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Princeville Resort	Average Price: $507 Check Rates

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5520 Kahaku Road

Princeville, 96722 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 3
Average review rating: 3.88

OpinionWell Value Index: 2

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (44) , MyTravelGuide (1) , TripAdvisor (807) , YahooTravel (28)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
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1. It had such a strong mildew smell that we asked to be moved to a different room for our second night.

"Stay somewhere else... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/22/2012 Vote

2. Nothing looked or smelled out of this world, so we had all of our meals in Hanalei.

"Simply Amazing " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/5/2011 Vote

3. one night we ordered these lettuce wraps that had lots of onions and garlic, left the table in the room and the next afternoon when we returned the room smelled REALLY bad, but the rest of it was cleaned.

"Great Hotel - Great View - Great Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2011 Vote

4. The towel guys were great and they have nice smelling sunscreen poolside.

"Paradise is your backyard! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/25/2010 Vote

5. Here are our thoughts:The good:Beautiful, beautiful view (the sunsets are breathtaking)The food was fantasticThe pool area was great - large main pool, as well as smaller pools for kids, numerous whirpools and other heated poolsThe cost of drinks and wine was reasonableThe bad:The bar fridge in our room didn't work and smelled mouldyNo coffee machines in the roomsThe hot water in our room was sporadic at best - I had a few icy cold showers.

"Simply not worth 4 stars and the 4-star pricetag " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/13/2009 Vote

6. The room did have a musty and moldy smell, maybe that was it.

"Badly needs renovation " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/30/2008 Vote

7. ) Our rooms were very nice, but had a slightly musty smell, perhaps because of this cliff side construction.

"Beautiful, breathtaking location. Lovely but needs updating. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/29/2008 Vote

8. We didn't smell any musty odor and didn't seem to even smell the spray they had left except when we sprayed it.

"Loved it but pricey " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/11/2008 Vote

9. Musty smell (I guess that explains the complimentary room freshener in the room.

"Princeville at Hanalei not recommended " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/9/2008 Vote

10. The rooms (and we had three of them), did not smell musty (we were on the 11th floor).

"The Good, the Bad and the Exceptional " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/23/2007 Vote