HotelChatter - Stories about Grand Wailea Resort http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-09T04:38:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/486 Wailea: Start Your Vacation By Waiting in a Line at the Grand Wailea Resort http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/21/05027/5440 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/grandwaileacabanaline.jpg" class="top"><p>Last month, we told you that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Wailea+Resort/local/486"><b>Grand Wailea Resort and Spa</b></a> in Wailea, Maui might have the coolest pool amenities (little grottos, a kiddie pool with a beach, waterslides galore) but that the place was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/15624/45628/hotels/Is_the_Grand_Wailea_Resort_Like_Las_Vegas_But_for_Kids_">too crowded with children</a> for anyone to truly enjoy. <p>Well, we thought you might like some photographic evidence of just how crowded the pool scene is: here's a snapshot of the line for beach cabanas that we snapped last Friday. <p>Guests (only hotel guests are allowed access to the resort) must wait in this line before obtaining one of the beach cabanas. As usual with pool chairs and the like, the early bird gets the coveted seat on the beach juliana 2009-08-21T08:54:38-05:00 20.6832550 -156.43956 Wailea, Maui: Is the Grand Wailea Resort Like Las Vegas, But for Kids? 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 Kapaa: As Hawaii Tourism Drops, Hotels Are Offering "Buy Two Nights, Get One Free" and Other Deals http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/1/154655/3577 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hawaiisurfboard.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><b>[Alex Salkever is founder and editor of Hawaii travel blog, <a href="http://hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama</a>.]</b><p> Those following the travel industry today are well aware of the travails of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/North%20America/us/HI"><b>Aloha State</b></a>. It's both blessed and cursed. They are the loveliest islands on Earth in many ways, but also the most remote.<p> That means you gotta fly there in a big plane or ride a really slow boat. And airfare to Hawaii is pricey as heck, especially with airlines charging all sorts of baggage fees. <p>Oh and don't forget about the gas crisis. You thought gas was expensive for your little two-door? Think about a cargo plane. Or a cargo boat for that matter. Now, <i>that</i> is an expensive gas bill. ASalkever 2008-08-05T09:45:05-05:00 22.0563600 -159.32509 Flowers and Clams: The Latest Funky Hotel Spa Treatments http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/17/205634/433

Outrageous spa treatments are all the rage these days at luxury hotels.

We rounded up a few quirky spa treatments not too long ago and now the Glam.com has added to the list with their The Six Most Indulgent New Spa Treatments available at schwanky hotels nationwide -- and they range from the vegetable, the floral, and the mineral, to the quadruple-handed.

Yes. Quadruple-handed. Keep reading for more of these exotic treatments.]]> annie0007 2008-06-18T16:10:51-05:00 Waldorf-Astoria Collection Keeps Growing; Snaps Up Hilton Cavalieri in Rome http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/26/193224/710 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/spaldingmuffy.png" class="imgborder"><p><i>Spalding and Muffy--The Waldorf-Astoria's target clientele.</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Waldorf-Astoria%20Collection"><b>The Waldorf-Astoria Collection</b></a> is rapidly collecting hotels across the world to put in their exclusive collection. Most recently, they announced plans for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/28/115654/768/hotels/The_Waldorf_Astoria_Collection_Keeps_Collecting_Hotels">Waldorf-Astoria Sarasota</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/25/154354/748/hotels/Snapshot_The_Waldorf_Astoria_Collection_s_Dakota_Mountain_Lodge">Dakota Mountain Lodge</a> in Utah, both which will be built from the ground up. <p>But WA is still picking off already established hotels from the Hilton Hotels portfolio. The newest member of the collection is the Rome's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Cavalieri+-+Rome/ian/113127"><b>Hilton Cavalieri</b></a>, best known for its Gladiator Training program and Doggy Luxe packages.<p> While we expect more additions to be announced shortly, so far the WA Collection includes:<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waldorf+Astoria/local/188"><b>The Waldorf-Astoria</b></a>: The original flagship hotel on Park Ave. of course. However, we think that anyone juliana 2008-03-27T17:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/