Royal Ka'anapali

For the price we paid this was disappointing. Started with pitiful driving range. Had to hit off mats, not allowed Drivers, and only a few spaces.
The course was boring. Many holes were similar to each other. Same old same old. The pace of play was very slow, pathetic. We are owners at Ka'anapali but will not return to this course.

I enjoyed the round. Greens were a shade slow for me and very grainy, but overall it was a great day. The facilities there are a little old, but acceptable. The golf course is beautiful, with over half the holes having a view of the ocean. Pace of play was 4:30 and we teed off just after 10:00. Not bad for a resort course. The yardages on the carts were all very accurate and measured to the hole also, not the center of the green.

Course location is the feature and the weather minus the wind was perfect. The issue as with most courses in Hawaii is the pace of play. The management have taken the position it is a resort course so don't push people to stay in the 4 hour range. Waiting while on vacation really frustrates experienced golfer trying to get some momentum going.

Fairways and greens are in great shape. Wonderful views. Carts have GPS, and super friendly cart staff.

Wider selection of tee boxes, but for ladies you are either stuck with short or 5800 yards for the length-you had to hit a good drive to carry some of the rough in front of the tees! The course was In good condition and pace of play was pretty good considering the amount of play they had going on.
The course is pretty wide open with just a bit of water-very playable.
We enjoyed our day.

Enjoyable to play...Nice pace of play and if you want to double loop it they have a great replay rate.

Course well maintained, and adequately challenging. Nice greens, except for the obvious recent sanding. The starter did an exceptional job of putting appropriate foursomes together.

The course itself has a lot to offer...worth the money.... yes. But stay in one of the resorts near the course...that's the rate you wanna pay...wind plays a factor when playing but overall an enjoyable time..

See above. Pace of play good. Greens were rolling about 7 or 8. It indicated 9, but they were bumpy...

Fun course to play......greens need help.....need to be rolled...very bumpy...

Traps are good as are fairways and tees.....

Dick logan

Booked a tee time for approx. 7:30.First problem occurred when they tried to charge us $125 after we had booked on golfnow for $99. (they did honour the 99 rate after I made an issue of it) I like to play early to ensure a less than four hour round which should not have been a problem with a wide open resort course such as this. (I am a 22 handicap and never had any trouble keeping the ball in play) Well, the round took 4 hrs and 45 minutes!!! Why? Two fivesomes were sent out ahead of fours, threes and twos. One of the foursomes had only three sets of clubs!!! Who allows this??? (not even the munis where I come from)Never a sign of a marshall anywhere on the course and a cart girl we saw only twice. For a course that normally charges around $200 a round, the level of service and effort in maintaining pace of play was abysmal. I will be taking my Hawaii golf dollar elsewhere in the future. Courses like the Dunes, Kahili, Pukalani offer better play, more interesting layouts and far better service.

Beautiful course with many great views. Wide fairways and player friendly for intermediate golfers. Great deal if you can get it on golf now for around $100. Too expensive for the standard rack rate as you can play Kapalaua Plantation for about $15 more.
While most employees were very good, there is definitely an attitude and/or arrogance amount some.

People at the cashier not really friendly, might of our booking through golfnow. Other stuff very friendly and helpful. No water in the cooler. Very Good GPS system, wonderful greens and views.

Wide fairways lesson need for accuracy off the tee, but widely changing hole elevations and well trapped, undulating greens provide significant challenge to any golfer. Beautiful layout along Maui Kaanapali coastline. Excellent vacation golf venue

Really enjoyed playing this course. Up and down the Maui mountains, well maintained and friendly staff. Pricey if calling in direct but can find hot deals thru Golf now if you watch for them. Your TT must be flexible. We played a second round here due to that.

the greens were nice, took a dip in the ocean while waiting for the two 4 somes in front of me. Course was easy till the winds kicked in.

Played Wailea Emerald the day before and that was a truly wonderful experience. Then went to Royal and that was a total disappointment.

Rental clubs had no grip left and course was a little boring. Able to play at a pretty good pace until we came up to a group of 5 players on 16. Thankfully we were able to join a twosome so slow down a bit. Asked the staff about this and all they could say is that they don't have any Marshall's.

Save your money for a course that's worth it or enjoy a great dinner instead. Not even worth a second consideration.

I played at a $99 rate because the greens had just been aerated. I thought it was a fine resort course, but mostly uninspiring. I certainly wouldn't pay the $200+ rack rate. Loved the location... right near the Ka'anapali resorts.

Beautiful views of the West Maui mountains, and the ocean as well. Difficult greens to read; as everything breaks to the ocean and quickly. Slow putting away from the ocean to the mountains. Wide open fairways. Water comes into play on the 1st, 17th and 18th holes. My wife just started playing golf and she loved it!

A challenging, fun and rewarding experience with great views. Greens were quick and offered a read challenge. I would like to play this course again in the future.