The Four Seasons

 

Charlie and I are fully aware that when we go on a trip like this it may very well be the last one in a LONG time so we always splurge a little (or maybe a lot) and try our best to REALLY enjoy ourselves.  Our biggest splurge on this trip was that we stayed at The Four Seasons hotel while we were on Maui. 

 

Charlie and I both agree that it was worth every dime.  We both spent most of our time there just shaking our heads in disbelief of the beauty of this resort and the AMAZING customer service.  We had a hard time even wanting to leave to go do things....it was just that good.  If you ever want an opportunity to be treated like a queen I highly suggest you give this place a try.

 

We knew we were in for a pleasant stay when we pulled up with our car and were greeted by no less than 3 staff member that greeted us with leis and whisked us off to the front desk and took care of all of our luggage for us.

From the time we reached the front desk until the second we checked out we were from then on greeted by every staff member by name.  While checking in we were given heated towels to wipe our hands off and some of the best lemonade and pineapple skewers to munch on.  As far as making a good first impression....these people have this down to a science.

 

 

We were then taken to our room.  From the second we walked in the door I knew I never wanted to leave.  Let me just name just a few of the amenities of this place:  robes and slippers, the best pillows and bedding I have ever slept on, closet lights that turn on automatically when  you open the doors, homemade marshmallows, L'Occitane bath products which I am pretty sure is french for "Hi, am expensive and fabulous!", built in sound system and a bathroom bigger than even my own.

Oh, and the breakfast buffet...don't even get me started.  Let's just say they had every food you could possibly imagine and I ate the best bacon in the world every single day I was there.  In fact, we ate so much breakfast each day that we never ate lunch even one day on our trip.  I still managed to gain 5 pounds but every delicious bite was well worth every bacony pound I put on.

 

Have I convinced you yet that you MUST go here one day?  If not, keep reading.  I am pretty sure that I have been spoiled for life and any hotel after this, no matter how nice is going to pale in comparison to this place.

This was the garden view from our room.  To afford an ocean view would have left us bankrupt but I assure you the grounds here are breathtaking and every room has a good view as far as I am concerned.

  Here is a view from one of the pools.  Yes, one of the pools.  There is also a kids pool and an adults only pool just in case the whole 2 kids that were there were getting on your nerves. 

 

One of the best parts about the pools again, was the service.  They had pool people assigned to each small section and as soon as they see you walking towards a chair they coming running down to set your chair up with towels and get you anything you may need. 

 

They also come around all day and bring you ice water, and cold towels, and muffins, and pineapple, and freezy pops and this is where I am not joking people...they even have chilled bottles of Evian water that is in an aerosol can and they come and mist you down when you look like you are getting a little too warm from the sun.  I honestly feel like laughing even typing this, that is how ridiculously nice the service was.  I mean if getting misted down with Evian while you lay in your cabana staring out at the beach after a hard day of reading, swimming and napping while listening to the waves does not make you feel like a queen....I don't know what would. 

What made us laugh was that we kept looking around at everyone else to see if they were as amazed by this place as we were.  Surprisingly they all seemed like this was just normal life.  We were also astonished to say that the average age of the people staying there was maybe 36.  And as if I don't already feel uncomfortable in a bathing suit it did not help that every other woman there was tan as could be and all weighed less than 120 pounds.  No joke...not one.  Charlie and I were for sure a little out of our league with this group and we were the ones that looked like the old out of shape couple. 

 

One of the things we really loved were the ocean front cabanas.  They have these cabanas that look right out to the ocean but they have hedges all around them so they are totally private.  We spent hours and hours here just napping and reading and watching the ocean.  It was so relaxing.

  Our first night in Maui we stayed at the hotel and ate at Spago which is a Wolfgang Puck restaurant and this was our view.  Really?  I can't even believe I was so lucky.  The food was delicious and I think I gained 3 pounds there just from the amazing bread.  I never knew I could get so excited over bread. 

 

So there you have it.  My official stamp of approval to anyone who ever wants to stay here.  We loved every stinkin' second and will dream of this place for years to come!