Do you have any suggestions for a honeymoon in Maui?
March 29th, 2010 | 
Author: My fiance and I are deciding between All Inclusive in Aruba and the island of Maui for our honeymoon. We are really leaning towards Maui even though All Inclusive is wonderful. Hawaii, I guess, just seems different from the Carribean. I have a few questions though. Not that we will be penny pinching on our honeymoon but just to get some kind of idea, what would you say is the average price for a nice dinner in Hawaii? Is it a pain to charge stuff (like drinks at the pool) to your room? Any other suggestions? Thank you so much in advance!
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Maui is the best. Way better than Aruba, unless the only thing you want to do is sit on the beach all day. Maui has loads of choices in activities and sightseeing and restaurants.
Dinner at a top restaurant on Maui can cost between $30 and $60 per person, depending on how many courses and drinks you order. But there are plenty of restaurants where you can eat dinner on Maui for half of that price, so you don’t have to go to the fanciest restaurants every day of your trip.
Any of the big resort hotels will let you charge drinks on the hotel grounds to your room. And any of the major restaurants will let you charge food and drinks to any major credit card.
Lots of info about Maui restaurants, hotels, condos, sightseeing and activities is at
http://www.mauihawaii.org
Maui is great and amazingly beautiful. You can take a trip on the Road to Hana which winds you around the back of the volcano and see the black sand beaches. You can go whale watching with the Pacific Whale Foundation, and you can go to a luau at the Old Lahaina Luau. Each of these are special things so they’ll cost you. Your regular meals will probably be around $20 a person, then you can splurge on a couple of special events/nights. Have a great time!
There is nowhere else in the world like Maui, Hawaii. You can charge everything to the room, lunch & drinks by the pool, dinner, all other services offered by the hotel.
http://www.westinmaui.com/pr-condenast.htm
http://hawaii-exclusive.destinations.starwoodhotels.com/Westin_Maui/Content/Romantic_Meals/SunsetDinner.htm
http://www.westinmaui.com/de_tropicadinner.htm Dinner Menu/Prices
http://www.westinmaui.com/de-ono.htm
http://www.fodors.com/world/north%20america/usa/hawaii/maui/
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You don’t mention when this honeymoon is taking place, but here is an idea for you to stretch your dollars………
Register for my honeymoon registry so your wedding guests can buy you upgrades for your gifts.
Go to: columbinetravel.net and sign up for your registry with details about where you are going, etc. They can buy you things like, dinners out, massages, spa treatments, upgrades on your room, one night of your room rate, etc.
Be sure to include the site in your announcements and shower invitations!
Congrats, and I recommend Maui instead of Aruba. Aruba seemed very dirty when we went on a cruise and spent the day there. Maui is a resort island and everything is just so. Your memories will be many in Maui.
PS. You can also book your flight on my site: columbinetravel.net. I have the same prices or better than Travelocity. Thanks!
Travelchik
Check out the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui…awesome place! My cousin got married there in the little church on the grounds and stayed at the hotel.
http://www.grandwailea.com/
My husband and I honeymooned on Maui in 2004 and had an amazingly wonderful time. We both cried when it was time to leave. It’s a beautiful place and everyone was so friendly towards us. I’ve never been to Aruba but I still have to cast my vote for Maui. You won’t regret it.
In terms of price…Maui (as is probably all of Hawaii) was expensive. When you include the price of a decent hotel or resort, airfare all the way from the mainland and car rental…things add up. Plus, it was so tempting to splurge once we were there and things didn’t come cheap. We ended up eating at Taco Bell a bunch of times so we wouldn’t have to spend too much. On our honeymoon we also spent around $1000 extra just on side trips but they were well worth it. We booked through a travel company and every detail was pretty much taken care of for us.
It depends on what type of trip you want to have. My husband and I, like I mentioned, splurged on a bunch of extra planned activities and ended up having a bunch of great memories to bring home. We didn’t focus so much on expensive food the first time around.
We’ve since returned this past summer and had a somewhat different experience. We spent a little more time scouting cheaper local eats so I’d suggest a bit of up front research before you go. We also decided to go for the gusto and eat at a few higher end restuarants while we were there as well. A sunset dinner right on the water (or sometimes over the water) is well worth the $25 or $30 per plate tab. We didn’t spend as much on extra trips and opted to plan our own trips. If you choose to do this however, I would also suggest research first.
I suppose the thing to take away from my answer is this…no matter what type of honeymoon you would plan to have on Maui (beach bum or active), the temptation will be there to spend more. It’s so easy to do. Everything on Maui is pricey. BUT everything on Maui is wonderful. We didn’t order ANY food that we didn’t LOVE. We didn’t go a trip we hated. We never met a cross or questionable local. Everything was fabulous. You just might have to try harder to make you’re memories or be willing to shell out a few extra dollars. It will be WELL worth your time and money though. I promise.