Wellness
M
y alarm clock had gone off
at 2am. I’d hauled my way up
to Haleakalā National Park in
search of a spectacular
sunrise and found only bone
chilling fog. A drenching rain turned
my bike ride down the volcano into
something more like a sea kayaking
expedition on wheels. When I arrived
at Wailea Beach Villas, it’s safe to say
signs of my rough morning were
pretty apparent.
It was a couple hours before checkin time, but the pampering began
immediately--iced tea, hot tea and
an orchid lei. The sun was coming out
and it looked like the afternoon might
be salvageable, if I could only get out
of my wet, squeaky shoes.
Left:
Wailea Beach
Villas Makai Pool
Below:
Lush Landscapes
The bad news was my villa wasn’t
ready. The great news was, it was
close to being ready. If I didn’t mind
making friends with housekeeping,
I was welcome to settle in to the
bedroom and bathroom that had
already been cleaned. (I could also
use the dryer in the laundry room.
Hooray!) The manager made a few
quick calls and walked me to my
penthouse perch.
Up a key access elevator to the
5th floor, when the doors opened,
I couldn’t help but exhale in relief.
I’d been on the move in Hawaii for
six days. I had two more nights in
Maui and I could tell it wouldn’t
take much to feel spoiled at
Wailea Beach Villas.
After getting into dry clothes, I
did my best to stay out of way of
the two housekeeping staff cleaning
the master bedroom and kitchen. But
I couldn’t resist the urge to explore
the villa. I say explore, because at
1900 square feet, it might be bigger
than the actual homes of some of
the guests that come to stay,
especially the city slicker set. But
it might as well have been a shoebox.
The large balcony, complete with
table, room to lounge and Viking
barbeque grill has a view next to
impossible to walk away from.
A loaded with fruit and goodie
basket, sitting on a stretch of
the gourmet kitchen’s granite
countertop, offered tasty snacks
to tide me over until dinner. And
speaking of dinner, all welcome
baskets come with some great,
The grounds at Wailea Beach Villas are extensive;
11 acres of lush tropical landscaping and tiki-lit pathways
By Dana Rebmann
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