Brandon Gibbs

Review of Grand Wailea A Waldorf Astoria...

Very beautiful resort where almost every room is a...

Very beautiful resort where almost every room is an ocean view, and the few that aren't get you a nice look at their beautiful gardens. The resort is laid out in a way I wish more ocean front hotels were, where you enter the room from the back side, and your balcony gets you at least some view of the ocean. While I don't have any, co-workers staying here have kids and say the activities for them are amazing. They have a kids club callee "the rock" that keeps them entertained and wanting to go back for more. They also have one of the most elaborate and amazing "water parks" I've seen. They treat it and call it like a pool, but it is much more. They have water slides, water elevators, in pool bars with tvs, water caves, scuba diving lessons (yes, in the pool area!) as well an "infinite water slide" (it's a ball that spins around with water in it. Looks very cool). They also have an adults only pool area if you want some peace and quiet, as the area with the kids can be a bit noisy. Also unfortunately the in pool bar is near-ish to where the kids are, but not next to the water slides, and its a bit secluded so not too bad overall

The rooms are very nice as well. Nothing to write home about, very spacious and clean, with professional room service. If I was rating the rooms alone it would probably be a 4/5, maybe 3.5/5. The shower smelled a bit moldy but wasn't a huge bother when actually using it. The rooms also had a very spacious tub that could fit people even as tall as 6'5"!

Overall I would say this is a great place to stay while in Maui. Shops are close by and they have a car rental in the hotel, which makes that process very easy.