We stayed at the Marriott Waiohai for a weeklong vacation with 4 adults and 4 kids ages 9-13. We had the best time at this resort. Beautiful rooms, grounds, pools and some of the best family beaches on the island. We went 100 yards outside our room to a pool that we all enjoyed, another 100 yards to a beach with easy lap waves that the kids could float around on rafts on for hours. We snorkeled everyday and saw fishes and sea turtles right there on the beaches in front or very close to the hotel . The guys surfed every morning and every night just another short paddle out from the shore. We could tour most of the island with just a 45-1 hour drive in any direction. The staff was superior, extremely helpful and friendly, especially the bell hop Rogelio! The Ohana room was available for changing, showering (w all the needed supplies) and storing stuff in their lockers when arriving prior to checkin or when you had to checkout but weren't ready to leave the grounds just yet! The crowd at the hotel was friendly and generally family oriented. We were the last ones at the pool when the 10pm curfew was enforced.
We saw all sides of the island on our stay and felt very confident that we had the very best location to experience Kauai. Highly recommend and will definitely return again soon!