Carol Carveth

Review of Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach R...

EDIT: Upgraded to 5 stars. I'd only given them 4 d...

EDIT: Upgraded to 5 stars. I'd only given them 4 due to distance to the beach, totally failing to appreciate the Turtle Cove/Koloa Landing old boat ramp, which is mere steps away. There's amazing snorkeling/scuba (you might need to go with a scuba company for that? I don't know much about scuba) there, more than making up for the distance to a sandy beach, at least in my opinion
Original review:
On 4 trips to this island, I've stayed here (got upgraded to a 2 bed suite), at the Marriott Waiohai (in a 2 bed suite), and the Marriott Lihue (once in a wall bed room, once in a standard queen room). I think that going forward (if/when I return) I'll try to stay here, at Koloa Landing in situations where only one bed is needed/desired. I can't give it 5 stars, though, because of the distance to the closest sand beach as compared to the other 2 properties, which both have access to sand beaches right by the pool area.
The Lihue Marriott standard room is a nice hotel room, but lacks any sort of kitchen access (there are mini fridges in the rooms, but that's it.) The wall bed type of room at that property had a kitchenette, but the bed is not super comfortable and the space is pretty small. The Waiohai, as far as I know, only has suites, and that makes it pricier. Koloa Landing's king studio prices are similar to Lihue Marriott standard room prices, and it contains a kitchenette, which is something I like having when staying for longer than a few days. If you don't care about kitchen access, I'd recommend the Lihue Marriott over this one due to easier beach access.
I'd probably rate the fitness centers as Lihue being best, followed by the Waiohai and then by Koloa Landing.
If I were coming and wantedore than a single bed(room), if the prices were comparable I'd go with the Waiohai, partly due to beach access and partly due to more grill availability and a larger dining table. The kitchen is fancier at Koloa Landing, but they are stocked with similar pots, pans, dishes, flatware, etc. Koloa Landing's 2 BR suite gives each bedroom a bathroom (king room is a full bath with soaking tub and shower, queen room just has the shower and no tub) and a half bath besides. The washer and dryer are in the half bath. Waiohai's 2 BR suite includes a soaking tub in one of the bedrooms and then the other bedroom has a bathroom that has 2 entrances - one for common access to the bathroom and and one directly from the bedroom. The washer and dryer are in that bathroom.
All 3 are really nice properties. The pools at Waiohai and Koloa Landing are kind of similar in theming, but Koloa Landing has a water slide in one of the pools. None of the 3 options has a bad pool or is a bad option (except maybe the wall bed option at the Marriott Lihue)