Tag: Grand Hyatt

Kaua’i in October is as beautiful as it gets. Who needs changing leaves and pumpkin spice when you have swaying palm trees, tropical sunsets, and Lava Flows?

Hawaii is a special place for me. I grew up going to the islands from about the age of 13. My heart has been broken for the people of Maui with the Lahaina fire and I continue to pray for healing, strength, hope, and love (please join me in continuing to support the various local community organizations on the island)

To kick off our 30 year wedding anniversary vacation, my husband, Mike, and I splurged and did a bucket list item by spending 5 nights at the Grand Hyatt in Poipu, Kaua’i. Talk about a resort for memory making! We were greeted with orchid leis, informative bellmen, front desk staff with the Aloha spirit, and the most amazing lobby view of the ocean. There wasn’t one thing about this hotel I didn’t love, and I have been wanting to stay here for years so the hype kept building! In fact, we had plans to visit in September 2020 but Covid cancelled them.

Some will say it’s a ton of walking within the lush landscaped property (over 1000 steps from the pool to our room) but if you like to get in your steps, it’s the place for you. There’s the 2 mile Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail that starts right at the hotel and goes along the coast if you want more exercise. They have a phenomenal spa and fitness center (which you pay for in your resort fee) and I did some type of class each morning—HIIT, yoga, etc. I had a wonderful massage with Deanna. We drank $18 foo foo drinks at the pool (ouch! But try the lilikoi margarita—it’s worth it once). We bought a room package where the yummy breakfast buffet at Ilima Terrace was included (otherwise it’s $100 for two people without the tip), and found that would tide us over until dinner.

The room was spacious with plenty of drawers, a mini refrigerator, and their own coconut mango bath products, which smell like paradise. Hyatt is reducing plastic pollution so they give their guests an aluminum water bottle upon check in and had plenty of filtered water stations to refill on the property. One evening we ate at Tide Pools—a tropical oasis in the middle of a koi pond. Very romantic! 🥰

The pools were abundant, with an adults only pool, a lazy river, a sandy beach lagoon pool, a slide, hot tubs, and plenty of nooks and crannies to hang out in the water. We always found chairs with an umbrella, although they do have more exclusive chairs/tents to rent. We were fine in the “free seats”.