KOA KEA RESORT ON POIPU BEACH, Koloa

Koa Kea Resort offers 121 rooms with private lanais, Nespresso machines, and marble bathrooms. Select rooms feature ocean views from balconies. Each room includes a mini fridge, Fresh toiletries, and plush bathrobes. Room 236 has a partial ocean view and is within earshot of waves.

Red Salt, the hotel's signature restaurant, serves Hawaiian seafood and produce. Dishes include Madagascan vanilla bean seared mahi-mahi and a Wagyu burger with Kona lobster. The sushi bar offers sashimi, nigiri, and rolls, paired with sake. Breakfast includes lemon-pineapple soufflé pancakes. The pool bar serves tropical cocktails and poke bowls.

The full-service spa features treatments with coconut and kukui oils, including Lomi Lomi and hot stone massages. Guests can book beachfront cabana massages. The resort offers beachside yoga, surf lessons, and outrigger canoe rides through Hoku Watersports. The oceanfront pool has a whirlpool lined with lava rocks.

Koa Kea is steps from Poipu Beach, known for snorkeling and surfing. The resort is 30 km from Lihue Airport. Nearby landmarks include Poipu Bay Golf Course (2 km) and Prince Kuhio Park (2.5 km). The Shops at Kukuiula, with local vendors, are a short walk away.

The resort provides 24-hour room service, a fitness center with Peloton bikes, and a check-out lounge with showers. Guests can rent Teslas on-site. Wedding packages include oceanfront ceremonies and private cabana dinners. The concierge arranges ATV tours, catamaran excursions, and ukulele lessons.