3610 Rice Street, Lihue, Hawaii, 96766, United States

Meetings & Events

Intimate oceanfront meetings and group events in Lihue’s serene Kalapaki Beach setting.

THE IDEAL VENUE

WHY HOST HERE?

Beachfront Setting

Host gatherings on Kalapaki Beach, with oceanfront lawns, tropical gardens, and Nawiliwili Bay moments from Lihue Airport.

Personalized Experiences

Shape memorable agendas with Hawaiian cultural activities, beachfront luau entertainment, and distinctive dining moments for your attendees.

Flexible Venues

Choose from 27,758 square feet across 11 spaces, including Kauai’s largest ballroom and outdoor event lawns.

Island Team Building

Bring groups together with beach yoga, volleyball, lei making, ukulele lessons, nearby kayaking, golfing, hiking, and scuba diving.

Resort Catering

Enhance events with on-site restaurants, poolside cuisine, craft cocktails, sushi, Italian dining, and Hawaiian-inspired beachfront flavors.

Planning Support

Support guests easily with multilingual staff, tours and ticket assistance, accessible meeting spaces, and complimentary airport transportation.

Open-air event dinner by the lagoon at The Royal Sonesta Kaua'i Resort Lihue.
Covered event terrace with cocktail tables at The Royal Sonesta Kaua'i Resort Lihue.
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Event Venues

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
MEETINGS & EVENTS FAQs

The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue offers over 27,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space spread across 11 flexible meeting rooms, including multiple pre-function areas. This makes The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue a versatile choice for everything from corporate meetings to large-scale celebrations, with capacity to comfortably host groups ranging from 24 to 1,350 guests.

The Kauai Ballroom is the largest venue at The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue, offering 17,280 square feet of mezzanine-level space and billed as the largest ballroom on the island. It can accommodate up to 1,350 guests or be divided into four smaller Salon meeting rooms, and it features garden views with soaring 25-foot-high ceilings.

Yes, The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue features several open-air venues, including Puna Court, a garden-view space with 25-foot ceilings suited to intimate gatherings of up to 150 guests, the oceanfront Wai’ale’ale Lawn offering 3,000 square feet of outdoor event space overlooking Kalapaki Beach, and the beachfront Luau Gardens set on the sandy shores of private Kalapaki Beach.

The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue is a popular wedding destination, offering lush gardens and ocean views for both ceremonies and receptions. Wedding venues at The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue range from small, intimate ceremonies to grandiose parties of up to 900 guests, making it suitable for couples of every celebration size.

Couples marrying at The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue can choose from three distinctive ceremony sites: the Serene Garden, surrounded by cascading waterfalls and plumeria trees; the Ocean Oasis, a beachfront setting overlooking Kalapaki Bay; and the Garden Court, an open-air covered location amid cultivated gardens.

The Kauai Ballroom at The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue can host as many as 1,000 guests for a drinks reception or 900 guests for a seated dinner, while more intimate venues like the Puna Ballroom accommodate up to 200 guests, giving couples flexibility for weddings of nearly any scale.

Yes, The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue offers a complimentary shuttle service to and from Lihue Airport for wedding guests, making travel to and from the resort convenient for out-of-town attendees celebrating on Kalapaki Beach.

Wedding groups booking at The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue can take advantage of discounted wedding block room rates, available for parties that confirm 10 or more guestrooms per night, making it easier for families and friends to stay together for the celebration.

Yes, The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue features wheelchair-accessible meeting spaces and a business center, along with a wheelchair-accessible path to the elevator, registration desk, and public washrooms, helping ensure event spaces are accessible to all attendees.

Event guests at The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue can draw on the resort’s four on-site restaurants — Kukui’s on Kalapaki Beach, Duke’s Kauai, Café Portofino, and The Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue — along with Kai’s Bar, for catering and celebratory dining. The resort also hosts its signature oceanfront lū’au on Kalapaki Beach, a family-friendly option featuring live music, dance, and dinner celebrating the spirit of Polynesia.

The Royal Sonesta Kaua'i Resort Lihue

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