Photos and Description of the Kapalua vacation house rental
We invite you to come vacation at Ocean Dreams Villa 2203, a truly luxurious fou
We invite you to come vacation at Ocean Dreams Villa 2203, a truly luxurious four bedroom beach and ocean front private villa accommodation - set in a prime location within the all-new Ritz Carlton Residences, Kapalua Bay. Simply put, Ocean Dreams truly is "Your Own Private Paradise".
Located on the site of the original Kapalua Bay Hotel, you will stay in a sublime residence with more than 3,700 square feet of living space. From the spacious outdoor living area, gaze out towards Kapalua Beach and turquoise color coves. Kapalua Beach, a sandy beach cove where calm clear waters wash gently against golden sands, is one of the world`s most favored beaches.
Guests of this villa will receive complimentary services from the attentive beach personnel, including assistance with setting up beach chairs and towel service. At Kapalua Beach you may also rent snorkel sets, boogie boards, surfboards, or schedule a scuba dive, kayak adventure, or sailing excursion.
Ocean Dreams Villa 2203 is situated in the oceanfront row of whole ownership private apartments, from which you have unobstructed views of the sparkling sapphire blue Pacific Ocean. A vacation at Ocean Dreams Villa 2203 offers an opportunity to reside in incomparable luxury within Maui`s most coveted ocean and beach front enclave.
Your private home within this select hideaway has an oversized covered oceanfront veranda with abundant fresh-air lounging and dining space, four bedrooms (Eastern King, California King, Two Double Beds, Two Single Beds - may also form another King Bed), three and a half bathrooms, a fabulously well-equipped kitchen, in-villa Bosch laundry room, HD subscription on five HD oversized flat panel televisions, iPod docks and CD players in all bedrooms, PS3 and XBox360, and even a television in the master bath adjacent to the jetted whirlpool tub!
Ocean Dreams is decorated in a young traditional style with elegant high-end furnishings and whimsical accent pieces that represent an array of ocean, tropical, and beach themes. The eclectic palette of rich jewel tones in gold, silver, sunshine yellow, teal and turquoise, rust, lime green, and chocolate brown create a warm and welcoming backdrop for your home away from home. You can enjoy the colors of the outdoor environment inside your personal living space. The exquisite private dining room is a lushly formal enclosed space that is perfect for dinner parties. The outdoor veranda is large enough for seaside sunset cocktails.
Kapalua Resort is Maui`s most perfect place, perfected even more just for you. Within Kapalua Resort are the pursuits and pleasures of 23,000 acres of recreational splendor, where you can take the weight of the world off your shoulders, and replace it with sparkling seas, radiant sunshine, refreshing salt water, and silky sandy shores. Kapalua Resort offers dozens of newly constructed hiking trails including an oceanfront path, a forested zip-line, scuba, kayak and sailing adventures, unlimited golf specials on it`s two championship courses, horseback riding, fine dining in the glow of ocean front tiki torches, boutique shops, and many other enjoyments that await your explorations.
Upon arrival at The Ritz Carlton Residences, Kapalua Bay ...... you enter the island inspired longhouse "halau", a spacious open-air setting that welcomes you to this wondrous resort. Past the reception area are several sun-shaded lounging areas including a Member`s Lounge and Children`s playroom, along with a pool-side restaurant, two pool-side sunset view bars, cascading waterfalls, and heated whirlpool spas nestled amongst the lush tropical landscaping.
We welcome the enlightened travelers of the world to experience the exquisite serenity of Ocean Dreams at The Ritz Carlton Residences, Kapalua Bay, where all of the traditional comforts of a five-star hotel prevail. Stay at this oasis of tropical splendor, and you do not have to be concerned about the availability of lounge chairs or sun umbrellas. There is no need to spend extra money to rent a cabana to be guaranteed some quiet space or sun shade. There are plenty of sun umbrellas, lounge chairs, and shaded areas for all guests to enjoy on a no-charge basis. In fact, the friendly pool attendants will set up your lounge chair where you request it, and towel and water service is also available pool-side. Swimmers and sun worshipers can order tropical beverages or a light lunch pool-side. This well designed retreat offers every possible convenience for your comfort and relaxation.
Ocean Dreams Villa 2203 was meticulously designed and elegantly appointed with every detail attended to. From the semi-private elevator step out into your own private entry foyer. Through a solid glass double door you step in to a spacious hallway with gleaming mahogany hardwood floors. The hallway leads your gaze straight ahead to the ocean and pool area. Enter the great room where floor to ceiling sliding glass doors frame one of the best views on the island of Maui. Panoramic ocean and beach front vistas frame this beautiful residence. Just outside, tiki torches dance at night, the sunset glistens off the pools, and the palm trees gently sway. Your private veranda has an outdoor dining table for up to eight, four chaise lounges, and side chairs for cocktail hour! The outdoor living area is so comfortable you may never want to even venture down to the swimming pools or the ocean front walking path.
Back indoors, you may begin each day with a stunning perspective of the expansive blue Pacific Ocean, complemented by breakfast through Room Service, or with a latte made fresh on your own Illy-brand espresso machine. The kitchen is complete with every imaginable small appliance - for your cooking pleasure. To name just a few fun things we added, there is a thermal pot automatic coffee maker, coffee grinder, fine supply of fresh beans and tea, electric tea kettle, top-quality high-powered blender, waffle maker, juicer, Kitchen Aid stand-up mixer, ice cream maker, rice cooker, crock pot, hot air popper, deep-fryer, and an extensive assortment of fine quality cookware, Calphalon knife set, white bone china plateware, clear crystal glassware (martini, margarita, white wine, red wine, champagne flutes, pilsners, etc.), sugars, herbs and spices, plastic glassware and paper plates for kids, and other to-go supplies. Further, the true gourmet kitchen also features premium appliances such as a Sub-Zero refrigerator with ice-maker and water dispenser, Sub-Zero wine fridge, 7 burner Wolf gas cooktop, Wolf brand microwave and convection oven, two Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawers, and two additional refrigerated beverage drawers.
Throughout this exceptional resort residence are first-rate electronics, including five over-sized flat panel HD televisions (all with HD subscription and HD cabling/digital boxes), an HD DVR (record your favorite show while at the beach), 5 iPod docks, 5 CD/DVD players, XBox 360, PS3-Blu Ray disc player, great room theater sound, and a television in the master bath.
Other fine-quality accoutrements include 3-zone central air conditioning, down filled sofas, mahogany trim and moldings, Brazilian hardwood floors, granite kitchen countertop, Bosch 800 series HE super-size washer/dryer, marble bathrooms, and Kohler plumbing fixtures.
This villa is just one flight up from the fantasy pool courtyard. A second exit takes you downstairs to the swimming pool courtyard directly from the master bedroom and outdoor veranda - very convenient! For a free ride anywhere in Kapalua Resort, simply ring up the Kapalua Shuttle. This on-demand service is an ideal choice for transport to area restaurants if you plan to enjoy alcoholic beverages. Teenagers or families that have just one rental car will find the service to the golf courses or various beaches to be most convenient. The shuttle even picks up and drops off at Kapalua Airport.
Offered to our guests on a complimentary basis is parking for two cars, high speed wireless internet access, local phone calls, USA mainland unlimited long distance calling, mid-stay housekeeping service, Tropical bath treats, use of the heated swimming pools and whirlpool spas, use of the facilities at the 30,000 square foot Kapalua Spa, and personalized in-villa greeting.
The Kapalua Spa embraces the healing properties of water, warm breezes, and fresh air. Guests receive complimentary access to enjoy the Cardio, Strength and Kinesis Circuit System in the fitness gym, along with use of the men`s and women`s relaxation rooms - each with sauna, steam, and private outdoor whirlpools. Men and women each have use of expansive changing rooms that are equipped with restrooms, showers, locking closets, toiletries, robes and slippers. To top the complimentary fitness and spa amenities, we recommend that you consider pampering yourself with a traditional lomilomi massage, enliven muscles tired from rounds of golf with hot rock treatments, or indulge your senses with seaweed baths and hot mud soaks. There are 10 private treatment rooms for individuals or couples indoors. There is also a full service hair and nail salon, an aesthetician for waxing and facials, and a wellness studio offering hot yoga. Within the charming boutique is a fresh juice bar that serves everything from coffees and tea to sushi and light spa cuisine.
A welcoming bamboo garden provides a transformational setting for the ultimate spa experience - the 10 outdoor Hawaiian-style "Hale" - free-standing private treatment hideaways that are ideal for couples or singles. Each "Hale" has a treatment area, a garden shower, and a lounge area. For a truly tropical and spiritually uplifting experience, we invite you to reserve one of the ten outdoor island-style Hale for your spa experience (extra cost may apply). Each treatment in the Hale begins with a soothing foot bath. The sounds of tradewinds rustling through coconut palms and a gently flowing waterfall will lull you into a relaxed state. Your therapist will take you on a journey through the ocean with your choice of body or massage therapies. Optional upgrade to stone soaking tubs available. Couples may choose tandem treatments.
The local community is modeled after a plantation-themed village. Catering to residents and visitors alike, there is a small church, general store with front-porch atmosphere that serves lunch and dinner or take-out foods (gelato, fresh coffee, full meals, groceries), a prolific arts and social scene, cultural events, wine and food extravaganzas, boutiques, galleries, and several renowned restaurants. Pine-tree lined pathways meander through the resort, making it a paradise for walkers. The planned Kapalua Coastal Trail connects 3.5 miles of shoreline from award-winning Kapalua Bay to world-famous Honolua Bay.
Kapalua Resort encompasses unspoiled mountains with tropical rain forests, brilliant coral reefs, secluded coves, and a place where every moment is enriched with the warm spirit of aloha. Kapalua Beach ranks as one of "America`s Best Beaches". Fringed by palm trees that dance in the wind and soft golden sands, the turquoise waters of this pristine bay provide some of Maui`s best swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and diving. Enjoy all of the delights of this marine playground at your doorstep. Be enchanted by whales jumping out of the sea (during winter season), views of dramatic neighbor islands topped with cotton candy clouds, turquoise color water framed by ancient jet black lava flows, and immaculate golden sand crescent shape beaches. Kapalua Resort`s three white sand beaches and pristine waters, are teeming with tropical marine life.
Golf at Kapalua is legendary. Emerald green fairways give way to panoramic ocean vistas defined by unending stands of unique Norfolk island pines. The Kapalua Golf Academy adds a new element to the already exceptional golf facilities within Kapalua Resort. The Academy is staffed with the largest teaching roster in the state. The Bay Course is a 6,600 yard par 72 showpiece designed by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane. It features gently rolling fairways, generous greens, and a signature hole that reaches into the very edge of the ocean on a lava peninsula. The Plantation Course is a links-style beauty that boasts a par 73, 7411 yard layout. This course of champions traverses natural geographic formations and former pineapple fields.
Commuter flights depart from Kapalua/West Maui Airport for easy access to Honolulu, where you can shop and dine on short day trips - to your heart`s content in bustling Waikiki. The 30 minute flight is a breeze, and getting out and back through the petite sized airport is fun and easy.
At the Kapalua Adventure Center, the new home of Kapalua Resort`s expanded activity offerings, visitors can sign up for a myriad of fun-filled activities. Kapalua Resort recently launched an adventure outpost situated at the foot of Pu`u Kukui, West Maui`s highest peak. The Outpost has a 3,000 square-foot pavilion and observation deck, two suspension bridges over natural ravines, a four-station climbing tower, high ropes challenge course and eight dual-track zip-lines spanning nearly two miles in length.
There are abundant dining choices at your doorstep such as Cafe Kapalua, serving a casual and healthy menu, Honolua Store for hot breakfasts and local and deli-style lunches, dinner and groceries, Merriman`s Kapalua Hawaii Regional Cuisine, Pineapple Grill Contemporary Pacific Island cuisine, The Plantation House Hawaiian Mediterranean cuisine, Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar and Pacific Rim cuisine, The Banyan Tree Asian-inspired cuisine, The Beach House casual beachside restaurant overlooking D.T. Fleming Beach, Alaloa Lounge a favorite locale for lounging at sunset with light fare throughout the day. Not far away are Roy`s Restaurant in Kahana, David Paul`s in Lahaina (Chef David Paul the man himself is back!), Mark Ellman`s Mala Tavern in Lahaina, and Outback Steakhouse in Kahana.
Feel like shopping? There are terrific stores and boutiques at Whalers Village in Ka`anapali, which is just 10 minutes away, or in quaint Lahaina town which is just 20 minutes away.
Kapalua Resort is home to a signature series of special events as well as many programs and events designed to offer guests the ability to experience the wide range of activities the resort has to offer. Upcoming events..... December 8 - 20, 2009 Billabong Pro Maui The last Triple Crown contest of the year and the only women`s stand-alone ASP event in Hawaii. January 4 - 10, 2010 SBS PGA Championship, a Kapalua Resort Signature Event on the Plantation Course.
Complementing the comforts of this exceptional residence will be the reputable service of Tropical Villa Vacations. Tropical Villa Vacations offers a distinctive and innovative series of private services and amenities for it`s guests including signature "Four Seasons" quality Personal Concierge Service, a resourceful and gracious guide to getting the most out of your Maui vacation.Your Personal Concierge will assist with pre-arrival stocking and special needs, reservations for golf tee-times, restaurants, outings, tours, in-villa training and yoga, spa services, personal training, childcare, helicopter charters, family portrait photographs, and much more. Available for a fee on an a la carte basis are dry cleaning, private chefs, in-villa catering, room service, spa services, in-villa massage, and so much more.
Tropical Villa Vacations has recently been appointed the exclusive reservations and management source for this spectacular luxury villa. Our friendly staff extend their complimentary assistance to help create a memorable, restful and rejuvenating holiday on Maui.
