travel42 Hotel Review: Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located on 42 acres just north of the Four Seasons, in the heart of tony Wailea, this is Hawaii's most ostentatious address, a pretentious cultural crossover that combines the best (and the worst) of Las Vegas (crowds and glamour), New York's MoMA, LA's restaurant Row and the Iolani Palace.

A bit like going to church, arrivals here are frequently brought to their knees by the sheer glory of the hotel's design and vast scope of top-shelf facilities. Once t...