Maui and Lana'i, 9th Edition: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation - Softcover

Stilson, Christie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761529578 ISBN 13: 9780761529576

Publisher: Prima Lifestyles, 2001

Synopsis

The Complete Traveler's Reference and Guide to the Magical Islands of Maui and Lana'i
Aloha! The ninth edition of this premier family travel guide is better than ever! Written by a travel expert with family adventures and budgets in mind, this book is your one-stop guide to surf, sun, dining, lodging, and fun on the beautiful islands of Maui and Lana'i. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a repeat vacationer, you'll find valuable, practical information on:
·Visiting Maui and Lana'i, including tips on traveling with children, wedding and honeymoon planning, special tips for seniors and the physically impaired
·More than 200 Maui and Lana'i hotels, condominiums, and bed and breakfast inns, including detailed descriptions, rates, facilities, and toll-free numbers for each
·Over 350 restaurants with sample menus for all budgets
·More than 50 exceptional beaches
·Road and highway travel with 15 updated, user-friendly maps
·And much, much more!
Each chapter features the authors' personal recommendations and "Best Bets".
"Excellent Advice" — Los Angeles Times
"All you ever need to know about these sun-splashed isles." — Detroit News
"The hotel and restaurant listings are very impressive, covering far more sites than most books and in greater depth. These are very practical books." — San Diego Union-Tribune

About this title

Review:

The family in Prima Publishing's Paradise Family Guides is meant in the 1990s sense. In their foreword, authors Dona Early and Christie Stilson explain: "As authors who travel in very different modes (Christie, who travels with a family with two children, and Dona as a single adult), we can share our island experiences from different 'family' viewpoints." This includes the potential for romance or having fun with friends as much as traveling with children or seniors, though the authors do point out that, if traveling without children or seniors, "you might want to consider renting one after reading up on some of the freebies and discounts they get!"

This is the eighth edition of Prima's Maui and Lana'i, and its scope and refreshed content are good. Maui and Lana'i are often paired in Hawai'i travel guides because Lana'i is quite small and not extremely well developed--it's an island wholly owned by Dole--though day trips to Lana'i leaving from Lahaina on Maui are popular. Thus, this guide mostly emphasizes the scores of resources, properties, and activities on Maui; the last 30 pages cover Lana'i.

At 496 pages, the text is divided into seven main sections, starting with Maui history and background--as well as a very handy new section on useful Maui-related Web sites--and advancing through Maui travel for the physically impaired, for seniors, and for people with children. Take special note of the nifty grocery-shopping section, a wonderful perk for condominium renters or for those who plan on saving money by doing some cooking. Depending on what part of the world you are traveling to Maui from, you may find the price guidelines here either surprisingly cheap or astoundingly expensive ("Bread $2.39, Bananas $.99 lb., baby food $.55-.69 per jar"). Just remember: eat like a local and not like a Mainlander and you won't ever pay too much.

Further sections cover "Where to Stay," "Restaurants," "Beaches," and "Recreation." Early and Stilson should have included photos (particularly in the history and background sections), and more detailed maps, but in content this is an excellent and accurate resource that will well serve families--whatever your definition--traveling to Maui for the first time. --Erik Macki

From the Back Cover:

The Complete Traveler's Reference and Guide to the Magical Islands of Maui and Lana'i

About this edition

• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761529578
• ISBN 13: 9780761529576
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480