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kealoha@fairmont.com). Another Maui property, Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa (www.grandwailea.com), is a popular place for families. It has a comprehensive children’s club, and the Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a favorite with kids, for its nine separate pools, including a “baby beach.” If the tykes spend a lot of time in the pools, the family may want to book a ground-floor room in the Lagoon wing, steps away from the pool area. The resort has 120 connecting and adjoining rooms. The Grand Wailea’s recently renovated Napua Tower offers private club accommodations. Napua Tower Grand Suites are the most luxurious, measuring 5,500 square feet, with large lanais and panoramic views of the Pacific and islands of Molokini, Kahoolawe and Lanai. Aside from these suites, the Deluxe Ocean View rooms are considered to have the best views. Last September, the Grand Wailea introduced private luxury townhouses in a newly devel- oped, gated community known as Hoolei, adjacent to the resort. The deluxe three-bedroom, 3½-bath townhouses provide access to all resort amenities, including Wailea Golf Club. Hawaii’s Largest Spa At 50,000 square feet, the resort’s Spa Grande is the largest in Hawaii. There are 40 treatment rooms, as well as the Termé Wailea Hydrotherapy. Prior to treatments, guests relax in the termé, which consists of a Roman tub, saunas, cascading waterfalls, Swiss jet showers, a Japanese furo and five specialty baths including mud, limu (seaweed), aromatherapy, papaya enzyme and Hawaiian mineral salt. The spa’s signature treatment is the Six Hands Lava Stone Massage, during which three therapists work in sync over the entire body. The spa also has suites for couples and families. Miryam Litch is the most requested masseuse at the spa. A Maui resident for 27 years, Litch specializes in the Hawaiian healing arts and has mastered the lomi lomi massage technique. She uses healing Hawaiian herbs and has extensive training in physiology, deep tissue, shiatsu and body therapies. Litch has also trained with yoga teachers in India and has been practicing yoga and meditation for 40 years. Cecilia Hercik is the director of spa sales and operations (808-875-1234, ext. 2497, cecilia. hercik@grandwailea.com). The travel agent liaison at the Grand Wailea is Patrick Ornellas, who can be reached at patrick.ornellas@ grandwailea.com, 866-702-9182. The most difficult times to book Maui are Easter, spring break, summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. For peak times, try to book a year ahead. Otherwise, when possible, book two to three months in advance. I CONNECTING YOU For more on tourism throughout the Hawaiian islands, visit www.travelagentcentral.com/maui Interested? Request #006. December 24, 2007 TravelAgent | 43 http://www.grandwailea.com http://www.travelagentcentral.com/maui http://visitmaui.com/agents

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