Four Seasons Maui vs Grand Wailea: Which to Book

The short answer

Same beach. Different scale.

Both front Wailea Beach on Maui’s southwest coast and both work for families. Four Seasons is 15 acres with suites up to four bedrooms and an adults-only pool. Grand Wailea is 40 acres and 794 rooms, with a canyon of pools and Hawai’i’s largest spa.

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

RoomsOcean View and Deluxe Ocean View rooms, Club Floor rooms with lounge access, suites from one to four bedrooms

Setting15 oceanfront acres on Wailea Beach, about 35 minutes from Kahului

Best forThree generations who want a big suite, a kids’ club and a quiet adults-only pool

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Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Rooms794 rooms and suites, all recently revamped; club-level Napua rooms; Alii, Molokini and Wailea Suites

Setting40 tropical acres fronting Wailea Beach, with Hawai’i’s largest private art collection

Best forFamilies with kids who want slides, a lazy river and a big resort, and grown-ups who want a 50,000 sq ft spa

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Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Big suites on Wailea Beach.

Fifteen oceanfront acres on Wailea Beach, with swimming and snorkelling straight off the sand. Suites run from one to four bedrooms, and the newly remodelled Club accommodations are the ones to ask for if you want the most privacy.

Kids For All Seasons takes children from five to twelve at no charge. The grown-ups have an adults-only infinity pool with a swim-up bar, plus Spago, Ferraro’s, DUO and KOMO.

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Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Pools, slides and a big spa.

Seven hundred and ninety-four rooms and suites, every one recently revamped, on 40 tropical acres fronting Wailea Beach. The Wailea Canyon pools have slides, a lazy river, a Tarzan swing and a swim-up bar.

Ask for the club-level Napua rooms and suites for the private side of the resort. The adults-only Hibiscus Pool and the 50,000 square foot Kilolani Spa are there for the grown-ups.

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Booked through us

Same rate. More included.

You pay the hotel’s own rate. At Four Seasons Maui we add an upgrade when available, a $45 per person daily breakfast credit for up to two per bedroom, a $100 resort credit and early check-in or late check-out.

At Grand Wailea: an upgrade when available, daily buffet breakfast for two per bedroom, a $100 resort credit and early check-in or late check-out.

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Our pick

Which one we’d book.

For three generations who want one big suite: Four Seasons Maui. Suites to four bedrooms, a kids’ club for five to twelve and an adults-only pool.

For families whose kids want the pools: Grand Wailea. The canyon of slides and the lazy river, with a Napua room for you.

Tell us who’s coming and we’ll tell you which rooms are worth it.

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Questions, answered.

Which is better for a multi-generation group or older kids?

Four Seasons Maui has suites from one to four bedrooms, so a whole family can share one. Grand Wailea suits families with kids who want the Wailea Canyon pools, slides and lazy river, with the Alii, Molokini and Wailea Suites for more space.

Which is better for couples?

Both have an adults-only pool. Four Seasons has its adults-only infinity pool with a swim-up bar and Spago. Grand Wailea has the Hibiscus Pool and the 50,000 square foot Kilolani Spa.

How do they differ?

Both front Wailea Beach. Four Seasons is 15 oceanfront acres with suites up to four bedrooms. Grand Wailea is 40 acres and 794 rooms, with a pool complex, seven dining venues and Hawai’i’s largest spa.

Is the rate the same as booking direct?

Yes. The nightly rate is the hotel’s own best available rate. Booked through us, it comes with the Virtuoso extras listed above, confirmed in writing.

Do I pay you or the hotel?

You pay the hotel directly. We confirm availability and the rate, attach the Virtuoso amenities in writing and hold the room. There is no fee from us.

Four Seasons Maui or
Grand Wailea?

Same beach. Different scale.

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Big suites on Wailea Beach.

Pools, slides and a big spa.

Wailea Beach, both ways.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

Tell us your dates. You’ll hear back in minutes.

Four Seasons Maui orGrand Wailea?

Same beach. Different scale.

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Big suites on Wailea Beach.

Pools, slides and a big spa.

Wailea Beach, both ways.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

Tell us your dates. You’ll hear back in minutes.

Four Seasons Maui or
Grand Wailea?