Maui's Golf Coast 2007 - (Page 16) Wailea Resort: basking in sunshine year-round U nless it is raining, which it rarely does, there are always people on the Wailea beachwalk. Sometimes it is a sole fisherman at dawn, heading for his usual spot among the rocks. Or, it’s a couple, arms entwined, strolling in the moonlight. There are families exploring tidepools and swimmers headed for the sea. Joggers, power-walkers, baby strollers and sun worshippers at one point or another, they’re all here, on a paved 1.5-mile pedestrian path that links Wailea’s five white-sand beaches, its oceanfront luxury hotels and several condominium villages. The beachwalk is a fitting symbol of connectivity, a physical reminder that, though every visitor here is housed at one accommodation or another, we are all in Wailea, a destination so highly celebrated that resorts thousands of miles away have attempted to liken themselves to Wailea in their self promotion. But the real thing resides only on Maui, Spa Grande along its spectacularly scenic southwestern coastline where annual rainfall measures a mere eleven inches or so and the winds rarely exceed a cool breeze – idyllic conditions for being outdoors. Spanning 1,500 acres, this master-planned resort community contains Hula Moons Restaurant six luxury resort hotels – many of them the flagship properties of their respective corporate families – over half-a-dozen condominium complexes, an award-winning tennis club, some two dozen or so eateries, five spas, more than 150,000 square feet of shopping, custom-built homes, and of course, exceptional golf. The Wailea Golf Club encompasses two clubhouses, a twelve-acre training facility and three 18-hole layouts with colorful names: Old Blue, Emerald and Gold. 16
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