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The Kauai Inn

The Kauai Inn

2430 Hulemalu Road, Lihue, 96766, Hawaii, United States

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Outdoor swimming pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Air conditioning

Sun deck

Parking On Site

24-hour front desk

Mountain view

The Kauai Inn

Welcome to The Kauai Inn, your ideal Hawaiian getaway tucked away at 2430 Hulemalu Road in Lihue! Just a breezy 2.1mi from the city center, this charming 3-star hotel promises to whisk you away with its blend of comfort and personality. With rates starting at only $219, you can start crafting unforgettable memories without breaking the bank!

Dive into a world of relaxation with our fabulous outdoor swimming pool - perfect for soaking up the Hawaiian sun or enjoying a refreshing swim. Whether you're lounging in one of our comfortable beach chairs or taking in the stunning mountain views from your private balcony, every moment is a chance to unwind. Our non-smoking rooms come fully equipped with free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and extra-long beds to ensure your stay is as comfortable as possible. Plus, you can chat with our friendly 24-hour front desk staff for tips on local adventures or simply to share the laughter!

But that's not all! For those looking to mix a little adventure with their relaxation, our hotel offers access to a golf course (with extra charges), and a picturesque picnic area surrounded by lush gardens. With over 1096 glowing reviews, it's clear that our guests love the cozy vibes and peaceful surroundings of The Kauai Inn. Whether you're here for the stunning views or the local flora, your Hawaiian adventure awaits!

Get ready to recharge your batteries in paradise! At The Kauai Inn, you can enjoy the beauty of the island without sacrificing comfort. From our outdoor swimming pool that invites you to bask in the warm Hawaiian sun, to the well-kept gardens that beckon you to take a leisurely stroll, this is a place designed for relaxation and rejuvenation. Swing by the pool for a refreshing dip or bring a good book to read under the shade of a palm tree — either way, your perfect day awaits!

When you're ready to explore, you'll find adventure at every turn. Whether you're teeing off on the nearby golf course or packing up a picnic to enjoy amidst the fragrant tropical plants, your days will be filled with enchanting experiences. Take the opportunity to unwind in one of our various room types, whether you’re in a cozy Standard Lanai or treating yourself to the spacious Soaking Suite, perfect for larger families or friends traveling together. Each room welcomes you with thoughtful amenities designed to offer maximum comfort, ensuring your stay feels like a home away from home.

What truly sets The Kauai Inn apart is the spirit of ‘Aloha’ that envelops you from the moment you arrive. The friendly smiles at the 24-hour front desk and the lush surroundings create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Make sure to take some time to mingle with fellow travelers or share stories of your Hawaiian escapades — after all, every journey is more delightful when shared! From unforgettable sunsets over the mountains to delightful mornings by the pool, The Kauai Inn is your perfect island retreat. Book your stay today and let the magic of Kauai sweep you off your feet!

Closest airports

Lihue Airport

2.3mi

Most popular amenities

Outdoor swimming pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Air conditioning

Sun deck

Parking On Site

24-hour front desk

Mountain view

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Patio

Garden view

Landmark view

Picnic area

Garden

View

Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)

Free toiletries

Balcony

Bathtub

Rooms

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Soaking Suite

1 King Size Bed

Balcony

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

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King Soaking Tub Suite (No Resort Fee) (1 King Bed) includes a king-size bed 150-183 width plus balcony, cable tv, hairdryer, and ironing set.

King Room with Patio in The Kauai Inn

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King Room, Patio

1 King Size Bed

300 sqft

Mountain view

Landmark view

Garden view

Private Bathroom

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Experience luxury and comfort in our King Room with Patio, offering stunning mountain, landmark, and garden views. Relax in style with a private bathroom, bathtub, and patio, and enjoy modern amenities such as WiFi, a flat-screen TV, and air conditioning. Perfect for couples, this room boasts a spacious king size bed and accommodates up to 2 adults and 1 child.

King Room in The Kauai Inn

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King Room

1 King Size Bed

300 sqft

Mountain view

Landmark view

Garden view

Private Bathroom

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Indulge in comfort and relaxation in our spacious King Room with beautiful views of the mountains, landmark, and garden. Unwind in the private bathroom with a bathtub, enjoy the convenience of free wifi, and make use of amenities such as a microwave, flat-screen TV, and refrigerator.

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Standard Lanai, Queen Size

1 Queen Size Bed

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Lanai (No Resort Fee) includes a queen-size bed 150-154 width plus cable tv, hairdryer, and ironing set.

Large Queen Room in The Kauai Inn

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Queen Room

1 Queen Size Bed

325 sqft

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Wifi

Microwave

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The pool with a view is the standout feature of this double room. Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath and a hairdryer. The spacious double room features air conditioning, a wardrobe, heating, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, as well as pool views. The unit has 1 bed.

King Suite in The Kauai Inn

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Suite

1 King Size Bed

300 sqft

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Wifi

Microwave

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This suite features a pool with a view. The air-conditioned suite has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a bath and a shower. The suite features a wardrobe, parquet floors, heating, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, as well as pool views. The unit has 1 bed.

Deluxe King Room in The Kauai Inn

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Deluxe, King Size

1 King Size Bed

325 sqft

Mountain view

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

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Experience the ultimate luxury in our Deluxe King Room, featuring a spacious 323 sqft space with breathtaking mountain and garden views. Unwind in the private bathroom with a soothing bathtub, stay connected with complimentary wifi, and enjoy the convenience of a microwave and refrigerator. Fall into a restful sleep on the extra long King size bed and wake up to a flat-screen TV, air conditioning, and other modern amenities.

Triple Room in The Kauai Inn

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Triple Room

1 Twin Bed

2 Queen Size Beds

325 sqft

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Wifi

Microwave

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Experience comfort and convenience in our spacious Triple Room, featuring 323 sqft of living space with one Twin bed and two Queen size beds. Enjoy modern amenities such as a private bathroom with a bathtub, free WiFi, a microwave, flat-screen TV, and air conditioning. Perfect for a group of friends or small families, this room can accommodate up to 5 adults.

Queen Room with Patio in The Kauai Inn

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Queen Room, Patio

1 Queen Size Bed

300 sqft

Mountain view

Landmark view

Garden view

Private Bathroom

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This spacious room features a private patio with views of the surrounding area.

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Standard Lanai, King Size

1 King Size Bed

Free wifi

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Lanai King

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds in The Kauai Inn

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Room - 2 Queen

2 Queen Size Beds

300 sqft

Mountain view

Landmark view

Garden view

Private Bathroom

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2 Queen Beds.

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Standard Lanai, Queen Size, Garden View

1 Queen Size Bed

Free wifi

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Lanai Garden, 1 Queen

Guest reviews

8.1

1,096 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Steven

8.2

September 2024

This hotel is nestled within the hills of the Lihue area. It really liked the atmosphere of the outdoor area. The pool closes at 10 pm which is a perfect time for me. The breakfast in the morning was very relaxing with an amazing view of the mountains.

The rooms are not insulated, so if you don't use the AC, the room will get uncomfortably hot. They play Hawaiian-themed music all day until 10 pm. It's not a serious problem because you can't hear it from your room, but it's still a little overkill when you're outside.

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Nadeemullah

8.2

October 2024

Location is good. The outdoor vibe is very nice. The included breakfast was good. The staff was pretty good.

Very minor things. Only one coffee maker was working at breakfast, causing some delay. They should put a big sign asking people not to feed the chickens or peacocks because firstly it is not healthy for the birds and they run around and can be too distracting for people having breakfast.

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Michelle

9.1

March 2024

Friendly staff and great history! The hotel has been in this location since 1890! Great to experience this little piece of history and a wonderful launching point to explore Kauai. Looking forward to returning sometime in the future!

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Rajasegaran

9.1

October 2024

Location was good as we had a car. However, if you have no vehicle, then you may need to walk out further to get meals etcetera. But the distance is walkable as they are shops at Anchor Cove area. Breakfast was excellent- it was a good start to the day and they provided croissants, bagels, toast, muffins, cereal and yogurt as well and also fresh fruits like papaya and star fruit and oranges/grapefruit( did not try this). Coffee and tea provided the entire day. The area to have the breakfast was really nice and lots of tables and chairs outside and around the pool there was live music on Mondays, Wed and Friday night and we were there on Monday. So we had our dinner at the pool area while we listened to the music As for the room and bathroom, it was really clean but the facility itself is old( since 1930s I think) and so the rooms were dated - bathroom needs to be upgraded definitely although shower had nice hot water Bed was comfortable and no complains on that. Very warm front desk staff and also other staff were nice and friendly.

Bathroom- need to be remodeled.

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Stokes

9.1

January 2025

This was about our 4th visit here. The breakfast was a big improvement over our previous time. Breakfast has always been outside in the sun but on our first morning it rained so we took everything back to our room. There are quite a lot of cats live there but they are quiet and don't make a nuisance of themselves. Everything was as we remembered it. If we didn't like it we would have looked at somewhere else to stay.

Because we'd stayed here before we picked up our rental car and confidently set off. We reached the one way bridge near the property and were confronted by a solid line of concrete blocks. We couldn't find a way to get around them and our mobile phone was out of action but a man in a business directed us so we not only found the property, we found a lot of places like supermarkets on the way. It's expensive, but that's Kauai.

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Andrea

8.2

April 2024

the location is really cute.

There were little ants in our room that I am pretty sure were biting ants

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Jennifer

10

October 2024

We loved the live music! We were very fortunate to have music on the patio 2 out of the 3 nights we were there. Whatever the downfalls are the staff is so wonderful and helpful that you forget. Breakfasts were great and coffee was awesome!

Things could have been updated a bit more but in reality it didn’t matter the bed and pillows were awesome we slept so good. location was great. We had wanted the bridge not to be blocked to beach but we drove around it. If you walk to the beach it would be a bit scary as there are quite a few homeless people on the way so we decided to drive. The hotel is wonderful!

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Allison

9.1

November 2023

Overall, this is an excellent property! Kauai is not a cheap place to visit but I thought this property was very good value. The staff were excellent, incredibly friendly and going out of their way to make sure your were enjoying your stay. The continental breakfast was always fresh and plentiful. The location was incredible central. The airport was a 10 minute ride away. The grounds were beautiful and well maintained. There were lots of Roosters, chickens, chicks, peacocks & cats roaming the property. I loved it! There was a fun Friday night social where they provide complimentary drinks & snacks & brought it a musical performer ( he was quite good!) and had this super amazing 13 year old fire dancer perform. House keeping was great- always restocking toiletries & towels. They have a HUGE selection of things that other guests have purchased and left behind on a first come first serve basis. It was AWESOME. They had snorkel gear, coolers, beach chairs, boogie boards, towels, etc all available to borrow for FREE. Very cool.

There were no restaurants on site. The closest restaurant was less than a 5 min drive away though. I think it would be dangerous to walk to the nearest restaurant because you would be walking on a busy street with no sidewalk & over ground plants. The property could use some updates- the fixtures in the sink were rusty for example. There was a big hole outside our lanai. It looks like they were doing some updates but never bothered to finish it and instead hung caution tape up. It took away from the beauty of our space. The pool was super shallow & small. My boyfriend used it just the once.

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Ly-lan

8.2

January 2024

The grounds and staff were lovely. My kids enjoyed petting the cats, feeding the peacocks, chickens and roosters wandering around freely. We enjoyed the complimentary 24hr coffee bar and daily breakfast (fruit, pastries, oatmeal). Staff were friendly and helpful in providing recommendations and storing luggage after check-ing out. I loved how beach chairs, beach towels, umbrellas, boogey boards, board games, and books could be borrowed on an honor system. They were also very generous with the toiletries. It was a short drive to a convenience store and local food trucks and restaurants. We spent our days exploring Kauai- location was good for going to northern or southern beaches and didn't return until the evenings.

Rooms are dated but clean. Roosters are incredibly annoying in the morning (but they are all over Kauai so nothing the Inn could do about them). We just turned our AC fan on loud to try to block the noise. But mostly, I wish there had been a hot tub. Without the hot tub, our family did not use the swimming pool- too cold by itself.

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Tammy

9.1

February 2024

Quiet convenient location

Points of Interest Around The Kauai Inn

Attractions

Menehune Fish Pond

1mi

Kauai Museum

1.7mi

Wailua Falls

4.1mi

Makauwahi Cave Reserve

5.6mi

Lihue

7.2mi

Mt. Waialeale

11.9mi

Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse

19.5mi

Hanalei Bay

20mi

Polihale State Park

20.1mi

Waimea Canyon

22.2mi

Koke'e State Park

22.2mi

Anini Beach

22.3mi

Makua Beach (Tunnels Beach)

22.7mi

Limahuli Garden and Preserve

23mi

Na Pali Coast

23.1mi

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Age restrictions

  • Adults only

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of The Kauai Inn

Outdoor swimming pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Air conditioning

Sun deck

Parking On Site

24-hour front desk

Mountain view

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Patio

Garden view

Landmark view

Picnic area

Garden

View

Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)

Free toiletries

Balcony

Bathtub

Stay rules - The Kauai Inn

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - The Kauai Inn

At what times are check-in and check-out at The Kauai Inn?

Planning to stay at The Kauai Inn? Kindly note that you can check in after 03:00 PM and before 11:30 AM is when you'll need to check out.

Does The Kauai Inn offer complimentary parking?

Yes, there is convenient and secure parking available at The Kauai Inn. You can park your vehicle for free in our private on-site parking area. No reservation is required, ensuring a hassle-free experience for our guests.

What are the rates at The Kauai Inn?

Starting rates at The Kauai Inn begin from $219. However, prices can vary based on room type and selected dates. Please enter your dates for accurate pricing.

What types of rooms does The Kauai Inn offer?

The Kauai Inn hotel offers various room types including King Rooms with and without patios, Queen Rooms with patios, Triple Rooms, King Suites, and Queen Rooms with Two Queen Beds. All rooms have a size of 301 square feet, except for the Triple Room which is 323 square feet. Smoking is not allowed in any of the rooms. The occupancy ranges from 2 adults and 0-1 child for most rooms, to 5 adults in the Triple Room. The bed sizes range from Twin, Queen, to King size beds, depending on the room type.

What is there to do in The Kauai Inn?

Guests at The Kauai Inn can spend their time enjoying the leisure amenities provided by the hotel. One of the highlights is the outdoor swimming pool, available all season for guests to relax and cool off. The pool provides a perfect spot for guests to unwind and enjoy their vacation.

Additionally, guests can take advantage of the hotel's golf course, perfect for golf enthusiasts looking to practice their swing.

The hotel also offers beach chairs/loungers, allowing guests to soak up the sun and enjoy the beautiful beach scenery.

For those who prefer a more leisurely and relaxing atmosphere, the sun deck provides a tranquil space to soak in the sun and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Lastly, guests can also enjoy BBQ facilities and board games/puzzles, providing extra options for leisure activities during their stay.

Does The Kauai Inn have a pool for guests?

The Kauai Inn hotel has one pool available. The pool is located outdoors and is accessible all year round. However, it is only limited to adults, meaning it is restricted to guests over the age of 18.

Does The Kauai Inn accept credit cards?

No, The Kauai Inn does not accept cash. However, they do accept credit cards such as Discover, Mastercard, American Express, and Visa.