Kauai - Hawaii with Kids - page 348

(93.5 FM), contemporary music; KSRF (95.9 FM), surf and contemporary
Hawaiian music; KFMN (96.9 FM), adult contemporary; KITH (98.9 FM),
travel host, island music, commercial travel information; KTOH (99.9 FM),
oldies music from the 1950s on; and KSHK (103.3 FM), classic rock.
Restrooms In a pinch, fast-food joints and beach parks are your best bets.
Safety Lanai is generally safe, but use the same common sense you would
in a big city.
Useful Telephone Numbers For current weather conditions, call & 808/
245-6001. For marine conditions, call & 808/245-3564.
3 Family-Friendly Accommodations
To avoid long drives every day, be sure to review “Kauai in Brief,” earlier in this
chapter, to choose the location that best fits your vacation needs.
Taxes of 11.42% are added to all hotel bills. Parking is free unless otherwise
noted.
LIHUE & ENVIRONS
If you need to stay overnight near the airport, try the Garden Island Inn (p. 349).
VERY EXPENSIVE
Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club If your tykes love the water
(they go in at 8am and reluctantly leave only for bathroom breaks and lunch),
this is your place. Water is everywhere throughout the resort: lagoons, waterfalls,
fountains, a 5-acre circular swimming pool (the largest on the island), and a ter-
rific stretch of beach out front. The lagoons are home to six islands that serve as
an exotic minizoo, which lends an air of fantasy to the place and, along with the
enormous pool and children's program, makes the resort popular with families.
Guest rooms are fairly large and comfortable, with fabulous views of gold-
sand Kalapaki Beach. Amenities like free meals for kids under age 12, a compli-
mentary shuttle to the airport (only a mile away), cultural activities, a children's
pool, and a great kids' program with plenty to do (ukulele and hula lessons, pot-
tery painting classes, and more) add up to a great place to stay.
Kalapaki Beach, Lihue, HI 96766. & 800/220-2925 or 808/245-5050. Fax [phone]. www.marriott
hawaii.com. 356 units. $329-$444 double; from $649 suite. Extra person $40. Children under 18 stay free in
parent's room. Cribs free, rollaway beds free for kids under 18. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Valet parking $9, self
parking $6. Free airport shuttle. Amenities: 4 restaurants (see Whalers Brewpub on p. 361); 2 bars; the
largest pool on the island; 36-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course; 8 tennis courts; state-of-the-art fitness center;
5 Jacuzzis; watersports equipment rental; children's program; concierge; activities desk; car rental desk; busi-
ness center; shopping arcade; salon; room service; massage; babysitting; coin-op laundry; laundry service; dry
cleaning. In room:A/C, TV/VCR, dataport, fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, safe.
EXPENSIVE
Radisson Kauai Beach Resort When Radisson took over this oceanfront
property several years ago, they spent $10 million remodeling all of the guest
rooms, creating a new sand pool, and building a health club. The property,
located 4 miles north of Lihue, commands a beachfront setting next door to a
top-ranked municipal golf course. The location is good (and it's the main reason
for families to stay here), about equidistant from both north- and south-shore
activities, and also close to the Wailua River and its kayaking, water-skiing, river
tours, historic sites, and drive-by waterfalls. Children 5 and under eat free with