We stayed here for 6 nights on the second leg of our trip (Honolulu, Maui, LA) and thoroughly enjoyed it. We had a really great room that you can see the sea from. It felt secluded, was a good size, and the bathroom was excellent. The hotel is on a slope so you walk a short way uphill to the pool area. Not the biggest of pools but nice with really great bar service. Up some more steps is the main hotel foyer, central bar, and restaurant, all of which is open so you get a nice breeze flowing through. The bar was nice, it can get quite busy with non residents so you sometimes have to wait for a table. Coming from Europe I found it really odd that it closes so early (I think about 10pm), so if you go out for dinner you can't get a drink at the bar when you get back. The staff in the bar were lovely. The restaurant is great for breakfast with a good a la carte selection. The serving team were friendly and efficient. We found it lovely sitting with a coffee overlooking the greenery of the hotel ready to start the day. We did have dinner in the restaurant, which was nice, but we didn't think it was particularly special - nothing wrong with it, it just didn't feel special. The hotel is up a hill in its own grounds, which we really liked. They have a few Land Rover Defenders with drivers who are ready to drop you down at the beach at a moments notice, which we did every morning. Wailea have an area of loungers and parasols on the beach, it is a public beach but they maintain a small area. We loved the beach, there is no beach service but a two minute walk from the Wailea loungers and you can wonder into the Four Seasons who have a cabin serving drinks and snacks. Not being much of a beach dweller, I took a 15 minute walk each day along to the local shopping centre for a browse and to pick up some drinks and snacks. A pleasant walk but very hot! When you're ready to go back to the hotel, you just text reception who send a car down to pick you up. We found some nice restaurants in Wailea at the Fairmont, and the same efficient and friendly drivers drop you off and pick you up. Although one evening we were struggling to get someone to pick us up (we were probably a bit late) and one of the Fairmont drivers offered to take us back, which was a nice touch. We also took a taxi to Mama's Fish House one evening which was special. My wife and I are both smokers and Hawaii has strict smoking laws so, if you like a cigarette like us, you will find that you can't smoke on the beach, and at the Hotel Wailea you end up in a tiny, two seat, smoking area which is literally in the bushes by reception. I have to say the Fairmont and the Four Seasons cater for smokers better with large outdoor areas with benches which are far enough away so that you don't feel like you are bothering anyone. Overall, Hotel Wailea was lovely, the room especially, but the setting is nice, the pool and the ladies who serve from the pool bar, and all of the staff made it a great holiday. The area of Wailea itself feels like a big resort with golf course and big hotels, and the shopping centre I mentioned. Unfortunately, the last couple of nights of our trip coincided with the horrific wild fires that caused devastation on the other side of the island. We were unaffected but it affected so many people and we wish the thousands of locals that were, the very best and hope that the situation gets better soon.…