http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T06:38:17Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/7/124310/1429 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right"><b>[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever is the founder/editor of the Hawaii travel blog <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama.com</a>]</b><p> Web travel giant Expedia offers a boatload of Hawaii air-room packages for the summer season, as hotels in the islands continue to lose out to condos and vacation rentals (hotel occupancy has dropped for 13 straight months). Some deals are best left untouched. <p>Take a <a href="http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=cmhi&amp;htid=3001&amp;dsct=&amp;dlvl=&amp;rtmn=&amp;rtmx=&amp;dcty=LAX&amp;drid1=180073&amp;tair1=OGG&amp;ddpt1=&amp;tdpt1=&amp;drtn1=&amp;trtn1=&amp;cadu1=2&amp;cmbt=2&amp;mtxt=Sample+4%2Dnight+air%2Fhotel+package+Los+Angeles+to+Maui+from+%24573+based+on+travel+8%2F23+through+8%2F27%2E+Sample+prices+based+on+double+occupancy+and+vary+by+dates+of+travel%2C+availability%2C+and+departure+city%2E+Shop+for+your+travel+dates+and+departure+city+below%2E&amp;rfrr=-33440&amp;eapid=0-1&amp;&amp;zz=1183825795911&amp;">rock-bottom rate</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aston+Maui+Lu+Resort/ian/123358"><b>Aston Maui Lu</b></a> in Kihei on Maui's sunny South Coast. The Expedia package proclaims: "Aside from the pretty cove and prime whale-watching views in winter, this resort offers volleyball courts, two tennis courts, and a horseshoe pit--laundry facilities, too." Laundry and horseshoe?<p>Hmm, that should be a tip off, even at the going rate ASalkever 2007-07-09T17:01:47-05:00 20.770618 -156.45929 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/7/5/91027/02590 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/grand_wailea_spa.jpg"><br> <p> Right next door to the <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/maui/vacations/spa_services.html">Four Seasons Maui</a> is the <a href="http://www.grandwailea.com/spa/default.asp"><b>Grand Wailea Resort Hotel Spa</b></a>, which is literally just steps away. &nbsp;Also popular with celebrities, the 50,000 square foot (huge!) Spa Grande has five hydrotherapy baths where you can soak, depending on your mood and how relaxed you want to be.<p> Called the Term&#233; Wailea Hydrotherapy, the aromatic baths are "purifying and invigorating in nature."<p> After a bath and before a treatment, explore the Cascading Waterfall Massage,the Cold Plunge Pool, and invigorating Swiss Jet Shower (it may hurt, but in that good way.)<p> The spa also offers luxurious massages, facials and body treatments and has a Fitness Center where you can go for "wellness markj 2005-07-05T09:13:01-05:00 20.689721 -156.44057 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/