Originally Posted by canyonleo

Thanks for posting your opinion. Here's mine. I totally agree with the luck of the draw and the bummer when a Diamond who can't confirm an upgraded room type gets stuck in a "garden view" (could mean "receiving dock view") due to a full house - but that's out of the hotel's control unless one is arguing that they didn't block properly to recognize a Diamond when they could have.

But anyone that would even consider walking onto an all-inclusive property is kind of the opposite type of me. The smoked fish, fresh fruits (and not just a bowl of banana and apple and orange) and some fresh breads is all I'd eat anyway if this wasn't The Breakfast Experience that it was (was), there's no need to pay the parking like other Wailea hotels (Andaz here is just like the others), I don't use pools, and the beach is far from average, it's one of the best beaches/reefs in all of Maui that isn't undeveloped with no hotel nearby (thus I'd rate it close to awesome). Really, for a hotel beach/reef, name a better one on Maui... Black Rock and DigMe, no; Old Airport, no; the larger and more crowded Wailea, no; Kapalua, well maybe; Nipili, reef not as good but beach certainly is. Ulua and Mokapu beaches are awesome for hotel beaches on Maui, and Ulua reef is amazing for the beginner, and pretty damn good for an expert, for a hotel reef.

But, yeah, if one is the stay on property type, and the plan consists of sit at the pool all day, only eat on property, and hit the bar in the evening, then there's probably better options in Maui, and certainly in Mexico or DR.