While some people raise money with bikini car washes, like Octomom and some fame-hungry celebrity mistresses, Grand Wailea's Managing Director Matt Bailey really gave something of himself for charity—his hair.

To inspire the Maui resort workers to donate money to the annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk, which aids Hawaii nonprofits, he vowed in the beginning of the year to shave his hair if they hit a fund-raising goal of $32,000. Not only did they raise the money, they exceeded it, with donations totaling $50,000—the most raised in the state.]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-06-07T13:48:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/10/72750/521

Need an excuse for a vacation some place warm but don't want to feel like a slacker? If you've got a spare few grand, why not hit up the Wailea Fantasy Tennis Camp at the Four Seasons Maui?

The four-day tennis bootcamp will give guests/students the chance to train with pros including Tom Gullikson, Lindsay Davenport, Michael Russell and Corina Morariu--and then forget everything they learned at the end-of-camp Awards Luau.

]]> MsRebecca 2010-11-10T11:50:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/15624/45628

Upon hearing that Grand Wailea Resort just threw down $50M for upgrades and renovations, we wanted to give the property a quick before and after look-see while recently in Maui – especially since we were shacked up right next door at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

We should have heeded our gut instinct to steer clear after watching a bajillion screaming kids bouncing and jumping off an oversized inflatable slide in the water directly in front of Grand Wailea Resort. Ick. We asked around and this air-filled atrocity doesn’t actually belong to Grand Wailea Resort; it’s simply a noisy eye sore that disturbs the hotel’s waterfront views. The kids l-o-v-e it.
]]> globetrotting gourmet 2009-07-06T15:11:15-05:00 20.6823170 -156.44016 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/19/162111/479 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grand_wailea.jpg"><p>For the celeb-obsessed (you know the kind: first to answer any question about why Nicole and Paris don't talk anymore, knows what new hair color Britney is sporting before any pics of it come out, owns Team Angelina shirts and has the real scoop on why Jess and Nick broke up), a vacation in Maui means only one stop, Wailea.<p>Here in Wailea, on the southwestern shore of the island at the base of a dormant volcano, celebs escape the harsh glare of Hollywood in their pricey resort getaways.<p>The two biggest celeb resorts are the <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/Maui"><b>Four Seasons</b></a> and the <a href="http://www.grandwailea.com"><b>Grand Wailea</b></a> where rooms start at close to $400 a night (for a mountain view.) Both resorts have undeniably juliana 2006-07-19T16:21:11-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/