Wailea is sooo much nicer than Kanapali.
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Thanks, all. This is a ton of great feedback.
I just checked our reservation and not only did I book the Andaz before new pricing went into play, but it’s off peak at only 25,000pts per night which I had forgotten. edit - we also get in the first night at ~6p and we don’t want to switch our flight as we were lucky enough to secure D1 seats with our upgrade certs |
Originally Posted by Seagull689
(Post 34413439)
option 1 really only makes sense if you think the wife would get upset about spending a night somewhere and then having to move. Happy wife, happy life.
option 2 makes a ton of sense, considering you’re going to have plenty of time getting the luxury experience at the andaz. option 3 also makes a lot of sense if you can’t find a decent alternate hotel for option 2. Additional benefit to stay in a different part of the island for a few days. i haven’t stayed at any of these, but have a trip planned for next month, so have had many internal conversations like you. In terms of a decent alternate, look at the Fairfield inn wailea. It’s $800 for the night I am considering during my trip, and I’m trying to decide if I should do that or $1200 at the andaz. I’m also all points booked between the residence club and regency for the remainder of my trip. |
Originally Posted by zzrayzz
(Post 34416155)
I think should just book a 'cheap' option (from like priceline) for day 1. I think there are options for like $300. I mean you'll save $1000 and you can use that towards other stuff for the trip. Day 1 is going to be a wasted day anyways.
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Originally Posted by zzrayzz
(Post 34416155)
I think should just book a 'cheap' option (from like priceline) for day 1. I think there are options for like $300. I mean you'll save $1000 and you can use that towards other stuff for the trip. Day 1 is going to be a wasted day anyways.
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I had such a great trip to Maui in May that I'm planning to go back at the end of September. I had found low peak award nights at cat 7 before the category change. Unfortunately in May we got caught between 2 large swells for most of our 2 week trip back then so didn't get to do much snorkeling by the resort and it also limited our use of paddle boarding, outrigger. I had heard so much about the reef in front of the Andaz from this thread! The one day we went was pretty poor visibility. We also got diving certified so hoping to do that on this trip too.
Did anyone go in September of prior years and do you remember how the ocean/snorkeling conditions were? I know in the summer the swells are from the south so I'm worried now that we again won't get good conditions on this trip (one of our reasons for picking the Andaz vs other properties). Definitely will be driving to other parts of the island for more snorkeling/diving but would be nice to go right out from the resort! Thanks |
Originally Posted by Cometstar
(Post 34428247)
I had such a great trip to Maui in May that I'm planning to go back at the end of September. I had found low peak award nights at cat 7 before the category change. Unfortunately in May we got caught between 2 large swells for most of our 2 week trip back then so didn't get to do much snorkeling by the resort and it also limited our use of paddle boarding, outrigger. I had heard so much about the reef in front of the Andaz from this thread! The one day we went was pretty poor visibility. We also got diving certified so hoping to do that on this trip too.
Did anyone go in September of prior years and do you remember how the ocean/snorkeling conditions were? I know in the summer the swells are from the south so I'm worried now that we again won't get good conditions on this trip (one of our reasons for picking the Andaz vs other properties). Definitely will be driving to other parts of the island for more snorkeling/diving but would be nice to go right out from the resort! Thanks I frequently do Sep-Nov timeframe, and sometimes the water is calm all day, other times only the morning can be snorkeled and it's whitecaps come afternoon, other times it's a storm. So, I'd say you just had bad luck with the swell. |
Last thanksgiving , calm in the early morning, half the days with whitecaps in the afternoon,
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Wife and I will be here this time next week! So excited. :) It's our first time at any sort of fancy resort like this. We already have quite a robust itinerary, but if there's any activity / restaurant / 'thing to do' nearby that you would recommend, please share!
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Originally Posted by king_noro
(Post 34439580)
Wife and I will be here this time next week! So excited. :) It's our first time at any sort of fancy resort like this. We already have quite a robust itinerary, but if there's any activity / restaurant / 'thing to do' nearby that you would recommend, please share!
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Originally Posted by platbrownguy
(Post 34439920)
If/when you tire of fancy meals, go to Tamura's (the liquor store) at lunch time and try a few kinds of poke from the poke counter. Cheap and outstanding, I could eat it every day. My wife says the same about the shave ice at Ululani's (any location is fine), particularly with the macadamia ice cream on the bottom and lilikoi on top.
Enjoy! |
Originally Posted by canyonleo
(Post 34440468)
Tamura's has cut back their selection by about 1/2 (as of last year). I'm the "dinner is a picnic of poke while watching the sunset on the beach" type, and while Tamura's is good I don't think it's all that much better than the good stuff from the better grocery stores or the fast market (like an ABC) in the shopping mall parking lot.
The Wailuku location, however, appears to be open and was my favorite. (The Kihei one near the Andaz was good but I wonder if the Wailuku location has also cut back? If not, it would be worth the 30 min drive IMO.) |
2 rooms here. Globalist breakfast for both?
I know some Hyatt’s are sticklers. Will they honor breakfast for both my rooms?
also, do you know if the Courtesy Cars are operating right now? thx. |
Checked out on Thursday
The courtesy cars are operating I had two rooms as well but I gave GOH to a family member in the other room |
Originally Posted by datch
(Post 34449873)
Checked out on Thursday
The courtesy cars are operating I had two rooms as well but I gave GOH to a family member in the other room |
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