Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa

About Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa is located on the island's south shore and adjacent to Poipu Bay Golf Course. This beachfront resort on 50 acres features 604 guest rooms with upscale amenities including private lanais. There are 10 dining & bar concepts ranging from Italian to a breakfast buffet and contemporary Hawaiian fare. There are several swimming holes including a half-acre saltwater swimming lagoon with kayak and floatation rentals. Guests can also access two tennis courts and 45,000-square-foot spa and fitness center. The golf course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., is an 18-hole championship layout that is a former host of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994-2006 and whose notable moments feature seven Tiger Woods victories and 59 by Phil Mickelson.Facts
Amenities
Services
Rules
Golf courses at Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
Images from Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
-
Photo submitted by xXfZt0rSA34OoOag6mlr on 06/18/2025
-
Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
-
Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
-
Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
-
Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
-
Photo submitted by u868407234 on 03/27/2023
-
Photo submitted by u000006523436 on 06/20/2022
-
Photo submitted by u000006523436 on 06/20/2022
-
Photo submitted by jimgolftimes on 03/16/2022
-
Don't go left!! Photo submitted by John7117235 on 11/30/2021
-
No. 17 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 07/13/2021
-
No. 16 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 07/13/2021
-
Photo submitted by mono34 on 06/26/2021
-
Closing hole Photo submitted by kacerrob on 04/16/2021
-
Teeing off on 17 Photo submitted by jaakd on 12/18/2019
-
The scenic cliff side view on the back 9 Photo submitted by jaakd on 12/18/2019
-
Clubhouse Photo submitted by jaakd on 12/18/2019
-
Photo submitted by Paul1375154 on 12/18/2019
-
Photo submitted by Paul1375154 on 12/18/2019
-
Photo submitted by Paul1375154 on 12/18/2019
-
Photo submitted by MKempkes on 10/15/2019
-
Photo submitted by cjohnbrown on 10/07/2019
-
Photo submitted by Rexus7 on 07/10/2019
-
Photo submitted by Rexus7 on 07/10/2019
-
Photo submitted by u732207290 on 05/22/2019
-
View from behind par-4 16th hole. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
-
Par-4 12th hole. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
-
From behind 18th green. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
-
Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
-
Par-4 16th green. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
-
Par-3 11th hole. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
-
The par-5 16th hole at Poipu Bay runs along a sea cliff. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 01/29/2014
Perfect greens!
Awesome golf course, I got a great deal on the golfnow website .The views are incredible here! The course was in pristine condition. One of the best courses on all of the Hawaiian islands!!!!!!!!
Great views, course played well due to pristine condition!
My wife and I played this course in late March. The course was in great condition which helped the course play easier for us. The round played fast due to tee times being spaced out fairly far apart. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. We had a great time. The last four or five holes are right along the ocean. We had a hard time focusing on teeing off due to the whale activity off the shore. The course is a little spendy, however if you get a twilight rate like we did, it makes the course a better bang for your buck!
Great course with awesome vistas
Loved the course! Would certainly return! Great condition with wonderful vistas! Challenging, but not to excess.
Overall experience was wonderful!
The quality of the greens was superior, but very fast! The course layout is very intersting and fun. The scenery especially the back nine is awesome! The entire staff at the course was very efficient, friendly and helpful and they made me feel very welcome. All golfers should expeirnce this great course.
Nice veiws at some places
Poipu is a pretty forgiving golf course from the white tees. greens are tricky to read. The full cost of 180.00 per round would not be of very good value,most Hawaii courses expensive. 120.00 or so seems more reasonable. fairways fairly wide with good grass coverage. can be very windy increasing the difficulty some what.
Good Course with Great Ocean Views
Very good course with great layout. Back nine takes you through some ocean cliffs while still maintaining great golf layout. Staff was nice. Only downside is that the normal rate is so high that it isn't worth it. I ended up paying $89 on GolfNow on a hot deal and to me that's about all it's worth. Looking at the course conditions I can't imagine their operating expenses are so much that need to charge $190 per player for a regular round.
Typical Resort Course
Kauai's Poipu Bay Resort course is right next to the airport which is pretty cool if you like to see huge jets landing right next to your fairway, which also means it is on the ocean so there is a TON of wind. It is also right next to the Grand Hyatt luxury resort. My golf now tee time was a hot deal and the pro shop guy let me know by how rude he was to my wife and I. I probably saved around $70 bucks. The pro shop guy Kirk who checked me in was very dismissive and verified I wasn't staying at the hotel and he let me know that I couldn't touch the driving range until 30 minutes before my tee time because we were so early (a little over 1 hour early). By the way, they only charge you for a rider if you book through golf now apparently, if you book through the hotel or pay normal rate the rider is free (it is published that they do not charge for a rider) so that was not a fun $25.00 add on. We had to burn some time so we ate at the grille next to the pro shop. After the $20.00 burger that took literally 45 minutes to get in a to go box we ran to the cart, then to the driving range and it was an OK experience from there on. The course has a beautiful layout, I recommend playing it from the tips, you get to see the entire course and it is very difficult with the wind. The grass was not in as good of shape as the other courses on the island, some sand on the greens and quite a few dead spots, not pristine like the Prince course at all. Also, the bunkers are all waste style bunkers with no sand in them, very difficult to play out of, especially if you are in a deep one right next to the green. The friendliness from the bag guys was fine, and you get a free bag tag with your name on it. Other than the pro shop guy who was clearly a typical entitled rude pro shop manager working at a former tour venue, the course was a typical Kauai course where even with the hot deal I think it was a little overpriced. The only thing memorable will be the poor treatment. I expect more for $120.00 for 18. I highly doubt I will go back next time I am in Kauai. Every once in a while I book a hot deal at a course and get treated like this by a pro shop. Be prepared for it, especially if you go to one of these courses. They obviously don't like it.
Layout is great and well maintained.
Friendly staff from the bagmen,cashier,and starter.
Course is well laid out, great shape, and back nine has a great stretch of holes a long the ocean front.
Great course-challenging, yet fair.
The course is in great shape. Friendly and helpful staff. Good value for the money when playing twilight. The last 4 holes - spectacular views - hard to keep your focus on the course not only on the last 4 but the entire course. Look up from the course and take in the vistas. Great experience.
Outstanding views.
Tricky winds on fairways & greens. Back 9 bunkers a little less perfect than front 9. 15 - 17 may be most scenic holes anywhere.
Superb views, great condition and challenging layout.
The views from this course were stunning to include mountains, ocean, vegetation and landscape of the Kauai coast. The greens were particularly nice with a type of grass that doesn't have grain. There were many strategically placed and well shaped traps along the fairways and around the greens. The overall experience was among the best in over 50 years of my golfing. I will definitely play it again when I get tha chance.
PGA quality
This course hosted the Grand Slam of Golf for several years, and it is a lot of fun to walk the same fairways as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Greg Norman, Jim Furyk, Mike Weir, and others. It's even more fun to go into the locker room and see their plaques. The course itself is not long, but most holes require some tactical thought to score well. Course maintenance is wonderful. The staff is overly friendly, and the golf shop is probably the best-stocked golf shop I have been in.
Great course!
Check it out! The pace of play was brisk due to proper spacing of golfers. The course was in tip top shape, and staff was on top of things!
Beautiful scenery - relaxed pace of play.
Very enjoyable course to play - wide fairways, low rough, and playable pars (White tees, Handicap 16, short hitter), and lots of beautiful scenery. My worst holes were ones where I lost concentration looking at the scenery.
Overall, I found the course on the easy side. Had a reduced rate of $100 (from the normal $150 at the time we played) which I found to be very good value. If I had paid the full prime time rate of $180 I probably would have rated value at medium to low.
very good golf course, a little spendy
Very good golf course with nice vista"s but a little expensive. We were able to get a reduced price on Golf Now which made it more reasonable.
Friendly staff and a wonderful proshop. We found the course to be a fare course but we played without much wind. Some of the uphill holes were into the wind and if it had been blowing harder they could have taken some of the enjoyment out playing those holes for many golfers. If it is windy when you play you may want to choose a more forware tee. The greens were in excellent shape and putted very true. It was nice to play a course on Kauai that wasn't so wet. I would play this course again if I had the chance.
Design and maintenance come together for great atmosphere in which to spend 4 hours.
Although price is at high end, I always bite the bullet once in my annual trip. Think of how much I would bite the bullet if the price came down. This date was very windy +/- 2 clubs all day. Terrific surf views on back nine. Great course - just pricey.
A truly wonderful course
We were very fortunate to get a very good rate online which allowed to be able to afford to play here. The pro shop staff were very friendly as was one of the "cart guys" although the older man was quite surly for soem reason. However, Marty, at the practice range was a gem.......super friendly and accomodating and concered to get first aid for a cut on my finger. It is guys like Marty who make a course great. We set off as a twosome and played the best course we have ever played.....the greens were fast and true and the fairways in great shape. The cart girl came around regualrly and was friendly. The mix of challenging holes was excellent and I could see that this course sets up well for every level of player. We played off the whites but the score card did not seem to match the yardages on some holes which was odd......
In using this feedback tool I was unabale to select anything betwen the middle and the end of each slider bar which made my selections rather inaccurate.
Overall.......a fanastic experience and we hope to come back one day
Play it !
Beautiful course...difficult in places, but wonderful wide fairways.
This course has great view
Course is well maintained, views are great and staff is friendly
A Kauai must play!
Course is set up for the wind, but try to play on a day the winds are low. Lots of bunkers and super views on holes 15 - 17.