Grand Wailea Resort - The Waldorf-Astoria Collection
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: A tree-shaded esplanade curves toward a majestic lobby with an open-air waterfall pond inlaid with mosaics. A meandering network of pools leads to famed Wailea Beach. With immaculate grounds and an extensive art collection, the 40-acre Grand Wailea Resort attracts families, leisure travelers, and celebrating couples.
Amenity highlights: The resort's seven restaurants and lounges include a terrace bistro, a thatched-roof seafood restaurant, a Japanese tea house, and a swim-up bar. Spa Grande offers about 100 treatments (surcharge), many using island-grown ingredients. The 2,000-foot water canyon includes nine interconnected pools, as well as slides, waterfalls, grottos, and spa tubs.
Insider tip: The resort's art collection features original paintings, sculpture, graphics, murals, and artifacts by such artists as Fernando Botero, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol. Works from regional artists are also represented.
Property Amenities
Adjacent to Wailea Beach, the Grand Wailea Resort - The Waldorf-Astoria Collection is within a mile of Wailea's upscale shops, golf club, and tennis complex. The resort stretches across 40 acres of gardens accentuated by art, koi ponds, and waterfalls.
On-site recreation includes a water complex with interconnected pools, a 50,000-square-foot health spa (surcharge), and a health club with sports courts, fitness classes, and personal training (surcharge). Introductory scuba-diving clinics are included in a daily resort fee. Camp Grande (surcharge) offers day and evening activities for children ages 5–12.
Bistro Molokini serves contemporary island cuisine, Humuhumunukunukuapuaa specializes in fresh island seafood, and Kincha serves sushi and other Japanese fare. Other dining options include a terrace breakfast restaurant, a casual café, a grotto bar, and 24-hour room service.
The Maui resort's meeting and event space includes a ballroom for 3,200 guests, an intimate seaside chapel, and 17 breakout rooms. A business center provides copying, faxing, shipping, and high-speed Internet access (surcharges). Included in the daily resort fee, wireless Internet access is available in the lobby and other public areas.
- 24-hour front desk
- Room service (24 hours)
- Multilingual staff
- Bar/lounge
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Coffee shop or café
- Swimming pool - children's
- Health club
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Supervised child care/activities
- Business services
- Conference room(s)
- Exhibit space
- Audio-visual equipment
- Parking (valet)
- Arcade/game room
- Poolside bar
- Swim-up bar
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of rooms: 780
- Number of floors: 9
- Babysitting or child care
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Concierge desk
- Concierge services
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Fitness equipment
- Full-service health spa
- Hair salon
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Laundry facilities
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Parking garage
- Patio
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Sauna
- Security guard
- Self parking
- Shoe shine
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Technology helpdesk
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
Spread over five wings, the Grand Wailea Resort - The Waldorf-Astoria Collection’s 780 air-conditioned guestrooms have island-inspired decor, louvered doors, ceiling fans, and private, furnished lanais.
Starting at 640 square feet, the spacious Wailea rooms offer high-speed Internet access (surcharge), 27-inch TVs with premium channels, CD players, granite-top writing desks, minibars, coffeemakers, and in-room safes.
Marble bathrooms have oversized tubs, separate glass-encased showers, bathrobes, phones, and signature Spa Grande toiletries.
All guestrooms are nonsmoking.
Room Features
- Cable/satellite TV
- Clock radio
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Video-game console
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- CD player
- Pay movies
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Deck
- Lanai
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Bathrobes
- Ceiling fan
- Climate control
- Voice mail
- Internet access - surcharge
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Microwave
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Turndown service (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Slippers
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
Area Attractions
Wailea Beach - adjacent
Wailea Golf Club - 0.25 mile
Wailea Tennis Center - 1 mile
Shops at Wailea - 1 mile
Polo Beach - 1 mile
Kihei Town - 3 miles
Makena Beach - 3.5 miles
Maui Ocean Center - 8 miles
Kahului - 14 miles
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum - 14 miles
Bailey Museum in Wailuku - 16 miles
Iao Valley State Park - 17 miles
Lahaina Town - 28 miles
Haleakala National Park - 48 miles
Hana - 66 miles
Kahului Airport (OGG): Approximate driving time to Grand Wailea Resort - The Waldorf-Astoria Collection is 35 minutes and distance is 15 miles.
Driving directions from Kahului Airport:
- Follow Mokulele Hwy (311) south for approximately 8 miles.
- Turn left onto Piilani Hwy (31).
- After about 7 miles, turn into Wailea Resort (Wailea Iki Drive).
- Turn left at traffic light onto Wailea Alanui.
- Follow signs for Grand Wailea, which will be on the right just after the Shops at Wailea.
Getting there: Rental cars are the best option, and they are available online. Taxis cost approximately $55. Airport shuttles can be arranged and may cost less.
Getting around: Rental cars are recommended for travel in the area and to farther island destinations. Another option is the Maui Bus (less than $5), which serves Kihei and Wailea during the day.
All prices subject to change.
Activities
The Grand Wailea Resort has a meandering, 2,000-foot-long water canyon with nine interconnected pools, including a grotto pool, an activity pool with volleyball net, and a sandy-bottom baby beach. A separate 4,850-square-foot pool is inlaid with a hibiscus motif. Several spa tubs are scattered throughout the complex.
Known for its aromatic baths and ocean views, the 50,000-square-foot Spa Grande (surcharge) offers about 100 treatments, many utilizing locally grown ingredients. An adjacent fitness center provides separate cardiovascular and weight training areas, an aerobics space, and a multi-purpose indoor sport court. Select fitness classes are included in a daily resort fee, and personal trainers are on site (surcharge). The resort fee also includes introductory scuba-diving clinics.
Designed for children ages 5–12, Camp Grande offers half- and full-day programs (surcharge). Other facilities include an indoor play area for younger children and a game room for teens.
The Maui resort's manicured gardens front Wailea Beach, where equipment rentals for snorkeling and other ocean activities are available. Excursions to Molokini Islet, just offshore, can also be arranged (surcharge).
Within a mile of the resort are Wailea Golf Club's three 18-hole championship courses and the 11-court Wailea Tennis Center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Volleyball on site
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Kayaking
- Sailing nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Scuba diving on site
- Water skiing nearby
- Rowboat nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Whale-watching nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Swimming on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball on site
- Pilates classes/instruction on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Playground nearby
Restaurants & Bars
Bistro Molokini - Centrally located on a terrace with ocean views, this casual, open-air restaurant has an exhibition kitchen and kiawe-wood-burning ovens. Contemporary island cuisine with a California touch includes fresh fish and pizzas. Open for lunch and dinner.
Grand Dining Room - Buffet and à la carte breakfast is served on an indoor/outdoor terrace with panoramic views of the resort and ocean.
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa - Named after Hawaii’s state fish, this thatched-roof restaurant floats on a salt-water lagoon. The Polynesian-influenced menu includes an abundance of seafood and fresh island fish. Open for dinner nightly.
Kincha - This tranquil Japanese tea house is an intimate place for sushi, sake, and refined Japanese fare. A private tatami room is available. Open for dinner only, with buffets on Fridays and Saturdays (subject to change).
Cafe Kula - Offering light fare such as pastries, quiches, salads, sandwiches, soups, and gourmet coffee drinks. Open from early morning until late afternoon. Takeout available.
Volcano Bar - A poolside venue for tropical drinks, salads, and sandwiches. Open from mid-morning until early evening.
Botero Gallery Bar - Surrounded by bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero, this stylish lounge offers live island music, cocktails, and pupus. Open evenings.
Grotto Bar - A water canyon and a grotto lead to this swim-up bar, which serves an array of tropical drinks, with or without alcohol. Open from midday until late afternoon.
Location
3850 Wailea Alanui Dr
Wailea (Maui), HI 96753
USA
Nearest major airport:
Kahului, Maui, HI (OGG-Kahului)
Area:
Wailea - Makena, Hawaii, United States of America
Important Information
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 17 and younger when staying in the same room as their parents or guardians and using existing bedding.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
