http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2010-03-10T22:21:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Maui%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/21/32452/290 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> wants to celebrate the New Year Hawaiian-style...in her mind. Enjoy.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/CubDrmHanaMauiHotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>With all the rush of the Christmas holiday amandak 2007-12-21T09:00:56-05:00 20.764440 -155.99440 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/5/0931/26790 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/FourSeasonsMauiPoolArea.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Over at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Maui/local/23"><b>Four Seasons Resort Maui</b></a> they're not only pretty happy at scoring well in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/23/165056/72/hotels/Conde+Nast+Readers+Have+Spoken">Conde Nast</a> Readers' Choice Awards--they were rated the best resort in the US--but they're also glowing with pride over their recent renovations, and their special winter 6 for 5 deal.</p><p>The renovations have seen new Hawaii-inspired furnishings in all the rooms and suites, along with "new intuitive technology", which might be great, but we're not really sure what the heck it is. As part of the whole refurb deal, the Four Seasons Maui has also added a significant collection of museum-quality art, and reckons that in combination with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Hualalai/ian/127265">Four Seasons Hualalai</a>, they actually are caretakers of the amandak 2007-12-05T10:30:01-05:00 20.688802 -156.44009 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/2006/8/29/1669/87383 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/scary_eddie.jpg"><p><a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/maui"><b>The Four Seasons Maui</b></a> is hosting yet another celebrity couple, and thankfully, its not Britney Spears and K-Fed.<p>Eddie Murphy has been quietly dating Scary Spice of the Spice Girls for a few months and they are reportedly going to marry. According to the <a href="http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17635392&amp;method=full&amp;siteid=62484&amp;headline=it-must-b-love--name_page.html">Sunday Mirror,</a> the wedding's set to happen at the <a href="http://www.hollywoodroosevelt.com"><b>Hollywood Roosevelt</b></a>. Although we know the track record for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/24/95924/324/hotels/OC+Star+To+Wed+At+Roosevelt">weddings at HR</a> aren't so great. Eerily, Mischa Barton and boyfriend Cisco Adler were holed up at the Four Seasons when their "engagement" was reported.<p>As for their trip to the Four Seasons, other guests seem to think the love is real.<blockquote><p> "The body language between them was electric - they seem pretty infatuated with juliana 2006-08-29T16:06:09-05:00 20.688802 -156.44009 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/17/10427/0999 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/denise_maui.jpg"><p>Denise Richards must have paid close attention to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/17/162623/418/hotels/Brit+Picks+Kid-Friendly+Hotel">Britney Spears' hotel picks</a> as she recently put herself and her two daughters up at the <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/maui/"><b>Four Seasons</b></a> in Maui, a notoriously kid-friendly spot. Word from <a href="http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2006/08/while_on_vacati.html">Celebrity Babies blog</a> which spotted Denise Richards at the hotel the other week, found out that her daughter scored not just any plain ol' massage, but a full body one, nonetheless. <p>Damn, these kids are starting their pampering young and the Maui Four Seasons is practically the force behind it all. As the blog noted: <blockquote><p> There are even massage therapists who walk around the pools, offering foot, shoulder, neck and scalp massages (prices start at $65 for 20 minutes). <p> Here's Courtney 2006-08-17T11:26:31-05:00 20.688802 -156.44009 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/