Old Hotel Question (restaurant, rich, golf course)

[Vacanegro]

My wife and I were married at the Coco Palms resort which I know is out of commission nowadays.

I also remember from our honeymoon there in 1990 that there was a huge resort hotel with a golf course with islands in the lakes with exotic animals on on them; a horse-drawn carriage for newlyweds and magnificent lobby. It There was also a restaurant and lighthouse right on the cliffside that was a short walk from the lobby. It was all quite over-the-top in a late 1980s kind of way and most of the guests were rich foreigners.

I am curious what is there now - I think it is probably the Kuaui Marriott but I am not sure.

Any locals remember this place and can help me locate what is there now ? Thanks !

[ChezAloha]

I think the hotel you're asking about is the Kaua'i Surf hotel:

Kalapaki Bay

Demolition and other permits have supposedly been granted for the re-do of the Coco Palms (although it will be called something else that I can't remember), and work was supposed to start at the end of July, but so far nothing has happened. I have a feeling it's going to be a hot mess down there when demolition does start.

[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally Posted by Vacanegro

My wife and I were married at the Coco Palms resort which I know is out of commission nowadays.

I also remember from our honeymoon there in 1990 that there was a huge resort hotel with a golf course with islands in the lakes with exotic animals on on them; a horse-drawn carriage for newlyweds and magnificent lobby. It There was also a restaurant and lighthouse right on the cliffside that was a short walk from the lobby. It was all quite over-the-top in a late 1980s kind of way and most of the guests were rich foreigners.

I am curious what is there now - I think it is probably the Kuaui Marriott but I am not sure.

Any locals remember this place and can help me locate what is there now ? Thanks !

The Kauai Marriott is what it there now. It opened as the Kauai Surf, but the era you are talking about is after Chris Hemmeter bought it, spent $350 million on it and it became the Westin Kauai, only to see it destroyed by Hurricane Iniki.


Westin Kauai