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Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery

2.0 star property

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Breakfast and lunch served
Standard Room
Standard Room
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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3173 Akahi Street, Lihue, HI, 96766
  • Place, Kauai Museum
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Kukui Grove Shopping Center
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Lihue, HI (LIH)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking, Annex Building

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Lihue

With a stay at Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery in Lihue, you'll be 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Kalapaki Beach and 13.8 mi (22.2 km) from Poipu Beach. .This motel is within the region of Hanalei Bay and Waimea Canyon.
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What's nearby

  • Kauai Museum - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Kukui Grove Shopping Center - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Grove Farm Homestead - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Kilohana Plantation - 2 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Lihue Airport (LIH) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Rob's Good Times Grill - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪L & L Hawaiian BBQ - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery

Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery offers 34 accommodations with air conditioning. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Lihue motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 34 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a hair salon.
Stop by the motel's restaurant, Tip Top Cafe, for lunch, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11:30 AM.
Tip Top Cafe - This café serves breakfast and lunch.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM for a fee: USD 12 to 25 for adults and USD 12 to 25 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Tip Top Cafe

Conveniences

  • Hair salon
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Art Deco architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 20.00
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 20.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 12 to 25 for adults, and USD 12 to 25 for children
  • Early check-in fee: USD 20.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 20.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Tax ID - W20279150-01
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Tip Top Motel Cafe & Bakery Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 305 out of 971 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 323 out of 971 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 204 out of 971 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 73 out of 971 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 66 out of 971 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very basic room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Alec

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Hui Min

Great location, however there was no hair dryer (I had to buy one from Walmart down the street). Check-in time is from 3pm and onwards, but front desk is only open 7am to 2pm. So basically if you run into any non-emergency) issues after checking in, you have to wait until the next morning to resolve it.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Never met staff cause i was busy working. But our communication was perfect. Very polite
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room…
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hoburn Clayton Kealoha, Honolulu

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was great had a bit of difficulty with the room code, but the staff fixed it right away.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Caren

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was great when we checked, but we thought they would at least come in and change out our towels. Over all we were pleased.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

ERIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was very clean. Appreciate how willing the staff is to work with guests on special requests. I enjoy staying here!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great for one night after arriving on a late flight from the mainland. Easy key code access and a great place for breakfast the next morning (closed on Mondays). Very basic but perfect for our needs.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Russ

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really liked the central location to the town and airport. Easy access to the restaurant for breakfast. The internet was a little slow but so was data access on Tmobile. Often switching to LTE. So it is what it is. Area was older, hotel buildings also, but honestly that is what we were expecting. It is Kauai after all. The price was one of the better ones out there when not looking to go to a resort or pay resort prices. We would go back not expecting it to change much. That being the appeal for us.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness
Simple basic room the breakfast downstairs we ate there 4 days and tried different items. The oxtail soup was amazing. The Mac nut pancakes were my favorite. Overall solid for the price.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rudy, Honolulu

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and confortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Destine

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Desiree

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
room was cl
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Yumiko

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lambert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daisy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Sergio

Everything is within walking distance.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Basic motel no frillls

Clean room. Basic amenities. A motel best describes the room. Great restaurant for breakfast and lunch. Air conditioning was very loud. Close to Airport so you can hear planes taking off. Check-in is all by email which was simple. Good for one night stays
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Charles

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
The air conditioner didn't work too well.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chalei

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy parking & very quiet.. really basic but great for just relaxing and getting some rest
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Karie

Liked: Cleanliness
it was okay for the price
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025