Our stay at the Marriott was for 3 nights as we had come from the big island. We had come from an amazing resort so arriving at the marriott was a bit of a let down. The drive up and into the lobby was nice however in order to get our suitcases to the lobby, we had to take a hallway to the elevators that were out of the way. On the way to our first room, we had to go through multiple doorways, and as my husband and I both were carrying luggage, it made it impossible to get to the room without frustration. The hotel doesn't even accomodate for people carrying luggage not to mention what about the older people with timeshares at this location that may not be able to open/close all these doors. The first room was tried had 2 full size beds. We didn't even know hotels gave out full size beds. We were told the hotel had been recently renovated however the hallways were dark and old. The bathrooms appeared renovated however do not expect anything from the rooms. The second room we were accommodated had a king size bed though no balcony. Having no balcony at this hotel does not mean much as it only adds about 2 feet of poorly designed space with poor patio furniture. The views were remarkable from both rooms I will give them that. The pool was very nice and wonderful to use. We do not think the hotel owned the beach as in the afternoon many people would park nearby and come to the beach. You also are not allowed to place chairs on the beach! What kind of vacation spot is that! We spent very little time on the beach as we were not happy to have paid for a private resort where anyone could use the beach. We ate at only one restaurant for breakfast as we preferred to spend less time at this resort. This hotel also included mainly retirees and elderly using their timeshares. The area around the Marriott includes bars, convenience stores, cheap hotels...I recommend investigating the south or north end of the island more as this hotel did not live up to any places we have stayed on other vacations. We loved Kauai but were very disappointed we picked the Marriott to stay at. Marriott has declined if they think this hotel is a great getaway in Hawaii.