Aston Kaanapali Shores

Location

Food at restaurant was ok.

We stayed in a 2-bedroom suite with an ocean view. It was clean and spacious and had everything we could possibly need. Making coffee in the suite in the morning and sitting on the patio watching the ocean and hearing the waves crash was absolutely perfect. Staff was great, the property was clean and well cared for.

Nothing. 😁

I loved that the location was right on the beach and had a restaurant, a great pool, live entertainment, pool towel service, and many amenities (gift shop, convenience store, gym, spa, etc.) all on the property.

I wasn’t crazy about our room view, but I guess they can’t all be oceanside views. We were on the 4th floor, but anytime anyone walked by on the outside ground level below our room, it was easy to hear them as if they were right outside on our balcony.

Perfect location with an ocean view!!! The pool and hot tub were gorgeous!! Conveniently located close to restaurants!!!

Parking cost of a extra

We spent 5 nights in a 2 bedroom unit. The place had nice amenities with 2 hot tubs and 2 pools, beach. Kitchen had good amenities. The beds were comfortable, water pressure was awful. The location was convenient and had food trucks and grocery store across the street. There was only 1 flaw with this resort. We stayed in Penthouse level and there are a lot of birds that hang out on the balcony. Their poo accumulated in our 5 days there. I am not sure which of the birds it was, but they made a very very loud noise at dusk, night and before sunrise. No biggie if you are inside, but it can get annoying where your are on your balcony. The staff were pleasant.

Location, restaurant, drinks, food, store variation, pool area was great.

The rooms looked a little outdated. It's Hawaiian style homes but could be more updated especially the washer and dryer.

I never write reviews but I felt I needed to after seeing a few that were not happy. After researching and going over what seems like millions of reviews for many of the resorts in this area, we decided on Aston Kaanapali Shores. I saw a few disappointing reviews, but decided to give it a chance and I am so thrilled that I did. This resort was absolutely fantastic. It is beautiful on the outside and inside. Staff: So friendly and welcoming and helpful with every encounter. (the only disappointing encounter was with the activities concierge. She did not seem very happy to be there and had a very annoyed demeanor, so we decided to just book our own activities.) Grounds: The grounds of this resort are absolutely stunning. The courtyard is full of lush, green trees, grass, flowers and is beautiful. The pools are spectacular as well as the hot tubs which were always hot! There was an adorable black cat that loved to escort people to the beach steps and back to the courtyard. There was another tuxedo cat that always supervised the valet! There are a few shops, which was also a nice touch being right at the resort. Our Room: Our room was so spacious and exceptionally clean well stocked and simple. The bed was super comfy. The bedding was very clean as well as everything else in the room. The furniture was simple and comfy and showcased Hawaiian culture which we appreciated so much. Our room was an ocean view and it was fabulous. 10 minutes after we got to our room, we looked out onto the balcony and saw a whale breaching, which was incredible! There is no housekeeping service unless you stay seven nights or more, but we were totally fine with that as we had a washer dryer in our room and just took our trash out to the trash shoot which was right next to the elevator. They also have many activities you can sign up for like hula and ukulele lessons, lay, making, cultural arts, and crafts, showcase, etc. Overall: I highly recommend Kaanapali Shores for anyone whether you are a couple family or even traveling solo. All the guests there were respectful there wasn’t anyone yelling or screaming playing loud music, it was just incredibly peaceful yet family friendly and quiet enough to enjoy everything. And you can walk right onto the beautiful beach just past the pool. Also, we could walk to anything that we needed across the street in the shopping center, which has a grocery store, multiple food, places, surfboard rentals, etc. The food truck park is also right next-door, which was so convenient and awesome to have. I would absolutely 100% stay here again!!