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Wailea and Ulua beaches. Five on-site pools will keep the kids entertained,
including a 244,000-gallon pool and slide, a water park with a 32-foot drop
slide, a spiral water slide, and a children's activity pool with its own sandy beach
and a hydro spa.
3700 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, HI 96753. & 800/367-2960 or 808/879-1922. Fax [phone]. www.
outriggerwailea.com. 524 units. $340-$525 double; from $650 suite. Extra person $40. Children 18 and under
stay free in parent's room. Cribs and rollaway beds free. Packages available. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Amenities:
2 restaurants; 2 bars; 3 outdoor pools; use of Wailea Golf Club's 3 18-hole championship golf courses, as well
as the nearby Makena and Elleair golf courses; use of Wailea Tennis Center's 11 courts (3 lit for night play
and a pro shop); fitness room; Mandora Spa; Jacuzzi; watersports equipment rental; children's program (plus
kids-only pool and recreation center); game room; concierge; activities desk; business center; shopping
arcade; salon; room service (6am-11pm); in-room and spa massage; babysitting; coin-op laundry; same-day
laundry service and dry cleaning; concierge-level rooms. In room:A/C, TV, dataport, fridge, coffeemaker, hair
dryer, iron, safe.
MAKENA
Expensive
Maui Prince Hotel If you're looking for a vacation in a beautiful, tran-
quil spot with a golden-sand beach, here's your place. But if you plan to tour
Maui, you might try another hotel. The Maui Prince is at the end of the road,
far, far away from anything else on the island, so sightseeing in other areas would
require a lot of driving.
When you first see the stark-white hotel, it looks like a high-rise motel stuck
in the woods—but only from the outside. Inside, you'll discover an atrium gar-
den with a koi-filled waterfall stream, an ocean view from every room, and a
simplicity to the furnishings that makes some people feel uncomfortable and
others blissfully clutter-free. Rooms are small; book two connecting rooms and
you'll be a lot happier, or better yet, check out a suite. Kids from around the
world (there's a big Japanese clientele here) get together in the keiki program for
activities such as net fishing, sandcastle building, swimming, Hawaiian arts and
crafts, putting, Ping-Pong, shuffleboard, movies, and video games.
5400 Makena Alanui, Makena, HI 96753. & 800/321-6284 or 808/874-1111. Fax [phone].
www.mauiprincehotel.com. 310 units. $320-$490 double; from $600 suite. Extra person $40. Children 17 and
under stay free in parent's room. Cribs free, rollaway beds $35. Packages available. AE, DC, MC, V. Ameni-
ties: 4 restaurants; 2 bars w/local Hawaiian music nightly; 2 outdoor pools (adults' and children's); 36 holes
of golf (designed by Robert Trent Jones); 6 Plexipave tennis courts (2 lit for night play); fitness room; Jacuzzi;
watersports equipment rental; children's program; concierge; activities desk; business center; shopping
arcade; salon; room service; in-room massage; babysitting; same-day laundry service and dry cleaning. In
room:A/C, TV, dataport, fridge, hair dryer, iron, safe.
UPCOUNTRY MAUI
You'll find it cool and peaceful up here; be sure to bring a sweater.
KULA (AT THE BASE OF HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK)
Lodgings in Kula are the closest options to the entrance of Haleakala National
Park (about 60 min. away).
Kili's Cottage If you're looking for a quiet getaway in the cool eleva-
tion of Kula, this sweet cottage, situated on 2 acres, is the place. The amenities
are numerous: large lanai, full kitchen, gas barbecue, washer/dryer, views, even
toys for the kids. The hostess, Kili Namau'u, who is the director of a Hawaiian-
language immersion school, greets each guest with royal aloha—from the flow-
ers (picked from the garden) that fill the house to the welcome basket filled with
tropical produce grown on the property. The only drawback is that Kula is about

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