Maui on Thanksgiving...IDEAS
 

I will be in Maui for the first time over the Thanksgiving holiday. Has anyone been there during that time of year? Are there any festival I might catch? Are all of the tourist places (restarants, snorkle boats, golf, etc.) going to be open? Are there any places that have traditional Thanksgiving dinners?

Kelly -- <BR> <BR>I spent last Thanksgiving on Maui...it was a great time to be there! <BR> <BR>I am not aware of any festivals, but it was nice to see the Xmas lights go up the next day! <BR> <BR>We had our choice of many restaurants (both in and out of hotels) that served traditional turkey dinners. <BR> <BR>All of the services at the resorts were open on the holiday. If you are not staying in a resort, you may want to save the day to do some snorkeling or nature stuff (which is always open), but I doubt you would have a problem with anything being closed all day. <BR> <BR>Have a great trip!

My wife and I have stayed in Maui for the last 8 years during Thanksgiving.There really isn't any festivals except if your into basketball.The Hawaii Invitational is there at that time of the year and trust me there will be at Least 2-4 top 20 teams in the tournament. <BR>All the restaurants are open and MANY of them have special Thanksgiving dinners.When are you getting there?Where are you staying?The reason I ask is that almost all the hotels have a book of all the restaurants that have special dinners with the prices.The last few years I've been staying in the Kanapalli Alii condos and they are wonderful.The last 2 years I've gone to the Westin for Thanksgiving because if you go towards the late afternoon the sunsets are phenominal.The Black Swan is a great setting but you have to book far in advance,which I never do. <BR>This the first year we will not be in Maui,we decided to try Kona instead. <BR>You are going to have a ball.The restaurants are not crowded just plan ahead and make your reservations early. <BR>If you have any other questions throw them at me and I'll try to answer them.Have fun! <BR>By the way go on Zagats.com they rate all the restaurants

Thnk you so much for the info. I will be staying at the Kea Lani in Wailea. We are intersted in fishing, golf, snorkeling, and restaurants. Other than that we are really looking for lots of R&R! Do you think I could get a reservation at any of the great restaurants for Thanksgiving? And should I try or will I get a pretty good place at the last minute?

I stayed at Kea Lani as well and loved it...it is BY FAR the best hotel in Wailea... <BR> <BR>We had T-giving dinner at the 4 Seasons and while it was very nice (although the waiter was clueless!), I would not rush back for Thanksgiving. Their $78 3 course turkey dinner was JUST a turkey dinner...next time I would have a more moderate Thanksgiving and splurge on another night...for what it is worth, I made the reservation about 2 months in advance, but don't know if that was necessary or not... <BR> <BR>

You should not have that much trouble getting reservations but you need to do it the week before if you want a view. <BR>Go to Zagats.com and you can basically plan the restaurants for your whole vacation.Their rating system is great!