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Offline dovidinrostov

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Maui Master Thread
« on: May 29, 2008, 02:06:33 AM »
Hi im going to Maui and i was wondering if anyone has some good deals while im there. And i was wondering is it worth Splitting the cost with points for the hotel.....either 24,000 spg points or 4,000 and an extra $90?
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2008, 02:52:58 AM »
Cash and Points is a majority of the time the best value. What are your dates?
Starwoods comes out with something called Starpicks (starpicks.com) every Tuesday and it runs until Friday. These are discounted rates for many diifferent properties. I have seen Maui on the list in the recently, every week the list of properties change 
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2008, 04:18:05 AM »
Quote from: dovidinrostov on May 29, 2008, 02:06:33 AM
Hi im going to Maui and i was wondering if anyone has some good deals while im there. And i was wondering is it worth Splitting the cost with points for the hotel.....either 24,000 spg points or 4,000 and an extra $90?

I think it's obvious, 20,000 starpoints are worth a lot more than $90.
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2008, 04:27:39 AM »
Quote from: dovidinrostov on May 29, 2008, 02:06:33 AM
Hi im going to Maui and i was wondering if anyone has some good deals while im there. And i was wondering is it worth Splitting the cost with points for the hotel.....either 24,000 spg points or 4,000 and an extra $90?

I dont understand how you have the option of 24,000 points, because there are three spg properties in Maui and all three category 5 which is either 12,000 or 16,000 points depending on the season
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2008, 11:08:36 AM »
Maui is an absolutely incredible place, just make sure you go there with an itinerary so that you're able to hit the "must-do's" while there.

How long are you going for?

I found the Starwood hotels to be too pricey on Maui, and they didn't have Cash and points when I went.  I used vrbo.com to find a no-frills condo at a fraction of the cost of a hotel.

To answer the OP's question, I always use Cash and points when available.
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2008, 12:45:50 PM »
Sorry......I am staying for 2 nights 12,000 spg points or $90 + 4000 spg points. It was only available in the Westin. 
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2008, 12:49:21 PM »
And where can i find the best "To-Do list" ?
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2008, 12:57:22 PM »
Quote from: dovidinrostov on May 29, 2008, 12:45:50 PM
Sorry......I am staying for 2 nights 12,000 spg points or $90 + 4000 spg points. It was only available in the Westin. 
defnitely go with the cash and points its a no brainer
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2008, 01:25:42 PM »
You're going all the way to Maui for 2 days???
Are you spending time on the other rislands?
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2008, 05:26:56 AM »
I am actually in Honolulu right now. So my fam is coming in so we are taking a trip to maui
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2008, 06:13:03 AM »
what do you do about shabbos? you hold two days?
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2008, 12:29:25 PM »
Quote from: dovidinrostov on May 30, 2008, 05:26:56 AM
I am actually in Honolulu right now. So my fam is coming in so we are taking a trip to maui
OK, that's better!

If you are in Hawaii then I'm sure you know about the Hawaii Revealed tour book series.  But for anyone else going to Hawaii (and I know that a lot of people are from that last Hawaii deal) it's far and away the best tour book series ever written, and it's a shame they've only done it for the 4 major Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu) and not anywhere else in the world.

Honestly, if you go to Hawaii without the books for the islands you are visiting you are making a massive mistake!!!

I made notes in my book about which stuff we enjoyed doing in Maui, so I'll look it up and post back soon...


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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2008, 01:07:52 AM »
I think in Hawaii you keep one day Shabbos. There is a Shliach there called Rabbi Sholom Shusterman. His info is available here:

http://www.chabadworld.org/index_old.php?search=maui&url=shluchim_en
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2008, 10:08:15 PM »
For those going to Hawaii after the great deals that you found on DansDeals.com there is a Kosher restaurant Yudis Deli with a great Hechsher in Honolulu and they ship to all the Islands Fresh Food.
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Re: Going to Maui
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2008, 04:25:54 PM »
Quote from: Dan on May 29, 2008, 11:08:36 AM
Maui is an absolutely incredible place, just make sure you go there with an itinerary so that you're able to hit the "must-do's" while there.

How long are you going for?

I found the Starwood hotels to be too pricey on Maui, and they didn't have Cash and points when I went.  I used vrbo.com to find a no-frills condo at a fraction of the cost of a hotel.

To answer the OP's question, I always use Cash and points when available.

Which property did you stay at? Would you recommend it?
I stayed at a VRBO place in Orlando and we got a little jipped.
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