Originally Posted by
doctajay
A couple of questions as we get ready to head over to the GW next weekend.
1) For anyone that has stayed recently, what is the status of renovations? Almost done? Any impact to the pools at this point?
2) Kind of surprising , the hotel is sold out 4 straight days during our stay. Corp. event at the property? Thinking my likely upgrade to oceanfront room from garden room won't be happening due to property being sold out a good portion of the week.
Here are the NOR1 standby upgrades being offered. I would likely spend the $200/night for the Deluxe Oceanview if I knew it was likely to be confirmed. At this point going to wait for the upgrade window to open and see if moved from garden room. If not will try at check-in.
Please update how busy it is and any upgrade-- we'll be arriving the Monday after next weekend
So, I've noticed the same thing you have. There's no way it's a true sell out, because I've been checking room types for fun every other day the last few weeks, and either the day before (or two days before), they had like 12 different rooms available from cheap to ultra-expensive. You can't convince me that only about 10 days out, every room type just suddenly sold out.
I'm speculating they are under either a) some staff level restrictions due in part to the Maui fire-- drop of tourism and maybe employees impacted-- and they are cutting off the occupancy at a certain level regardless of the room types booked, or b) they just decided to do some major construction projects and want less guests.
I understand some folks with airfare already bought have likely shifted from West Maui to South Maui, but maybe my OCD of checking regularly and seeing a sudden "sell-out" a opposed to a gradual sell-out might suggest getting a free upgrade could still be a possibility.