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Grand Wailea Maui is one of Maui's strongest luxury resorts for families because of its pools, beach, activities, and large rooms. Families should plan pool time carefully during busy seasons, since the resort is popular and can feel lively.

What makes it special

Grand Wailea Maui is known for its 40-acre beachfront setting, lush gardens, major pool complex, spa, art, and Waldorf Astoria service. The resort is built for travelers who want an activity-rich Maui stay with beach time, dining, wellness, and family entertainment.

Room to consider

The best room at Grand Wailea Maui depends on whether you want ocean views, more space, wellness amenities, or easier pool access. Book an ocean-view room or suite if scenery matters, and compare tower location if quiet or convenience is important.

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Grand Wailea Maui offers several dining venues, including Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, Olivine, Botero Lounge, and casual poolside options. Dining ranges from oceanfront meals and seafood to relaxed resort food, which is useful for families and longer stays.

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Grand Wailea Maui

Grand Wailea Maui spreads across 40 acres of tropical gardens above Wailea Beach. The Waldorf Astoria resort has the scale for winding pools and substantial family facilities, but its character also comes from art, Hawaiian cultural activities, and restaurants with very different settings. Bronze sculptures occupy the open-air lobby, while a thatched dining room overlooks a lagoon. The beach remains central to the stay, with the resort grounds extending inland toward the accommodations and spa.

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Rooms

  • 794 794

Hotel Style

  • Charming Charming

Leisure

  • Fitness Fitness
  • Pool Pool
  • Spa Spa
  • Sauna Sauna

Experiences

  • Wellness Wellness
  • Beach Beach

Facilities

  • Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible
  • Connecting Rooms Connecting Rooms

Rooms & Suites at Grand Wailea Maui

Terrace View Room
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Terrace View Room

640 sqft
From 785 USD

These Molokini-wing rooms look toward Mount Haleakala and the planted resort grounds. A writing desk stands beside the open bedroom and sitting area. Glass doors...

Garden View Room
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Garden View Room

640 sqft
From 821 USD

On lower floors outside the Napua wing, these rooms face the planted resort gardens. Glass doors link the bedroom and sitting area to outdoor chairs...

Lagoon Ground Floor Room
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Lagoon Ground Floor Room

640 sqft
From 859 USD

On the Lagoon wing's ground floor, these rooms are a short walk from the resort pools. Glass doors link the open bedroom and sitting area...

Ocean View Room
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Ocean View Room

640 sqft
From 892 USD

Glass doors connect the open bedroom and sitting area with outdoor chairs and a table. Wood shutters frame the doors, beyond which palms and the...

Deluxe Ocean View Room
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Deluxe Ocean View Room

640 sqft
From 930 USD

Ocean views extend from upper floors in the Haleakala, Wailea, Chapel and Molokini wings. A writing desk stands apart from the seating beside the window....

Wellness Room
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Wellness Room

618 sqft
From 1’108 USD

Outdoor seats face the gardens beside the open bedroom and lounge space. King rooms have a sofa near the glass doors, while Queen rooms have...

Napua Garden View Club Room
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Napua Garden View Club Room

715 sqft
From 1’408 USD

A separate work desk and sitting corner occupy these rooms on the upper Napua floors. Wood shutters frame the broad glass doors, which open toward...

Napua Club Ocean View Room
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Napua Club Ocean View Room

715 sqft
From 1’544 USD

On the gated Napua floors, a writing desk stands apart from the seats near the window. Broad glass doors open onto outdoor chairs facing the...

Kanahele Suite
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Kanahele Suite

1,150 sqft
From 1’862 USD

Facing the resort gardens, a separate bedroom adjoins a living room with built-in shelving. A sofa and cushioned chairs surround a low table, with glass...

Alii Suite
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Alii Suite

1,300 sqft
From 1’862 USD

In the Molokini, Lagoon and Chapel wings, a separate living room looks onto tropical planting. Glass doors lead outside from the lounge and bedroom, with...

Honua Ula Ocea View Suite
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Honua Ula Ocea View Suite

1,280 sqft
From 2’056 USD

Ocean views extend across the sitting room and bedroom in this Wailea-wing suite. The living room has a sofa, cushioned chairs and a dining or...

Molokini Suite
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Molokini Suite

1,950 sqft
From 2’308 USD

This Molokini-wing suite faces Mount Haleakala, with a dining room set apart from the spacious lounge. Both shared rooms open onto outdoor seating, and blue...

Wailea Suite
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Wailea Suite

1,950 sqft
From 2’446 USD

In the Wailea wing, the living room and separate bedroom face the ocean. A dining table sits beyond the lounge seating, while bedroom doors lead...

Deluxe Suite
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Deluxe Suite

1,950 sqft
From 2’640 USD

A dining room and spacious lounge sit apart from the bedroom in this Molokini-wing suite. Doors from the living room and bedroom open onto two...

Napua Club Suite
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Napua Club Suite

1,300 sqft
From 2’664 USD

A separate bedroom adjoins the spacious lounge in this one-bedroom suite. The living room has tiled flooring, a sofa and cushioned chairs around a low...

Napua Club Nani Suite
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Napua Club Nani Suite

1,300 sqft
From 3’198 USD

Separate living and sleeping rooms share the ocean and sunset outlook of this one-bedroom suite. The lounge has a sofa with cushioned chairs around a...

Napua Club Royal Suite
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Napua Club Royal Suite

1,950 sqft
From 4’355 USD

Parquet floors run through the living and dining areas, with wood shutters framing the wide windows. The view takes in resort gardens, the Pacific Ocean...

Napua Malu Suite
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Napua Malu Suite

1,869 sqft
From 4’801 USD

From the eighth Napua floor, this suite looks toward the ocean and Maui sunsets. A sofa and dining table stand near the wide glass doors...

Napua Puakea Suite
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Napua Puakea Suite

2,466 sqft
From 4’863 USD

A separate family den extends the layout of this one-bedroom suite on the eighth Napua floor. It has its own table and wet bar, alongside...

2 Bedroom Suite
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2 Bedroom Suite

5,500 sqft
From 10’766 USD

The main living and dining rooms look across the ocean from the highest Napua floor. A separate den has its own smaller table and wet...

The hotel has 795 rooms and suites, including 58 suites. Its collection of 100 Napua rooms and suites occupies private upper floors within that inventory. The 50 three-bedroom villas at Hoʻolei are listed separately, across the street from the main resort.

Guest rooms begin at 640 square feet and have a private lānai. Garden, terrace, and ocean views distinguish the categories; the beachfront address does not make every room sea-facing. Deluxe Ocean View rooms occupy upper floors in several wings, including Haleakalā and Molokini. The outdoor space extends the room toward the gardens or water, with the outlook depending on the category and position.

For a defined living area, the 1,280-square-foot Honuaʻula Suite has ocean views, a sitting area, a dining table for four, and an additional half bathroom. Napua's Garden and Ocean View rooms measure 715 square feet. The 1,300-square-foot Napua Suite has one bedroom and one-and-a-half bathrooms, with garden or ocean views. That extra bathroom and separate bedroom are useful distinctions for a family sharing a suite, beyond the choice of floor or outlook.

Hoʻolei occupies a gated hillside community across the street, with garden and ocean-view villas ranging from 3,400 to 4,000 square feet. Each has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, a full kitchen, separate living space, and a private lānai. The layouts accommodate six to eight guests, allowing a multigenerational group to share living and dining areas while keeping separate bedrooms.

There is a community pool for Hoʻolei guests, rather than an individual swimming pool attached to every villa. Villas reserved through Grand Wailea's Hoʻolei program carry access to the main resort's amenities. The setting is residential and uphill from the beach, not another oceanfront wing of the hotel.

Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a network of nine individual pools across six levels. Waterfalls, caves, a lazy river, and seven waterslides turn it into an extended play area, with a sandy baby beach for younger children. The Lava Tube slide makes a three-story descent and requires riders to be taller than 48 inches.

Separate from Wailea Canyon, Hibiscus Serenity Pool is reserved for adults 18 and older. Its mosaic floor and whirlpools give it a different character from the activity complex. Pool wristbands are required. Wailea Beach lies just beyond the grounds and is public, not a private hotel shoreline. Paddleboarding, kayaking, and outrigger canoe outings are available through beach operators; ocean conditions govern time on the water. The pools provide a swimming alternative when the sea is unsuitable.

Kilolani Spa spans 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, with 40 treatment rooms, including three couples' rooms and two deluxe couples' suites. Hawaiian traditions and the moon calendar inform its approach, including lomilomi massage and treatments using heated stones. The design allows time outdoors between appointments, with gardens, a saltwater vitality pool, and an ocean-facing Reflection Lounge.

The Hydrotherapy Gardens are for guests 18 and older, with access arranged through a spa service or a dedicated pass. Steam rooms, saunas, experience showers, and hydropools form the circuit. A hammam adds a communal bathing space alongside a private treatment room, while the salon and Celebration Suite accommodate hair appointments and group preparations.

Fitness extends to an equipped gym and trainer-led classes in the Movement Studio. Yoga sessions use Wailea Beach and the Chapel Lawn, bringing exercise into the landscape as well as indoors.

Nobu Grand Wailea Maui serves sushi and dishes such as black cod with miso in an indoor-outdoor space by Rockwell Group. Ocean views and murals frame the dining room. Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, often shortened to Humu, takes a seafood-and-steakhouse direction beside a beachfront lagoon. Its thatched roof and circular aquarium bar give dinner a distinctly different setting. Humu also serves breakfast.

At Olivine, coastal Italian cooking meets Maui ingredients, with handmade pasta and an alfresco outlook across the gardens toward the ocean. Botero Lounge brings dining back to the open-air lobby, among nine large bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero. Cocktails, American comfort food, and performances by local musicians give the lounge a social role beyond the art on display. These are individual restaurants and lounges within a room-based resort stay, not an all-inclusive dining plan.

The Grand Wailea Keiki Club welcomes children ages five to twelve, with arts and crafts, games, cultural workshops, and exploratory activities. Operated with childcare specialist itavi, it occupies the fourth-floor Wailea Wing and takes reservations for half-day sessions. Its program changes across the activity calendar.

The Cave provides another gathering place, with billiards, table tennis, shuffleboard, and virtual-reality pods. In-room childcare can also be arranged through itavi. These arrangements sit alongside the outdoor pool attractions, giving families supervised activities and indoor recreation without relying entirely on beach weather.

An in-house art curator leads tours of the collection, introducing works by local and international artists across the property. A separate walk with the Hawaiian Cultural Ambassador explores the resort through the traditions of the islands. The cultural program includes hula, ʻukulele, Hawaiian language, and lauhala weaving, with individual sessions following the activity schedule. The art tour also explores chocolate made with organic cacao grown on the property. Lauhala workshops introduce weaving with pandanus leaves, making a connection between the gardens and a traditional craft. Nearby golf and tennis extend the choice of outdoor activities in Wailea.

Kahului Airport, OGG, is the main arrival point. The drive follows Maui Veterans Highway and Piʻilani Highway south toward Wailea, before turning toward Wailea Alanui Drive. Grand Wailea's address is 3850 Wailea Alanui Drive. Private airport transportation can be arranged through the concierge, and an Enterprise rental-car desk operates at the resort. This also allows guests to arrange a car after arrival for outings beyond Wailea, while keeping the beach, restaurants, and pools as their base in south Maui.

Why we love this hotel

Why we love this hotel

The hotel sits on Wailea Beach in upscale southwest Maui. Kahului Airport is 30 minutes away.

Start the day with yoga on the beach, where each pose is in harmony with the soothing rhythm of the waves.

Enjoy excellent waterfront dining at Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. Savor delicious dishes inspired by Hawaii's beauty.

Location of Grand Wailea A Waldorf Astoria Resort

3850 Wailea Alanui Dr, Wailea, HI 96753, United States

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What to Know About Grand Wailea Maui

Is Grand Wailea Maui worth it?

Yes. Grand Wailea Maui is worth it for travelers who want a large beachfront luxury resort on Wailea Beach with many pools and dining options. It is especially strong for families, couples, and guests who want a full resort experience rather than a small boutique hotel.

Where is Grand Wailea Maui located?

Grand Wailea Maui is located at 3850 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, Hawaii 96753, United States. The resort fronts Wailea Beach in South Maui, close to Wailea shopping, golf, restaurants, and scenic coastal walks.

How many rooms does Grand Wailea Maui have?

Grand Wailea Maui has a large collection of rooms and suites, with guest rooms starting at 640 square feet. Published counts vary by source and category, so guests should choose based on view, tower, suite space, and current room descriptions.

What makes Grand Wailea Maui special?

Grand Wailea Maui is known for its 40-acre beachfront setting, lush gardens, major pool complex, spa, art, and Waldorf Astoria service. The resort is built for travelers who want an activity-rich Maui stay with beach time, dining, wellness, and family entertainment.

Is Grand Wailea Maui on the beach?

Yes. Grand Wailea Maui is directly on Wailea Beach, one of the most desirable beach areas in South Maui. This beachfront position is a major reason to stay here, especially if you want easy sand, sunsets, swimming, and coastal walks.

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