Best hotels in Downtown (Lihue)
With a stay at Kauai Palms Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Lihue, within a 5-minute drive of Kalapaki Beach and Nawiliwili Harbor. Featured amenities include express check-out, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.




Overall 7,8 Good
Based on 742 reviews
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Excellent
8,0
Pros: It was a good price.
Excellent
8,3
Pros: It was simple and efficient, good surprise was the coffee free every morning, good place for stay at Kauai.
Good
6,0
Good
6,0
Pros: The rooms and grounds were surprisingly clean and well kept for as old as the property is. It was very close to the airport, which we wanted.
Good
6,0
Pros: Clean but noisy
Okay
5,0
Pros: Location ...Very closed to airport.
Excellent
9,6
Pros: Staff did great job making arrangment for the late check in
Okay
5,0
Pros: Was a good place to stay for first night after travels.
Excellent
8,0
Excellent
8,0
Pros: Convenience and staff! Mahalo
Good
7,0
Pros: clean but old /poor location to find /harder @ night/clean
Excellent
10,0
Pros: Cozy room, very clean and neat. Don’t know if it was freshly painted but the semi gloss paint was spotless as was the bathroom. Staff was friendly and parking was very convenient. Really close to Duke’s too.
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Overall 7,8 Good
Based on 742 reviews
Bar
10,0
Value
9,2
Service
8,7
Location
8,7
Food
8,2
Cleanliness
8,1
Room
5,7
Breakfast
5,4
WiFi
5,3
Comfort
3,6
Value
9,3
Location
9,0
Service
8,5
Cleanliness
8,1
Room
4,8
Comfort
3,3
Service
8,8
Location
8,8
Room
5,3
8,0 Excellent
Pros: It was a good price.
Cons: The bathroom was very tiny. The lighting in the room was not that great.
8,3 Excellent
Pros: It was simple and efficient, good surprise was the coffee free every morning, good place for stay at Kauai.
Cons: The air cooling was very noising.
6,0 Good
Pros:
Cons: The shower was to small
6,0 Good
Pros: The rooms and grounds were surprisingly clean and well kept for as old as the property is. It was very close to the airport, which we wanted.
Cons: The bed was very uncomfortable, I was glad we only used the room as a cleanup spot before our redeye flight. The parking was kinda tight as well, but it was very clean and super close to the airport so it worked out well for us.
6,0 Good
Pros: Clean but noisy
Cons: The gardener woke us at 7 a m. The lady at the desk said he started at 7:30 She lied. I asked the gardener- he said 7am. The lady was rude and obnoxious. She followed us out to the car , stlill being rude. We are tired and disgusted on our first day in Hawaii. I would never stay thete again. So rude. Unbelievable. Cheap gets bad experiences
5,0 Okay
Pros: Location ...Very closed to airport.
Cons: I found a cockroach in the room early morning and informed the stuff. Seem like is not her duty time and didn't pay attention and just say "I will let them know". Didn't take action immediately and apologize to us. Jut like it's normal thing to her. Bad!!
9,6 Excellent
Pros: Staff did great job making arrangment for the late check in
Cons: Room small
5,0 Okay
Pros: Was a good place to stay for first night after travels.
Cons: Little dated, but not bad for a motel.
8,0 Excellent
Pros:
Cons: Clean and friendly staff
8,0 Excellent
Pros: Convenience and staff! Mahalo
Cons:
7,0 Good
Pros: clean but old /poor location to find /harder @ night/clean
Cons: larger door needed as very narrow
10,0 Excellent
Pros: Cozy room, very clean and neat. Don’t know if it was freshly painted but the semi gloss paint was spotless as was the bathroom. Staff was friendly and parking was very convenient. Really close to Duke’s too.
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With a stay at Kauai Palms Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Lihue, within a 5-minute drive of Kalapaki Beach and Nawiliwili Harbor. Featured amenities include express check-out, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
With a stay at Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery in Lihue, you'll be 1.9 mi (3 km) from Kalapaki Beach and 13.6 mi (21.9 km) from Poipu Beach. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Overall 7,1 Good
Based on 295 reviews
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Okay
5,0
Pros: cafe down stairs
Okay
5,1
Good
7,1
Pros: Convenient location restaurant on site
Excellent
8,8
Pros: Love the location, the food at the cafe was great. Room was simple, no luxuries, no microwave or refrig, just bed and bath which suited my needs.
Okay
5,4
Pros: Room was spacious but no amenities in the room
Good
7,7
Pros: Affordable and well located. Restaurant is a must!
Mediocre
3,0
Pros: Quick access from the airport.
Good
7,0
Pros: Cable was out while we were there which was not the fault of Tip Top but we really had nothing to do at night. Other than that we loved it there.
Excellent
8,0
Pros: Good and relatively inexpensive motel.
Good
7,0
Excellent
8,0
Excellent
8,0
Pros: The staff were extra friendly and helpful. I booked a non-refundable room and my plans changed. They let me move the date of my booking with no fee and were so nice about it! The room was pretty spartan but super clean and the shower was amazing after three nights camping on the beach.
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Overall 7,1 Good
Based on 295 reviews
Cleanliness
7,7
Comfort
6,6
Location
7,8
Services
6,3
Staff
7,5
Value for money
6,6
5,0 Okay
Pros: cafe down stairs
Cons: TV remote did not work batteries look like a dog chewed them could not get any one to change remote when told check out person they did not seam concerened
5,1 Okay
Pros:
Cons: Place needs an update rooms needs a make over looks like a prison over all it was fine
7,1 Good
Pros: Convenient location restaurant on site
Cons: No microwav. Didn't know restaurant was open for dinner
8,8 Excellent
Pros: Love the location, the food at the cafe was great. Room was simple, no luxuries, no microwave or refrig, just bed and bath which suited my needs.
Cons:
5,4 Okay
Pros: Room was spacious but no amenities in the room
Cons: The room is bleak, with painted breeze blocks and no real windows it felt like a prison cell. No fridge in the room. When we arrived the bathroom had an infestation of small flea like insects. I asked for the bathroom to be spayed which was done and they didn't appear again, but they were biting and I got bitten.
7,7 Good
Pros: Affordable and well located. Restaurant is a must!
Cons:
3,0 Mediocre
Pros: Quick access from the airport.
Cons: Mold in the air conditioning unit. Very loud location. People going into the restaurant, right below the room, very loud at 6am. Strong mildew smell. On the mainland this motel would be a 35 dollar a night place. The food in the restaurant was lousy.
7,0 Good
Pros: Cable was out while we were there which was not the fault of Tip Top but we really had nothing to do at night. Other than that we loved it there.
Cons: If guest have a reservation at the hotel it would be nice if there was a discount for meals at the restaurant. Food was very good but too pricey to eat there everyday.
8,0 Excellent
Pros: Good and relatively inexpensive motel.
Cons: No Wifi
7,0 Good
Pros:
Cons: No fridge or coffee maker
8,0 Excellent
Pros:
Cons: The only thing that wasn't great was how thin the walls were! I could hear a baby crying two doors down and was woken up by my neighbor's (very early) alarm.
8,0 Excellent
Pros: The staff were extra friendly and helpful. I booked a non-refundable room and my plans changed. They let me move the date of my booking with no fee and were so nice about it! The room was pretty spartan but super clean and the shower was amazing after three nights camping on the beach.
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With a stay at Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery in Lihue, you'll be 1.9 mi (3 km) from Kalapaki Beach and 13.6 mi (21.9 km) from Poipu Beach. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
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