Andaz Maui REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Sep 1, 2016, 10:43 am
#2626
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Programs: HGP Globalist, SPG P100, Hilton Dia
Posts: 425
Sep 12, 2016, 6:34 pm
#2631
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: MSP
Programs: UR, RR, MileagePLus, Dividend Miles (R.I.P), AAdvantage, HHonors, IHG, Skymiles
Posts: 108
Arriving tomorrow and realized I forgot my camera charger and camera is dead. Anyone happen to have a battery charger for a Sony Cybershot compact digital camera?
Sep 12, 2016, 7:06 pm
#2632
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: AA PP, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Nat ExecElite, WN CP
Posts: 419
Any updated tips on finding award availability? Have been messing around with minimum stays throughout April and May of 2017 without much luck.
Update: Looks like award nights are available for the next week and then nothing for the rest of time. Standard Garden View room availability is very good on the Costco Travel site but non-existent on Hyatt.com. Unless Hyatt steps up it looks like award redemption at Andaz Maui is a thing of the past
Update: Looks like award nights are available for the next week and then nothing for the rest of time. Standard Garden View room availability is very good on the Costco Travel site but non-existent on Hyatt.com. Unless Hyatt steps up it looks like award redemption at Andaz Maui is a thing of the past
Last edited by PHX_SOUS; Sep 12, 2016 at 10:58 pm
Sep 13, 2016, 11:59 pm
#2634
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: MSP
Programs: UR, RR, MileagePLus, Dividend Miles (R.I.P), AAdvantage, HHonors, IHG, Skymiles
Posts: 108
Quick thought about rooms: My wife just check in today for our 4x free Chase nights so we got the garden view room. Just for fun we were going to ask for a room upgrade even though we're only platinum. Ended up we never really had a good chance to do so since our room was ready for us when we arrived (or maybe they just say this...) and the conversation pretty much skipped any natural times to ask about an upgrade.
Anyway, we're very happy with our garden view, cheapest-room-you-can-get room. We are in the Makai wing on floor 1. We don't have an ocean view but 3 steps out our patio door and we can see the sea. Best of all, the pool is a few steps away. It couldn't be more convenient. The sunset may be better from the higher floor, ocean view rooms. But that happens once a day. Walking back and forth to the pool and other outdoor amenities happens multiple times a day. So far, so good on the garden view room
Anyway, we're very happy with our garden view, cheapest-room-you-can-get room. We are in the Makai wing on floor 1. We don't have an ocean view but 3 steps out our patio door and we can see the sea. Best of all, the pool is a few steps away. It couldn't be more convenient. The sunset may be better from the higher floor, ocean view rooms. But that happens once a day. Walking back and forth to the pool and other outdoor amenities happens multiple times a day. So far, so good on the garden view room
Sep 14, 2016, 9:30 am
#2635
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
Quick thought about rooms: My wife just check in today for our 4x free Chase nights so we got the garden view room. Just for fun we were going to ask for a room upgrade even though we're only platinum. Ended up we never really had a good chance to do so since our room was ready for us when we arrived (or maybe they just say this...) and the conversation pretty much skipped any natural times to ask about an upgrade.
Anyway, we're very happy with our garden view, cheapest-room-you-can-get room. We are in the Makai wing on floor 1. We don't have an ocean view but 3 steps out our patio door and we can see the sea. Best of all, the pool is a few steps away. It couldn't be more convenient. The sunset may be better from the higher floor, ocean view rooms. But that happens once a day. Walking back and forth to the pool and other outdoor amenities happens multiple times a day. So far, so good on the garden view room
Anyway, we're very happy with our garden view, cheapest-room-you-can-get room. We are in the Makai wing on floor 1. We don't have an ocean view but 3 steps out our patio door and we can see the sea. Best of all, the pool is a few steps away. It couldn't be more convenient. The sunset may be better from the higher floor, ocean view rooms. But that happens once a day. Walking back and forth to the pool and other outdoor amenities happens multiple times a day. So far, so good on the garden view room
Sep 14, 2016, 4:25 pm
#2636
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: MSP
Programs: UR, RR, MileagePLus, Dividend Miles (R.I.P), AAdvantage, HHonors, IHG, Skymiles
Posts: 108
Anyway, I did the manual solution and ordered one from amazon with 2 day shipping. The phone cameras are doing the job just fine until then.
Sep 14, 2016, 6:15 pm
#2637
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: DL DM MM, Hyatt LT Globalist, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,141
We've been here the past few days. We were supposed to go to Lahaina/Hyatt Maui but with the rain and landslide closing the Pali we've decided to stay here an extra night.
I think the poolside suites are okay to good, but not great. We received an e-mail offering an upgrade to an Andaz suite for $200/night; did not take it and did not receive any further upgrade (via Virtuoso). You definitely can't get a feel for how great of a location this is with the lack of view.
Service has been above average, and there has been one front desk agent that has gone above and beyond to help us. The minibar amenities are decent, but there are no calorie free drink options if that's your thing. I'm not a fan of the water bottles they provided- too much of a plastically smell/taste to them.
I think the poolside suites are okay to good, but not great. We received an e-mail offering an upgrade to an Andaz suite for $200/night; did not take it and did not receive any further upgrade (via Virtuoso). You definitely can't get a feel for how great of a location this is with the lack of view.
Service has been above average, and there has been one front desk agent that has gone above and beyond to help us. The minibar amenities are decent, but there are no calorie free drink options if that's your thing. I'm not a fan of the water bottles they provided- too much of a plastically smell/taste to them.
Sep 15, 2016, 11:17 am
#2638
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2
Sep 15, 2016, 3:42 pm
#2639
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: MSP
Programs: UR, RR, MileagePLus, Dividend Miles (R.I.P), AAdvantage, HHonors, IHG, Skymiles
Posts: 108
Service has been above average, and there has been one front desk agent that has gone above and beyond to help us. The minibar amenities are decent, but there are no calorie free drink options if that's your thing. I'm not a fan of the water bottles they provided- too much of a plastically smell/taste to them.
I'm also with you on the no calorie options in the minibar. Although as I write this I'm sipping an Island Root Beer and it's pretty darn good
Sep 16, 2016, 12:40 am
#2640
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Plat, UA GS
Posts: 238
Any updated tips on finding award availability? Have been messing around with minimum stays throughout April and May of 2017 without much luck.
Update: Looks like award nights are available for the next week and then nothing for the rest of time. Standard Garden View room availability is very good on the Costco Travel site but non-existent on Hyatt.com. Unless Hyatt steps up it looks like award redemption at Andaz Maui is a thing of the past
Update: Looks like award nights are available for the next week and then nothing for the rest of time. Standard Garden View room availability is very good on the Costco Travel site but non-existent on Hyatt.com. Unless Hyatt steps up it looks like award redemption at Andaz Maui is a thing of the past
Super frustrating.