Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina sits on Oahu’s western shore, about 35 minutes from Honolulu and far removed from the Waikiki crowds. The beachfront resort shares a protected Ko Olina lagoon with Disney’s Aulani next door but attracts a completely different clientele: couples seeking a romantic escape, families who want luxury without theme park energy, and travelers using Oahu as a base for island hopping.
The property has 371 rooms and suites across 17 oceanfront acres, four pools, including an adults-only infinity pool with a swim-up bar, a 35,000-square-foot spa, and eight restaurants. It’s smaller and quieter than the Four Seasons properties on Maui and the Big Island.
This was one of my most-requested properties last year. I’ve stayed multiple times, and this review includes post-trip feedback from my clients as a Four Seasons Preferred Partner.
Why trust this review? I lived in a Four Seasons, so I know what a good stay should be like!
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92-1001 Olani St, Kapolei, HI 96707
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Four Seasons Oahu Club Lounge: Access, Benefits & Is It Worth It
I’m covering Club Lounge access upfront so you can keep an eye out for rooms and suites that include it, when I get to who books what below. Club guests receive:
- Dedicated concierge team
- Daily breakfast
- All-day snacks and non-alcoholic beverages
- Afternoon hors d’oeuvres
- Evening cocktail service with premium spirits
- Indoor-outdoor seating with panoramic ocean views
The lounge is in the main building and feels like a quiet retreat within the resort. What I appreciate is that all registered guests in a Club room or suite have access. Some resorts charge extra beyond two people, but Four Seasons Oahu doesn’t, which matters for families.
Is It Worth It?
Club access adds real value and convenience, but I never recommend eating all your meals in a hotel lounge. You’d miss out on experiencing the destination through food, and the resort restaurants here are worth your time. Clients who book Club rooms can still have breakfast at La Hiki since daily breakfast for two (at La Hiki or via room service) is included as a Preferred Partner benefit.
Which Guest Rooms and Suites to Choose and Why
All rooms at Four Seasons Oahu start at 640 square feet, which is double the industry average for hotel rooms. Every room includes a full marble bathroom, a Nespresso maker, an empty mini fridge, a 65-inch TV, twice-daily housekeeping, and a private lanai. Suites begin at 1,000 square feet or more.
Pricing context: Base rates at Four Seasons Oahu start around $1,100 per night for entry-level rooms. For comparison, the Marriott next door charges $700 or more, and Four Seasons has no resort fees.
Aulani: Some rooms face Disney’s Aulani resort next door. If seeing Aulani’s beach area would bother you, start with a Deluxe Garden view. Many guests don’t mind the sightline since you only see beachgoers in the distance, not the busy pool areas.
| If you want… | Book this | Sq Ft | Max | Club? | Value Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | Resort Room | 640 | 4 | Optional | Entry |
| No Aulani views | Deluxe Garden | 640 | 4 | No | Entry |
| Ocean views + value | Partial Ocean-View | 640 | 4 | Optional | Mid |
| Best ocean views | Oceanfront | 640 | 4 | Optional | Mid |
| Private hot tub | Club Deluxe w/Spa | 640 | 3 | Yes | Premium |
| Family space | Junior Suite | 1,000 | 4 | Optional | Mid-Premium |
| Suite + Club | Oceanfront Suite | 1,400+ | 4-6 | Optional | Premium |
| Ultimate luxury | Specialty Suites | 1,400-4,070 | Varies | Yes | Luxury |
Rates vary significantly by season and available promotions. Four Seasons Oahu frequently runs specials like a fourth night free. Contact me for current pricing and to check for promotions I can apply to your dates.
My Tips From Booking Countless Stays Here
How to Choose Your Room
Budget-conscious with Four Seasons quality? → Resort Room (mountain views, some Aulani-facing). We have families who don’t mind seeing Aulani, or they know they’re going to be active outside of their room, book it. It’s the least expensive accommodation on the entire resort.
Don’t care to see Aulani, and ocean view isn’t a priority? -> Deluxe Garden Room (no Aulani views, lush garden setting). Online, this room says there’s no sofa bed (only a rollaway or crib); however, there are sofa beds in these rooms. I book families of four into Deluxe Garden Kings regularly.
Ocean view is non-negotiable? → Partial Ocean-View Room (angled views, connecting rooms available) or my favorite is the Oceanfront Room (unobstructed panoramic views, some face Aulani beach, so specify your preference when booking).
Traveling with kids and need space? → Junior Suites are very popular. The closet/changing area between the bedroom and bathroom closes off completely, perfect for putting babies down in cribs while you stay up. Resort Junior Suites connect to Resort King rooms, making them ideal for larger families.
Very Popular with Families
Want Club Lounge access? → Book any room with “Club” in the name, or any Specialty Suite. All registered guests get access (no per-person upcharges).
Splurging on something special? → Club Deluxe Room with Outdoor Spa has a private hot tub and garden (couples love this). Specialty Suites (Pacific, Penthouse, Presidential, The Residence) range from 1,400 to 4,070 square feet with full Club access included.
Need accessible features? → Six room categories offer accessible configurations with wheelchair-accessible entry/lanai, ADA-compliant showers, and lowered fixtures. Available across most view types from garden to oceanfront suites. Contact me to match accessibility needs to your preferred view.
Pacific Suite – Four Seasons / Christian Horan
Penthouse Suite – Four Seasons / Christian Horan
Presdiential Suite – Four Seasons / Christian Horan
Connecting Rooms for Families and Friends
Four Seasons Oahu has extensive connecting options, and they’re outer-connecting. This means both room doors open to a shared vestibule rather than directly into each other. You can leave both doors open and close the exterior set.
Why I love this for families: no separate hallway door for kids to wander through. If your door is open, you’ll see and hear anyone entering or exiting.
Common family configurations:
- Resort Junior Suite + Resort King Room
- Two Partial Ocean-View Rooms
- Two Oceanfront Rooms
Review of My Recent Oceanfront Room (Top Pick)
My oceanfront room view
Really big interior with sofa bed.
The bathroom is huge.
Lots of storage everywhere.
Oceanfront Rooms offer unobstructed, panoramic ocean views with a private lanai. Guests can choose from bed options: a king bed with a sofa bed or crib, or two double beds with a rollaway bed or crib. The maximum occupancy for these rooms is also four people.
I stayed in this room and spent a lot of time on the balcony. It’s fantastic. However, my room overlooked the bay and Aulani’s beach. There are Oceanfront rooms that face away from Aulani. If this is important to you, request the view you prefer.
I actually didn’t mind seeing Aulani’s beach area in the distance. To me, it didn’t feel any different from seeing any other resort’s beach area. A Club version of this room is available. Many couples book this room, but we also have families book it.
Accessible Rooms
The Four Seasons Oahu Hotel has several accessible rooms, offering specialized features, such as a wheelchair-accessible entry door and lanai, lowered peepholes, easily operable closet door handles, ADA-compliant transfer or roll-in showers, and lowered closet rod and shelf. Accessible rooms include:
- Deluxe Room with Outdoor Spa Tub Accessible Room
- Oceanfront Accessible Room
- Partial Ocean-View Accessible Room
- Ocean-View One-Bedroom Accessible Suite
- Resort One-Bedroom Accessible Suite
- Oceanfront Junior Accessible Suite
The Excellent Dining
The resort has eight restaurants and bars ranging from grab-and-go coffee to Michelin-starred Italian fine dining.
Book dinner reservations early during peak season, especially for parties of two or more. Wait too long, and you’ll be stuck with 8 p.m. slots.
Mina’s Fish House (I Love It So Much)
They “toss” Michael’s tuna tartare tableside. It’s outstanding.
King crab endive Caesar salad- A staff favorite – malasadas with caramel sauce and strawberry guava gel
Mina’s Fish House is James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Mina’s line-to-table seafood restaurant, and it’s my favorite dining spot on the property. They toss Michael’s tuna tartare tableside, and it’s outstanding. The king crab endive Caesar and the malasadas with caramel sauce and strawberry guava gel are staff favorites for good reason.
Even when clients stay at Aulani, I tell them to take a break from Disney to eat here. Even when clients stay at Aulani, I tell them to break from Disney to eat here. Mina’s Beach Club extends onto the sand with fire pits and signature appetizers if you want a more casual experience.
La Hiki
Our Preferred Partner clients get daily breakfast for two here, including the buffet!
I love this restaurant. The open-air setting next to the Serenity Pool, the local farm-inspired menu, the whole vibe. But the breakfast buffet is the highlight: Asian dishes, local fruit, made-to-order omelets, fresh poke, and more than you could ever eat. I’ve done a lot of Four Seasons breakfast buffets, and this one holds its own. The poke at lunch is excellent, too.
Preferred Partner clients get daily breakfast for two here, including the full buffet and gratuity covered. Amex Fine Hotels credits don’t stretch as far and don’t cover tip.
Noe
Michelin-starred Chef Ryo Takatsuka’s fine-dining Southern Italian spot features local seafood, homemade pasta, and top-quality meats. They have a kids’ menu, which is rare for this caliber of restaurant. This is the hardest reservation to get on the property.
Waterman Bar and Lounge
Waterman Bar and Lounge serves poolside craft beers, cocktails, and casual bites in a vintage Hawaii surf setting. It’s great for a quick drink between pool sessions, though the food and cocktail menus have more variety at the full-service restaurants
Hokulea
Hokulea is the resort’s grab-and-go option, serving coffee, pastries, and sandwiches. It’s essential for families who want to hit the pool early without a sit-down breakfast. The spam musubi here is delicious and next time I will try the ube parfait.
Tip: stock your empty mini fridge from the Island Store at Ko Olina Center. You’ll pay resort prices here.
Dr. Mai Tai’s
Dr. Mai Tai’s is a swim-up bar at the adult infinity pool, housed in a vintage minivan. The “on-call cocktail doctor” concept is fun. The drinks are decent but not as strong as what you’ll get at the restaurant bars.
Poolside Ordering
You can order from the full in-room dining menu at the pool instead of the limited poolside menu, which gives you significantly more options with the same service to your chair.
In-Room Dining
In-room dining is available 24 hours for breakfast in bed, family movie nights, or dinner on your lanai. I used my lanai more at this hotel than I ever have before.
Four Seasons Oahu Amenities: Pools, Spa, Beach & Kids Club
The resort isn’t as sprawling as Four Seasons Maui or Hualalai, but they’ve packed a lot into the footprint. You won’t run out of things to do, even on a longer stay. We have clients check in for 7-10 days all the time.
Swimming Pools
The resort has four pools: two family pools that tier down toward the beach, an adults-only infinity pool that overlooks the ocean away from Aulani, and a lap pool at the spa complex. The adult pool is the quietest spot on the property.
Cabanas are available at every pool, but you’ll need to claim one by late morning (and use it), or they’ll all be taken. Complimentary sunscreen is stocked at each pool area, and staff circulate with water and light snacks throughout the day.
Beach Area
The lagoon is man-made with no waves, which is why so many families I work with choose this resort for young kids. It’s essentially a giant saltwater pool with soft sand and no big rocks. Chairs, umbrellas, and food service to your spot are all included.
During my Labor Day weekend stay, it was an even split between pool and beach crowds, and neither felt overcrowded.
You’ll see Aulani guests on the shared lagoon, but there’s a clear rope barrier on the sand separating the two resorts. The difference is obvious: Aulani’s chairs are packed tight while Four Seasons keeps theirs spaced out.
Spa & Salon
The Naupaka Spa & Wellness Complex has 17 treatment rooms with three Muliwai healing hales for traditional Hawaiian treatments. Steam rooms, sauna, whirlpool, and relaxation areas are available in the men’s and women’s facilities. Treatments are available for kids and teens.
I had a much-needed 50-minute massage here. If you want to use the lounging facilities, I recommend arriving at least an hour early.
Fitness, Golf, & Tennis
The fitness center has a weights room, cardio room, and outdoor fitness area with personal trainers available. Rooftop tennis and basketball courts sit on the 6th floor of the spa building, and they’ve added pickleball recently. Ko Olina Golf Club is adjacent to the resort.
Water-Sports
Paddleboarding is complimentary, while snorkeling, sailing, canoeing, and scuba diving are available for a fee. There’s no surfing or bodyboarding since the lagoon has no waves.
I recommend bringing pool toys from home. Dive rings and floats are a huge hit with kids, and you won’t find them on the property for a reasonable price.
Kids for All Seasons & Babysitting Services
Kids For All Seasons is open to children ages 5 through 12, and the Young Adult Centre serves ages 12 and up. Babysitting services are also available for younger children or evening care.
My daughter has been to a lot of Four Seasons kids’ clubs, but this one stands out. I’ve been in it. It’s big, feels new, and is well-supervised with multiple rooms for different age groups. I believe it’s the largest of the Hawaii Four Seasons properties.
The Shops Full of Jewelry, Clothes & Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed
The on-site shops are well curated and priced accordingly. I accidentally bought a $40 razor because it never occurred to me a razor would cost that at a hotel. You’re better off getting forgotten essentials at the ABC Store in Ko Olina Center.
The Gardens and Koi
I really enjoyed walking around the gardens and the koi pond on the way to breakfast and the pool.
Ko Olina Resort Area & Things to Do Near Four Seasons Oahu
Ko Olina is a planned resort community on Oahu’s western shore with four man-made lagoons, a golf course, and a small shopping center. The area is quieter and more spread out than Waikiki, which is why many travelers specifically seek it out.
Four Seasons Oahu shares a lagoon with Disney Aulani, though the Disney resort’s pools and beach amenities are strictly for overnight guests only. Aulani uses daily color-coded wristbands to enforce access, so there’s no sneaking in. However, non-guests can enjoy Aulani’s restaurants, shops, the exceptional Laniwai Spa (read my review), and the KA WA’A luau, which books out months in advance.
That said, Aulani isn’t for everyone. I’ve stayed there, and it’s a very busy resort where kids vastly outnumber adults. Some Four Seasons guests book the cheapest possible room at Aulani for a single night just to get full access to all Disney amenities for their trip. Then they retreat to Four Seasons for the rest of their stay.
Pearl Harbor Tips
Ko Olina Center
Ko Olina Center is an open-air shopping and dining complex within walking distance of the resort. I’ve eaten at Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman there, which serves excellent farm-to-table Hawaiian fare with 36 craft beers on tap and live music daily. It’s a nice place to walk around if you want a break from resort dining.
Tip: Island Country Markets in the center (owned by ABC Stores) has groceries, snacks, and drinks at better prices than the resort shops for stocking your room’s empty minifridge. They also have a deli counter, hot food, and Dole Whip.
Getting There
Drive time: The resort is about 35 minutes (20 miles) from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The ride always feels shorter to me. You can arrange a car service through the hotel or take Uber, which works well on Oahu.
Helicopter transfer: For a more luxe arrival, the resort has a helipad and can arrange helicopter transfers from the airport. The flight takes about 10 minutes and costs significantly more than ground transport, but it’s a memorable way to start your trip.
Ko Olina Traveler’s Lounge: Four Seasons Oahu guests have free access to the Ko Olina Traveler’s Lounge at HNL, shared with guests from Aulani, Marriott Ko Olina, and Beach Villas at Ko Olina. It’s located on the first floor of Terminal 2 in the Japanese Garden area.
You’ll need to reserve a time slot in advance (up to 90 days out), and it’s open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The lounge offers comfortable seating, WiFi, charging stations, and complimentary water, coffee, and tea, with snacks available for purchase. It’s not fancy at all, rather basic in my opinion, but it’s a quiet escape from the terminal chaos before your flight.
Did you know Four Seasons Lanai includes flights to and from HNL on Lanai Air with your room? This is why we have people pair Four Seasons Oahu and Four Seasons Lanai on the same trip. Lanai Air also has its own lounge at HNL for guests connecting through Honolulu.
PS LAX: If you book a Complete Suites package at Four Seasons, you get access to the ultra-luxe PS LAX experience at Los Angeles International Airport. This private terminal lets you skip every line and includes being driven directly to your aircraft. It’s valued at over $3,000.
Reserve With Preferred Partner Benefits Through Me
This is how I book my own stays. It’s easy to request a Four Seasons Preferred Partner rate at Four Seasons Oahu that includes:
- Daily full breakfast for two people per bedroom
- A hotel credit per stay (varies based on whether booking a room, suite, or residence)
- Upgrade of one category, subject to availability at check-in
- Preferred check-in/out times, subject to availability
- Seasonal exclusive promotions only accessible to Preferred Partner agencies—you will need to ask us below for the full details
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Four Seasons Oahu good for families?
Yes. The resort has a protected lagoon with no waves, a large supervised kids club for ages 5 through 12, connecting room options across most room categories, and multiple family pools. About half of my family clients skip the rental car entirely since the concierge can arrange transportation for day trips.
Can Four Seasons guests use Aulani amenities?
Partially. Four Seasons guests can dine at Aulani restaurants, book treatments at Laniwai Spa, and attend the KA WA’A luau. However, Aulani’s pools, water slides, beach chairs, and character experiences are restricted to Disney guests with daily wristbands.
How much does Four Seasons Oahu cost per night?
Base rates start around $1,100 per night for entry-level rooms. Rates fluctuate widely by season, and the resort frequently runs promotions such as a fourth night free. There are no resort fees.
Is Club Lounge access worth it at Four Seasons Oahu?
For families, often yes. All registered guests in a Club room or suite get lounge access with no per-person upcharge, which is unusual among luxury resorts. For couples who plan to dine at the restaurants anyway, the value depends on how much you’d use the lounge throughout the day.
What’s the difference between Four Seasons Oahu and Aulani?
Four Seasons is a quieter luxury resort that attracts couples and families who want high-end service without theme park energy. Aulani is a family-focused Disney property with character experiences, water slides, and a livelier atmosphere. They share a lagoon but attract different clientele. Four Seasons has better dining and spa facilities; Aulani has more kid-focused programming.
The Bottom Line
Four Seasons Oahu works best for travelers who want Oahu without the Waikiki crowds. The resort attracts couples seeking a quieter luxury escape, families who prefer Four Seasons service over theme park energy, and island hoppers using Ko Olina as a home base.
The Aulani adjacency sounds like a drawback on paper, but it rarely bothers guests in practice. You’ll see Disney families on the shared lagoon, not in the pools or restaurants. Most of my clients forget Aulani is even there.
The only complaint I’ve received about this property wasn’t even Four Seasons-specific: a few clients had their stays overlap with American Idol filming at Aulani, and the sound checks carried over. Four Seasons apparently got minimal advance notice. One family loved watching; another found it disruptive. That’s the extent of the negative feedback I’ve collected.
The average stay I book is 4-5 nights, though some clients extend it to 7-10 nights. If you’re pairing islands, Four Seasons Lanai is an easy add-on, as Lanai Air flights are included with your stay.
Whatever you do, book as a Preferred Partner guest. The breakfast credit alone is worth it, but the way my contacts at the resort will take care of you is the real benefit.
More FS in Hawaii: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Review and Four Seasons Hualalai Review
Katie Dillon
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