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Grand Hyatt Kauai in frames

Saltwater lagoons, a macaw in the lobby and rainbows most afternoons — a low-slung resort on the dry south shore, photographed across a week of changeable weather.

HotelPoipu, Kauai33 photos
An orchid lei laid on a table on the lanai, the lawns and the sea past the balcony railLei on the rail The saltwater lagoons and planted lawns running down to the ocean under grey cloudLagoons and lawns A bed made up in white, the doors open to a balcony and the water beyondThe room A garden path winding beneath a spreading tree, planting close on both sidesUnder the big tree Coconut palms leaning over the pool, a thatched pavilion at the far endPalms round the pool Clipped lawn and flowering shrubs between the low wings of the hotelThe gardens Orange koi turning in the pond below the thatched roofKoi The pool very blue in the sun, ironwood and palms behind itClear water The blue waterslide threading down between planted lava rockThe slide A table set under a high thatched roof, dark timber and glassLaid for dinner A dish of raw fish and avocado, dressed and dusted, on a white plateFirst course Pulled pork and prawns under a tangle of greens, sauce drawn round the rimOn the yellow plate A full rainbow arcing over the palms and the lagoon, the grounds and the sea beyondRainbow over the lagoon The lagoon and its planting, with the ocean flat behindDown to the sea A sandy path between palms, a shaded structure at the end of itThe way to the beach The lagoon holding the last light, palms black against the skyDusk on the lagoon A blue and gold macaw on its perch above the lobby plantingMacaw A fillet on a grey plate with vegetables and a spoon of sauceFish, plated A dressed dish in purple and white on dark stoneware, a leaf salad alongsideOn brown stoneware Prawns and greens piled on the plate, the shells left onPrawns The pool and its palms framed by the edge of a thatched roofUnder the thatch A rainbow standing over the hotel's yellow buildings after rainRainbow over the wing Palms round the lagoon under low cloud, the water very stillGrey afternoon The lagoon at first light, boats drawn up along the edgeMorning on the water A bank of yellow flowers in the foreground, palms and the sea behindYellow flowers A path through flowering shrubs, lawn on one side and the building on the otherThe planted walk A full rainbow across the lawns and the lagoon, out to the seaThe whole arc A pair of swans on the rock-edged pondTwo swans A plate carried back from the tables — pork, fish, beef and taro, and the drinks behind itAt the luau A fire dancer spinning at dusk, the flames drawn out into two ringsFire The lit sign among the palms after darkAloha Loungers and canvas umbrellas set out around the poolUmbrellas out The night sky over the palms, dense with starsStars