Dec 23, 2017, 4:40 pm
Last edit by: windhund
Has an Arrival/Departure Lounge, where travelers can unwind after a long flight. Personal showers and lockers in the lounge also are available to those who need to check out of their rooms before leaving the resort.
Has an amazing view from the Adult Only Infinity Pool
Daily resort fee USD 30 plus tax will be added to rate. As of 2018, the resort fee benefits were as listed below. However, this list came from a card labeled "Resort Fees & Amenities: Elite", and it's not clear which ones are different for or apply only to elites. There's also a disclaimer: "The Resort Fee includes a variety of amenities for our guests. Please note some amenities are subject to availability."
Has an amazing view from the Adult Only Infinity Pool
Daily resort fee USD 30 plus tax will be added to rate. As of 2018, the resort fee benefits were as listed below. However, this list came from a card labeled "Resort Fees & Amenities: Elite", and it's not clear which ones are different for or apply only to elites. There's also a disclaimer: "The Resort Fee includes a variety of amenities for our guests. Please note some amenities are subject to availability."
- Complimentary daily internet
- Unlimited US Domestic, long distance & local phone calls
- Outgoing domestic US fax service (up to 20 pages)
- 15% on Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services
- 30-minute personal photo session and package upgrade
- Daily Fitness Classes
- Daily Hawaiian Cultural Activities
- 1 hour bicycle rental (2 bicycles per stay)
- Bottled Water (2 per day)
- Welcome shell lei greeting upon arrival
- Courtesy rides within the Wailea Resort (upon availability)
- Beach Chair Rental (2 per day)
- Cabana Rentals: 10% discount on full-day cabana rentals at 'Ohi pools, Maluhia pools & NALU adventure pool. Dial 'At Your Service' for reservations
- Mandara Spa: 10% discount on 50-minute service (excludes special promotions and events)
- Ocean Concierge & Activities: 20% discount on weekly paddle board rental; complimentary fish identification card; complimentary introductory morning scuba lesson. Visit the 'Ohio Pools for reservations.
- The Movie House: complimentary movie screenings. View the weekly schedule for showtimes.
- GameSpace: complimentary access to GameSapce, featuring foosball, billiards, shuffleboard, vintage arcade and Xbox games [for those who haven't been back since the renovation, this is an indoor gaming area they added as part of the renovations. It's at the far end of the lobby opposite the Starbucks.]
- Akamai Business Center: 20% discount on FedEx & UPS Shipping
Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Maui, Hawaii [Master Thread]
Apr 4, 2018, 11:24 pm
#1217
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 171
On the plus side, they did give me an ocean view room on points and they replaced the ancient washer/dryer.
Apr 5, 2018, 6:22 am
#1218
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,167
I don't stay at this hotel when I go each Dec but I do dine there...Humble Market Kitchen I thought was quite good, a massive step up from when it was Migrant which I thought was pretty mediocre
Apr 5, 2018, 4:54 pm
#1219
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
We stayed 6 nights on points, and looks like we only earned points on the resort fee/taxes. No points earned on anything else charged to the room: food purchases (room service or restaurants), gift shop, or equipment rental. 
Apr 5, 2018, 4:56 pm
#1220
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
I did a load of laundry and the washer and dryer were quite good - and reasonably priced, too.
Apr 5, 2018, 11:31 pm
#1221
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: IAH and ORD
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Titanium and LTT
Posts: 163
Just spent 4 nights here before Easter. Booked a garden view room on points; received a premium oceanfront room on the top floor of Hale 7. As a lowly Gold I was very pleasantly surprised (shocked, in fact, based on previous comments). Stay was great, although note that if traveling with children, the big water slides require a minimum height of 48 inches, which was strictly enforced.
Apr 10, 2018, 5:16 pm
#1222
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 30
Just spent 4 nights here before Easter. Booked a garden view room on points; received a premium oceanfront room on the top floor of Hale 7. As a lowly Gold I was very pleasantly surprised (shocked, in fact, based on previous comments). Stay was great, although note that if traveling with children, the big water slides require a minimum height of 48 inches, which was strictly enforced.
Apr 11, 2018, 6:29 pm
#1223
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
We were in Hale 2 on the 3rd floor (which has ground level access to the walkways connecting the pools and the beaches), and it was 100 yards away from the 2 main pools - and still very close to the adult pool. I couldn't believe that I could swim, and then be in my room in like 30 seconds. And then about a a similar walk up the stairs to the lobby, and then another 30 seconds to the Starbucks and the games room. I really, really loved that convenience. No elevators and hardly any stairs - now that's a first!
Apr 16, 2018, 3:06 pm
#1226
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 249
I seek no mention in the wiki or in the posts in this thread about the hotel not having a beach in front of the hotel. There is no direct beach access.
You have to walk over near the Grand Wailea to access the beach.
To me this seems like a big drawback . Does it not bother anyone else?
You have to walk over near the Grand Wailea to access the beach.
To me this seems like a big drawback . Does it not bother anyone else?
Apr 16, 2018, 4:04 pm
#1227
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,149
I seek no mention in the wiki or in the posts in this thread about the hotel not having a beach in front of the hotel. There is no direct beach access.
You have to walk over near the Grand Wailea to access the beach.
To me this seems like a big drawback . Does it not bother anyone else?
You have to walk over near the Grand Wailea to access the beach.
To me this seems like a big drawback . Does it not bother anyone else?
But yeah, it is worth mentioning so people don't get a surprise when arriving
Apr 16, 2018, 4:40 pm
#1228
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Programs: MR LT Titanium, IHG Plat.,UA Premier Silver, & PA/OH Turnpike Million Miler
Posts: 2,311
I guess it depends on your plans and purposes on the trip. For me, where I rarely spend much beach time, I am fine with the options But I can see why people planning differently will be bothered.
But yeah, it is worth mentioning so people don't get a surprise when arriving
But yeah, it is worth mentioning so people don't get a surprise when arriving
--Jon
Apr 16, 2018, 7:31 pm
#1229
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,149
I have stayed there twice. It is all a matter of perspective. Depending on which area your room is located the walk to the beach in front of The Grand Wailea isn't bad at all. We did it many times. We also walked a bit further in the opposite direction to get to Ulua beach. Even when you drive to a beach in Hawaii, the walk from the parking lot to the actual beach can be fairly far. If you're expecting a beach within a 100 yards of your room, you will be disappointed. If you're okay walking a bit further than that, you will be fine. The paved beach walk between the hotels makes it fairly easy. Finally, even though it isn't a beach the waterfront area in front of The Marriott is very scenic. We really enjoyed this resort and that was pre-renovation. It should be even better now. We hope to go back again in the future.
--Jon
--Jon
Apr 17, 2018, 10:48 am
#1230
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
I seek no mention in the wiki or in the posts in this thread about the hotel not having a beach in front of the hotel. There is no direct beach access.
You have to walk over near the Grand Wailea to access the beach.
To me this seems like a big drawback . Does it not bother anyone else?
You have to walk over near the Grand Wailea to access the beach.
To me this seems like a big drawback . Does it not bother anyone else?