I'm in the same boat as you. I have read alot of so-so reviews of the Ritz. Not the hotel itself but the location. It's too windy, too cold, bad beach etc. We are spending a week at Thanksgiving in Maui. Decided to do 5 days at the Wailea and 2 days at the Ritz but am still not 100% sure I'll keep the Ritz reservations.
My post and question is listed here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...-november.html
at the bottom are a few reviews I linked to of the Ritz.