In the next couple of weeks, Coco Palms will be open for tours Monday thru Fridays at noon and 2 pm. Visitors will be $10.00 per person, Kauai residents with Hawaiian ID will be free. Keep watching for the signs.
Paul L
My Parents and I stayed at the Coco Palms back in 1972. 20 yrs
later on my Honeymoon, my Wife and I flew into Kauai on 9/10/92. We had one lovely nite (dinner, the torch-lighting ceremony, etc.), then Iniki came roaring thru on September 11, 1992! (Catch that date). My wife knew the Coco Palms only from
BLUE HAWAII, and she could’nt believe the beauty of the place. We were back on Kauai 5 yrs later, and were able to see the grounds again. I hope that the hotel can be restored (if Possible ) to it’s former splendor!
Robert W. from NYC
I visited the Coco Palms with my family in 2007 and the property caretaker was nice enough to give us a tour. Very nice guy, indeed! The grounds were really in bad shape, but at the time of our visit, there was great hope that the grounds were going to be soon redeveloped. The caretaker even showed me a copy of the plans. We were all so optimistic back then only to have our hopes shattered a few months later when the redevelopment plans fell through.
Colleen–The current owners are mainland based. They are Maryland’s Petrie Ross Ventures and South Carolina’s Weiser Cos. Their plans fell through in 2007 to open as a condo-hotel. State Senator Gary Hooser has suggested the 32 acre property be opened as a state park.
Tim–Thanks for writing your memories of Coco-Palms.
Rene–Starting this month, Kauai full-time residents are allowed on the property twice a month for a one hour tour. If you’d like to see the property during your visit, you’ll need to take the movie tour I wrote about. Enjoy your stay on Kauai.
Aloha from Rob
Beat of Hawaii
Rene
Question and comment about Coco Palms – great article – we are going to be in Kauai in about a month – how did you get to go inside – I too would love to take some photos and experience this great place. Hopefully it will re-open one day again. It is such a shame. Mahalo.
My parents took my twin brother and I there in 1963. We were more interested in fishing for perch in the small ponds than anything else. I remember the giant clamshell sinks in the bathrooms, fabulous coconut pies for dessert, and the torch lighting ceremonies. My wife and I drove by last October, and it was sad.
Colleen
It is a shame that this property was left to ruins – it would be such a fantastic place to visit (or stay) if it could be saved. Who owns it? Could it be restored through some sort of “preservation Society” – History is important and should be preserved if possible. Enjoyed this article and your photos.
Sandi
I took a tour years ago and it may well have been with Larry. It was looking pretty rundown then but, looking at your photos, it has deteriorated even further.
Were any of the huge oyster shell basins that were used as bathroom sinks still there?
Such a great location. Lots of great memories. At least we can relive its glory days when watching Blue Hawaii with Elvis.
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In the next couple of weeks, Coco Palms will be open for tours Monday thru Fridays at noon and 2 pm. Visitors will be $10.00 per person, Kauai residents with Hawaiian ID will be free. Keep watching for the signs.
My Parents and I stayed at the Coco Palms back in 1972. 20 yrs
later on my Honeymoon, my Wife and I flew into Kauai on 9/10/92. We had one lovely nite (dinner, the torch-lighting ceremony, etc.), then Iniki came roaring thru on September 11, 1992! (Catch that date). My wife knew the Coco Palms only from
BLUE HAWAII, and she could’nt believe the beauty of the place. We were back on Kauai 5 yrs later, and were able to see the grounds again. I hope that the hotel can be restored (if Possible ) to it’s former splendor!
I visited the Coco Palms with my family in 2007 and the property caretaker was nice enough to give us a tour. Very nice guy, indeed! The grounds were really in bad shape, but at the time of our visit, there was great hope that the grounds were going to be soon redeveloped. The caretaker even showed me a copy of the plans. We were all so optimistic back then only to have our hopes shattered a few months later when the redevelopment plans fell through.
Anyway, for those of you who have a Flickr account you can see my pictures of the visit at this link!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/22399124@N08/
Enjoy!!
If it were to reopen as a State Park – would there be any restoration done? To allow it to decay further would be a shame. What a loss!
thanks for the photo link … it was a great idea that someone had to use them.
Sandi–I think the oyster shell basins are long gone. Here’s the link to a picture of one: http://www.coco-palms.com/photos/submissions/full/postcard02.jpg
Colleen–The current owners are mainland based. They are Maryland’s Petrie Ross Ventures and South Carolina’s Weiser Cos. Their plans fell through in 2007 to open as a condo-hotel. State Senator Gary Hooser has suggested the 32 acre property be opened as a state park.
Tim–Thanks for writing your memories of Coco-Palms.
Rene–Starting this month, Kauai full-time residents are allowed on the property twice a month for a one hour tour. If you’d like to see the property during your visit, you’ll need to take the movie tour I wrote about. Enjoy your stay on Kauai.
Aloha from Rob
Beat of Hawaii
Question and comment about Coco Palms – great article – we are going to be in Kauai in about a month – how did you get to go inside – I too would love to take some photos and experience this great place. Hopefully it will re-open one day again. It is such a shame. Mahalo.
My parents took my twin brother and I there in 1963. We were more interested in fishing for perch in the small ponds than anything else. I remember the giant clamshell sinks in the bathrooms, fabulous coconut pies for dessert, and the torch lighting ceremonies. My wife and I drove by last October, and it was sad.
It is a shame that this property was left to ruins – it would be such a fantastic place to visit (or stay) if it could be saved. Who owns it? Could it be restored through some sort of “preservation Society” – History is important and should be preserved if possible. Enjoyed this article and your photos.
I took a tour years ago and it may well have been with Larry. It was looking pretty rundown then but, looking at your photos, it has deteriorated even further.
Were any of the huge oyster shell basins that were used as bathroom sinks still there?
Such a great location. Lots of great memories. At least we can relive its glory days when watching Blue Hawaii with Elvis.