grand wailea or hyatt in maui??

just read a thread saying the hyatt in maui was disappointing. i'm considering switching to the grand wailea if its not too late.

any feedback on either?

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I am staying there in 18 days! I will post a full report when I get back! I can't wait - i had 2 good friends of mine stay there and they rave about it - the rooms are supposed to be awesome!

The Travel Channel ranked it #5 Hawaiian resort (#1 in Maui) - I hear there can be a number of kids there b'c of the massive pool complex but friends who have been there said it was fine plus they have an amazing adult pool. Here's a photo and the website - good luck!

http://www.grandwailea.com/

We are staying for 6 nights and got 2 night free as part of one of their promotions!

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oh my, it looks gorgeous!!

do you know how the prices compare to the hyatt??

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Its definitely more pricey then the Hyatt- but you can check for their specials and you don't need to have a full out ocean view room there - my friends told me that all the rooms have views which are gorgeous!

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grand wailea is up there with four seasons!!! awesome!

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This is similar to the offer I got:

For 2 Special Offer
Paradise Awaits
For every two nights paid at the published guestroom rate, every third night is free! Please indicate you want the 3 for 2 special in the request box when you make your reservation.
Valid through 12/19/03, and 1/2/04-2/9/04. Excluding black out dates of 11/22/03-11/28/03.

Call (800) 888-6100 and ask for the 2F3 Special

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We are staying 6 nights at the Grand Wailea and I think its 5 nights at the Hyatt in Kaui. We have friends that stayed at the Hyatt in Maui and they weren't to impressed with it.

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I enjoyed my stay at the Grand Wailea. I would go back in a second. It is pricey but it is worth it. It is right next to the 4 Seasons (and equally expensive) although the 4 Seasons and Grand Wailea have totally different feels. The ground of the Grand Wailea are very lush...makes you get that Hawaiian feel. They have great pools and fun waterslides. I went in October of last year and I hear that was slow season so the hotel was only at 35% occupancy. The biggest negative I heard was the hotel was crowded and it tends to get alot of kids. Since it was slow season, the hotel was not crowded at all when I went. Also, there were hardly any kids at all. For some reason the only time we saw kids was on the weekend..I thought maybe they let the staff bring the family on the weekends because the resort was not crowded...but that was my philosophy.

We had a great time there. The rooms were large (bigger than the Hyatt in Kauai). We had a garden view but they did upgrade us to a partial ocean view which was really nice (DH asked at reception for the upgrade and they obliged no questions asked.). The service was fine and the restaurants were good.

It is in Wailea obviously - which is a quiet part of the island (some say with the nicest beaches on the island) so there isn't nightlife but I am not sure there are many parts with a lot of nightlife in Hawaii!

If you have any questions, I don't mind answering!

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Want some pictures of the Grand Wailea? Oh yeah - it is a huge hotel... didn't mention that above but you always had your privacy!

In the lobby:


The grounds and the church taken from our room...


I think these are considered garden view




Part of the room




Pool and waterslides and water elevator

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we stayed at the hyatt on maui. it was very nice but not over the top. didn't compare to the hyatt on kauai. if you can afford it, stay at the grand wailea.

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thank you so much ladies (especially denise!! beautiful pics!!)

but it looks like we're sticking with the hyatt. the grand wailea is out of our price range during christmas week (double the price of any other week!!). i'm sure we'll love it.

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spel - the hyatt is still gorgeous, but I think many ppl (us included!) were a bit disappointed by coming from the Hyatt on Kauai - that one is simply phenomonal, and we had REALLY high expectations of the Hyatt on Maui.

Maui Hyatt is still amazing, with a great pool and swim up bar - that was closed for construction when we where there, which added to my disappointment, but it's still an awesome hotel. Our room was even nicer there then the one on Kauai. Plus, on Maui, there's a lot more to do so you don't spend as much time at the hotel.

Don't worry, you'll love it!

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thank you teri!