Marriott’s Waikoloa Ocean Club

We (family of four) had a wonderful time at the hotel! Kids loved the pools and never seemed to get tired of playing there. I especially want to highlight George working the water slide , a wonderful man who was so incredibly engaged with the kids that I know it will be a trip the kids remember for a very long time. The only real drawbacks to the hotel are that it does feel dated (as do many hotels in the area), and the food options were a bit limited.

We just had an amazing stay here, and we would love to come again. We were in a 2 bedroom unit. We had a king bed in the master and two queens in the second bedroom. Both have nice bathrooms. There's a pull-out sofa in the living area. The AC worked great. Unlike other MVC resorts, this one doesn't have a full kitchen (we heard they're not allowed to due to some regulation). There's a full-size fridge, sink, small dishwasher, a huge kitchen table. They seemed to have a lot of appliances to make up for the lack of oven and stove--they had an instant pot, rice cooker, blender, toaster. We didn't cook much, but you could have figured out a way to cook some things. Everything seemed well maintained and in good working order. Staff was very friendly and helpful. There's a really lovely white sand beach. We swam there multiple times and even saw a sea turtle our last morning. The pools are beautiful and didn't seem overly crowded. The Kings and Queens Marketplaces are very close by. The Island Gourmet store is our favorite--we had breakfast there each morning, and bought local produce, etc. (The coffee shop in the lobby seemed to have a nice menu and reasonable prices for breakfast sandwiches, too.) You could get by without a car, but the parking here is FREE! That seems to never be the case at resorts in Hawaii.

Beautiful sunsets. Attractive and well maintained resort. Staff were consistently helpful and friendly, they were just nice people. In particular we recall Jonacee at the front desk and Kaieme & Roxanne at breakfast. There service reflects well on them individually but also on whoever is doing the hiring and training.