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Marriott Maui Ocean Club is a terrific resort. It’s on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. I had a wonderful time with my family.
The resort is massive, with loads of activities. There’s multiple swimming pools. There’s tennis, ping pong, corn hole, shuffle board, giant chess and so much more.
They also have complimentary classes. Such as yoga and aqua fit. The resort is right on Ka‘anapali Beach, is western Maui. The beach is beautiful, with lovely yellow sand.
I stayed in a 1 bed apartment with sea view. The view was bucket list worthy! It was a great way to spend the week. We had two large terraces.
I visited with my family. To have an apartment, rather than a hotel room was a godsend. Extra space for my kids to run around. Without tripping over our suitcases!
The kitchen was limited however. It was a kitchenette, and not a full kitchen. So there was no hob cooker. That’s the only complaint I have. Everything else was great.
There’s a number of ways to book the property, which I’ll cover in the article. I’ll explain how to book a ‘preview package’. Stay here for five nights for $1,895. A 67% discount on the cash price.
The property is a Marriott Vacation Club (MVC) Property. I’m an owner with MVC and booked my week through the program.
This is a mega resort with a lot going on. So it’s a detailed review. I took loads of photos. Know exactly what to expect when you visit. Each photo can be clicked to open out the full slideshow.
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Being able to visit Hawaii is one the best things I’ve done in my life. I first came here at the age of 25 with my then girlfriend (now wife). I’ve been back multiple times since. I brought my kids along too.
The time I spent with my family in Hawaii will stay with me forever. But it’s not cheap! Thankfully, there are ways to save money when you visit.
Marriott Maui Ocean Club currently has a deal. You can stay at the property for a 67% discount. You can book a preview package. Stay for 5 nights for $1,895. In a 1 bed apartment. You also get 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points.
You’ll need to sit through a 1 hour timeshare presentation. There’s no obligation to buy anything.
If you want to book a preview package. Then email me and give me your name, email address, phone number (with country code) and the city that you live in. These packages are popular. So if you want to book, then don’t wait.
Another option for booking is to use Marriott Bonvoy Points. The prices start at 70,000 Bonvoy Points for 1 nights. Which is a pretty good deal, especially when cash rates are high. You can earn Bonvoy points by staying at Marriott hotels, or by taking out a cobranded credit card. You can buy Marriott Bonvoy Points from this page. There are regular promotions to buy points with a 50% bonus.
If you don’t have a Marriott Bonvoy Account. Then you can sign up via this link. If you use my link, then you’ll get 2,000 bonus points. For each of your 1st five stays.
I’m an owner with Marriott Timeshare. As such, I used my allocation of points to book one week at Marriott Maui’s Ocean Club. This was a great deal for me. The room would have cost $8,267, if I’d paid in cash. I couldn’t afford that. Blogging doesn’t pay that well!
When it comes to Hawaii, Marriott really is the GOAT. Marriott have 35 hotels. Far more than any other hotel group.
Marriott Maui Ocean Club is located on Ka’anapali beach. A stunning beach on the west coast of Maui. The hotel is right next to other luxury hotels, including the Hyatt Regency Maui, Sheraton Maui and the Westin Maui.
The hotel is 28 miles from the airport. It took me 45 minutes to drive.
Whalers Village is the nearest centre for shops and restaurants. It’s about a 10 minute walk. It’s a high-end shopping mall, on Ka’anapali beach.
The nearest grocery store is Safeway. Which is a 10 minute drive away from the resort.
Marriott Maui Ocean Club is a large resort. It’s made up of 5 separate tower blocks. As it’s a Marriott Vacation Club Property, they have apartments and not bedrooms. These apartments have living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. A home away from home.
The resort has the following features:
The resort is on the sea front. There’s 3 towers around the centre of the resort, all facing out to sea. Molokai Tower, Lanai Tower and Maui Tower. The centre of the resort has many of the activities. Including the large swimming pool, water slide and kids pool.
There are two more towers. One on either side of the 3 towers. Napili Tower and Lahaina Tower. Next to Lahaina Tower is a smaller pool. You also have the tennis court, table football and table tennis.
Next to Napili Tower is an even smaller pool. You also have shuffle board and the putting green in this area.
The resort has a beautiful design. Stunning landscaped gardens, rock features and mini waterfalls. You see these as you walk around the resort. It’s very Hawaiian and very tropical.
Next to the check-in desk, is the lobby. The lobby area has the welcome centre, activity centre, shops, fitness centre, fitness studio, table tennis, pool table, mini shuffle-board, giant chess, giant scrabble and giant chequers.
There’s also an escape room in the lobby. I’m not personally a fan of escape rooms. But my sister is obsessed!
There’s loads of barbeques around the resort. These are very popular in the evenings. From 5pm to 8pm.
Maui is an outdoor lover’s paradise. There is so much to do. Sea, surf, watersports, mountains, volcanos, waterfalls. It’s all here.
The Road to Hana is the most popular attraction on the island. It’s an iconic route that takes you through Maui’s best attractions. You’ll need a full day to travel. 10 hours is the recommended time to visit. You’ll see lush farms, waterfalls, scenic overlooks and state parks.
You can book a guided tour for $235. Link here. It’s a full day tour with breakfast, lunch and snacks included. You’ll get a professional guide, hotel pickup and travel in an air conditioned minibus. The tour is rated 5* from 1,945 reviews.
When you visit Maui, you’ll see pineapples everywhere. They’re grown locally and taste amazing. You can book a Maui pineapple tour for $75. The tour is rated 5* from 2,162 reviews.
You’ll visit the historic plantation town of Hali'imaile. You’ll walk around the field and learn about growing cycles. Best of all, you’ll sample the pineapples at different stages of the growing process.
Want to live like a baller?! Then take a private flight around 5 islands in Maui. You can book a great value tour. $536 for 5 people. Book here. Rated at 5* from 676 reviews. The flight is private and the pilot will guide you through the islands. How cool is that?!
For the adventure lover, book up a 7 line zipline tour on the North Shore. Book here for $149. Take in great views of Maui and the Pacific ocean. This is the most highly rated zipline tour in Maui. 4.5* from 1,426 reviews.
I also visited the Nakalele Blowhole. It’s a 30 minute drive from the resort. It’s a hole that blows out water. Really high! It’s stupidly fun! It’s definitely worth a visit.
Below are some photos I took while on the Road to Hana.
Marriott Maui Ocean Club has a few restaurants. The Lokelani Pool bar has all the drinks that you expect from a pool bar.
Beach Walk Kau Kau To Go is the casual dining restaurant. It’s next to the main pool. It’s the place to go for sandwiches and pizza. I got pizza from here a few times and it was excellent. Very well made. You order a basic cheese pizza, and then pay for toppings separately.
There’s a Starbucks in the resort. Which was very popular, as you might expect.
Longhi’s restaurant is the on site Italian restaurant. It’s not quite fine dining, but it’s the best restaurant on site. Get steaks, local fish and lobster. I’m vegetarian, so I didn’t eat here. But the food did look good.
Marriott Maui Ocean Club is a terrific place for activities. There’s so much to do! I stayed for one week at the resort. I had intended to do three days in the resort and three days travelling around Maui. I ended up doing an extra day at the resort. It was too much fun not to!
There’s three large swimming pools. The main pool (in the centre of the resort), has a water slide.
There’s a sports court that can be booked. Next to Lahaina Tower. Use it for tennis, pickle ball or basketball.
Next to the tennis court is a games centre. It’s outdoors. There’s table football, table tennis and corn hole.
On the other side of the resort, you have a different set of games. Next to Napili Tower. Shuffle board, putting green and French bowls can be played.
In the lobby, there’s some other games too. Giant chess, giant chequers and a giant scrabble board. Table tennis, pool table and a mini shuffleboard are also in the lobby.
There’s a schedule of daily activities. The schedule is shown below. It includes yoga, aqua fit, studio fitness classes and arts and crafts activities.
I stayed in a one bed apartment with ocean view. Apartment 5001. The apartment overlooked the resort and then out to the ocean (view the photo at the top of the article). It was the 2nd highest category of apartment at the resort.
The highest category were the ocean front apartments. These apartments are closest to the ocean. They have an uninterrupted view of the ocean. A panoramic view. Sadly, none of these rooms were available for the week I visited. One advantage of my apartment, was that we had a view of the resort and the ocean. Not just the ocean.
The apartment had the following features:
There were four people staying in the apartment. My wife and two kids slept in the large king bed. I slept on the single sofa bed in the bedroom. The apartment was perfectly fine for four people.
The sofa in the living room opens out to a sofa bed. So two more people could have stayed. Six in total.
The view from the balcony was pretty nice. It looked over the resort and out to the sea. I made sure to have a cup of tea each morning and soak in the view.
The apartment had a mini kitchen. There was a microwave, toaster, fridge, blender and coffee machine. There was no hob or oven. This wasn’t ideal for me, as I like to cook when I stay with my family. Cooking breakfast was fine, but dinner was a challenge.
The coffee machine was perfectly acceptable. It was an American style filter coffee machine. If you’re looking for an Italian espresso, you won’t get it here!
Also, the apartment didn’t have a washing machine or dryer. We had to use to communal washing machines. This was a little annoying too.
Overall, the apartment was good. Space is expensive in Hawaii. My family enjoyed having an apartment for the week. Where we could live in comfort.
Marriott Maui Ocean Club is right on the beach. It’s a beautiful beach too, with golden yellow sand. The beach is at the back of the resort.
At the back of the resort, if you turn left, you’ll get to the Hyatt Regency. The beach is quite narrow at the back of the Hyatt. The beach is much better at the back of Marriott Maui Ocean Club. It’s a decent sized beach.
Each evening, I walked on the beach with my family. We turned right and walked past the Westin, The Sheraton and Whaler’s Village. It was a lovely walk. Lots of people were doing it.
The beach is public. As are all beaches in Maui. I didn’t see any loungers on the beach. Most guests left their stuff by the pool, and then go to the beach.
The Marriott Maui Ocean Club has three excellent swimming pools.
The main pool is in the centre of the resort. Surrounded by Molokai Tower, Lanai Tower and Maui Tower. The pool is large and has some cool features. There’s a water slide. There’s also a kids pool, with a pirate ship to play on.
The main pool has a net, where you can play volleyball. There’s also two hot tubs in the centre of the resort.
To one side of the resort (next to Lahaina Tower), is a smaller adult pool. The pool is pretty large, and there’s a hot tub there too.
Next to Napili Tower is the smallest pool of all. It’s not tiny, but it’s smaller than the other pools.
The swimming pools are all heated, and they’re lovely to get into.
There’s a sports court where you can play tennis, pickle ball and basketball. It’s very high quality. I enjoyed using it.
There’s a fitness centre next to the lobby. It was pretty busy each morning, when I went by. I took a few photos. It looked good. There were a range of dumbbells, weight machines and cardio machines.
There’s a lobby shop where you can get some basic groceries. It’s open until 10pm. You can get bread, snacks, freezer food, alcohol and toiletries. They don’t stock any fresh food, but it’s a pretty good option.
The Marriott Maui Ocean Club is really fantastic. It’s a mega resort, right on the beach. The resort has apartments, and an unbelievable range of activities. There’s so much to do, that it’s difficult to leave the resort.
That’s probably my biggest complaint. You might end up leaving Maui, without seeing the island. Which would be a huge shame!
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Writing this article was fun. There’s so much going on at this resort. I want to go back! I hope you found the article useful. If so, then don’t be a stranger. Sign up to my email list here. Get notified of the best travel deals and my latest content.