Andaz Maui REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Feb 2, 2014, 11:33 am
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Here's a floor plan of the top floor of the Makai Wing, showing where the suites are. The suites on the far right are the 39/40 rooms.
And here's an example of a whale sighting from a room to give folks an idea of how close they are.
Feb 2, 2014, 2:15 pm
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Feb 2, 2014, 3:08 pm
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Feb 4, 2014, 7:02 am
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From what they told me, and from how it did actually work when I was there, as long as they don't have your keys overnight, you don't get charged for valet that night. They only charged me when the car was there overnight.
Feb 4, 2014, 12:03 pm
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Feb 4, 2014, 10:13 pm
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Any recommendations for a garden suite?
I love the private lounge chairs on the grassy patches at the ground level, but they don't look very private. Any recommendations on which wing/floor would be best for this i.e. more private, but still with a partial ocean view? It's hard to tell what level these are on. It looked like maybe the Akau/Akai (sp?) tower may have better garden level suites? I am planning to use diamond suite awards. Thank you for all the information thus far! I have read all 47 posts. 
Feb 6, 2014, 9:16 pm
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Here are a few pictures from my stay. I stayed there 2 weeks ago, used suite upgrades and the manager was nice and put us in the full-view ocean suite (The last 2 rooms at the end on each floor appear to be the full-view). I enjoyed it very much and the breakfast with bottomless mimosa's was a great start to every day. The suite was slightly smaller than other Andaz I have stayed in the past, but overall nothing bad to say. Best foods in Hawaii were the fruit (pineapple was incredible) and Sushi (silky smooth)
Feb 6, 2014, 9:49 pm
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I'm doing the Diamond Challenge and booked 4 nights for March on points (22K/night, pre-devaluation).
Now I'm wondering if I should cancel and re-book on points + cash. It's 12.5K + $150 per night, which comes up to be 50K + $600. However, because points + cash nights are "eligible", I would get 1000 pts/night for these 4 nights and I'd get points for the cash portion. Total credit would be about 9K, so it's like spending 41K points + $600. At this rate, it would be like buying Hyatt points at 1.27c each, which isn't spectacular, BUT my understanding is that it would allow me to use the free suite upgrades. Is this worth it? It's just going to be me and my wife so a suite isn't necessary by any means.
Now I'm wondering if I should cancel and re-book on points + cash. It's 12.5K + $150 per night, which comes up to be 50K + $600. However, because points + cash nights are "eligible", I would get 1000 pts/night for these 4 nights and I'd get points for the cash portion. Total credit would be about 9K, so it's like spending 41K points + $600. At this rate, it would be like buying Hyatt points at 1.27c each, which isn't spectacular, BUT my understanding is that it would allow me to use the free suite upgrades. Is this worth it? It's just going to be me and my wife so a suite isn't necessary by any means.
Feb 6, 2014, 10:02 pm
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I love the private lounge chairs on the grassy patches at the ground level, but they don't look very private. Any recommendations on which wing/floor would be best for this i.e. more private, but still with a partial ocean view? It's hard to tell what level these are on. It looked like maybe the Akau/Akai (sp?) tower may have better garden level suites? I am planning to use diamond suite awards. Thank you for all the information thus far! I have read all 47 posts.
Can you see ocean from the from the p o Andaz Suites in the Akau/Akai tower?
I'm doing the Diamond Challenge and booked 4 nights for March on points (22K/night, pre-devaluation).
Now I'm wondering if I should cancel and re-book on points + cash. It's 12.5K + $150 per night, which comes up to be 50K + $600. However, because points + cash nights are "eligible", I would get 1000 pts/night for these 4 nights and I'd get points for the cash portion. Total credit would be about 9K, so it's like spending 41K points + $600. At this rate, it would be like buying Hyatt points at 1.27c each, which isn't spectacular, BUT my understanding is that it would allow me to use the free suite upgrades. Is this worth it? It's just going to be me and my wife so a suite isn't necessary by any means.
Now I'm wondering if I should cancel and re-book on points + cash. It's 12.5K + $150 per night, which comes up to be 50K + $600. However, because points + cash nights are "eligible", I would get 1000 pts/night for these 4 nights and I'd get points for the cash portion. Total credit would be about 9K, so it's like spending 41K points + $600. At this rate, it would be like buying Hyatt points at 1.27c each, which isn't spectacular, BUT my understanding is that it would allow me to use the free suite upgrades. Is this worth it? It's just going to be me and my wife so a suite isn't necessary by any means.