# Kid-friendly places in Kauai

12 listed places in Kauai: 5 playgrounds and things to do, 4 hotels, 2 restaurants and 1 café. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-01, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Family-friendly hotels in Kauai](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/kauai/hotels) (4)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Kauai](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/kauai/playgrounds) (5)
- [Hotels with a pool in Kauai](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/kauai/with-a-pool) (3)

## Places

1. [Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu](https://ourplayday.com/places/koloa-landing-resort-at-poipu-kauai) (hotel, Kauai). Waterslides and splash areas, and villas with kitchens and a washer and dryer. The waterslide needs kids at least 48 inches tall.
2. [Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa Kauai by OUTRIGGER](https://ourplayday.com/places/waipouli-beach-resort-spa-kauai-by-outrigger-kauai) (hotel, Kauai). A river pool with flume slides, and condo kitchens for the meals you'd rather not eat out.
3. [Anaina Hou Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/anaina-hou-playground-kauai) (playground, Kauai). Play structures shaped like a volcano, a canoe and a sugarcane train, each one a bit of island history to climb on.
4. [Kamalani Playground - Lydgate Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kamalani-playground-lydgate-park-kauai) (playground, Kauai). A large wooden climbing structure with a smaller play area nearby, so big kids and toddlers each have their own.
5. [Poʻipū Beach Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/poipu-beach-park-kauai) (park, Kauai). A keiki pond for young swimmers right under the main lifeguard tower, and monk seals hauled out on the sand some days. Give them room.
6. [Lydgate Beach Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lydgate-beach-park-kauai) (park, Kauai). Two saltwater ponds walled off from the surf by boulders, one shallow enough for a first snorkel among the puffer fish.
7. [The Royal Sonesta Kauai Resort Lihue](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-royal-sonesta-kauai-resort-lihue-kauai) (hotel, Kauai). A large pool for you and a separate shallow kids' pool with its own slide.
8. [1 Hotel Hanalei Bay](https://ourplayday.com/places/1-hotel-hanalei-bay-kauai) (hotel, Kauai). Seedlings, a nature-focused activity program for kids, gives them their own plan for part of the day.
9. [Dukes Kauai](https://ourplayday.com/places/dukes-kauai-kauai) (restaurant, Kauai). Tables by a waterfall with koi to watch, and a Hula Pie to share at the end.
10. [Holey Grail Donuts - Hanalei](https://ourplayday.com/places/holey-grail-donuts-hanalei-kauai) (bakery, Kauai). Hot taro donuts made to order at a food truck, in tropical flavors that change, so ask what's on.
11. [Kauai Mini Golf and Botanical Gardens - Anaina Hou](https://ourplayday.com/places/kauai-mini-golf-and-botanical-gardens-anaina-hou-kauai) (garden, Kauai). Eighteen holes winding through botanical plantings, with Hawaiian history displays to read between putts.
12. [The Fresh Shave](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-fresh-shave-kauai) (restaurant, Kauai). Shave ice topped with fresh fruit in playful flavors, so the treat isn't all syrup.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/kauai