JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa at Ko Olina, Kapolei, Awful

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JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa at Ko Olina	Average Price: $357 Check Rates

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92 1001 Olani Street

Kapolei, 96707 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 4
Average review rating: 4.29

OpinionWell Value Index: 9

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (69) , MyTravelGuide (12) , TripAdvisor (740) , YahooTravel (41)

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1. Okay; now for the reason I didn't give this resort five stars: Firstly, the fish (lunch/dinner) was frankly--awful.

"Lovely in most respects " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/3/2012 Vote

2. The restaurants were average - not great but not awful either.

"Will probably stay elsewhere next time . . . " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/27/2012 Vote

3. The other hotels (ie Trump) have good rooms but the location is not on the beach, or the hotels are on the beach (ie Sheratons) but the rooms are awful.

"They changed my mind " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/5/2011 Vote

4. The cleaners routinely missed doing a thorough job (and sometimes skipped it entirely) on the balcony where the pidgeon poop was awful.

"Bland- disappointing on second visit 5 years later " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/5/2011 Vote

5. By no means awful, but certainly not great.

"Just OK, expected more from a JW branded property " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/14/2010 Vote

6. Pros:1) Beautiful hotel - secluded, no noise2) Smart people everywhere here3) Wonderful, awe-inspiring rooms - almost suites4) Management excellent.

"This is a 6-star hotel with flaws.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2010 Vote

7. The first night we arrived, we had to drive almost forty minutes for dinner to get some rather aweful food.

"Not the best in Hawaii - atleast until they do the renovations " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/16/2010 Vote

8. Water is so 'hard' it makes your skin itch and and showers look awful.

"Flies, dirty, horrible food, and bad staffing - SKIP THIS HOTEL " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/22/2010 Vote

9. It's not awful and considering the discount on the rooms, I'd still say it is worth the stay.

"Not bad, def one of the best on Oahu " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/2/2009 Vote

10. But worse than that the food was just awful.

"Definitely not a 4 star Resort as advertised! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/26/2009 Vote