouchers and her phone number so that if we had questions or needed anything we could reach her. We did have a few questions and Lori was super quick to respond! Thank you Lori!!! Not having the resort full and the pool to yourself will spoil you :) The room is decorated Tiki terrific, clean and has everything we needed. We had an Oean Front room and it is wonderful to wake up to the sound of the crashing waves. The size of the resort is small/medium and perfect for our taste. The grounds are manicured and lovely. The location is central and could not be better for everything we wanted to do. Many great restaurants close by and the best of all is the Coconut Marketplace is walking distance. The Marketplace has the best ABC store with food & snacks to keep in your frig in room. Also a deli and hot food meals if you prefer. Since many shops around Kauai in the towns are still closed the ABC store saved us on our shopping. The marketplace has great shop choices and other eateries we took advantage of and most were open. This is a special resort and what I prefer over the huge ones that seem to lose their personalized touch. I highly recommend The Aston Islander on the Beach and look for Lori, she is the kindest person you can meet.

We were here for 2 nights in late Feb to go diving and had such a wonderful stay at the Kaua'i Inn. From the booking (I called directly as I had questions), through being greeted by Chris with leis (fresh orchids for me, kikui nut for DH), through our last conversation with Stanley at breakfast, we felt so welcomed and taken care of. When we think of Aloha, this is what we think of. Our room on the ground floor was immaculate and had a lovely view of the mountains. It was nicely decorated and the bed was very comfortable (pillowtop mattress!) The housekeeping and maintenance staff really take pride in the place and do a great job. The housekeeper saw me the morning after our first night and and came over and asked if everything was ok in the room and if she could bring us anything. Usually staff will bring you something if you request it, but I can't remember staying at a hotel where they come over and ask proactively. We received a good restaurant recommendation from Mike (be advised that outside of Lihue many restaurants close early-4 or 5pm, as we found out the hard way in Waimea), and much island information from Dan, both front desk staff. We had a nice Lanai at our room we could sit on if we liked, but both mornings we went to the breakfast area by the pool to have fresh fruit, bagels, coffee and juice. The 1st morning we had a "to-go" breakfast, the 2nd was leisurely and and chat with the staff. They offered us beach gear to take out for the day, as well as directions. The pool looked lovely, although we did not have time to hop in. The grounds are so pretty, and they have a pavilion with barbeque grills, also picnic tables out back. They are a 2 minute drive to Kalapaki beach, one of our favs, (Duke's is on this beach, next to the Marriott resort). They are conveniently located for travel all over the island, and not far from the airport. They are not far from the port, so there might be a ship bringing supplies in, or occasionally a cruise ship. You can turn left out of the driveway and drive a short distance to the Menehune fish pond overlook. You can turn right and be at the ABC store for a cold drink or other quick supplies in 2 minutes. We loved the people, and the cats, and the whole atmosphere here. A word about the roosters: anyone that does even the tiniest bit of research about Kaua'i will readily find out roosters and chickens are all over the island, and they are vocal. This is no secret. We had to get up early for diving, so we heard them the first morning, maybe a bit before our alarm rang. Since we would not get up as early the 2nd morning, that night we put the A/C unit on "Fan Only" and it ran and we did not hear the roosters. I think that was a tip I got from a previous review. The only thing a Kaua'i resident can do to avoid roosters is not live on Kaua'i! But I will say, that this is a tropical climate and that means bugs, but they CAN and DO manage that situation. There were NO bugs in our room! We did no

This place was amazing! We had to book this location last minute and it is by far the cheapest place to stay on the island! Super fairly priced and rite on the ocean and if you get an upstairs condo you get an ocean view. We loved this place it was super roomy for us also, our room had a bed room with 2 twin beds and a living room with full kitchenette and a pullout sofa mattress. We had friends that stayed in Poipu beach and our room was way nicer, Bigger and about $1500 cheaper. We paid under $1000 for 7 days. I Will be coming back to this location.

Don't compare it with luxury resort hotels. The environment is more original. There is no well-maintained garden view, but there are very good and convenient sea views to enjoy. The distance from the airport is relatively close, and going north to north classics is considered good. The hotel is near a shopping mall. I deducted my room for two nights and resolved it in time after communicating with the front desk. The tour desk gave good suggestions.