We stayed here for 4 nights before moving to Poipu area. We love the location, easy access to everywhere. We also love the ocean view, the pool, the fire pit, the entertainment at night. Room has good furniture, the bed is very comfortable, the bathroom is clean but small.

Things to improve: Concierge needs to be more friendly, knowledgable and willing to help. We only stopped at concierge desk twice; first time asking for direction, the lady did answer our question, but was not happy, she kept telling us it passed her working hours already. The second time, we want to ask some info about a popular hiking trail, she simply said 'I don't know'. Maybe they are not friendly to you if you book an activity through them. :(

We've stayed at this property several years ago when it was an Aston property. Supposedly they poured a fair amount of money into upgrades, I only noticed the new pool, new furniture outside and different rugs and flat screen TVs. I supposed this also included infrastructure fixes, too. They did finally tear down the old Luau stage that partially burned down a few years ago.

So. The rooms are good. We had a ocean side view. Nicely laid out. The beds, we were told were new mattresses. Our room did not. It was pretty hard, mitigated with requested extra pillows. The comforter was great, allowed for a snug sleep without being too hot. The AC function fine, but a tip, turn on the fan to manual so it stays on after reaching temperature or you'll wake up all night long when it shuts off.

The in-room refrigerator is nice, though they should vent it better so that a waft of hot air doesn't roll out when you open the cabinet to reach the fridge. The "balcony" is barely that. Two people must jockey and squeeze to use both the chairs, it's a tight fit (like the bathroom below). But generally they all have a look at the beach and are breezy.

The bathroom is a curiosity. It's.... small. The clearances are such that if you have a towel draped off the toilet seat, the door will not open all the way. You can not have 2 people in the bathroom at the same time. The ventilation (no fan, just a vent that is controlled by the building) doesn't work or isn't working well enough. It fogs up unless you leave the door open (which you can do after you get in the shower and then pull the door open). There's also the delicate issue of bathroom odors, the ventilation simply does not deal with them. This would be nice if this was fixed. The shower is okay. I have an issue with poor shower heads, this one was "okay", but not great. On the plus side, the drain was excellent. There was zero standing water, which I very much appreciate.

The overall cleanliness of the room was excellent. Housekeeping does an outstanding job. Consider leaving a daily small tip for them, they very much earn it. Overall the staff was outstanding. I will mention out engineering. Our TV died about 10:30PM and they sent engineering guy up and did a professional and quick job and was very polite. He replaced the TV and got everything back up and running pronto. A small overall downside for the room is the ever present hawaii ant - they appear everywhere a slight food crumb or water. There was a constant "couple of them" to kill, they looked like they were coming from the vent. Not bad, but if you leave ANY type of can, wrapper or crumbs out, they will find it. And you'll get a swarm of them like you haven't seen. Pick stuff up and keep any snacks in a bag, dump any food trash in the trash cans down by the softdrink machines, not your room.

We didn't eat at the restaurant for meals, but we did hit the pool for drinks and munchies. I highly recommend the sticky ribs and the pork sliders. It's good food and the prices are not bad for late lunch/happy hour fare.

The landscaping crew does a nice job of maintaining the beach area and it's nicely arrayed with lounge chairs.

I was pleasantly surprised at the modern, resort style decor throughout the hotel. When we checked in and told the receptionist we were on our honeymoon they graciously upgraded us to an ocean view room. At first i was disappointed that Kappa was not the most tropical part of the island especially compared to Hanalei Bay, but the nice part is it doesn't rain nearly as much. We went to turtle beach a few times and were forced to leave because we kept getting drenched in downpours, whereas at the hotel the sun was usually out and we were able to layout on the chairs the hotel provides. Overall I was very please with the Courtyard Marriot, you get a lot for a good price.

Booked travelzoo special good location beautiful property not too large. Would return. Rooms are smaller especially baths but nice. Only complaint was pool not heated, too cold to enjoy for most people we talked too. Beach not really for swimming.