Whalers Village is a short walk from the resort and there are multiple restaurants in that area.

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"Walking distance" means to us any location along the beach front walkway up to Whaler's Village. In the Hyatt's immediate vicinity, the pricey but good Japengo is a good choice and there's also a Sonz upscale restaurant inside the Hyatt (overlooks the pond and swans, ducks, etc.) but we've not been impressed with the food there. I'd pass on that one. Now, venture up toward the Marriott direction and there's a Kaanapali Grille restaurant at the Marriott, facing the beach as you walk along. After the Marriott, your best bet will be Whaler's Village with restaurants like Leilani's, Hula Grill, Monkey Pod, (all located at the entry to Whaler's Village) and then there's a less formal but good food court which I wouldn't really call a restaurant. I recall there's a restaurant just outside the Westin (by the beach) which has a nice set-up on the grass overlooking the beach. It has changed its name over the years and the current name is escaping me. That's located shortly before Whaler's Village. If you find that the prices are pretty high for every night dining at the restaurants, there are less expensive options like the Beach Walk Kau Kau in the Marriott complex and I'm going to put in another plug for the Food Court in Whaler's Village. Nikki's Pizza (and Italian Food) is excellent but the other 3 food court options (Mexican, Filipino/Asian, and Subway) are very good budget friendly choices. Our dinner for 4 at Japengo included wine with dinner; added costs were after-dinner cocktails and desserts for 2 in our party. After adding in the tip for excellent service ... our dinner came to just about $1,000. It was a very nice splurge for a special occasion. If you decide to go Japengo's, make reservations early and do ask if you can be seated inside, as opposed to the card table-like set up in the outside eating part of the restaurant. The restaurant itself is very attractive and I wished we could have been seated there instead of the disappointing outside area.

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There is with 24 hour notice.

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Yes there are chairs that face the ocean but maybe not what would you would expect. It wasn’t what I am accustomed to in Florida. The chairs face the ocean but there is vegetation between the land and the ocean in a somewhat shelf type layout. We reserved the Ocean Hale for a day and it was incredible. However the next time we will rent the smaller cabana. We loved this hotel primarily due to the location and afternoon walks. I can send you a pic to show you what I mean if you like. Hope this helps.

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Yes, there are a few, also there are ash trays by the walkway by the ocean....

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