Review of Paradise Cove Luau

3 years ago

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This has been our only Luau experience so I cannot comment on other luaus.

They offer bus transportation from Waikiki. We drove there, they do have free parking.

We arrived at 5pm, the entrance was easy, a short cue because they take your picture at the entrance. They have free alcoholic and a non alcoholic punch at the entrance.

Inside they have a gift shop, a cocktail bar and several little stations were you learn how to make a flower bracelet or take pictures with exotic birds or the ocean as a back drop.
They have the pork ceremony, which is just a dance and then they take the cooked pork around for everybody to see.
The food was okay. Not great not terrible.
Then the main show begins At about 7 and is an array of dances. The fire dance is the last and the best.
They also include de audience in the show and whoever wants to can go up on stage and try to hula dance with them.
At the end you can buy the pictures they took, 20 dollars each.

Depending on the package you get, you will get a card with 16 dollars to spend on gifts or pictures or drinks.

The setting is cheap, the food is average, the chair and plates are plastic, the dances are good.
We paid for the Orchid package which is the middle one, the difference with the cheapest one is that we sat in the middle of the stage and not on the sides, but you can see the stage from everywhere. So probably not worth the extra 30 bucks or so...

Overall I think a luau is something you need to do once if you come to Hawaii, however I was not very impressed.