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“The award is an affirmation of everything
we’ve known to be true about Hyatt Ka’anapali
Beach,” says John Burlingame, president of
Hyatt Vacation Ownership. “Its remarkable
setting and the meticulous execution of a
design that incorporates the best of the out-
doors and Hawaiian art and culture is indeed
a winning formula.”
Coming Full Circle
The project has been in the works for more
than a decade, according to Burlingame. The
property on which it’s built was owned by
Host Hotels and Resorts. Considering the
prime oceanfront lot to be underutilized, Host,
which also owns the adjacent Hyatt Regency
Maui Resort & Spa, entered into a partnership
with Hyatt Vacation Ownership (HVO — known
then as Hyatt Residential Group) to develop
the Hyatt Ka’anapali Beach resort. Plans were
shelved during the 2008 recession, but as the
market improved, both companies deemed
that the time was right.
Hyatt’s interest in the joint venture is now
owned by Interval Leisure Group (ILG), which
recently acquired the company from affiliates
of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. In addition to
internal exchange benefits offered through
HVO’s points-based membership club —
Hyatt Residence Club — owners at Hyatt
Ka’anapali can take advantage of the broader
exchange benefits provided through HVO’s
affiliation with ILG’s Interval International.
“Interval has been providing exchanges for
HVO owners from the time the Hyatt brand
took the revolutionary step of entering the
timeshare market in 1994,” says David Gilbert,
president of Interval International. “The com-
pany’s newest property is a fitting addition to
an outstanding collection of resorts.”
Leveraging Location
The Hyatt Ka’anapali Beach, which opened
in 2014, comes as a welcome addition to the
Hyatt Residence Club’s offerings, according to
Burlingame. The Maui property is the 16th in a
network of resorts in U.S. locations from Carmel,
California, to Key West, Florida. “We’ve worked
really hard to build a portfolio of stellar resorts
in difficult-to-replicate locations,” he says.
HVO’s first timeshare resort in Hawaii is built
in a “V” shape to leverage its location on one of
Maui’s most desirable beaches. All but nine of
the property’s 131 units have direct ocean views;
the others face the West Maui Mountains, as
do some of the resort’s amenities.
An artful blending of indoors and outdoors
begins when a guest steps into the elevated
8,000-square-foot (743 square meters) open-
air lobby and gazes across a vista of glistening
pools terracing down to the magnificent
ocean below.
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Developer:
Hyatt Vacation Ownership, in
partnership with Host Hotels & Resorts
Location:
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Product:
Deeded, points-based timeshare
Units:
131 (12 three-bedroom, 100 two-
bedroom, and 19 one-bedroom)
Price:
US$40,000 to US$165,000
Website:
hyattresidenceclub.com
Social Media:
twitter.com/HyattTweets
youtube.com/user/hyatt
plus.google.com/+Hyatt
Hyatt Ka’anapali Beach,
a Hyatt Residence Club
fast
facts
AN INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL PREMIER RESORT