#17 in Top 20 Maui for A Family Holiday · ★★★★
Outrigger Ka'anapali Beach Resort
Beachfront, Hawaiian cultural programmes for kids — the value-family option.
Beachfront, Hawaiian cultural programmes for kids — the value-family option.
"Beachfront, Hawaiian cultural programmes for kids — the value-family option."
Outrigger Ka'anapali Beach Resort (formerly Ka'anapali Beach Hotel until 2024) is the working value-tier family resort on Ka'anapali — 432 rooms across multiple buildings on a beachfront position immediately south of Black Rock. The asset is the working Hawaiian-cultural depth at the value tier — the property has been recognised as the most-Hawaiian hotel on the islands by industry awards for over a decade, with the working cultural programmes (lei-making, hula, ukulele, Hawaiian-language) running daily at no extra charge to guests. The kids' programme (Aloha Friends Club) runs daily; the in-house Tiki Bar, the central pool with the children's-feature waterfall, and the working luau on Tuesday and Thursday nights handle the working family-day infrastructure. Outrigger Ka'anapali is the right pick for the family holiday on a clearly-defined budget where the cultural programme depth is the working asset and the rate matters — the working family-of-four trip at $280/night is the working value calculation, and the Ka'anapali Beach geographic position provides the same beach as the Hyatt Regency or Westin Maui at a 30-40% rate discount.
Two-Bedroom Suite (the family-of-four flagship) or Ocean View Room for the entry-level family option.
The daily Hawaiian-cultural programme is the working value asset — register the family for hula, lei-making, and ukulele on day one. The in-house luau on Tuesday or Thursday is the working family-cultural centerpiece.
Outrigger Ka'anapali Beach Resort sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Maui for a Family Holiday list. It scored an aggregate 9.4/10 across the three editorial criteria — competitive against the field but, on a family holiday-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Maui neighbourhood, see Ka'anapali, west coast and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces — the ones that earn this rank — are typically the first to sell out.