The Ritz Carlton O’ahu, Turtle Bay

Have you ever been to a place where heaven meets earth? The Ritz-Carlton Turtle Bay is one of those places. We met the most helpful soul as soon as we arrived. Karen was kind, patient, and most willing to make the perfect accommodations for us. The staff is truly incredible! The views here are hard to beat as you can watch surfers on one side and people enjoying the beach on the other. Families with all ages of children are most welcome. There is a variety of daily activities from exercise to a sunset on horse back. The pools and hot tub are very spacious. The food has been incredible as well. When the sun goes down, the fires are lit while music plays in the near distance. If you are looking for some peace on this crazy earth, don’t hesitate to treat yourself or your family to The Ritz-Carlton Turtle Bay. I can guarantee you won’t regret it. Life is short, live while you have the opportunity.🩷

Had an incredible stay and glad I didn’t listen to some of the negative reviews here. The resort is huge and feels like a true nature getaway: peaceful, relaxing, and easy to unplug. We loved biking around the property. Also, don’t skip the surf shop. The instructors are excellent, even for beginners. They’ll take you to a suitable beach even if the waves near the hotel look intimidating. It was my partner’s first time surfing and he loved it. If group lesson times don’t fit your schedule, a private lesson for two is a great option.

The resort is beautiful, the scavenger passport helped make the trip more fun for our little one. Lots to do around the area but honestly the pools are amazing I would just stay here all day - super kid friendly. The food was all very good, highly recommend. My only complaint would be the pull out sofa, it was so squeaky anytime our kids moved on it at night. We did also do professional photos and while they were pretty expensive our photographer nailed it and took some amazing photos.

The North Shore's Only Luxury Resort, and It Earns That Position Fully The Ritz-Carlton O'ahu, Turtle Bay doesn't feel like a hotel. It feels like a destination that happens to have rooms. The Smartgolfcourses team visited the property while exploring the North Shore's golf landscape, and what we found was a resort that operates at a genuinely different scale from anything else on Oahu. Spread across 1,300 acres on a peninsula with five miles of shoreline, seven secluded beaches within walking distance, and 12 miles of hiking and biking trails running through the property, the place gives you the rare sensation of having the entire North Shore to yourself even when it's full. We were primarily there for golf. The Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay is a championship layout that has hosted both the LPGA and Champions Tour, and being on that property during a regular week made it easy to understand why professional events feel at home here. The course is well maintained, the practice facilities are organized, and the first tee area sets a confident tone from the moment you arrive. The George Fazio Course on the same grounds is currently temporarily closed, which is a loss, but the Arnold Palmer side carries enough character on its own. Beyond golf, the resort holds its own without effort. Roy Yamaguchi's restaurant at Kuilima Cove, Lei Lei's Bar and Grill overlooking the Fazio course, the sunset pool bar with live music, the Nalu Spa, horseback riding stables, surf instruction on site. The property has been thoughtfully rebuilt under the Ritz-Carlton flag and the renovation shows in every detail. One hour from Waikiki. A world away in every other sense. If the North Shore is on your Oahu itinerary, this is where you anchor the trip.