Start Your Vacation By Waiting in a Line at the Grand Wailea Resort
Last month, we told you that the Grand Wailea Resort and Spa in Wailea, Maui might have the coolest pool amenities (little grottos, a kiddie pool with a beach, waterslides galore) but that the place was too crowded with children for anyone to truly enjoy.
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.
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 and by early bird we mean folks who rise before 7:30am.
Also, a quick word about those cabanas--they look ratty and old. We stayed at this resort back in 1996 and we're pretty sure those are the same cabanas in use then. Not surprisingly, the GWR is a part of the Waldorf-Astoria Collection, whose resort properties continue to disappoint with their old, run-down facilities.
Things didn't look that much peaceful over at the Four Seasons Resort next door. This point of Wailea is chock-full of folks doing water sports like snorkeling, kayaking, paddle-boarding and even jumping on a giant floating trampoline. If folks aren't in the water, then they are camping out on the beach for the day. Things however, were much more quiet up near the hotel's new infinity-edged Serenity Pool.
Still, if you want a secluded getaway in Hawaii but with the luxury services of a hotel, hit up one of the Four Seasons on Lanai'i (close to Maui but only accessible by boat or air). We spent a day on the beach there and by George, it is beautiful and more importantly, quiet. We can't promise you there won't be children but it's definitely not as crowded as Wailea.
Rates at the Grand Wailea start at $369 a night. Rates at the Four Seasons Wailea begin at $445 a night.
For the record, HotelChatter did not stay at either hotel. We were kicking it in some rental villas next door.
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