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Kahului · Hotel shortlist

Hotels with a spa in the business district, Kahului

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 20 Kahului hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Kahului, out of the 20 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.6.

Ho olei at Grand Wailea is the one I would book myself.

Ho olei at Grand Wailea

Highest rated of the five

Ho olei at Grand Wailea

★★★★★4.9 from 241 reviews

Ho olei at Grand Wailea comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 241 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under city centre and around $1634 a night on the dates we checked.

20 hotels in Kahului qualified for this list and five made it. Wailea Beach Resort - Marriott, Maui is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Ho olei at Grand Wailea1

    Ho olei at Grand Wailea

    ★★★★★4.9 from 241 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Wailea Beach Resort - Marriott, Maui2

    Wailea Beach Resort - Marriott, Maui

    ★★★★★4.6 from 4,205 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  3. The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua3

    The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua

    ★★★★★4.6 from 3,064 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Wailea Elua Village - A CoralTree Residence Collection4

    Wailea Elua Village - A CoralTree Residence Collection

    ★★★★★4.7 from 247 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Accessible

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  5. Mangolani Inn5

    Mangolani Inn

    ★★★★★4.9 from 115 reviews

    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

20 Kahului hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

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