Kualoa Ranch Reviews
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Taylor Y. Sent on 02/23/2022Paliku Gardens - Best Hawaii Outdoor Venue Ever
As a bride who started the planning process during the height of the pandemic, I was looking for an entirely outdoor venue to accommodate as many guests as safely as possible for a gathering. There are multiple ceremony and reception sites to choose from even within Paliku Gardens! Due to the large lawns, I was not worried about it being too crowded even with a high guest count. The fact that this venue was highly customizable for me made it that much more appealing because I could really make this wedding representative of who we are.
Leila was very communicative throughout the entire process and made sure that we were always on the same page. I was given a preferred vendor list early on, which is how I found many vendors including my amazing planner/coordinator. Kualoa Ranch in general has a lot of experience with many great vendors that I was already interested in which made me confident that the wedding would go smoothly and it did.
My favorite part about having our perfect day at Paliku Gardens was the view. It honestly speaks for itself and is probably the most memorable part of our wedding for our guests. The views are unbelievable and as someone who was born and raised in Hawaii, it was still so breathtaking. I feel like I saved so much money on decor because the venue does most of it for you!Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Taylor and Alex,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share in detail your experience with us!! I can't express how rewarding it is for us to read through this review. Some of our main goals as a department are to make the planning process as seamless as possible, all while giving couples the creative freedom to customize their big day. It sounds like everything went perfectly on your wedding day which is what you deserve!! We hope that we will be able to welcome you back in the future as a wedding guest for family and friends :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us, Taylor!!
Mahalo,
Leila F.
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Marifrey E. Sent on 03/05/2024Such a beautiful backdrop for your wedding day!!!
One of the best decisions we could've made was having a smaller wedding but having our dream wedding instead! Kualoa Ranch provided the most gorgeous backdrop for our day with stunning views!! Truly shows how beautiful the islands of Hawaii are! Our wedding was perfect and I couldn't recommend this venue enough!! Wish we were able to relive our day and take in those views one more time :')Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Marifrey & Bryan,
Mahalo nui for your kinds words and for taking the time to write this review!! It sounds like everything went perfectly on your wedding day which is what you deserve!! We hope that we will be able to welcome you back in the future as a wedding guest for family and friends :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us, Marifrey!! -
Mallory M. Sent on 11/27/2023
Captured our dream wedding in Hawaii
This venue did not disappoint us… we were amazed at how big it was, and was able to accommodate all the vendors and services that we arranged on our wedding day. Tiana was so quick to respond to emails, and phone calls and answered all the questions I had. I highly recommend hosting your wedding day at Kualoa Ranch - Molii Gardens!Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Mallory,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share your experience with us! We are delighted to hear the venue met your expectations! Congratulations again, and mahalo nui for writing this review! : ) -
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Alexandria R. Sent on 12/20/2023
Incredible Location
The team at Kualoa was amazing, so kind and responsive, they offer so many options and helpful pamphlets/information for vendors, etc. Which is how we found our wonderful wedding planner/venue, I have been in contact with them for over a year and they have been great.
My husband and I booked Jumanji for our wedding day for our reception and venue. We also booked secret island for day of fun for the day after the wedding. Both ran smooth and the venues are absolutely STUNNING. The cows as a back drop at Jumanji made our entire wedding 😊 the guests couldn’t stop commenting on the day of the wedding or next day for secret island on the locations but also how well ran it was.
They gave us a discount code for booking our wedding with them for any excursions we wanted to do during the time we were in town, for us and our guests. I HIGHLY recommend the excursions, they are fantastic. Our guests loved this.
Their team is so friendly and welcoming. To wake up the day after your wedding and have everything at ease and calm was incredible, they treated us like family. We even had a photographer come out and take underwater photos of us, they had no issues with it and assisted our group effortlessly, we had a HUGE group so it was incredibly helpful. You can obviously see by the pictures how beautiful the backdrops are.
If you are looking for a spot to book your venue, do an excursion, or an outing, Kualoa is the way to go.
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Wynona Sent on 09/22/2023Amazing!!!
I’ve only communicated with the staff at Kualoa ranch through phone calls and emails, and everything went soo smoothly. Everyone I spoke to was so kind and expressed excitement for our wedding! They were also very responsive and quick to update things and send me reminders when indicated, which were very helpful.
The venue we picked was Moli’i Gardens, we were lucky enough to be one of the last couples to get married there! The grand stairs and the dock, with the view of the mountains, I just cannot explain in words how beautiful this place this.Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Wynona,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share your experience with us!! We are so happy to hear you and your guests had a great time! Some of our main goals as a department are to make the planning process as seamless as possible, all while giving couples the creative freedom to customize their big day. We hope that we will be able to welcome you back in the future :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us, Wynona!!
Mahalo,
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Nicole A. Sent on 08/02/2023
The most beautiful wedding venue!
We had the most beautiful wedding at Molii Gardens at Kualoa Ranch. It is so lush, green, and will make your special day feel like a true fairytale under the trees! Birds chirping and all. The convenience of having bathrooms and an abundance of outlets was also very helpful. We were so happy with our wedding at this venue, I can't recommend enough! -
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Lauren F. Sent on 05/06/2023Secret Island/ Moli’i Gardens Venue
The venue was absolutely beautiful and large. Our guests enjoyed exploring the different parts of the venue. The bridal suite and grooms area to get ready were perfect. -
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Alexa E. Sent on 01/05/2023
Dream wedding location!!
It was my husband and I’s dream to have our wedding at Kualoa Ranch. Paliku Gardens has STUNNING views of both mountains and ocean. Our guests were also in awe of Kualoa Ranch. Everyone we were in contact with at Kualoa answered our questions quickly and were super helpful! We are so lucky to have had our wedding at such a beautiful location on the most perfect day in November.Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Alexa,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share your experience with us!! We are so happy to hear that everything went perfectly on your wedding day which is what you deserve!! Your wedding photos turned out beautifully! We hope that we will be able to welcome you back in the future :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us!!!
Mahalo,
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Christiene G. Sent on 11/12/2022
Hale Nanea & Dragon Boat Lawn Venue
Kualoa Ranch is a beautiful place and I'm so happy we picked Hale Nanea & Dragon Boat Lawn as our wedding venue. Even though there weren't many pictures of this venue on their social media/brochure we knew it was a beautiful site with so much to offer! On our wedding day it was absolutely beautiful being surrounded by the monkey pod trees, Moli'i pond, and the mountains in the background. We had a wonderful experience having Kualoa Ranch as our wedding Venue.Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Christiene,
Mahalo nui for sharing such beautiful photos from your wedding and taking the time to share your experience with us!! Dragon Boat/Hale Nanea venue has so much to offer, so I'm happy you were able to capture that through your photos! We hope to welcome you again sometime in the near future :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us!!
Mahalo,
Tiana-Lee C.
Wedding Sales Manager -
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Leisha T. Sent on 09/08/2022Paliku Gardens, Kualoa Ranch
As a coordinator myself, I work at Paliku Gardens in Kualoa Ranch very often and it never gets old! As often as I am there, this still holds top on my favorite venues on Oahu.
My friends and family were SO mind blown from the amazing views the ranch has to offer and the could not stop going on and on about it.
Leading up to the wedding I worked with Tiana and Leila who were both extremely professional and responsive with any questions I had.
On the day of Rocky was there to assure that everything was taken care of both in the morning and evening! Rocky, you're the GOAT :)
Thank you to everyone at Kualoa Ranch for hosting the best night of our lives! We will forever be grateful!Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Leisha & EJ,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share your experience with us!! We are so happy to hear that your family loved Paliku Gardens and that everything went perfectly on your wedding day which is what you deserve!! We look forward to working with you again in the near future for upcoming events :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us, Leisha!!
Mahalo,
Tiana-Lee C.
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Travis B. Sent on 08/27/2022Hawaii beach wedding | Secret Island Kualoa Ranch
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Cassandra M. Sent on 06/05/2022Amazing! Best venue ever
Paliku Gardens was the absolute best choice for a venue! It was the backdrop of our dreams! Every communication with the Kualoa ranch team was so smooth and very helpful, especially with our wedding being postponed, Lelia was helpful in getting a new date secured! Thank you so much to the entire Kualoa Ranch team! -
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Hazel T. Sent on 06/01/2022Absolutely Amazing
From the team to the venue, Kualoa Ranch Wedding Team was wonderful. Honestly, their venues book up to tour well in advance, and we almost gave up trying, but thankfully my now husband had work out there and I contacted the team once more. We ended up deciding that venue, if it weren’t for the push, we would have missed out. So glad we went with Moli’i Gardens & Secret Island. -
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Ella M. Sent on 09/15/2022Beautiful Venue, Amazing Food, Friendly Staff
I highly recommend Kualoa Ranch for your wedding or event! We had a destination wedding at Moli’i Gardens and despite living in a different state on a different time zone, the staff was easy to communicate with via email throughout the process and were knowledgeable and helpful. We booked Kualoa Ranch Catering for our cocktail hour and dinner and everything was fresh and delicious. The executive chef, Chef Kimo, was extremely helpful, friendly, had great suggestions, and was easy to work with. Ourselves and our guests really enjoyed the food! We were able to schedule a venue walk-through prior to our wedding, which was helpful to map out the reception layout with our planner. We also were able to book Secret Island as a second location for wedding day portraits, which was a really special and fun experience riding the catamaran to get to different locations for photos. Because Kualoa is such a busy venue, both the walk-through and the additional photoshoot location could only be scheduled one month out. As a result, we had to be flexible regarding walk-through dates and for an additional photo location, we booked our 2nd choice, since the first choice was already booked— however, it worked out wonderfully and we ended up loving Secret Island! Moli’i Gardens was such a beautiful venue for our wedding and we and our guests had an amazing time! The only potential downsides would be 1) not having the ability to schedule certain things more than one month out and 2) some of the facilities like the restrooms and bridal suite at the venue are a bit on the older side (totally not a deal breaker, but something to keep in mind for getting ready photos— we had ours taken at a hotel instead because of this). Overall, we had such a wonderful experience and are so grateful for the wonderful staff and customer service that Kualoa Ranch Provided! (Photos by Mary Costa Photography)Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Ella,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share your experience with us!! We are so happy to hear that you and your guests enjoyed Moliʻi Gardens for your wedding and Secret Island for photoshoot!! Those dock photos are breathtaking! We hope to welcome you again sometime in the near future :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us, Ella!!
Mahalo,
Tiana-Lee C.
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Brit K. Sent on 03/05/2022Perfect all around!
When I saw pictures of Kualoa Ranch and particularly Paliku Gardens I knew I didn’t want to do our elopement ceremony anywhere else. In person it is indescribably beautiful. Communication was easy and quick. The price was extremely reasonable.Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Brittani and George,
Mahalo for choosing us for your intimate elopement ceremony!! We are thrilled to hear that the venue surpassed your expectations and that you had a seamless process working with our team. We are so happy for the both of you and hope to welcome you back to the ranch in years to come!
Mahalo,
Leila F.
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Grace R. Sent on 02/24/2022Stunning and comfortable venue!
Our wedding at Moli'i Gardens was so lovely. The Kualoa Ranch team was really responsive and easy to work with. The venue itself was just stunning. We loved having a separate space for the ceremony, the grand entrance stairs, and the pavilion in case it rained. The fishpond, palms, and mountains made such a stunning backdrop for our wedding.Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Grace and James,
Mahalo for your kind words! We really enjoyed working with you throughout the planning process and are so happy to hear that you loved your wedding venue so much. We hope to welcome you again in the future to celebrate!
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Piper H. Sent on 01/19/2022Such a beautiful place
Our venue was Moli'i Gardens and it was so beautiful that day. The ceremony by the pond was like a magical sparkling body of water. The only thing you have to time is the boat tours that go on every day, so make sure they won't be in the background of your ceremony. Reception under the pavilion was very nice because we could have some shade from the sun.Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Piper and Deven,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us! We are so thankful that you chose us as your wedding venue and hope to welcome you back in the future to celebrate. Congratulations to you and yours!
Mahalo nui,
Leila F.
Wedding Sales Manager
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