Ka'anapali Kai golf course
The Ka'anapali Kai Course on Maui is popular with locals and tourists alike.
2290 Kaanapali Pkwy, Lahaina, Hawaii 96761, US
(808) 661-3271
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About Ka'anapali Golf Resorts (Maui)

Ka'anapali is a resort development in the west Maui town of Lahaina. It is home to two golf courses, Royal Ka'anapali and Ka'anapali Kai, as well as a number of beachfront hotel and condominium properties that offer stay-and-play golf packages. Ka'anapali is a three-mile stretch of beach with 13 places to stay and 45 restaurants. Hotel brands include the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas, Aston Maui Ka'anapali Villas, Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui Eldorado Ka'anapali by Outrigger, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, Aston at The Whaler on Ka'anapali Beach, Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Marriott's Maui Ocean Club, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort, Spa & Residence Club and Ka'napali Royal. The beaches are famous for stand-up paddleboarding, snorkeling, sailing, parasailing, sunset dinners and whale watching. Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed the famous Royal Ka'anapali Golf Club in 1962 and the shorter Ka'anapali Kai course was added later.

Facts

Price Range$$$$
Property Class★★★★★
Acres1200
Year Opened1962
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual, Buffet
Room TypesRoom, Suite, Villas/Casitas, Fractional Ownership
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Beach AccessYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No
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Golf courses at Ka'anapali Golf Resorts (Maui)

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Resort Course

Good course with receptive fairways. Greens in good condition. Some elevation changes to make shots challenging. Overcast on my day of play, but there are several holes that present iconic Maui views. A course I typically play at least once while here for vacation.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

greens were difficult to read--especially speed

Lived up to it's rep with wide fairways. Difficult to get out of the grass in the short rough. The ball sinks down into this rough.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What's not to like?

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course easy to play with wide fairways and nice views

This is the sister course of Royal Kaanapali. It is a little less interesting than Royal, but the greens are more interesting. They do have tees boxes at 5500 yards, so it gave me better option as a female rather than the shorter tees.
We enjoyed the day.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course-wide fairways-some longer carrys off the tees.

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course - Beautiful Views

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

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot, humid day. I'm glad they provided towels!

Very pleasant experience. As a single, they combined me with another couple at a much earlier time even though I paid twilight rates. Efficient staff. Pace of play was excellent - our 3-some finished in @ 3.5 hours, even with a 4-some I front of us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good set up of layout of holes.

Easy to keep ball in play but difficult around greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

easy course

inside staff not so friendly. outside staff great, especially Jack.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lovely course, had an enjoyable round, with good pace of play.

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Course was fun to play, placing your tee shot was paramount, would have been nice to know when I booked this course that that had aerated the greens, but they rolled pretty good.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

great course to test your skills

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..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course with even better views!

I played both coarses and I liked the Kai because it seemed a little more forgiving. The staff was fantastic. They saw me walking from a nearby hotel and came with a cart to get me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I love this course.

Kaanapali Kai is always a favorite course to play when I am on Maui. The course and greens are in great condition, and the staff is extremely friendly. I love this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice golf!

Beyond the gorgeous views, this course was a pleasure to play. Enough challenge with water and sand, yet friendly to the less skilled of us. Overall experience was awesome, we hope to get back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens were not in good condition. Pace of play was great. Did not see players in front or in back...

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

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A great day of golf

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

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

Dick logan

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big name course - amateur operation

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.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course to play if you can get a deal.

Pretty wide-open course, but the winds can put a damper on your game if you're not used to it. Course was in great shape, but the greens seemed to be a little long which rolled really slow. They probably would've rolled better if I showed up on a day they had just been mowed. I'm not sure if I would play this course again and pay the regular rate. I would say 75% of your green fee goes towards the scenery. The scenery on many of the holes was great. The staff there was nice. If you get a good deal, I would recommend this course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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