If being completely surrounded by water is not wet enough for you, there are a number of Maui hotels with more than just your average hotel pool. Kids and adults alike can enjoy a variety of water park fun from slides and waterfalls to water playgrounds and beach-style pools. If you're visiting Hawaii's second largest island, seek out a Maui hotel with its own water park.
This resort is on Maui's West side, near the Ka'anapali Golf Course. The Westin's 87,000-square-foot pool area overlooks the Pacific and features five swimming pools, two water slides, a swim-through grotto with waterfalls and a hidden whirlpool, according to the hotel website. There is wildlife and art collections displayed throughout the pool area. The hotel rents cabanas and offers on-site SCUBA and snorkeling lessons. Other entertainment includes luaus, concerts, nightclubs, theatres and exhibits. The Westin sits on a stretch of Ka'anapali Beach and boasts a variety of hotel suites and a full-service spa; you can take hula lessons too. The resort is located three miles from Lahaina Town, famous for its whale-watching.
The Westin Maui Resort & Spa
2365 Ka'anapali Parkway
Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761
866-500-8313
westinmaui.com
Also on Maui's west side but further to the south is this beach resort that's part of the Waldorf-Astoria family of hotels. The Grand Wailea has a 25,700-square-foot water park for everyone with slides, rapids, a rope swing, and nine pools on six levels. The pools are connected by a river that carries you at different speeds from a lazy float to whitewater rapids. The pools are connected by a river that carries swimmers along at varying speeds, from whitewater rapids to lazy currents. The water park also features the world's only water elevator, a sand beach, waterfalls and caves, three hot-tubs, a baby pool, and a swim-up bar. The Wailea's second pool area, the Hibiscus Pool, is for adults only with ocean views and places to relax in the sun. The Hibiscus is named for the giant mosaic tile flower that blooms on the pool's bottom; it has over 630,000 glass tiles, according to the hotel website. The Wailea has lavish guest rooms, suites and villas, plus dining and a full-service spa.
The Grand Wailea
3850 Wailea Alanui Drive
Wailea, Maui, HI 96753
800-888-6100
grandwailea.com
This property in Lahaina has two pools overlooking the Pacific along with a 150-foot tube water slide and a "secret" swim-up underwater cave. Steer the kids over to the "Keiki Lagoon", a pool playground surrounded by sand and featuring leaping water fountains and tide pools. Choose from rooms overlooking the West Maui Mountains, the golf course or lush gardens. Dine poolside and watch live entertainment nightly, or stay in and order room service. When you've worn yourself out at the water park, unwind at the Hyatt's full-service Spa Moana, where you can get a massage outside in a beach cabana.
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
200 Nohea Kai Drive
Lahaina, HI 96761
808-661-1234
maui.hyatt.com
