Outside, a multi-level pool complex, including a kid-friendly lagoon pool with a sand zero entry, offers plenty of space to spread out. The freestanding, egg-shape tubs are the stuff hotel dreams are made of. Accommodations here feel like sleek apartments with full modern kitchens, including dishwashers and washer/dryers, spacious living areas, and private verandas to soak up all the sunny Maui vistas. In quiet North Kaanapali, the recently opened Westin Nanea Ocean Villas was built with the input of local Hawaiian craftsmen to create a stunning, art-infused, beachside property. Admission is just $3, and if you complete the complimentary scavenger hunt around the property, you’ll receive free lavender shortbread cookies in return. Have the hotel arrange a trip to nearby Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm, perched at 4,000 feet with views of Maui spread out around you and gorgeous gardens of fragrant lavender, flowering protea, fruit trees, and romantic gazebos dotting the land. Rooms well-priced, starting at around $245. The hotel is known for its authentic Hawaiian activities, all included with your room price, such as lei making, hula, and pineapple cutting. What does this mean for you? A perfect location near the hopping shops and restaurants of Whaler’s Village and beachfront access for sunning, snorkeling, and SUP (board rentals here are just $25). Not so with Kaanapali Beach Hotel, which calls itself the “Most Hawaiian Hotel in Hawaii” and was one of the first properties in the area. Often, when you find a well-priced hotel in a popular resort area, you end up walking blocks to the beach from a less-than-prime location. Somewhere among all of this abundance of natural beauty is your perfect resort, at the perfect price point. The east side of the island is reached by the famed Road to Hana, a twisting corkscrew one-lane highway framed by waterfalls and quirky roadside stands. Up country, the air cools as the ocean recedes, replaced by towering Haleakala, a dormant volcano and national park whose verdant slopes are great for exploring. There are bountiful beaches on the western shores of Kaanapali and Lahaina south in Wailea, you can snorkel with sea turtles at Makena Beach and along the north shore in Kapalua, golden sand sits below towering fir trees. Beautiful Maui may surprise you with its diversity.
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