This was a great deal. And we were really happy with our choice! The pros: hotel is on the beach, and a little north of the tourist center of Lahaina. We had to drive to Lahaina (which is a good thing). The rooms (in the main building -- not the cottages) were renovated in the past year or so, and the hotel is totally non-smoking. The room renovations were decent, with a modern feel, and the rooms were fresh and new. Most, if not all room shave a balcony, but be careful which side of the hotel you are on, since one view (the north view) is the top of the a restaurant and luau venue (which can be loud), plus we could hear the ac units. And the cranes in the distance at the Ritz (which was under renovation, totally obstructing the view). We changed our room for a better view which was partial ocean and partial hills which was perfect. The hotel staff was very friendly. We also had a fridge. The cons: Not many, but the bathroom was small with only a shower, and the beds were not very good -- mushy and nonsupporting. Also, I wouldn't bother with any of the food options, except for maybe a drink at sunset. The food is overpriced and not great. Unlike the rooms, the rest of the hotel is really NOT renovated and rather stuck in a time warp. With the exception of the rooms, the rest of the facility is a little on the dingy side. But really the rooms and the beach were great!

Make sure that you stay in any of the Tower rooms!! Huge bed, so comfortable, wonderful remodel from the water fixtures, stand in shower to the flat screen Tv, cozy balcony. We just got back from a 5 night stay. The Royal Lahaina was perfect, great location for snorkeling, restaurant, stores and all sorts of activities in Lahaina. We didn’t have time to try the breakfast buffet, but we had dinner and lunch in the lounge on the bottom floor, the food was good with reasonable prices. The Ice cream shop/ coffee shop was perfect for quick breakfasts if you are on the go and Royal Lahaina has a small store on site for drinks/snacks and other things. The pool is a little small, but it’s right on the beach and it’s great for cooling off from the sun and or Sun bathing. All in all I would defiantly stay there again, don’t stay in the cottages, they are out-dated because they are privately own, the hotel does not take responsibility for the look of the cottages, the owners do that!! Stay in the Towers.

Just got back from 4 nights at Royal Lahina and we had a great stay. The beach was perfect for my 5 year old and we enjoyed the pools as well. We also really enjoyed the Lua held on property. We were planning a return stay the second day there. Having on onsite combination coffee house/ice cream parlor worked out for all of us.

I think the greeting at reception should have given us a clue. After stating to the clerk that we had a reservation...one of the first comments was "what time will you be checking out?" We were given one of the cottage rooms which had not been updated since the early 1980's. The bathrooms were in poor condition Mold in the tiles and cabinet doors in very poor condition) and the room smelled because of the old and stained carpet. The positive about the resort was the location and the ability to walk the beach and to the shopping areas through a picturesque path that runs along the outer edge of the golf course. This was the only negative experience we had during our stay in Hawaii.