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Kim Mar 9th, 2001 08:56 AM

Best pool with teenagers?
 
Could anyone comment on the pools at some of the top rated Hawaiian resorts/hotels? Would love to hear the details. Beaches are a must, but so is "the pool". <BR>Thanks

Gail Mar 9th, 2001 12:29 PM

You didn't mention the island. We have only been to Maui and The Grand Wailea has 2 pools (1 is for adults) but the other pool is fabulous. Also the Kea Lani has a great pool too. You can look at these resorts on the web. I have heard the Hyatt and the Marriott have great pools too. They are in Kaanapali on Maui. The other hotels are on Maui but in Wailea which I loved the area. Hope that helps. <BR>

ma Mar 12th, 2001 07:32 AM

Hilton Waikoloa has a great pool, actually several of them. Also, Grand Wailea in Maui would get my vote.

annemarie Mar 12th, 2001 10:52 AM

We have stayed at the Ritz, Kea Lani and Hilton Waikoloa Village...my teens would rank the Hilton on the BIg Island to have the best pool area...options open to them are a large pool with slides, volleyball net, etc., another pool also had slides and a bit of a current to pull you along, a 3rd pool was a quiet pool for adults, there was a swimming lagoon with a little manmade beach..my husband and son snorkelled here with the green sea turtles, etc....you can rent air mattresses and paddle boats here. No beach although it was along the ocean...but I didn't have to worry about waves or undercurrent. The big pool also had a hottub grotto and a little arcade. To get through the property you take either a monorail or a boat. Quite amazing really! Second favourite was Kea Lani.

annemarie Mar 12th, 2001 10:54 AM

Sorry, the Hilton also had a lagoon with dolphins in it. They run a program call Dolphinquest.

Laurie Mar 12th, 2001 12:56 PM

The Grand Wailea, Maui is my 16 yr old daughter's first choice. The Hilton Waikoloa is a distant second.

bubba Mar 12th, 2001 12:58 PM

Go visit the Hilton but I wouldn't recommend staying there. For one, it does not have a beach. Second, the pool is ok and the slides I had heard so much about where not all that great (my opinion). The Hapuna Prince up the road has a nice pool and one of the best beaches in all of Hawaii. If you want I believe you can pay a small fee and use the pool at the Hilton if you so desired.

Smart Alec Mar 12th, 2001 01:18 PM

Just read your post title and need to tell you that most pools don't come with teenagers, you have to bring your own. <BR>Sorry, I just couldn't resist.


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