In July 2020, my wife and I were talking with close friends who decided to book a Hawaii vacation to celebrate New Years 2021. With a full understanding of the risk of travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to take a chance and book the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina for the holiday season. I began our process in late July 2020 by calling the resort and confirming there was nothing beyond the obvious I should be worried about. The agent indicated they were closing for a brief time due to the government shutdown, but once they opened, there should be no concern, assuming there were no additional state-wide shutdowns or other force majeure events. She did remind me that the room was nonrefundable, which I acknowledged and understood. We live outside Philadelphia, PA, so the trip to Hawaii was not short (or cheap). Once we spoke with the Four Seasons agent we promptly booked our room and our flight. In October 2020 I reached out to the Four Seasons to request some information about the travel restrictions and on-site health initiatives. A few days later I received an email indicating they decided they were going to perform some improvements to the hotel and are no longer accommodating our reservation, but I can try back in March 2021. My wife and I were shocked: less than two months until our New Years trip the hotel decided to cancel our accommodations to perform renovations at their hotel at their own discretion and cancel existing reservations. Our friends, who we are traveling with and hoped to be close to, had coordinated rooms at the adjacent Disney Aulani resort. I asked what Four Seasons is recommended I do, as there were no nearby hotels available, and all other hotels on the island had inflated rates this close to travel. The Four Seasons agent suggested I try and book the Four Seasons Maui (different island) and wished me luck. Then she stopped responding. I have been a customer of the Four Seasons in a number of other locations throughout the world, and have never experienced such horrendous customer service. I cannot, and will not, trust this flag again.…
Back in June, I booked three night stay for October at a rate which I can cancel without penalties. At that time I was charged for two night stay as a “deposit.” Later in July, after I realized that pandemic is not getting any better soon, I cancelled by booking. However, I have not gotten my deposit back for almost three month. I contacted the hotel multiple times, but they refused to provide any information about when they can get my deposit back to me. I had really enjoyed my previous stays with other FS properties, but this experience with FS Ko Olina is really dissappointing. I think how they are handling this issue, is way below what one would expect from Four Seasons brand.
We travelled to Oahu in February 2020. We planned to celebrate my father's 80th birthday with a beautiful brunch at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko'Olina. As we were travelling as a family of 13, my husband and I went the day prior to our reservation to get a sense of the layout of the restaurant. When we were there, we encountered a very friendly and helpful person who introduced herself as Lucy and offered to assist us with any inquiry we might have. When I explained that among our group, we had an infant as well as persons with mobility issues, Lucy (who turned out to be a manager), walked us through the restaurant to show us a table that would be conducive to providing us with a beautiful view, privacy for our family as well as proximity to the buffet offerings to minimize the walking distance. She took the time to speak with us about our family which led me to share that my grandmother had recently passed away and this was a difficult time for us. I really appreciated her kind and thoughtful words. At my father's brunch, Lucy came to make sure that my family was having a wonderful time. She was such a pleasure to work with - a true asset to the Four Seasons. She exemplifies what we love and appreciate about the Four Seasons - that they strive to treat each guest as a welcomed individual person. Needless to say, the brunch was amazing with excellent food and service. If ever visiting Oahu, definitely make the weekend brunch a part of your island experience.…
Pre-covid shutdown, I booked a one-night stay before our return to the mainland. Our vacation rental, our airline, our car rental cheerfully refunded our money. I fully paid for the room at Ko Olina in advance. The Four Seasons has yet to refund our money for our July 30th reservation that I cancelled on June 24th. They claim it's due lack of staff to do the processing. Customer service is no help. Do not prepay. Even though Four Season's policy is to refund due to Covid related shutdown, the Oahu property is holding our money. For a hotel chain that has 5-star service, this property is not living up to Four Seasons standards.
We have stayed in this hotel multiple times since Four Seasons took over the ownership and never disappointed us. Service has always been four season standard. Staff at beach and pool are so responsible and care for each guest with heart. There're some water equipment you can borrow at the beach which is no extra cost (love this at four season than ritz). sometimes hotel host event on weekends so make sure you check calendar. Hotel offers free shuttle if you wish to go Ko Olina downtown. The spa is nice too especially if you can do it at one of the ocean facing hut. Kids program is a great relief for families (also no extra cost for service). Room is comfy and spacious, bathroom and vanity area is big enough to place essentials. Some minor comments wish the hotel can improve over the time to make it more perfect: 1) spa at ocean front hut - you need to put a sign in front of the hut to remind other guests to stay away. One time I was in service, there were a couple walking by and tried to open the door . 2) breakfast buffet is on an expensive side but not many choices, but we don't have other places to go. For guests stay at hotel multiple nights, we do get bored with the same item everyday. 3) you've a few sit down restaurants but i wish you offer a few more quick bites/casual eats station that can open throughout the day. These stations can setup along the pool or near beach. You had something similar at special event which is a great idea, but wish these stations can be pop up during the normal days as well. 4) one time we found group of golden color ants in our room and climbed up to my kid's luggage (and of course became her nightmare for a while:). Knowing there'd always be insects around, but you could consider put non toxic pest control. 5) appreciate the little gift to welcome kid guest, but noted the gift has been the same for a few years already:) we stayed at Mandarin and they have kid t shirt with hotel logo in front and kid's name sewed at back, which has been one of the best hotel gift. Wish you can consider more options.…
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