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The Fairmont Kea Lani is my favorite luxury resort hotel in Maui. The Fairmont Kea Lani is next to the other two most upscale resorts on the island, The Grand Wailea and Four Seasons. All three are located in Wailea, which is best... See more » The Fairmont Kea Lani is my favorite luxury resort hotel in Maui. The Fairmont Kea Lani is next to the other two most upscale resorts on the island, The Grand Wailea and Four Seasons. All three are located in Wailea, which is best stretch of beach on Maui. This southwest shore has great snorkeling right off the beach, soft sand, and a year-round temperate climate on the best island travel destination in the world. The Fairmont is a top hotel for honeymoons and other romantic vacations - but children can have the best time here as well. There are five restaurants and bars at the Fairmont Kea Lani: Nick's Fishmarket Maui, Kea Lani Restaurant, Caffe Ciao Restaurant (and its bakery), the Polo Beach Grille & Bar, and the Lobby Bar. Nick's Fishmarket Maui is widely considered the best hotel seafood restaurant on all of Maui - we've gone three or four times now, and have had great meals each time. Children get served a bowl of goldfish crackers upon arrival - a cute touch. Because Nick's is a top restaurant in Maui, it's best to make reservations at least 24 hours beforehand. The Polo Beach Bar & Grille is tops for lunch (my kids love the fresh mahi-mahi sandwich), and has a swim-up bar next to one of the Fairmont's pools. Talk about relaxing! A review of what I like best: * The rates at the Fairmont on Maui are a relative bargain. Remember, this is in Wailea, the most upscale part of the best vacation island around. Compared to the Four Seasons and Grand Wailea next door, the Fairmont Kea Lani seems downright cheap. * It's an easy, oceanfront walk to The Shops at Wailea. However, tourists will likely call the Fairmont for its free shuttle service to return to the resort: It's not hard to blow your travel budget at the luxury boutique shopping at the Shops at Wailea. * Every room in the hotel is a suite. Even the cheap rooms - which at 840 square feet are bigger than my first post-college apartments - are suites with televisions in both rooms, and a sofabed in the living room. This means that a family vacation doesn't necessitate reserving a two-bedroom suite, if your kids don't mind sharing a bed. * For a true luxury vacation, the oceanfront villas are two and three bedroom villas steps away from the beach. They are either 1800 or 2200 square feet, beautifully appointed, and private. The two story oceanfront villas have private BBQ grills, lanais, and plunge pools (bigger than a jacuzzi, but too small for laps). There is no other hotel or resort on Maui that offers the private two-story villas like these. * The adults-only pool is quiet and relaxing. Sure, we like to travel with our family, but sometimes it's nice to be able to relax next to the pool without listening to the shouts of happy children. Attendants are available to provide drinks, and masseurs offer pool side massages. * The two regular pools are huge, so even during peak travel season it doesn't feel too crowded. There is a terrific 140-foot water slide that takes children (and plenty of adults, I noticed) from the upper lever pool - where the swim-up bar is - to the lower, larger pool. My kids loved the curvy water slide. A staff member also taught my older kid how to snorkel in around 5 minutes. * The dining is really tops here. As previously mentioned, Nick's is the best on-site resort seafood restaurant in Maui. Also, the Fairmont Kea Lani breakfast buffet is delicious. I especially love the island blend granola, with coconut, whole macadamia nuts, and dried pineapple. The wide variety of breakfast options at the buffet is astonishing; we found that it fit our budget to eat a large breakfast here, then save money with a light lunch. A review of what I like least: * There is a day camp for children at the Fairmont Kea Lani; my kids loved it, but as a parent I found it somewhat lacking. The Keiki Lani Childrens Program camp director and staff were incredibly friendly and great with children, but it was too expensive for such a small space (the Four Seasons day camp is free for guests, and huge). Further, two hours every afternoon is spent inside, watching a See less »

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