I knew the Grand Wailea would be nice - but it exceeded my expectations. Everything from check in to the kids camp - day and evening, to the pools, to the rooms. to the grounds and the food was excellent.

The grounds are absolutely wonderful - both inside and out. Our friends children loved the day and evening kids camp - so much so they attended nearly every day.

The pool is amazing, has great bar service and really nice food. The slides, the staff and the pool are really above the best. This really great review goes for both the adult and family pool.

We ate at all of the restarants and enjoyed all of them. The Sunday brunch was very very good. They were all really good - as were most of the placed in the Wailea mall - which is a short walk away.

Tje beach area is perfect - with chairs and tools as necessary. I very much enjoyed that area.

The rooms were a very nice size and the bathrooms were upscale.

Do not hesitate to stay at the Grand Wailea! I cannot imagine you not liking it!

ithout a doubt a fabulous place to stay on a vacation to Maui. I can honestly say after spending a week there that I can't imagine staying anywhere else on Maui. We have 4 children ages 5 to 13 and they had a blast there. The pool complex is the envy of any resort, nothing on the island comes close. Staff was very pleasant and helpful. Location is convenient next to the Shops at Wailea. Lots of people on this site and on other travel sites have complained about the state of the rooms, and I'll admit that gave me pause before we booked, but I thought the rooms were excellent and comfortable. Yes, the tile in the bathrooms is a little outdated, but I think if that little detail bothers you and ruins your perception of the hotel, well, you're a hotel snob!
As for the restaurants there, Humuhumu was good but pricey. Kincha, the Japanese restaurant, which only serves a buffet now or sushi bar, was excellent and well worth the money. I was skeptical beforehand because the word "buffet" was next to "$54/person" but I can't wait to go back; top-notch food, sashimi, Japanese dishes, and a dessert bar with a huge chocolate fountain made it all a great experience.
Couple of tips: DEFINITELY go to Costco on arrival to the airport and buy sodas and water, snacks, breakfast foods, a beach umbrella, etc., and rent a fridge for your room from the hotel ($25 per stay). Also bring a collapsible insulated cooler to bring drinks to the pool.
One more thing, the Sunday brunch is well worth it as well, one of the best I've ever been to.

This resort has gone downhill (hotel room wise, that is), ever since new management took it over several years ago. The Front Desk staff was just doing their job, and took no effort to make you feel welcome or at home. Their adult pool was littered with screaming kids, all of which seemed to have been dumped there by their parents, never to return again. Their two saving graces is their spa, that was spectacular according to my wife (believe me, she has been to each and every single one of them in Maui), and their grounds are always perfectly manicured. With all the great vacation rentals around, they're really giving places like this a run for their money. Please do a better job, Grand Wailea, or you'll be yesterday's news in no time.

This hotel does not live up to its $600 per night rate. The pool area is very fun, and the resort grounds are beautiful, however, the room was very basic (similar to a room I stayed in for less than $200), and the staff was overall not very friendly. The bathroom in the room was nice (aside from the awful generic toiletries). The food was slightly below average and for the price, you should at least get a smile (our server barely looked at us except to smirk when I asked for extra ketchup which was eventually thrown at me by one of the bartenders when I had to walk over and ask for some). I’m not saying that I didn’t have a blast, but they need to either lower their prices, or raise their standards.