Royal Ka'anapali

Course was fun to play and had some nicely designed holes that would be fun for all skill levels. Great ocean views throughout the property. Greens rolled good about a 9 with the grain against a 7

Very playable resort course. Not as dramatic as I expected, missing ocean holes, but great views throughout the round. Much better value than Kapalua Plantation which I wouldn't play again.

This was a very nice course to play. The layout itself is not spectacular but it does have its share of beautiful holes overlooking the ocean. The greens were in immaculate condition. However, to putt well, one needs to pay very close attention to the grain of the grass. If you are looking for a challenging course, or just to have some fun this course is right for you.

Not sure why there are grumpy negative reviews posted recently. I was met by friendly, helpful staff. Helped me with loading clubs and asked to be of any other assistance. Played at 1:00 with twilight rates. Threesome finished in 3.75 hours. Wished it would have taken longer just to enjoy the immaculate fairways and perfect greens. Have played the Royal course several times and it is always pleasing. Kai course can be in a little rough shape at times which is why I pay a bit more to enjoy the better conditions of the Royal side. Can’t wait to come back.

Nice course. Very wide open. Green are very good. Great for beginners and intermediate players. I see some have complained about the price but it's on par with other courses in Maui. I stayed at the Westin Maui Resort and found this course very convenient. Outstanding Pro Shop!!!

When two of us arrived 25 minutes before our tee time the clubs were 'yanked' out of our hands and put on a cart. We were 'encouraged' to tee off immediately even though we wanted to hit a few balls on the range. The initial experience felt rushed and rude, until I expressed my dissatisfaction to another staff member who did his best to calm the situation and direct us upstairs to check in and pay. I subsequently had a horrible round and this was topped up by the original attendant putting away the refresher towels when he noticed it was us finishing our round. Very poor and he also had a sarcastic chuckle just to rub it in!!! Extremely unhappy customer.

I guess we are spoilt as we play most of our golf in the Palm Springs area where there is a lot of choice and always good value, good golf to be had but my experience at the Royal was poor and I will not play it again.

That is quite an achievement for one of the prettiest courses I have ever played but to end up spending a lot of money and end up behind two 5 balls is just not good enough.

I spoke to the guys who service the cart who said the 5 balls play every week and that I should take it up in the pro shop. I did and they said that it was the Seniors skins game and that they are supposed to move on pretty quickly - they did not and frankly any course that allows a 5 ball is not a golf course and is not somewhere I would be willing to visit again.

Played this course twice while on a recent trip. The course itself is great and has some very challenging holes...#17 and #18 come to mind. Where the course falls down is in the amenities vs the price. The pro shop is nice but the driving range (off mats) is a joke and there's no place to buy food or water in the morning other than vending machines. There are coolers on the carts but no bottled water. The restaurant (Roy's) opens at 11am so doesn't help you for early rounds. Basically, if you come prepared with your own beverages and food then it's a great course to play. Just don't expect much more.

Arryfication within the week but they offered a killer deal. $60 off and unlimited play for the day. Played 36 holes on this beautifully laid out course.

I would spend the extra $ to play Kapalua or drive down to Wailea. Service and course quality are much better at both. The greens were decent but conditioning on the rest of the course was average to poor in some places. The fairways were closer to first cut rough then a fairway. Amenities and service are more like a muni than upscale resort.

If you want to keep your vacation low stress play this course. You can spray it left and right and still get away with par. The greens rolled very nice but you need to to be able to read the grain. Everything in Hawaii is expensive and golfing in a resort area is no exception. We played as a twosome in on a Tuesday in a late April and never saw anyone in front of us.

Great friendly staff. Nice course, good pace of play

We played this course later in the day and it was very quiet and we had no pressure. It is a tough course with a lot of sand traps and water hazards. It has beautiful scenery from almost every hole of the ocean and the islands out in front of Kaanapali Beach.

Buy the 3 play package and save some money. Greens are in great shape.

Don't let the $109 rate fool you. It's a twilight rate but you can only play until 6 pm. The marshal wouldn't even let me finish my hole. Not much drink service coming around on the cart. Just overall experience was bad. I'd go elsewhere

Absolutely beautiful layout with great views of Lanai and Molokai across the channel. Stimulating layout with some great holes mixed in with ample scoring opportunities. Course was generally in great condition with the exception of the sandtraps which have not been reworked after last week's heavy rains.

This is a course that you need to play at least once and is a highlight for your trip to Maui. Unfortunately, the folks at Billy Casper golf know this and charge accordingly - hard to find a real good price on Royal Kaanapali. For the money, the Kai course is a better deal.

This is the second time I played this course and I must admit, I'm not impressed. I generally give everyone the benefit of doubt but this course and management have really let themselves down.

The course is not in a good shape at all (recently punched) and the customer service is appalling. It's a very touristy course but the mantra 'the customer is always right' does not resonate with the management. They love their rules even though it didn't make any logical sense. Let me explain what I mean. The course was quiet and I wanted to play a round mid afternoon. My wife was with me and she loves to drive the cart and read a book. I was the only player teeing off on the given tee time but they insisted that my wife would need to pay the rider fee if she she wanted to join me. I was going to have a free seat on the cart irrespective, ruling it was policy that she would need to pay. A little practical common sense goes a long way and I couldn't believe that they made us pay. Watch out - the course will bleed you dry before giving anything back.

We loved our Kaanapali Royal golf round. Thank you, GolfNow!