Entries tagged 'Wailea'
Hawaii Hotels: Aqua Goes Wailea, Diamond Resort Gets Wet
Word out last week that boutique hotel operator Aqua Resorts will be taking over management of the Diamond Resort in Wailea. This is a major coup for Aqua -- Diamond is off-beach but still perfectly fine and a much better...
This is Your View on Maui: Kea Lani Hotel Candid Video
It's hard to get a bad view in Wailea and, set right on Polo Beach, the Kea Lani has as nice a view as any place else. What's to like about this resort? Rooms are suites so its better...
Hawaii Surf Spot Tour: La Perouse Bay, Maui -- Nice Left
A very nice left off the beaten path past Makena on Maui. Somewhat hairy sharp lava bottom. Gerry Lopez is apparently partial to this wave. Enjoy....
Hawaii Hotels: Best Photomontage of Grand Wailea on Maui
Turn down soundtrack on this and ignore the people pics but this is the best photomontage I've seen yet of Grand Wailea. It gives you insights as to why Hawaii's resort properties are looking dated, in many cases. The...
Four Seasons Wailea -- A Maui Hotel and Top Hawaii Art Gallery Rolled Into One
Curator Julie Cline has turned the Four Seasons in Wailea into perhaps the leading showspace for contemporary art in Maui and possibly in Hawaii overall. She has a beautiful whitewashed canvas. What's more, she regularly runs tours of the...
Mala Lounge at Wailea Marriott: New Place, Good Vides, Good Grinds
This is one of the last Microsoft Mobile Posts. You see this logo and it means I'm posting on the go. Again, thanks to Microsoft for underwriting this Maui trip (indirectly, of course). So here we have a picture...
Microsoft Mobile on Maui: Wailea Wonderland
This post is brought to you by Microsoft, which generously sponsored my trip to Maui (indirectly, of course). When you see the Mobile Post icon, you know I'm posting somewhere in Hawaii. Look closely. Here's a picture of Wailea...
Hawaiian Sailling Canoe: Going Native Afloat on Maui with Sage
Aloha from Maui. Here's another Microsoft Mobile Post, on the go from the most beautiful island in the world and underwritten by Microsoft (literally). Thanks, Steve! Three years ago our neighbor's son Sage Spalding moved to Maui with a...
Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Aloha, Bruce here from Hawaii-Aloha.Com. I am a travel agent who specializes in helping folks plan their Hawaii Vacations. I contribute to Hawaiirama by doing hotel reviews and this week I am reviewing the Wailea Marriott Resort and Spa on...
Discount Hawaii: DRH Offers Blind Package, Big Leap?
Gotta love this one. Destination Resorts Hawaii, which has a collection of condos and vacation rentals in Maui, is offering a low-low rate of $90 per person per night for a mystery accommodation on Maui. As in, they won't tell...
Ask Hawaiirama: Where to Stay on Maui Family Vacation?
This came in via comments a few weeks ago from Kay and I'm only now getting back around to it.Kay, sorry for tardy reply. "We are traveling to Honolulu and having a ceremony to intern my father’s ashes on...
Hawaii Vacation Deal of the Day: Wailea Ekahi Village, $179 per night
Want to stay in Wailea? Prepare to pay. The big, luxe hotels charge $400 per night and up. There are a number of condo options in Wailea, though. The Wailea Ekahi Village is one of the better ones (this offer...
Four Seasons Maui Clones BLT NYC: Can Noel Baudillio Stand the Heat?
The Wailea restaurant scene on Maui has, despite the uber poshness of the hotels on this peachy stretch of beach, remained utterly disappointing. Most of the hotel restaurants have failed to inspire widespread recognition or accolades, with patrons merrily decamping...
Cool Shops: Blue Ginger
This home-grown chain launched in 1983 on Maui and now has eight locations around the state. Blue Ginger sundresses are simple with muted colors and light floral patterns. Blue Ginger clothes, above all, are the opposite of garish, unlike...
