Paradise Cove Luau on the Beach at Ko Olina Resort
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4.65
Perfect in many ways, but not all.
Reviewed by: Neda Juricic , 2024/01/02For the most party, we thoroughly enjoyed our experience at Paradise Cove luau. The best part was the entertainment. We loved the expression of culture and the dancing performances. Our transportation from the hotel to the venue and back was smooth and executed like clockwork. The venue itself was wonderful tool. The beach and the sunset were important part of the whole experience. Our only disappointment was the food. It just wasn't the best. Serving 4 types of protein for dinner felt like trying to please everyone at the expense of quality. The steamed frozen vegetables were no good, neither was the plain white rice. The salad, which also had 3 different pastas (one better tasting would have been enough), was ok.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/12/31 |
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Great time!
Reviewed by: Momo, 2023/08/05We definitely enjoyed it only negative was long lines and the events went by so fast while we waited in line missed some things like the styling presentation and the flower shower while we waited to take our pics.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/08/03 |
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Lovely evening!
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/07/30Friends getting together with this event was a memory to last!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/29 |
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Good Show, Food is Okay
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/07/30Felt luke warm, but the drinks were strong! The show could use better mics.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/29 |
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Beautiful setting!
Reviewed by: Mercy, 2022/07/16It was such a beautiful setting much nicer than others I’ve been to. The food was just ok and there was too much pause from the entertainment. They wanted people to spend money at their gift shop and buy a portrait. The band would stop playing during these periods.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/24 |
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Paradise cove luau on the beach at Ko Olina Resort
Reviewed by: Buckner family , 2022/07/02My overall experience at this resort was that it was a beautiful place to enjoy and experience laughter, family, love and great music. The resort overall was beautiful sensory with singing and luau dancers dancing next to the ocean. There were items that we didn’t like for example the food. The food was cold and very uncomfortable unclean. What I mean by this is that it was more like a buffet before COVID was established., no one was serving our food and we had to serve ourselves, just a recipe for disaster. Our seating arrangements at the luau were very confusing too, we given a guide to seat us, to sit us by a number system arranged on the tables., with the number of people at this luau their so be a better system on how they seat people for a better experience.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/08 |
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Paradise Cove Luau
Reviewed by: Amj616, 2022/06/17From 5-645 you just check out some activities that they have. Its a sand beach so wear appropriate shoes. Meal is ok and entertainment is good. I feel they should get a better description of the evening.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/14 |
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Great show! Little long
Reviewed by: Jill, 2022/04/02Great show and good food. Just be aware this is long, we were there almost 4 hours from start to finish. Could be a little shorter in my opinion, but the fire thrower was the best we have ever seen at a luau.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/30 |
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Great family time!
Reviewed by: Cathy, 2021/09/08We did this as a family outing and had a great time. There was entertainment, along with a few activities to participate in.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/09/04 |
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Great time!
Reviewed by: Lopez family , 2021/06/26We had a great time! Things have changed a little due to Covid but we still had a great time!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/06 |
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Paradise Cove Luau
Reviewed by: Traveling couple, 2020/01/29Great performances, great music and good food!
Fire dance was very impressive!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2020/01/25 |
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Good Time at Luau
Reviewed by: Julie, 2020/01/01We were happy with the purchase of the deluxe luau. Having food and drinks served during the performance was extremely nice. Pleasantly surprised how good the food was.
There were lines for all the activities before the luau. We were just observers so this was not an issue.
First luau - so nothing to compare it to. We enjoyed the show!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/12/26 |
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Good, great host/driver.
Reviewed by: Wendell, 2019/08/10Mo was great, Lauau was pretty good, would have been nice to see the pig that was roasted. The food was less authentic than expected. Activities were simplistic.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/30 |
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Good experience
Reviewed by: Monique , 2019/07/30I was really impressed with the pre show activity. The food was good. The show was definitely worth the time. This was my first luau and it was a very good experience
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/27 |
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Paradise cove luau
Reviewed by: Peter, 2019/07/11Good experience with the arrangements. Tour guide was professional and pleasant. It was a fun event. The activities was well organized. The food was great. The only complaint is the bus was 15 minutes late.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/08 |
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Beautiful Luau
Reviewed by: Wain, 2018/06/26Book the Luau with transportation, had a rental but wanted to relax. Paradise Luau is a very beautiful place and great entertainment. This is my second time visiting Paradise Luau and I felt that the entertainment did not disappoint again. I did feel a little bummed out about the food because they didn't have the delicious fried chickens. Most of the food was good but I didn't even go for seconds this time. Anyways, overall a great luau and I do recommend it.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2018/06/12 |
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Paradise Cove Luau (deluxe pkg with VIP royal box seating)
Reviewed by: NTW, 2018/02/02Enjoyed the luau! Tour guide was knowledgeable and fun. We had some confusion on pickup spot and after contacting the Customer Service, they had the bus wait for us to get to the right spot. Was very much appreciated!! Dinner was plentiful and delicious. The different productions of entertainment was delightful to watch and participate in. Paradise Cove(Ko Olina Resort) was a beautiful and relaxing place to spend an evening. Mahalo!
Note: The VIP Royal Box seating not worth the money but was a special treat.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/01/24 |
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Very good luau overall
Reviewed by: Mark from AK , 2017/12/28Nice location, lots to keep you entertained, entertainers we’re good, drinks are expensive and very little alcohol in them, and there are lots of people (i.e. long lines). The food was great, and the tour guide was very friendly & funny. Very good luau overall.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2017/12/25 |
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Perfect start for our Hawaiin vacation
Reviewed by: Nina, 2017/12/27The entry “free” Mai Tai is ridiculously watered down, which is unfortunate as it serves as a poor harbinger of events to come for the evening. Given attendance of 1000 on Christmas Eve at at least $100 per seat, you’d think they could afford to spare a little cheap rum. Anyway, the rest of the event was very well done. Food was excellent. Drinks less so. Dancing and entertainment was superb. The difference in the various packages is difficult to discriminate from the website. Essentially the higher the price the more credit you get for drinks and you get closer to the stage. We chose the orchid package, which is a reasonable compromise and I would recommend this.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/12/24 |
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Beautiful grounds, fun activity, food served a little too late
Reviewed by: Clark, 2017/10/23Outstanding performers but the routines were a little bit too long we wanted to see the fire dance and unfortunately it started to rain and we had to leave
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/20 |
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Food was great!
Reviewed by: Jan, 2017/09/30Had a great time. Would do it again. Sunset was awesome. Performances lasted a little long.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/07 |
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Paradise Cove Luau
Reviewed by: April, 2017/07/05Overall, we really enjoyed the Luau. The arts and crafts, demonstrations, food, and show were all excellent. Cons were that there were a lot of long lines, seating was crammed up in tiny plastic chairs, and you had to get your own beverage in tiny cups with the choice of water, tea, or coffee which ran out.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/07/02 |
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Interesting
Reviewed by: Heidi, 2017/07/01The program was very good, and the performers extremely talented. The food was good, but was a little disappointed there wasn't more of a variety with traditional island food.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/06/28 |
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Very nice dinner and impressive show
Reviewed by: Liz, 2017/06/09The dinner and luau experience at Paradise Cove were very nice. Our bus guide, Rich, was funny and helpful.
When we arrived we were given a mai tai/alcohol free mai tai, a flower lei if you bought the orchid or deluxe package (shell necklace if not), and they take a photo. Then you go in and shop or do activities. We got "Polynesia tattoos", had flower headbands made, held parrots, and threw spears. The lines for the activities take ages.
Unbeknownst to me, the stands that sell all the interesting items close when dinner starts, so if you want to use your merchandise card on something other than alcohol or cheap junk in the Marketplace shop then make sure you do you shopping before dinner starts. Children's merchandise cards can't be used on alcohol. This part was the only downside.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2017/06/07 |
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Online purchase
Reviewed by: Mandy, 2017/03/22My experience was great. We booked the tour just two hours before the last bus leaves Waikiki. So the agent called us to confirm if we can get the bus from the next stop which was only 4 blocks away. We went to Paradise cover and the tour guide kept everybody entertained. I would definitely recommend this to my friends and family.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/03/18 |
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Nice Luau with a beach setting
Reviewed by: Edward, 2016/12/21The sunset from the Paradise Cove beach was amazing. The food was good and well prepared and present. The show was authentic Hawaiian and well done.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2016/12/10 |
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Luau fun
Reviewed by: Dani, 2016/10/22We had a great time at the Luau. We came to Oahu for our honeymoon. All the entertainment of the activities and the Luau itself was fun. If you never been to a Luau I recommend this one.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2016/10/18 |
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Good show
Reviewed by: Vee, 2016/09/24Besides the pork the food was average, drinks were great on the other hand. The best part of the night was the show. Next time i will find somewhere that just does the show instead of the whole Luau.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2016/09/22 |
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Salty
Reviewed by: Russ Matthews, 2016/09/18We have been to this Luau twice before and had a great meal and the show was fantastic both times. On this visit, the show was great, however, the pork was extremely salty and none of us ate the pork. That was not a good thing since the pig is a big part of the Luau.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2016/09/11 |
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