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Photo of Kapalua Resort, Kapalua, Maui, HI
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Kapalua Resort

Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Within the 23,000 acres that comprise the Kapalua Resort you'll find the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, the Montage Kapalua Bay, and the Kapalua Villas Maui. Both have access to the resort's Kapalua Beach, Oneloa Bay, and Fleming Beach and to two championship golf courses, one along the bay, another up and down the mountains and a third through what used to be pineapple fields. The tennis activity takes place at the Kapalua Tennis Garden, a lushly landscaped complex of 10 tiered Plexipave courts.




Overview

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua opened in 1992 on a hill overlooking Honokahua Bay and its white-sand beach. Atypically for Ritz-Carlton, which is usually drawn to European style, this 548-room hotel derives its architectural and decorative inspiration from the Hawaiian islands themselves. The interiors hint at elegant plantations, with wood and stone, an open, airy feel, and original art depicting scenes of Hawaii or Hawaiian history. And while Ritz-Carlton couldn't resist installing chandeliers, those in this hotel and their matching wall sconces have been designed to suggest foliage.

There are two additional options, all with villa or luxury home choices: the Montage Kapalua Bay, a complex of 280 one-to-three-bedroom villas with views that vary from golf fairways to full ocean front as well as a selection of luxury homes; and Kapalua Villas Maui, which has 2- and 3-bedroom villas, some of them oceanfront overlooking Oneloa Bay.

Tennis Features

Pro Shop: 808-662-7730
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The Tennis Garden is renowned as one of the most beautifully situated court complexes in the country. Its 10 hard courts spill down terraces in the side of a hill with views west across the former whaling anchorage called Lahaina Roads.

Tennis Staff. The Kapalua Tennis Garden has done away with the tennis director position and adopted a program of drop-in tennis and pickleball socials. However, they have also contracted with Cathy Nicoloff, the former tennis director at the Wailea Tennis Center, to provide clinics and private instruction. She is typically there five days a week and hopes to introduce some junior programing.
Court Complex. The Tennis Garden has 10 hard courts, four with lights. Its pro shop is open from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Court fees: $15/person for two hours of court time.
Caveat: Annual rainfall at Kapalua averages 70 inches a year—this part of the island wouldn't be so lush otherwise—but you can use those rainy days to visit Lahaina or the moonscape crater of 10,000-foot dormant volcano Mt. Haleakala.

Ratings

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Kapalua Villas Ratings
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Ratings

(245 Reviewers)
Tennis Overall
1½-Ball Rating Game Matching
1-Ball Rating Tennis Staff
1-Ball Rating Dollar Value
2-Ball Rating
Instruction
1-Ball Rating Setting
1-Ball Rating

Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Ratings
( 3 Reviewers)

Kapalua Villas Ratings
( 4 Reviewers)

Other Recreation

Beach. Four white-sand beaches fringe the resort property: Oneloa Bay, D.T. Fleming Beach, Honoloa Bay, and what many regard as one of the finest beaches in American, Kapalua Bay.

Golf Courses. The resort has 36 holes of golf, all accessible to guests of either hotel.

Plantation Course: This most demanding of the Kapalua courses was designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore to take advantage of the expansive vistas, sweeping slopes, deep valleys, and native vegetation. Difficult greens, breathtaking views, wind, and the occasional sight of whales breaching in Lahaina Roads to the west all add to the challenge. It now hosts the annual Kapalua International stop on the PGA Tour. Par: 73. Length: 5,627-7,263 yards.
Bay Course: This earliest of the Kapalua courses debuted in 1975. Arnold Palmer designed it, providing generous and forgiving greens as compensation for the distracting scenery. Par: 72.

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Rates and Reservations

Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
One Ritz-Carlton Dr.
Kapalua, Maui, HI 96761 808-669-6200
Toll-free: 800-241-3333
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

Montage Kapalua Bay

 There are 50 one-to-four-bedroom suites, all with fully equipped kitchens.

1 Bay Dr.
Kapalua, Maui, HI 96761 808-662-6600
Toll-free: 888-708-3835
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: Montage Kapalua Bay

Kapalua Villas Maui
500 Office Road
Kapalua, Maui, HI 96761 808-665-5400
Toll-free: 800-545-0018
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: Kapalua Villas Maui

Travel Essentials

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General Tourist Information. Visit the Maui Visitors Bureau website or contact them at 1727 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone: 1-800-525-6284. Or for information about Hawaii as a whole, visit the Hawaii Visitors Bureau website or contact them at 2270 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 801, Honolulu, HI 96815. Phone: 800-464-2924.