#5 in Top 20 Maui for A Family Holiday · ★★★★
Wailea Beach Resort, A Marriott Resort
Multi-pool layout, oceanfront, family-friendly with strong fitness, the active-family base.
Multi-pool layout, oceanfront, family-friendly with strong fitness, the active-family base.
"The Wailea Beach Resort Marriott, the working Wailea Marriott family-resort anchor."
Why this rank, Wailea Beach Resort, A Marriott Resort opened in 1976 on Wailea Beach (rebranded as Marriott in 1991, refreshed via 2014 renovation), the working family-resort Wailea Marriott property. 547 rooms and suites; the Royal Suite, the Marriott Suite, and the multi-bedroom Family Suite are the property's signature accommodations. The 11,000 sqft pool deck with the working family-resort water-park-style programming, the lava-tube slide, and the Mandara Spa across the property runs the family-resort and wellness anchors. The dining roster includes Humble Market Kitchin (the working all-day venue by Roy Yamaguchi) and Whaler's Igloo. The 2014 renovation refreshed the room and suite product across the property. The Marriott Bonvoy points-earning at the Marriott Resort tier suits the Bonvoy-aligned traveller. The Wailea position alongside Four Seasons, Andaz, Grand Wailea, Fairmont Kea Lani, and Hotel Wailea produces the working Wailea family-resort cluster. Best for the Wailea family-resort stay at the working Marriott tier.
Best room: Royal Suite, ocean view
"Multi-pool layout, oceanfront, family-friendly with strong fitness, the active-family base."
Wailea Beach Resort, A Marriott Resort, sits between the Four Seasons and the Grand Wailea on the Wailea cluster, 547 rooms across three towers, with the working family infrastructure built around the four-pool complex (including the largest waterslide cluster after the Grand Wailea, three slides at different heights for different age groups). The asset is the Marriott-loyalty-and-points value combined with serious family infrastructure, the working family booking on Marriott Bonvoy points is a clear value advantage over the cash-rate Four Seasons or Grand Wailea, and the four-pool complex with three waterslides handles the working children's day at Wailea cluster standards. The Wailea Beach Resort kids' club (Te Au Moana) runs the daily programme; the on-site Humble Market Kitchin (Roy Yamaguchi's casual restaurant) is the working family-dinner room. Wailea Beach Resort is the right pick for the family holiday where the points-loyalty value matters (the Marriott Bonvoy points-redemption rate is the working budget asset) and the family infrastructure is at the working Wailea-cluster tier, the four-pool complex, the three-waterslide-cluster, the kids' club, the Wailea-Beach access. The trade-off is the brand prestige (below the Four Seasons or Fairmont tier) and the room finishes (more conventional).
Two-Bedroom Hospitality Suite (the family-of-four working option) or Concierge Level Ocean View King for the upgrade tier.
Use Marriott Bonvoy points for the booking, the points-redemption rate is the working value. Te Au Moana kids' club runs daily 9am-3pm. The four-pool complex's three waterslides handle the multi-age children's day.
Wailea Beach Resort, A Marriott Resort sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Maui for a Family Holiday list. It scored an aggregate 9.5/10 across the three editorial criteria, competitive against the field but, on a family holiday-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Maui neighbourhood, see Wailea, south coast and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces, the ones that earn this rank, are typically the first to sell out.
Editorial · #19 on the Top 20 Hotels in Hawaii 2026 list
Wailea Beach Resort's case for the Hawaii stay is the working Wailea Marriott family-resort anchor. The 1976 property on Wailea Beach is the working family-resort Wailea Marriott property.
The 547 rooms and suites include the Royal Suite, the Marriott Suite, and the multi-bedroom Family Suite.
The 11,000 sqft pool deck with the working family-resort water-park-style programming, the lava-tube slide, and the Mandara Spa across the property run the family-resort and wellness anchors. The dining roster includes Humble Market Kitchin (the working all-day venue by Roy Yamaguchi) and Whaler's Igloo. The 2014 renovation refreshed the room and suite product across the property. The Marriott Bonvoy points-earning at the Marriott Resort tier suits the Bonvoy-aligned traveller. The Wailea position alongside Four Seasons, Andaz, Grand Wailea, Fairmont Kea Lani, and Hotel Wailea produces the working Wailea family-resort cluster. The structural difference from the Four Seasons Maui or Grand Wailea Waldorf Astoria is the lower entry rate combined with the same Wailea Beach beachfront position. Best for the Wailea family-resort stay at the working Marriott tier.