Royal Ka'anapali

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!

Course was nice, however I've played courses that were considerably nicer for half the price! There are three other courses on Maui (maui nui, Pukalani, and Kahili) that have the same if not better views for half and Evan 1/3 of the price! All of the on course staff was great, very friendly and helpful! That is until the round was over! Me and my son went upstairs to get a ice tea and a coke. The bar tender asked what we wanted and then disappeared for 10 minutes! After finally getting our drinks he never refilled or ever offered to refill then despite sitting empty for another 10 minutes!

All and all, course and golf staff were great but the bar sucked!

I've played this course a lot and don't remember the

staff in the pro shop so moosh, the 2 girls behind the counter...no personality what so ever....no hi how are you,,how's your day going so far,,, have a good round,,,

nothing just give me your money, the worst customer service i have ever seen there!!!

This was as enjoyable of a round as I've had in a long, long time. A top-10 experience because of so many factors.

For starters, we played with with director of instruction - David Havens. He was awesome. So helpful, so friendly and a great way to play with course because of his helpful knowledge of the place.

The greens were spectacular. And I don't say that lightly. They were as good as anything I've seen, maybe ever. They were so pure and nearly perfect. You knew you'd always get a true roll.

The layout is great too. You can spray it a little off the tee and get away with it, but the holes are a great collection and the par 3s are particularly memorable. When/if you hit it in the water on the 17th hole (it's a real possibility) make sure you take a look at the sign that's in the pond. Classic.

Take some time to enjoy the views of the ocean. You can see if from almost everywhere on the course.

Expect to pay resort prices (esp for Maui)! That being said, the course is in good shape. No issues with staff or pace of play

unfriendly staff (and that buggs me); no walking aloud; slow play even for midweek and the Marshals did nothing about it; golf range is lousy (mats, irons only, lousy staff); on to the game..fairways are WIDE OPEN with the exception of one; if you stay at a Westin Resort discounts and coupons available otherwise it's not worth the regular rate. Also bring your clubs and water bottle otherwise you will get fees here and fees there. After 18 they do give you a nicely cooled towel but I just can't see paying $4.50 for a 6oz beer at the bar.

I got a really good deal on an internet tee time website so I played this course or a greatly reduced rate. It is not worth the full rate. The course was pretty challenging with some of the holes being fairly long and we had a strong breeze and rain on some. There were not any really memorable holes. Number 5 goes by the beach and number 17 is a par 3 over water. Overall it's an ok course that I would play again but not for the normal rate. The pace was also incredibly slow since there was a birthday outing of 40 people in front of us. The ranger said they were all slow and he couldn't do anything. I finished before dark so I was not too upset but there were a lot of people behind me that I'm sure didn't finish. Kapalua courses are MUCH nicer and can get on Bay for about the same rate.

Came back here to play after 12 years or so. Still an excellent test of golf even with relatively moderate trade wind conditions. Found a good deal on Golfnow, and then got another discount when we showed up at the course: $ 60 green fee which is very reasonable for a course of this standing. The back nine par is 34, with 7 par 4's and 2 par 3's, and the front nine par is 37 with 3 par 5's and 2 par 3's. I can't remember the last time I played at any course with this unusual break-down of holes. The ocean views are excellent and you can't beat the ideal location. Also nice to play on Bermuda-type greens with grain.

heavy wind made track extra difficult. greens had been punched 10 days before but had not healed. fairways in good condition. plenty of callenge. great views.

This is a great course with great features. The greens are smooth and a good speed and the fairways are also in great shape. It's pretty challenging and their is a good amount of water.

The Royal course provided a fun golf experience, with minimal waiting. The course doesn't compare to the Bay or Plantation courses in the area, but is also much more reasonably priced to play. The club house is extremely friendly, and the course is well-maintained. Would definitely recommend it to others.

The course has great views and the course was in great shape. The greens were running very fast and course was in excellent shape. The afternoon winds make the course very hard to make good shots. The price to play is a little high. Next time I would play the bay course at Kapalua it's better for your dollar.