Traveling to Maui (Wailea and Kihea area)

In this article I’ll discuss the hotel and food options near the hotel.  I plan to post travel tips that I learned, and more food locations so be sure to check back for more articles.

Summer of 2022, we took our first trip on an airplane in 3 years.  We decided to talk to our son and do a trip that all three of us agreed on.  We decided on traveling to Maui, Hawaii.

The hotel we choose on Maui was the Wailea Beach Resort by Marriott.  It was the perfect resort for us.  First off it has the biggest water slides in Maui.  Fun for the kids and adults.  They have 4 different pools and are doing construction for a 5^th pool.  The pictures on the fence surrounding the new pool looked like they had beach chairs in the water which I thought was unique.  The hotel has a gym, small grocery store, clothing store, Starbucks, and a fun game center with a pool table, shuffleboard, and 2 foosball tables.  They also have a slew of the old school video game consoles.  If that stuff doesn’t attract you then they have a nice area with table and chairs a big tv and board games too. 

There are a great food options at the hotel.  

-Roy Yamaguchi’s restaurant called Humble Market Kitchen.

 The menu has many choices for both steak and seafood, and they also had great cocktails. 

– Mo’ Bettah Food Truck

If you are like us and you spent a few days lounging by the pool, then it is great to have a convenient food option.  The food truck Mo’ Bettah is parked right by the Nalu pool.  We ate there twice for lunch and the poke bowl we had were fantastic! 

–The Whale’s Tale

A coffee and juice bar that has breakfast sandwiches and other items a great location since it is right on the boardwalk by the beach. 

–Kapa Bar and Grill

The menu has a variety of different types of food, like burgers, sandwiches, salads, sushi rolls and seafood options. They also have a kid’s menu.

One big benefit of this hotel is that it is walking distance to a mall called the shops at Wailea.  The mall has plenty of restaurants, clothing stores, grocery store, ABC store, ice cream and cookie shop. 

We had a wonderful time in Maui staying and eating at Wailea Beach Resort by Marriott!