Ka'anapali Golf Resorts (Maui)

I played course before but not again. This is how the day went from beginning to end. The attendant at the bag drop greeted and unloaded the car that pulled in behind me before he came to me. 2) The attendant at check in initially could not find my reservation (840am) commenting that GolfNow reservations generally start at 11am. She found it after I showed my phone verification.

3)cart attendants busy holding very extended conversations with people they seemingly knew thus ignoring others. I was told about the location of the driving range by one and given instructions (walk to range with a few clubs) by another. 4) The greens had sand on them from necessary top dressing (players should be notified on booking). 5)Signage for the direction to the holes across the street was not clear and worse and most dangerous is the lack of a stop sign for car traffic on the street. 6) The beverage cart did not show up until hole 15 green! Beverage cart attendant was pretty laid back, even for Hawaii. 7) The was no one greeting players at end of round. No club cleaning or unloaded to the bag drop. 8) Needless to say, This was not a nearly $300 experience.

I played 4 other $300 golf rounds in Hawaii over the last 2 weeks. Royal Kaanapali was not up to snuff.

The Kai course is simply not worth the price of admission. Nearly every green was sanded, yet no one on staff made us aware of it, nor were any discounts offered. There is no food at the turn, and you will be lucky if you see the cart girl more than once — so beware. Pack your own lunch and drinks. Or better yet, avoid the Kaanapali courses altogether and head down to Wailea Emerald or Gold (Blue not recommended) or up to Kapalua. Yes those courses are expensive, but you will get what you pay for.

The Kai course reminded me a lot of the Alabama RTJ trail - it’s a very open course with drastic elevation changes. Found an online rate discount of $83 for a 6:30 tee time, and it was fantastic. The course was in great shape, and there were a few holes with amazing views. Opted to play Kai over Royal due to price, and it was worth it. The Kai course gets a 10/10 from me

First time playing here. Staff were friendly. Rental clubs were a little old and dirty. Carts were comfy with GPS. Felt course was a little over priced as greens had obviously recently been aerated and sanded. Overall course in good condition and pace of play was great. 3 of us played in over 3 hours. Was a little strange when on no 6 a Marshall came up to us and said we could drive on fairway - which we had been doing. He then said the person behind had said we were holding them up - they had never had to wait for us !! We were also 30 mins ahead of schedule according to the GPS! We let them through when they eventually caught us at no 9

Overall a fun round and would play here again

The course was in excellent conditions. Amazing layout with a few difficult holes but for the most extremely fair if the right shots were executed. Highly recommend!

No beer, alcohol on cart. No 9th hole service. They keep claiming they are going to get drinks on the cart but it’s been years no service. If your paying resort rates you should get full service.

Pace of play is great. Fun course. Great staff. Only issue was aerated greens and knew this going in.

Great Service for sure. Made reservations about 8 weeks out plus rental clubs. Had us all confirmed and our T Time went as planned. Course is well maintained and challenging enough for all levels of play. We played our normal handicaps even with rented clubs. Course also had great views as you expect. All branded rental equipment was also in good shape with shaft flex options available upon check in. Coffee, water, towels, ice, Ts and bag tags provided. Best of great location to Lahaina Town. JTH

Playing golf at Maui…. First word came out from mind was “expensive.” It was amazing experience to play here.

When I arrived at the course little bit disappointed by its club house “looking.” However, staff at the pro shop and the starter were so kind and most importantly the course condition and layout were amazingly good. My handicap is 4, I got enough challenges from the course and my wife a newbie for Golf, enjoyed the course also. I even pay way lessor than my local courses. It is located near by Kahului airport and on the way to the Haleakala Mt.

I will be back for my future trips.