Club Wyndham Kauai Beach Villas

The resort and setting

Club Wyndham Kauai Beach Villas is a low-rise condo resort in Lihue, on Kauai's east side, with a Google rating of 4.1 out of 5 from 646 reviews. Units are sold by the week as 1- or 2-bedroom villas, each with a private lanai for enjoying the trade winds and island views. On-site facilities include a swimming pool and tennis courts, and the property sits close to the beach, making it a straightforward, low-key base rather than a high-rise resort strip. The resort combines the feel of a self-catering condo with the structure of a classic timeshare rotation, which suits owners who want a familiar unit each year and renters who want more space than a hotel room.

The area and things to do

Lihue is Kauai's county seat and the island's main hub, so the resort works well as a first or last stop on a Kauai trip. From here it's easy to reach the Wailua River area, the south shore towns of Koloa and Poipu, and the dramatic coastal scenery Kauai is known for, including the Napali Coast on the north shore and Waimea Canyon to the west (both are a drive away rather than on the doorstep). Closer to Lihue, visitors typically spend time at Kauai's beaches, explore local hiking trails, or take boat trips along the Wailua River to the Fern Grotto. The island's slower pace and smaller scale compared with Oahu or Maui are part of the appeal for repeat visitors.

Selling or renting a week here

Owners who no longer want their week, or who want to rent it out for a season, can list it directly on BidMyTimeshare.com as a private, owner-to-owner resale or rental. You set your own asking price, buyers and renters contact you through the platform, and there's a one-time listing fee with 0% commission on the sale — unlike broker-led resales, we don't take a cut of what you agree with a buyer.

Before listing, it's worth understanding what actually happens when a Club Wyndham week changes hands. According to Club Wyndham, moving ownership from seller to buyer involves a $399 ownership change processing charge, which is separate from any price agreed between the two parties. Owners also report that only some Club Wyndham Access contracts, generally those from around 2017 onward, carry a right of first refusal, and that it's rarely exercised in practice — some brokers describe the clause as fairly general rather than resort-specific. Wyndham does not publish a typical transfer timeframe, so sellers should set buyer expectations around processing time rather than promise a fixed date.

Buyers should also know that resale points purchased this way do not carry the same perks as a developer purchase: Club Wyndham specifically excludes resale points from VIP benefits, Club Pass, Wyndham Rewards conversion and PlusPartners. What a resale buyer does get is ownership of the week or points themselves, with the ability to book at this resort and, since this resort participates in RCI, the option to exchange into other RCI resorts. Being upfront about these details in your listing tends to save time with serious buyers.

Practical notes

Renters searching for a week at Kauai Beach Villas are usually looking at the 1- or 2-bedroom layout, the lanai, proximity to the beach, and access to the pool and tennis courts, so it's worth listing exactly which unit size and view category your week includes. Sellers should also be ready to share the annual maintenance fee and any other resort-specific charges with a prospective buyer before agreeing on a price, since this affects the real cost of ownership on top of the one-time transfer processing fee.