Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, HI - Reviews and Hotel Information

We decided to book this hotel due to the fact we wanted to be outside Waikiki and hopefully be close to a body surfing beach on the North Shore. Hotels are limited on this stretch of coastline and on their webpage the hotel seemed to offer everything to suit our requirements.

Check-in – We arrived early due to our flight from Australia and our room was ready and waiting for us. Staff were happy and efficient at reception.

Room – Our room 550 was called a deluxe ocean view room and had gorgeous direct ocean views were we spent many hours meismerized by the movement of the waves breaking along the coastline. We were fortunate to watch a few whales pass by, unnoticed by many. The room was spacious with a king size bed, TV Cabinet, working desk and a large balcony attached with an outdoor dining set.

Bathroom – Standard size with shower over bath, toiletries were also generously supplied. Another walk-in dressing room with excellent make-up mirrors, vanity unit, and mini bar (no contents) safe and coffee machine neatly placed on a trolley.

Restaurants – We dined at 21, which is the fine dining restaurant, which has fabulous views of the ocean. The food was excellent and staff extremely attentive but we thought it to be very expensive. Another evening we dined at the beach café, which offered a sufficient menu with a good wine list. Breakfast we thought was very ordinary and badly organized. Overall, we thought the food to be above average although expensive.

Facilities- The resort offers numerous water activities to keep one very amused. The lagoon beach is extremely safe for families; however, it had no waves, which was a disappointment for us. Luckily, we had a car and drove down the coastline to find some more suitable beaches for body surfing. The swimming pool seemed large with plenty of deck chairs overlooking the gorgeous beach. Surfboard lessons are available with the excellent sets rolling continuously close to the edge of the headland but not suited for swimmers.

Overall – We had a lovely relaxing holiday and we loved our ocean view room. The hotel could do with a new face-lift but it is certainly adequate located on prime beachfront. There are clothes shops but no real supermarket for buying self-catering items.

An ATM machine is located next door to the reception. We have given the hotel a 5 star rating due to the prime beachfront location with its lovely surroundings. It takes approximately one hour to drive from the airport to the resort.

Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku

Turtle Bay Resort

Kahuku Hotels