Ka'anapali Golf Resorts (Maui)

Got a good deal on green fees because greens had been areated. There were only 4 greens where work was noticeable and it did not affect play. Well maintained course, great views. No pressure to play faster and cart showed we were consistently ahead of pace. Overall, a great round of golf.

First off yes the course was punched but that wasn’t even the issue. They seemed to take advantage of other course closing. The greens were really bad. The weeds you had to putt through was insane. I felt like I wasted money on just that only.

Beautiful views and excellent conditions. Teed off 11 am and it was windy

Greens in great shape. Some great views of Maui. Lot of variety to the holes. Fairways a little splotchy, but hey, just play the ball up as you are not on the tour. For amount of cost, really a big bang for your buck. Add this course to your list of courses to play on the East side when you are in Maui. My son rented clubs and I was really impressed with the Taylor Made Stealth 2 that he got, (woods and irons) plus Taylor Made putter. I have been to some nicer resorts that did not have rentals this nice.

For the amount of money we paid for to play here, we were expecting a better experience. The greens were not good at all! They were bumpy, patchy, they were dried out, so it was hard to keep your putts on line. We have played less expensive courses on Maui that had exceptional greens. The fairways were also uneven and had patches of dryness at times. We really wanted to enjoy our experience here, but it was a somewhat of a letdown. Now… if the greens and fairways were in better conditions, it would have been an excellent course.

A lot of greens patchy with poa like grass. Bunkers need sand and to be worked on. This is the little sister to the main, Royal course, and it feels like it is kept that way (as an afterthought).

Insuring golf tee times months in advance. Found course was in "aeration mode. Course kind enough to discount the round. I imagine this is beautiful and a challenge course when in perfect conditions.

The guy at check-in told us that the Royal had been punched, which we appreciated, so we played the Kia which is up in the foothills not along ocean. Course was in fair shape. Green on few holes terrible.

The course was in great shape with nice greens. The views are spectacular from a lot of the holes. Great value for the area.

Kaanapali Kai is a very solid track, with enjoyable holes throughout. It’s pretty open, so there are not a lot of penalties for errant drives. Tee boxes and fairways are in good shape, but some of the greens have bald areas. Sand traps are very well-maintained and fair. All in all, I’d call it a solid 4 star course that is slightly overpriced, but considering location, it’s worth your time.

Friendly staff, nice layout for a 20 HC; some of the island courses are too difficult unless you’re a scratch golfer. The condition I rated 4 because of areas of burned, or no grass in some of the fairways, but the greens were ok. Very nice views from the holes on the upper elevations.

I booked my tee time for Aug 4th at 2pm through GolfNow at a total cost of $144. A large fire closed the highway that afternoon so I was stopped in traffic and turned back, unable to make my time. I did not want to cancel as I would lose my $24 deposit, but just move my time forward to Aug 5th. I called several times to move my time which the booking agent was able to accommodate. However, I was charged a full price of $156 over and above the initial $24 deposit, so my total cost was $USD180. This was extremely frustrating as the fire was out of my control. Kaanapali said they could not adjust my $156 fee and that GolfNow would be able to credit back the $24, however they refused to honor the original price. I would NOT recommend using GolfNow!

This is the nicer one out of the 2 coureses. Much more scenic. Course was in great shape and we did our around in 3 hours 14 minutes. It was not the cheapest course in Maui but worth playing