Guests at the Courtyard by Marriott Kauai at Waipouli Beach get the real Hawaiian experiences, including the island's best luau's, excursions up the Wailua River and helicopter sightseeing trips along the Napali Coast. And those are just for starters. Benches along the beach provide ideal spots for sunset and whale watching. A walking/jogging path runs parallel to the beach, which is not recommended for swimming because of unpredictable currents. For golfers, Courtyard by Marriott Kauai at Waipouli Beach is 15 minutes or less from Oceanside Wailua and Kauai Marriott's Kauai Lagoons courses. Other recreational activities include scuba diving, surfing and boogie boarding, horseback riding, deep sea fishing, snorkeling, hiking, biking and rafting.

The Voyager Grille Restaurant overlooks the pool and Waipouli Beach, focusing on a theme of early Polynesian Navigators and dishing up American and Pacific Rim cuisine. Cooks Landing, themed around Captain James Cook's discovery of Hawaii in 1778, specializes in tropical drinks, creative pupu menu and nightly Hawaiian entertainment. Rated by the American Automobile Association as one of the island's best luau's, the Tihati's Hiva Pasefika features traditional "imu" (pit steamed pig. Tihati's Spectacular Polynesian Revue then takes guests on a musical journey of the South Pacific Islands ending in Samoa with the exciting fire knife dance.

The 311 guestrooms, featuring stunning views of the Pacific Ocean, mountains and pool, include furnishings and plantation shutters imported from Bali, coffeemakers, complimentary wireless Internet access, fancy Lanai's toiletries, pay movies and refrigerators. Guests can relax by the swimming pool, on the sundeck and in the spa tub, and start their mornings out with breakfast buffets in the Luau Halau.

Nestled in a large coconut grove amid hundreds of palms trees, the Courtyard by Marriott Kauai at Waipouli Beach, having just wrapped up a multi million dollar renovation, gives off that "this is Hawaii" feeling that leisure travelers will definitely experience.