AC Hotel by Marriott Maui Wailea

We needed a hub in Wailea for our adventuring around and AC provided the perfect place for that! Hotel felt fresh, modern and very clean. We got a gorgeous corner ocean view room which was icing on the cake! Didn't spend too much time at the pool but it was well set up & never too busy during our visit. We drove to a few beaches that were less popular and more secluded, but I think there was walkable access to the beaches by the resorts on the beach - not a far drive either. Proximity to the shops & market were nice. We walked often - the plaza right across the street had a lot of good restaurants and coffee shops and Monkeypod is just up the hill walking distance too. We also loved that our snorkel tour HQ was RIGHT next door, too! Check out the Aquarium/Marine Center included with your resort fee - we went and were really impressed by it. Its roughly 20 mins away. Tickets are a $50 value per person so we were pretty impressed they were included!

Location is good, just five minutes walk from the Wailea Shops, which contains upmarket shops and quality restaurants. Hotel and our room were spotlessly clean and staff were always helpful and friendly. All rooms have a balcony. Swimming pool has an attached bubble pool, though they were rather small and finding a sunbed would be challenging if the hotel was full. There was a nice breakfast facility with a small shop selling everyday essentials nearby. Bar was okay serving typical Hawaiian bar food. A downside was the monotonous supermarket type music played all in the pool area which also could be heard in the rooms. It got more annoying as the week progressed.

I agree with most of the reviews, except I’m surprised others did not comment on the lack of soundproofing. We were woken up three of 5 mornings by the people above, twice at 4:30am. It seems like pilots stay here which could explain the early mornings. But with a relatively new hotel, you would think that they would have thought this through more.

Staff is super friendly, goes above and beyond, and the hotel has a super relaxing vibe! Food was excellent!! Room was clean and quiet!

Sophie T is fire 10/10 great service great drinks get better straws but otherwise amazing. Maybe give me a stem for my drink