Maui - which Marriott property and best flight?
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Anonymous
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Should I use my Marriott points at Wailea Beach Resort or Ritz Kapalua?
And is it best to go IAD-Honolulu and then take a flight to Maui, or do iAd-SFO-Maui? If we want to make a San Fran stop for two nights, better to do it on the way there or back? Three kids - 13,12 and 5 |
Anonymous
| We always stop in SF, airport is good for dinner and a little running around. We like Kapalua but it's further from stuff like Paia and shopping. Wailea is very nice. |
Anonymous
| With your kids ages I’d do the Marriott beach club or something like that- it’s in Wailea. We used mostly points for an 8 day stay and still couldn’t get breakfast for under $100 for 5 of us. I’ve stayed at bit of the other resorts- lovely but worth it for husband and I- not the 5 of us. We liked the Marriott- great beach with options, good food available a resort and still a beautiful trip. |
Anonymous
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Definitely Wailea - better weather and less wind/surf
Check out the guide book Maui revealed (or just look at a map of the weather zones on the island) Kapalua has a rockier beach and more wind which is going to be tough on the 5 year old |
Anonymous
Maui resident here, don't listen to this comment! Kapalua has one of the nicest sandy beaches in all of Hawaii, just Google Kapalua Beach and you'll see. Ritz is a much higher end property and I assume will take more points. It also has Fleming beach which by the way is sandy. |
Anonymous
| You can also transfer for your Marriott points to Starwood Points and do a Westin or St Regis |
Anonymous
| We just flew from the Big Island to SFO. It was nice not to do a red eye on the way home. Our flight was supposed to leave at 1:45 and land around 10:20, but was delayed 2 hrs. I was really glad not to be struggling to make a connection. |
Anonymous
NP. Kapalua Beach is lovely but the beaches in Wailea are just as nice (if not more) and less crowded. Kapalua Beach always seems jammed during popular travel times. |
Anonymous
| Either is nice, and I agree you should stop in SF. I would stop on way back when you are tired. |
Anonymous
You can? I called Marriott rewards and they said no. |
Anonymous
Link your SPG account to your Marriott account and then transfer to SPG and book Weston or St. Regis on spg.com http://www.marriott.com/marriott-rewards/connect-my-accounts.mi |
Anonymous
| Thank you!! |
Anonymous
| Maui's airport is straight-up third-world. No way would I want to struggle through check-in and boarding for a long-haul flight out of there. The inter island flights are a little easier to navigate. |
Anonymous
You have no idea what you are talking about. The tropics are not for you. |
Anonymous
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I just flew to Hawaii. On the way there we had a 2 hr layover in LA which was perfect.
On the way back we flew Maui to Honolulu, and then Honolulu to IAD... that was a LONG flight, and it's shorter on the way back than out. If I were to do it again, I'd break it up more evenly and stop im CA- exception: you fly first class in the sleeper seats. In that case I would take the long flight to HNL |