Kauai - Hawaii with Kids - page 350

are unpacked. Camp Hyatt offers the perfect activities for your 5- to 12-year-
olds, and the more mature pre-teen ladies can spend the day with their moms at
the ANARA Spa , the best spa on Kauai. For infants, the staff will handle
everything from cribs with bumpers and mobiles to a refrigerator for formula.
Other pluses include kiddie menus and “color me” placemats at every restaurant,
and kids 5 and under eat free at the buffet breakfast at the Ilima Terrace. All this,
and a concierge who will make sure your family's vacation is perfect.
1571 Poipu Rd., Koloa, HI 96756. & 800/55-HYATT or 808/742-1234. Fax [phone]. www.kauai.hyatt.
com. 602 units. $425-$650 double; from $1,200 suite. Resort fee $15 for local calls, self and valet parking,
1 hr. at the tennis court, access to the spa and classes, and 10% discount in various shops on property. Extra
person $35. Children 17 and under stay free in parent's room. Cribs and rollaway beds free. Packages avail-
able. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Amenities: 6 restaurants (see Dondero's on p. 363); 6 bars (the partially open-air
Stevenson's Library has mellow jazz Thurs-Sat nights); an elaborate freshwater fantasy pool complex, plus 2
more pools and 5 acres of saltwater swimming lagoons w/islands and a man-made beach; 4 tennis courts;
one of the best fitness centers on the island; 25,000-sq.-ft. ANARA Spa w/lava-rock shower gardens, 10-
headed Swedish shower, and indoor-outdoor treatment rooms offering everything from Hawaiian massage to
seaweed body wraps; 3 Jacuzzis; watersports equipment rental; bike rental; extensive Camp Hyatt kids' pro-
gram; game room; concierge; activities desk; car rental desk; business center; shopping arcade; salon; room
service; massage; babysitting; free use of laundry facilities; same-day laundry service/dry cleaning; concierge-
level rooms. In room:A/C, TV/VCR, dataport, minibar, fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, safe.
Sheraton Kauai Resort This Sheraton has the feeling of Old Hawaii
and a dynamite location on one of Kauai's best beaches. This family-friendly
hotel features two children's pools and a very safe beach for swimming (not to
mention sandcastle building, frisbee throwing, or just plain digging). Kids ages
12 and under eat free at the Shells Restaurant (off the keiki menu for breakfast
and dinner), and at the poolside restaurant they can get a kids' “lunch in a pail.”
Coin-operated laundry facilities, board games to take back to the rooms, and
special discount rates for families needing a second room all add up to one value-
packed deal.
2440 Hoonani Rd., Koloa, HI 96756. & 800/782-9488 or 808/742-1661. Fax [phone]. www.sheraton-
kauai.com. 413 units. $325-$550 double (maximum 4 in room); from $595 suite for 4-5; plus $23 a day
“resort amenity” fee. Extra person $50. Children 17 and under stay free in parent's room. Cribs free, rollaway
beds $50. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Amenities: 3 restaurants; extraordinary bar; 2 outdoor pools (1 w/water play-
ground, 1 for children); 3 tennis courts (2 night-lit); fitness room facing the ocean (one of the most scenic
places to work out on Kauai); small spa; Jacuzzi; watersports equipment rental; children's program; game
room; concierge; activities desk; shopping arcade; salon; room service; babysitting; coin-op laundry; same-day
laundry service/dry cleaning. In room:A/C, TV/VCR, dataport, fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, safe.
EXPENSIVE
Kiahuna Plantation Resort This complex consists of several planta-
tion-style buildings, loaded with Hawaiian style and scattered throughout a 35-
acre garden setting with lagoons, lawns, and a gold-sand beach. Golf, shopping,
and restaurants are within easy walking distance. Two different management
companies handle the rental pool: Outrigger oversees about two-thirds of the
units, Castle the remaining third. (Despite any price differences, the units are
quite comparable.) Both companies are excellent and have numerous package
deals to fit your budget. All condo units are spacious, with full kitchens, daily
maid service, and lanais.
2253 Poipu Rd., Koloa, HI 96756. 333 units. & 800/OUTRIGGER or 808/742-6411. Fax [phone]. www.
outrigger.com. $225-$460 1-bedroom apt (sleeps up to 4); $365-$505 2-bedroom apt (sleeps up to 6). Chil-
dren 17 and under stay free in parent's room. Cribs $5 per day or $25 per week, rollaway beds $15 per day.
Packages available, including 5th night free, car packages, senior rates, and more. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V.
Amenities: Restaurant (see Plantation Gardens on p. 363); bar; outdoor pool; tennis courts; watersports