"Hotel with Charm and Seclusion"
The moment you drive up you feel the charm of the hotel. It is nestled in an upscale neighborhood right on the water. The entrance is grand with beautiful chandeliers and seating. There are various rooms with scenery, and our was the mountain scenic room that overlooked the golf course. You pay a lot more for the ocean view, but the mountain/golf course view was still beautiful and enjoyable. More charm comes from the real dolphins in the lagoon and from the ponds stocked with tropical fish, stingrays, and turtles. The shore has coral that make it a ready spot for snorkeling; we saw fish right away. The restaurants are pricey but classy with excellent food. A bonus is the daily evening, live music - I enjoyed the live jazz. The hotel guests staying there were pleasant, respectful, and upscale. This hotel was family friendly yet by no means distracting to couples looking to get away such as us. It is not as lively and rambunctious as Waikiki, but the hotel provides free daily shuttles. An onsite car rental location makes renting a car very easy. We rented a car on multiple days to travel to Oahus's must see places such as Waikiki, Duke's, Pearl Harbor, The Dole Plantation, the North Shore, the Polynesian Cultural Center, Waimea Falls, etc. - all of which we saw, but many times we would remind ourselves to spend more time at the Kahala for its tranquility. Wonderful memories have been created from the Kahala alone; it's a place we hope to revisit.
Doc Casa from San Diego
