#8 in Top 20 Maui for A Family Holiday · ★★★★
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
Camp Hyatt, Drums of the Pacific luau, the family trip with built-in cultural programming.
Camp Hyatt, Drums of the Pacific luau, the family trip with built-in cultural programming.
"The Kaanapali Beach Hyatt Regency, the working West Maui Hyatt family-resort anchor."
Why this rank, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa opened in 1980 on Kaanapali Beach on Maui's northwest coast, the working family-resort Kaanapali property. 806 rooms and suites; the Regency Suite, the Hyatt Suite, and the multi-bedroom Family Suite are the property's signature accommodations. The 9-acre pool deck with the working three-pool complex, the 130-foot waterslide, and the swim-through Grotto Bar is the property's working family-resort signature. The Drums of the Pacific Luau (the property's signature luau programme) is one of Maui's most-photographed cultural shows. The Spa Helani runs the wellness programme. The Kaanapali position is alongside the Westin Maui, Sheraton Maui and Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in the working West Maui resort corridor. The World of Hyatt points-earning at the Hyatt Regency tier suits the Hyatt-aligned traveller. Best for the Kaanapali family-resort Maui stay at the working Hyatt tier.
Best room: Regency Suite, ocean view
"Camp Hyatt, Drums of the Pacific luau, the family trip with built-in cultural programming."
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa opened in 1980 as the first major resort on Ka'anapali Beach, and remains the working family-resort flagship of the Ka'anapali cluster. Eight hundred and six rooms across five buildings on the 40-acre property, with the working family infrastructure built around the half-acre swimming pool with five waterslides, the cliffs-and-grottoes pool feature (kids climb the artificial waterfall), and the in-house Drums of the Pacific luau (one of the most-attended luaus on Maui, running every night except Monday). Camp Hyatt (the kids' club) runs the daily programme; the in-house spa and the Atrium Lounge (the lobby's open-air bird sanctuary with cockatoos and macaws) are the working family-day spaces. Hyatt Regency Maui is the right pick for the family holiday at the value-tier where the Hyatt-loyalty-and-points value matters and the working family infrastructure (pool, kids' club, in-house luau, beach access) is at the working Ka'anapali standard. The trade-off is the property's age (45+ years), the room finishes (more conventional than the newer Wailea competitors), and the scale (806 rooms, the second-largest resort on Maui).
Regency Club Suite (the upgrade tier with private lounge and concierge) or Two-Bedroom Suite for the family-of-four option.
Book the Drums of the Pacific luau for the third night of the trip (the best programme is the Wednesday or Saturday). Camp Hyatt 9am-4pm. The half-acre pool with five waterslides is the working children's-day asset.
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Maui for a Family Holiday list. It scored an aggregate 9.5/10 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.
Editorial · #15 on the Top 20 Hotels in Hawaii 2026 list
Hyatt Regency Maui's case for the Hawaii stay is the working Kaanapali family-resort Hyatt-aligned anchor. The 1980 property is the working West Maui Hyatt family-resort property on Kaanapali Beach.
The 806 rooms and suites include the Regency Suite, the Hyatt Suite, and the multi-bedroom Family Suite.
The 9-acre pool deck with the working three-pool complex, the 130-foot waterslide, and the swim-through Grotto Bar is the property's working family-resort signature. The Drums of the Pacific Luau (the property's signature luau programme) is one of Maui's most-photographed cultural shows. The Spa Helani runs the wellness programme. The Kaanapali position is alongside the Westin Maui, Sheraton Maui and Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in the working West Maui resort corridor. The World of Hyatt points-earning at the Hyatt Regency tier suits the Hyatt-aligned traveller. The structural difference from the Wailea family-resort properties (Four Seasons Maui, Grand Wailea) is the lower entry rate combined with the Kaanapali Beach position rather than the Wailea Beach position. Best for the Kaanapali family-resort Maui stay at the working Hyatt tier.