Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort {US-HI}
Feb 24, 2023, 11:11 am
#1171
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Washington DC Metro
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Feb 24, 2023, 11:16 am
#1172
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
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Feb 24, 2023, 11:43 am
#1173
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Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
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Feb 24, 2023, 1:21 pm
#1174
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Washington DC Metro
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 166
FWIW, sharing my NOR1 upgrades. I’m assuming it’s better to hold off and see what the comp diamond upgrade is upon check-in.
Last edited by comeflywme; Feb 24, 2023 at 8:07 pm
Feb 24, 2023, 1:55 pm
#1175
Join Date: Nov 2022
Programs: Hilton Diamond; Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 7
$65++ was avoidable during the Pandemic with self Park (May 2021), though that was still $45? Does this mean unless you rent via (Avis/Budget) as alluded to earlier - for free parking one is basically SOL?
Feb 24, 2023, 1:58 pm
#1176
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
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Posts: 8,694
Yup. Also self-parking option was gone by beginning of 2022. Valet only
Feb 25, 2023, 1:59 am
#1179
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btw when we paid $45/day for parking we only tipped $1 each time we fetched car.
Feb 25, 2023, 6:01 pm
#1180
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Omg lawsuit!! Omg
A worker at one of Maui’s largest private employers, Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, filed a class-action lawsuit Friday alleging owners of the luxury hotel giant misclassified hundreds of spa and salon workers, groundskeepers, facilities maintenance personnel and window washers as independent contractors in a “fraudulent scheme” to avoid pay and benefits at two of its landmark hotels, the Grand Wailea and Beverly Hills Waldorf Astoria.
Feb 25, 2023, 6:30 pm
#1181
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 25
We already have a car booked and will be staying 2 nights at Hyatt Regency and then 4 nights at GW. I figured it made sense to have a car since we have a toddler with us, but dropping $260 for parking has me rethinking this. I will have see how much it might cost to Uber around.
Feb 25, 2023, 6:54 pm
#1182
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 25
If you want to avoid paying the exorbitant $65 plus tip parking fees at the Grand Wailea and don't mind a little exercise,
rent your car from either Budget or Avis and then park it in one of the spots outside the Budget/Avis rental office in the
Wailea Town Center behind the Marriott Residence Inn.
I spoke to the Budget agent there and he was fine with it. Lots of other Budget cars parked there.
10 minute walk to the GW.
rent your car from either Budget or Avis and then park it in one of the spots outside the Budget/Avis rental office in the
Wailea Town Center behind the Marriott Residence Inn.
I spoke to the Budget agent there and he was fine with it. Lots of other Budget cars parked there.
10 minute walk to the GW.
Feb 25, 2023, 8:26 pm
#1183
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We already have a car booked and will be staying 2 nights at Hyatt Regency and then 4 nights at GW. I figured it made sense to have a car since we have a toddler with us, but dropping $260 for parking has me rethinking this. I will have see how much it might cost to Uber around.
Feb 25, 2023, 8:36 pm
#1184
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
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Posts: 8,220
I'll just repeat as an FYI...if anyone needs a couple/three rooms at the GW for a family or friends group, do look into staying across the street at the Ho'olei condos. Not only has the price - once with points, once cash - been less for me than multiple rooms at the GW, but parking not only is free, but they give you a tag so if you drive your car over to the GW the valet is also free (sans tip). And the full kitchens, outdoor grill on the huge deck, multiple bathrooms and full living rooms was priceless. Yes there are condos all over the island, but these come with the full use of the GW's pools.
The price might not be less, but you never know until you compare.
The price might not be less, but you never know until you compare.
Feb 25, 2023, 8:43 pm
#1185
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 825
I Google mapped hyatt regency Maui which is in Lahaina. That’s distant to GW. Plus with a toddler or even a child 13 and under, I wouldn’t want to deal with waiting for rideshare. It bites and Hawaii is expensive and travel is expensive. I would just pay that $260 parking and let it be part of that $1000/night room. If you’re only using points then big kudos on saving $1000/night. You really don’t want to deal with walking around with a car seat or bubble bum for your toddler as you await ride share and then enter restaurants etc with it.