A fun vacation to Maui starts with a wonderful place to stay. As one of Hawaii’s premier destinations, Maui has a number of different types of accommodations to fit travelers of all budgets. Because of this range of places, tourists can choose from luxury hotels, bed and breakfasts, vacation rentals, or even motels. While the level of accommodation might change the level of service provided and the general comfort of the place, there is nothing better than being on Maui and being able to explore all of the joys of island living. The Wailea resort area includes the Grand Wailea, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, and the Wailea Beach Villas. Naturally, these post places are designed for the refined traveler and offer all the amenities a tourist would expect of any world-class hotel.

Several bed and breakfasts are scattered around the island and provided a more charming and personal experience. Ho’oilo House in Lahaina and Penny’s Place Inn Paradise also in Lahaina are some of the most highly-rated places. Another option is a vacation homes in Maui. The largest concentrations of these vacation homes can be found in Lahaina, Kahului, and Kihei. While homes vary in size and location, most families that would normally require three hotel rooms will usually save money by finding a rental home.

Conveniently located only 17 miles from Kahului Airport, the magnificent Grand Wailea hotel offers 780 luxurious rooms and suites surrounded by 40 beautifully landscaped acres filled with lush greenery, breathtaking pools, all located just off the beach.  The hotel recently completed $50 million in reservations, making it even more beautiful and enjoyable for its guests.  The Grand Wailea is also home to Spa Grande, which was named one of the top 10 spas in the nation by Conde Nast Traveler and Travel and Leisure magazines.  The hotel is popular not only for its excellent spa and customer service, but also its three championship golf courses, landscaped pools, and six exquisite restaurants.

Guests are offered several different types of rooms while staying at the Grand Wailea: the regular Guestrooms, Napua Rooms (come with concierge services and upgraded amenties), Suites, or the Villas at Ho’olei, which are luxurious two story vacation homes located on the shore adjacent to the hotel.  Some of the resort amenities include pools, beaches, shopping, a fitness center, golfing, a spa, dining, Camp Grande, Wailea Tennis Club, and numerous hotel events.  Popular for its pools, the Grande Wailea contains the Hibiscus Pool, which is a beautiful pool lined with over 630,000 pieces of Mexican glass mosaic tile creating the unique Hibiscus flower design, as well as the Wailea Canyon Activity Pool, which is a multi-faceted pool consisting of nine free-form pools connected by slides and whitewater rapids.  The Activity Pool offers four jungle pools, four water slides, whitewater rapid slides, a Tarzan pool with rope swing, sand beach pool, waterfalls, three Jacuzzis, infant pool, swim-up bar, and the world’s only water elevator.

Indigenous means: having originated in and being produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment. Thanks to Hawaii’s remote location, ancient history, and unique way of life, the many of the indigenous cultures and
traditions from the times of ancient Hawaii have been successfully maintained until today. For people who are looking at Hawaii homes for sale, the indigenous nature of the islands has an intriguing allure. Wind, waves, and wings have brought various
species of life to Hawaii from abroad. Today, many of those species are native to the island chain. Through speciation, many of the non-native plants and animals that came to Hawaii have developed into their own, unique species found nowhere else in the world. The isolation of Hawaii and its tropical environment has fostered the growth of a vast array of endemic flora and fauna. Hawaii is also home to more endangered species than any other place in the nation. Unfortunately, Hawaii has also lost more of its endemic species relative to other places as well. Nonetheless, the various subcultures that are maintained in Hawaii – rain forests, volcanoes, deserts, tide pools,
oceans, and everything in between – provide an essential and interesting backdrop to life in Hawaii.

The State of Hawaii became a member of the US federal union of states in August 21, 1959 making it the 50th state. It is compose of hundreds of islands across its territory of 1,500 miles with noted eight major islands namely Hawaii which is the biggest island, Nihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Maui. Maui Island is the 17th largest island of the United States and the 3rd largest island in the State of Hawaii. It is located in the Northwestern part of Hawaii with Kahului as the biggest town in the island. Being a tropical island, it is perfect for summer vacations making tourism as its major industry followed by agriculture. Naturally the island especially its coasts are peppered with resorts that offer different amenities and attractions.

To name a few of the most notable Maui Island resorts, there are the Kahana Sunset, Lahaina Shores Beach Resort, Mahana at Kaanapali, Maui Kai Condominium Resort , Napili Point, Napili Sunset, Kaanapali Beach Resort, Maui Golf Resorts, and the Maui Mountain Resorts.

Most of these resorts are located adjacent to a beach front with an excellent view of the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii’s famous sunset. Due to strict law in building code, hotels in Hawaii are built either low-rise or unobtrusive that compliments very well with the surrounding nature. While some have the vantage of a location, others are never left behind by offering unique amenities with some even targeting specific sport enthusiasts just to ensure the complete satisfaction of its customers.

Maui Island of Hawaii holds the most concentration of world-renowned golf courses in the United States. With over 15 golf estates, Maui can easily claim as the premier golf destinations.

To name a few there are the Kapalua Resort, Makena Resort, and the Wailea Golf Club.

Kapalua Resort holds two of the top golf courses in Maui namely The Bay Course and The Plantation Course. The Bay Course was designed by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane. Spread in a 6,600-yard par 72 on gently rolling fairways and generous greens. The Plantation Course was designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore. It is home for the PGA Tours Mercedes-Benz Championship done every January. It is sprawled in a par 73, 7,411-yard across a natural geographic formation.

Makena Resort also holds two world-class golf courses namely the Makena North Course and the Makena South Course.

The Makena North Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. It opened in 1993 over-looking the blue Pacific Ocean and with breath-taking mountain views of Haleakala Crater. The same hold true with the Makena South Course.

Wailea Golf Club on the other hand holds three golf courses and these are the Old Blue Course, the Emerald Course, and the Gold Course. The Old Blue Course is stretched in 6,765 yards from its tips on the gentle lower foothills of the dormant Mt. Haleakala volcano. The 6825-yard Emerald Course is preferred and voted as the most women-friendly golf club due to its carpet-like fairways.

The most challenging of the Wailea’s trio is the 7,078-yard Wailea Gold because of its rugged and masterful design that takes advantage of the terrain’s natural formations. Designed by architect Robert Trent Jones II, it was honored by both Golf Magazine and Golf Digest as one of the country’s ten best golf courses.

While Maui of Hawaii is a tropical island and is better known for its beautiful beaches, its mountain ranges offers an alternative adventure for tourists in the island especially with its famous dormant volcano the Mt. Haleakala.

One adventure is sliding down West Maui’s mountain ranges through a zip line. Kapalua Resort’s zipline course is one the US’s largest with nearly two miles of parallel line of zipping action offering you an almost bird’s eye-view of the slopes. The difference with this facility is that it allows zip riders to ride side by side with a friend down the slope.

Another mountain adventure could be the downhill biking tour. Starting point of the tour is atop Maui’s spectacular 10,023 foot of the Haleakala volcano and will allow a cruise of 28 miles and ending at the charming town of Paia town.

Last to mention are the hiking tours available in the island. Excursions could range from an easy half-day walk to a moderate full-day walk. Trails could be as short as half-mile walk up to ten miles of rugged terrain. Some of the familiar trails taken by most tourists are the Waihee Ridge Trail (2.5 miles) where on top one can see the Wailuku and central Maui and to the north is the Kahaluloa slopes. Another is the Hoapili Trail (5.5 Miles). The trail is almost entirely barren due to the old jagged lava flows. The Haleakala Ridge Trail (1.6 Miles) passes through a light forest of alternately rough cinders, native scrub brush, grassy swales and planted forest of pines, eucalyptus and other species.

Kaanapali Beach Resort is huge vacation community boasting five luxury hotels and six condo and vacation resorts. The luxury hotels are the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Royal Lahaina Resort, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, and The Westin Maui Resort & Spa. While the Condominium Resorts are composed of Kaanapali Ali’I, Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, Maui Kaanapali Villas, Outrigger Maui Eldorado Resort, The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, and The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach.

The Hyatt Regency Maui offers 806 rooms, four restaurants, six lounges, two swimming pools, six tennis courts with a 150-foot waterslide as its highlight.

Kaanapali Beach Hotel offers 416 rooms, with three restaurants and one lounge. Culture seeker will find this hotel as the most Hawaiian hotel in the state boasting a wide variety of Hawaiian activities like hula lessons, lei-making, and cultural garden tours to name a few.

Royal Lahaina Resort offers 516 rooms and suites in its 12-storey facility. It contains two restaurants, four lounges, three swimming pools, 11 tennis courts, and adjacent to two golf courses.

Sheraton Maui Resort is built on a sprawling 23-acre ocean front. It has 510 rooms and suites, a 140-yard fresh water lagoon, two restaurants, one lounge and several meeting rooms.

Westin Maui Resort has 731 rooms and 27 suites, five restaurants, five swimming pools and two water slides.

As for the condominium resorts standard services are provided that includes fully equipped kitchen, private lanai, cable TV with DVD and VCR, central air-conditioning, and luxurious bathrooms. All amenities are well maintained by daily made services, concierge, bell and room services and deliveries.

Kahana Sunset Resort is a beach front haven located in the western part at Kaanapali of the Maui Island. Its official address is at 4904 Lower Honoapiilani Rd – Kaanapali, HI, United States 96761 with toll-free contact number at 1-800-669-1488. Only 2.5 miles from Kapalua West Maui Airport, it is a two-storey building and composed of 79 guest rooms all with its own private lanai and all having a good view of the ocean front and of course, the sunset. Kahana Sunset Resort was built in 1973, with two outdoor swimming pools for adults and for the children. The hotel provides secluded beach with gazebos, barbeque grill and picnic areas and tour assistance. The parking is complimentary with concierge services. Each room is served with fully-equipped kitchen with the likes of electric washer/dryer. The entertainment showcase will cover your cable TV, DVD and CD player needs although internet services may come with a certain fee. All units are spacious and provided with a king-sized bed perfect for a couple or a small family. The rooms are maintained and kept routinely through daily maid services and in adherence to the Hawaiian policy, the whole hotel property is smoke-free. Kahana Sunset Report is located in between the bustling towns of Lahaina and Kaanapali which is just perfect for your privacy needs yet still with ease of accessibility to nearby restaurants, exercise facilities and grocery stores. Just a few steps from your own door is the fine white sand beach and its clear blue water that will surely complete your idea of a tropical vacation.

Lahaina Shores Beach Resort is also located in the western part on the town of Lahaina that boasts of 199 guest rooms. It is the only vacation condo rentals located in its town and close to shopping malls, themed restaurants and spa and located right along the historic Front Street. t is a seven-storey building that looks like an old plantation mansion with white colonnades. It offers both the ocean view of the blue Pacific within sight of the neighboring islands of Lanai and Molokai, and the panoramic view of the mountains of the West Maui view depending on the client’s preference.

Accommodations vary from studios, one-bedroom and one-bedroom penthouse suites. Each is room is equipped with centralized air-conditioning, full-service kitchen with microwave, entertainment amenities including internet at a fee, full bathroom with tub, king-sized bed and private lanai for hump-back whale viewing or for enjoying the sunset. Outdoor activities cover your needs for barbeque grill, picnic area, Jacuzzi spa, and huge swimming pool.

All of your needs will be attended with the hotel’s daily maid service, 24-hour on-call front desk, concierge, dry cleaning and laundry services, daily in-room coffee and safe deposit boxes.

Stepping out of the smoke-free Lahaina Shores Beach Resort property, guests will find everything is within reach. Guests of the hotel have direct access to the 505 Front Street shops with its delightful mix of designer shops, restaurants, spa clinics and art galleries. Strolling down the street will lead to the harbor where guests can enjoy a breather for pleasure boats, historic sites or choose from a variety of bars and restaurants.

Extensive recreation activity is offered like bird watching, sightseeing tours, jogging track, Kayaking and snorkeling. Located nearby are accessible facilities offering children’s playground and daycare, bicycle rentals, mountain biking, boating, sailing, parasailing , water skiing, scuba diving, fishing, health clubs, golf, hiking trails, racquetball/squash, sauna and spa, and various tennis courts.

Guest can enjoy their privacy yet can easily access the best of what Maui can offer like entertainment venues, art galleries, historic sites, restaurants and shopping stores.

Daily rental discount may also be enjoyed for longer stay. Napili Sunset Resort may be contacted at 46 Hui Drive, Lahaina Maui, HI 96761-9009 USA or you may call the hotel at 808-669-8083 or through toll-free at 1-800-447-9229.