Pono Kai Resort, Kapaa, Bad

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7th

Out of 41

Pono Kai Resort	Average Price: $195 Check Rates

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1250 Kuhio Hwy

Kapaa, 96746 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 7
Average review rating: 3.5

OpinionWell Value Index: 2

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (45) , MyTravelGuide (1) , Travelocity (2) , TripAdvisor (200) , YahooTravel (18)

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1. One drawback is that, as we were reminded, we tend to come to Hawaii when our weather is bad, not necessarily when their weather is good, and on some nights, the night winds sounded like a tsunami was crashing through the patio doors.

"Great location, good value " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/22/2012 Vote

2. Plus, the shower pressure was really, really bad.

"Great location with island atmosphere " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/28/2011 Vote

3. They tell you a continental breakfast is provided, but when you show up it is some old donuts and bad drip coffee.

"Bugs in the room, not clean, stay away! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2011 Vote

4. They also have this really bad welcome orientation thing they do poolside.

"Bugs in the room, not clean, stay away! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2011 Vote

5. The 'mini suite' does NOT accommodate 4 people and feel bad for the poor person/s that have to sleep on the sofa bed -- awful.

"Pono Kai " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2011 Vote

6. We've stayed at other time shares and this was not the best one of them, however it was not bad, only a few little annoyances but overall it was good and we had a wonderfull vacation with Pono Kai as our home base.

"Good central location in Kauai " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/30/2011 Vote

7. a little outdated, but not bad.

"Stay somewhere else " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/25/2010 Vote

8. Nothing outstanding or bad about the hot tub and pool.

"It's worth it only because it is on Kauai " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/15/2010 Vote

9. The room was not bad but we had bought food on the way in and then discovered there was no stove.

"Not so great, not so bad... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/26/2010 Vote

10. First, there is not a bad veiw on Kauai Hawaii.

"Ocean veiw " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/7/2009 Vote