NUMBER ONE FAVORITES

QUESTION

If you could stay in one place on Maui, eat at one restaurant, fly on one airline, go to one beach, and get married wherever you wanted, then where would you stay, where would you eat, which beach would you enjoy, and where would you tie the knot? And what time of year would you do all of these things?

ANSWER

I would stay at the Hyatt Regency Maui because it is the best hotel on my favorite side of the island, though the very best hotel on all of Maui I feel is the Grand Wailea. I would eat at the Plantation House, arriving 30-60 minutes before sunset for the best view, and asking for Vicki to be my waitress. I would fly on Hawaiian Airlines for the best service. I would spend my time on Kaanapali Beach because it has lots of activities in addition to beautiful views. I would get married on North Beach, just north of Kaanapali. I would go to Maui in February because that is the best month to see the whales.

Some more of my favorites:
Favorite condo: Kaanapali Alii in an ocean-front room
Favorite sight to see: Crater at the top of Haleakala volcano (mid-day, not sunrise)
Favorite dessert: Chocolate souffle at Roy's in Kahana
Most fun dessert: Yogurtland
Favorite luau: Old Lahaina for adults, Hyatt luau for kids
Favorite rental car company: Whichever has the best car rental deal
Favorite shave ice: Ululani's in Lahaina
Favorite garden: Enchanting Floral Garden in Upcountry
Favorite town: Lahaina
Favorite shopping center: Whalers Village in Kaanapali

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