The troubled Maui Prince Hotel occupies a verdant location with adjacent golf course.
The Maui Prince Hotel is the latest to fall (perhaps) victim to the economy. Although the hotel went into foreclosure a week ago, its banker (Wells Fargo) had hoped the operators would keep it open. After all, the all-ocean-view resort that sits at the foot of Haleakala had just undergone a big renovation to attract quality guests.
But the management has told its nearly 400 employees that the resort, including its golf course, will close on September 16, just two weeks from now.
The bank has petitioned for a new company to take over the operate the resort. If you have reservations past the closure date and are concerned, you can contact the hotel; but whatever you’re told will likely change back and forth over the coming days.
Don’t let this news put a damper on your plans if you’d like to plan a Maui visit for the coming winter. There are still abundant options. Consider the Four Seasons at Wailea (adults only, by the way), which opened a new $9 million salt water pool this summer … another over-the-top feature to draw visitors from the competition.
That level of luxury is one way to escape the constraints of America’s new every-day austerity.
– Peg Prideaux, CTC
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Four Seasons, a healthy competitor, proffers this brochure-style shot of the new Serenity Pool at their Maui resort.
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