Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Molokai, Maui & Lanai Towers Reviews & Ratings

I've stayed at several different resorts on several different Islands. The Marriott Maui Ocean Club is one of the best! The pool alone offers a variety of experiences for the whole family! The restaraunts are top quality and the Marriott hosts one of the island's best Luaus.

Just returned from this 5 star property. This is my fourth year there, and first as an owner in the timeshare program. I can't say enough good things about it. The lei greeting upon arrival represented a beginning to an excellent week. The maintenance staff is doing an great job keeping up the grounds, and the beach seemed wider than I ever remember in the past. Excellent whale watching even from the shore! Highly recommended ******!

Outstanding friendly service with everything within easy reach.

Marriott's Maui Ocean Club is a beautiful resort that I look forward to returning to. It has everything a 5 star resort should have. I especially enjoyed the massage on the beach. What a treat! It is wonderful for families, as it has activities for children as well as a children's pool with waterslides. Also, I can really appreciate the laundry room facilities. It can also be a great place for couples only, as the grounds are spacious enough to find a quiet spot. Water activities/sports are a great way to enjoy your time at the Marriott.

The restaurants and shopping in nearby Lahaina are unending. It's a cute little town with lots of charm. There is so much to do without having to travel too far. I look forward to my next visit in April! Thanks Marriott!!

In a word, I think that as a Marriott timeshare owner and traveller, I've become spoiled. Although this is a Marriott flagged property, it's not a true thoroughbred Marriott vacation property that you might typically rate at 5 stars.

The Marriott Club in Maui is, in a word, suffering from faded elegance. 10 or 20 years ago, this resort would knock your socks off, in 2003, this resort is simply average. The rooms in particular are weak. Converted from old hotel rooms years ago--the minute you walk in the door you realize that you're not really staying at a timeshare, per se, but rather a converted hotel room. An older hotel room, at that. Linens, curtain, carpets and colors were all fading from years of wear. Elevators are old, slow and unforgiving. I think I hadn't been in elevators that old since the 1970's.

That's not to say, however, that this resort is bad. It's not. In fact, the central Kannapalli location is terrific. It's really ideal for families with small to medium sized children. I have to give kudos to the large multilevel waterfall and grotto strewn pool area--it's well done (if you're a kid).

Couples and singles: stay away. You'll feel like you're in a timewarp as you rub elbows with mom, dad and the grandfolks at the weekly 'timeshare welcome' monday night free drinks party. Families: come one and come all. The Marriott grocery store and fresh cook grille by the pool is a lifesaver for always hungry children, the property is immensely safe and right on the ocean (although there is no actual ocean swimming here, too many rocks and corals, I dont think I ever saw anyone actually in the ocean as opposed to the huge pool area).

Many day trips are also easily accessible from this A+ location. Only 40 minutes drive to the airport. You will absolutely need a rental car.

The very best place/hotel for fun and relaxation!

Resort is beautifully maintained and is located on the fabled Kaanapali Beach. Timeshare units are converted hotel rooms, which makes them a bit goofy, but nice. New 3-1/2 acre pool is just a big 3-1/2' deep wading pool, swell for people under age 9. Ocean beach is marked by coral heads, so swimming is dicey. But you can drive to better beaches.

Nice location, nice shopping, nice pool, nice grounds...rooms are AWFUL!!!! Converted hotel rooms are awkward, strange units!!!

Magnificent multi level pool right on famous Kanaapali Beach on Maui, the paradise island. Three excellent restaurants on site, as well as the best luau. Units are spacious, luxuriously decorated, two full baths, two balconies and a kitchenette.

This is an outstanding resort and Marriott's injection of millions of dollars into the pool area and rooms certainly shows. Couldn't give this a higher recommendation.

A wonderful place for families and friends. Lots of amenities. Our family has enjoyed the Ocean Club since 2001

Maui is our favorite vacation destination and we have loved every trip to our Marriott Maui Ocean Club property and it's perfect location on Kaanapali Beach. Maui is the perfect blend of beaches, restaurants and options for adventure and activity. We have made many memories at the resort as a couple, as a family and our children have appreciated the opportunity to spend their honeymoons at the resort using our timeshare.

I have owned the timeshare since 2002, this year we can't go, always had a great time with my family going there, its the best island to go to.

The main concern here is shady room classifications. While this is not uncommon in the hotel industry, the room classifications here are particularly egregious. The first time we sprung for a unit classified as Oceanfront, only to be assigned a unit that faced inward toward the pool and had a building opposing it. This translates to lacking privacy, Courtyard noise at night, and not being able to look both ways down the shoreline Like You by definition should be able to in an ocean front unit. We apparently didn't learn our lesson the second time when we reserved a partial Ocean View unit. We confirmed via phone that it would not be a situation of looking into the windows of another Tower and having to step out and look sideways to see the ocean, but it was that and even worse. Not only was there a tower of Windows steering across at us, but the parking garage projected out at a 90° angle immediately adjacent to our room, and then the garage elevator and stairway shaft protruded out from there into our view as well. Noise from the parking garage including at 6:00 a.m. Was the reward we got for wanting to hear the waves crash at night. The room should be labeled Resort View. The counter staff are clearly very trained to deal with frequent issues and dip behind a door to "check with the scheduler", from which they return and tell you that there are no other options available. In both cases the staff were well aware of our dissatisfaction and disappointment, and never checked with us to see if we wanted to move as anything may have opened up throughout the week. No accommodation or consideration of any type was offered.

At this point we might have been inclined to drink away the pain, but with two adult drinks and two kid drinks costing $68 with tip, that was a pretty good buzz kill all in itself.

Lastly this resort is along a stretch of beach which only has the appearance of swimmable beach. The reality is there's Rock and or Coral out just a little ways that makes body/surfing the waves mostly impossible and yet is too shallow for snorkeling usually.

The only real way that this place makes sense is if you want to sit by the pool and run up astronomical food and beverage tabs, but watch out as no one is there to govern the people putting their poopy babies in the pool without swim diapers.

If you are renting here on Redweek and the unit # is not deeded, go without expectations. If you are renting from one of the many brokers that advertise here, don't trust their word if it's not a deeded and verified location.

Oceanfront on Kaanapali Beach in Maui, can’t get any better than this!!! 3 great pools, ocean walk to Whaler Village and Black Rock, 2 18 hole golf courses next to the Resort; Perfect Sunsets nightly from any one of 3 balconies in the Timeshare Unit…