Originally Posted by
Zolor23
It was our first time in Hawaii / GW too - such a magical place. And all good, we were mostly out of the room anyway so an upgrade to Oceanfront would've mostly gone unused anyway. Would've just been nice to have.
The reason we didn't do a 5 night stay like you was because we jumped straight into the Road to Hana when we landed on the 25th in Maui and stayed a night at the Hana-Maui Resort. I would definitely recommend staying a night or two in one of their oceanfront bungalows if you have the Hyatt points to burn or Globalist status. A Boxster definitely seems like a better car than the Gladiator or the Challenger we took on the road. My wife got dizzy on the drive and I found myself focusing more on the road than the sights - I can only imagine doing it at night.
Good to know about the Hana-Maui Resort. That's the place I had my eye on. I've also read good things about the Andaz in Wailea.
Definitely second your tips on the Road to Hana, especially if you have reservations for Wai'anapanapa State Park. No signal at the entrance, so we had to drive back and go to the nearby public library to grab their wifi to access our pass. Screenshot any QR codes it gives you after booking!
Good advice! We missed the park and black sand beach this time, but went there our first time in Maui and hope to visit it again.
Also, Mama's Fish House was one of our highlights of our trip - such a beautiful site, great food, amazing service. Worth going for a special occasion 10/10 times.
We enjoyed it as well although wish it had not been raining so hard when we were there. Something I didn't know our first time is that even if you cannot get a reservation, you can ask to sit at the bar which is what we did this time.