We spent a week at the Ocean Club in May 2008. First off I have to say we really enjoyed our stay. Our third floor suite in the Molokai tower was nice. It had an outstanding view of the beach/ocean.
Here are some considerations based on our stay:
- The pool area is really nice. Kids will have a great time there.
- The parking is lousy. As previously noted by other reviewers the spaces in the garage are **very** small. The garage is also a long walk from the Molokai tower up and down stairs and past the pool area. Don't try it with luggage, you'll be sorry if you do.
- The rooms are spacious and furnished nicely. They also have free wireless internet access that worked fine for us. They could use newer TVs.
- The whole place is oriented around selling timeshares. From the moment you arrive you are presented with marketing materials and people intent on selling you a time share. You see it in the lobby, around the pool, along the boardwalk, on the TV in your room, etc.
- Other hotels, restaurants and Whaler's Village for shopping are a short walk away.
- There is a lot of construction going on for a new tower. It appears the tennis courts were sacrificed for this addition.
- The beach immediately in front of the hotel looks great but is not optimal for swimming because the bottom is very rocky. However, a nice swimming section is a short walk away.
- The hotel's only restaurant LongBoards was not especially good. They offered no lunch during the week while we were there. Also, the dinner menu literally only offers about five or six different entrées. They try to steer you towards the expensive buffet.
We would go back for the right price because the location is so nice and the accommodations are more than adequate. We'd love to see improvements in the parking though. Perhaps the new tower will bring a new garage with spaces large enough to accommodate more than Mini's and scooters.
We've also stayed at the Sheraton and consider it nicer in just about every respect. It comes down to a price/value decision.
Finally, the March 2008 review of the property by MarinaWinnipeg does a superb job of describing the ups and downs of staying here. Be sure to read it.

We just got back from the Maui Ocean Club and had a great time. We were a family a 13 and this hotel is a great place for families. The pool is great for all ages, and the beach is also wonderful. We have never been to Maui and we loved it. The hotel is in a great area with a lot of dining options near by. The staff were great they remembered who we were and were always helpful. We had four rooms and one of the four had a view of the new tower they are building and we hardley new it was going on other than it was right out the window. This hotel is great and I would recomend it to anyone.

With the exception of the construction going on, the hotel is certainly a 4 star. When that is completed it might just move right on up to a 5!

After I was there 1 day, I came down with pneumonia! Just great! However, I was able to enjoy the hotel for the most part.

Our room, 7014, was wonderful. It was on the construction side, however, we also had a wonderful ocean view. It was clean and very nice. Enjoyed the mini kitchen very much.

The grounds were so beautiful and kept very nice. The pool was awesome. The staff was so very friendly and helpful. Only one person was rude - the pool towel guy. Make sure you have a towel card!

Besides the construction, I don't have any CONS for this property, only PROS.

As a travel agent, I look properties over as thoroughly as possible. I was quite impressed.

My family of 4 stayed here with another family of 4 in a 3 room condo. This is there timeshare and we were staying with them. We were not on the side of the construction so we never had issues. However we were not in the new tower so we did not have a full kitchen. A full kitchen and washer/dryers in the rooms would be the only things I missed. They do have laundry facilities on site. The bed was the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in, and we have a temperpedic at home. The pool is unbelievable. Our 8 year old daughter didn’t want to leave it. The slide was open from 9 am until 5 pm everyday. There is an over the pool cave that is perfect for endless games of Marco-Polo. Our 15 year old son was able to boogie board right by the hotel on the beach. We enjoyed the beach walk that runs all along Ka'anapali beach. We were asked once about a time share talk and declined since we have a timeshare of our own. We were never approached again. We would love to return to this resort again!!.