Thread: Maui/Polynesian Shores?

Although I am not familiar with that property... Here is an arial photo of the Polynesian Shores. I hope it can shed a little light on it. We just got back from Maui about 3 weeks ago with our children ages 8 & 9 had a wonderful time they never got bored or carsick even though we drove the perimeter (figure 8) of the entire island. A lot of the guide books say that this can't be done... we found it to be a rather enjoyable and pleasant drive off the beaten path in our midsize rental car. As far as West Maui goes it is rather crowed and the traffic can be rather bad. Also due to the fact that the rainfall in Maui varies from 300" to less than 6" a year depending on which section of the island you are staying. I would suggest a staying in South Maui in either Kiehi, which is mostly condos or Wailea which is mostly upscale resort type properties. Both of thse areas are in the dry section of Maui that gets the less than 6" of rainfall per year. Here is a link to the condo we stayed at <a href="http://www.mauikbr.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.mauikbr.com/index.html</A>. We were very pleased with the accomodations there and are priced very reasonably. They do offer a 10% discount to airline employees off the web rates.

A couple of day trips that I would recommend... The Road to Hana & Seven Sacred Pools, The Olivine pools @ Haleakala volcano . If you feel very adventurous you can hike across the lava fields to a place called the Fish Bowl the snorkeling is very good there. All of these places are covered in detail in a book called "Maui Revealed"...it is one of the best travel guides I have ever read... it should be carried at most bookstores.