travelbug
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I'm in the early stages of planning my fourth trip to Hawaii, this time in 2019 (probably June). I've been to Oahu twice, Kauai once, and the Big Island once. This time I'm planning to finally visit Maui, as I've wanted to for a long time. The rough plan would be 8 nights at Aulani and 7 nights on Maui.
It will obviously be quite a while yet until I can book Aulani. Once I do, then I'll want to book something on Maui as quickly as possible, either before or after the Aulani stay. Since I've stayed at Aulani before, I'm focusing more attention on figuring out the Maui stay.
So here's my question for those who are Maui veterans. In which area of the island do you like to stay? Any particular resorts? Are there areas where you would avoid staying for whatever reason? I've been looking around on vrbo.com just for fun to see what's out there. Would want an oceanfront condo, hopefully a 2 BR. Maybe $250-300 per night or so. But I know so little about Maui that it's hard to know what part of the island I should be focusing on for possible places to stay.
Any other words of wisdom about Maui that anyone has would also be very welcome. I'm just now starting to look at all this, and it sure is fun!
It will obviously be quite a while yet until I can book Aulani. Once I do, then I'll want to book something on Maui as quickly as possible, either before or after the Aulani stay. Since I've stayed at Aulani before, I'm focusing more attention on figuring out the Maui stay.
So here's my question for those who are Maui veterans. In which area of the island do you like to stay? Any particular resorts? Are there areas where you would avoid staying for whatever reason? I've been looking around on vrbo.com just for fun to see what's out there. Would want an oceanfront condo, hopefully a 2 BR. Maybe $250-300 per night or so. But I know so little about Maui that it's hard to know what part of the island I should be focusing on for possible places to stay.
Any other words of wisdom about Maui that anyone has would also be very welcome. I'm just now starting to look at all this, and it sure is fun!
