ritz carlton in Maui

Empire State Posted: Dec 28, 2004 04:17 PM

ritz carlton in Maui

Has anyone stayed there? we are thinking of staying and hear the hotel is gorgeous but the beach is un-swimable--meaning that there are a lot of rocks. but we can go to another beach nearby.

any advice?

sophie78 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:29 PM

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I have never been but have researched it. The 4 Seasons is supposed to be better because it rains less on that part of the island.

Empire State Posted: Dec 29, 2004 11:20 AM

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thanks for the feedback. i will keep that in mind. we are using marriott hotel points to keep our costs down so we have to stay at one of the marriott brands. i'll continue to check out some of the others too.

thanks again!

Bride2005 Posted: Dec 29, 2004 11:22 AM

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i do know that friends of our stayed at the mariott in maui and absolutley loved it...

ddb336 Posted: Dec 29, 2004 11:57 AM

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Don't know how it is, but were staying there so it better be good

lax431 Posted: Dec 29, 2004 12:23 PM

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We were thinking of staying there but apparently the 2005 dental convention is being held there the 1st week of August. So we ruled it out, but it is gorgeous.

jozieb0925 Posted: Dec 29, 2004 12:53 PM

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Someone else posted the same question in Newlyweds..here's the link..Ritz in Maui

anne_nyc Posted: Dec 29, 2004 02:15 PM

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We stayed on the south side but did drive by to take a look. It's really, really pretty! It's not on swimmable beach but there are a ton of beaches all over the island that are great for different reasons so you can easily visit one of those. It would only be tough if you wanted to walk out of the hotel onto the beach.

Have you looked at www.tripadvisor for reviews?

We stayed at the Grand Wailea and really liked it - partially for the beach. It also never rained on our entire 10 day trip there (though we did have some wind).

If we did it again, I think we would look into getting a place with a kitchenette. Food is crazy expensive in Hawaii (even more so than NYC) and it would have been nice to cook some fresh seafood for a few meals. FM me if you have more Maui questions.

StepherG Posted: Dec 29, 2004 04:19 PM

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Posted by anne_nyc

We stayed on the south side but did drive by to take a look. It's really, really pretty! It's not on swimmable beach but there are a ton of beaches all over the island that are great for different reasons so you can easily visit one of those. It would only be tough if you wanted to walk out of the hotel onto the beach.

Have you looked at www.tripadvisor for reviews?

We stayed at the Grand Wailea and really liked it - partially for the beach. It also never rained on our entire 10 day trip there (though we did have some wind).

If we did it again, I think we would look into getting a place with a kitchenette. Food is crazy expensive in Hawaii (even more so than NYC) and it would have been nice to cook some fresh seafood for a few meals. FM me if you have more Maui questions.

I just stayed there for my honeymoon and there IS a swimmable beach...not sure why the above poster thought there wasnt. They have a small cafe down at the beach too. We swam our 1st day.