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/