In quarantine Marriott Maui

[amy241]

Let’s see what the next few weeks are like. Beach walks, Listening to ocean waves up close, relaxing pool time, very uncrowded peacefulness, peaceful drives without traffic, vs very limited restaurants open, no (?) activities available whether on property or off, still having to fly home with concern about catching covid-19. Etc

What did you do to protect yourself on the flight over and how long was your flight? Where did you fly from? We have reservations in November that take us from FLL-LAX and LAX-HNL with an overnight at LAX. I’m starting to stress the flight and fear of infection.

 

[CA Richard]

You have been an inspiration to us all and you are now officially a Tug celebrity!!!

 

[luv_maui]

Got our room keys. Only 3 other groups here, so we are the 4th, all in Napili building. Marriott person called me by name. I asked how he knew and he stated only 3 other groups here and I was only group he hasn’t met! Other 3 have been here since March. Had to say politely at front desk, “hello?” Before someone came out

 

[californiagirl]

Thank you for taking us with you to Maui! Those pictures are eerie...kind of like the show the world without people. Your experience is once in a lifetime (hopefully). Have a wonderful time. Aloha!

 

[csodjd]

Curious about the elevators. They appear to say only one person allowed. Does that mean you can’t ride the elevator with your spouse, even if you’ve been quarantined together?

 

[gregloucks]

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your journey!

 

[Superchief]

Is the fitness center open? It wouldn't make any sense to keep it closed since everyone there has made it through quarantine. The walks on the beach should be spectacular and I'd expect more wildlife with fewer people disrupting things. Enjoy your private resort.

 

[Luanne]

Is the fitness center open? It wouldn't make any sense to keep it closed since everyone there has made it through quarantine. The walks on the beach should be spectacular and I'd expect more wildlife with fewer people disrupting things. Enjoy your private resort.

I wonder, are the rules for fitness centers at resorts the same as they are for gyms? Most of them aren't staffed so I wonder how they would manage that.

 

[slip]

Congratulations, it will be worth it. You’ll be able to explore and see the sites. Enjoy!!

 

[luv_maui]

Curious about the elevators. They appear to say only one person allowed. Does that mean you can’t ride the elevator with your spouse, even if you’ve been quarantined together?

1 only, except parties together, so I can ride with my spouse

 

[luv_maui]

N

Is the fitness center open? It wouldn't make any sense to keep it closed since everyone there has made it through quarantine. The walks on the beach should be spectacular and I'd expect more wildlife with fewer people disrupting things. Enjoy your private resort.

no. That would require cleaning and stuff. Just easier to have everything closed, except the Napili pool. Nothing else open, at least at this time, literally nothing. No housekeeping, even after quartile completed. But we can ask for towels, sheets, etc

 

[luv_maui]

I wonder, are the rules for fitness centers at resorts the same as they are for gyms? Most of them aren't staffed so I wonder how they would manage that.

Thus easiest to simply keep it closed.

 

[Luanne]

@luv_maui you may have mentioned this and I missed it but, where was the first place you went after you were "free"?

 

[Sugarcubesea]

Congrats on your freedom and enjoy Muai

 

[luv_maui]

by gazebo restaurant

 

[luv_maui]

$59 uber to Kihei / $50 with Lyft 15% discount. Car rental at Avis, small lot, dirty car, much time spent proving we were out of quarantine. She kept asking for proof. I emailed text pictures showing our official day of arrival paperwork and day 14 of 14 quarantine check-in, but she stated they would send me a confirmation on quarantine completion? I called covid-19 hotline on speakerphone and person stated no official confirmation would be sent, and to simply show my boarding pass on day of arrival. She believed me and let me rent the car, only 10,500 miles but supposedly they had cleaned it night before - did NOT look like it. She gave us disinfectant wipes upon our request and we wiped down high touch spots in side car, and we window washed interior due to strong film making it somewhat difficult to see out front windshield. Hey, we were thankful to rent the car . Then quite the line at Costco, dropped off stuff in room, then gazebo restaurant for 1om breakfast - no line! Drove to check out shopping complexes on the way back to MM1, helped a new check in guest from Kihei Resident (1 week stay at MM1) as her cart of stuff was stuck in lawn and too hard to push for her, then helped call the elevator, now at pool just relaxing and small waterfalls sound. Pool is cold and somewhat dirty and glad we have towels with the lawn chairs with bird stuff on them. Anyways, not complaining in ANY way, simply observations for everyone. Absolutely no one at pool besides us. No towels just reserving chairs, no chairs to have to wait for, just nice relaxing time at the pool. Still need that beach walk by the ocean waves but plenty of time for that. Also, this morning they made our keys fir our entire 7 week stay so that mean we aren’t moving!! I wonder how they’ll handle our one overlap day. Guessing we won’t get credit double day credit, not that it has much value. We’re already titanium for all of next year due to auto 2019 extension, and we aren’t going to come close to $20,000 spent at bonvoy hotels do our estimated 125 night credited stays for 2020 only really helps towards lifetime status

 

[kckaren21]

Thanks for posting! It will be interesting to hear what it is like, such as you have posted just now. I hope you have activities you can do, places to eat, etc!
Interesting that they aren't keeping it cleaner. I guess they are just keeping a skeleton staff. The resort must be losing a fortune! Although maintenance fees are guaranteed.

 

[luv_maui]

Got stopped by Marriott person asking if I was a guest here. I guess there’s a light green wristband identifying authorized guests, so he stated he’d try to have someone bring them to us.

that was quick : “Maui Ocean Club Pool Pass. MVCI Owner”

 

[csodjd]

Thanks for posting! It will be interesting to hear what it is like, such as you have posted just now. I hope you have activities you can do, places to eat, etc!
Interesting that they aren't keeping it cleaner. I guess they are just keeping a skeleton staff. The resort must be losing a fortune! Although maintenance fees are guaranteed.

Interesting point. They are collecting (or have or will) collect the MF based on the cost of operating the entire resort facility. However, their payroll is a fraction (did they get PPP money?), they aren't heating the pools (apparently), are not providing cleaning or maid service, etc. So their "maintenance costs" are way down. As owners our job is to pay our share of the maintenance fees, not to guarantee that they are profitable in operating the resort.

 

[Monykalyn]

Thanks for the updates and a big Yahoo! To being out of quarantine! Hope the rest of your time is fantastic!

 

[luv_maui]

What did you do to protect yourself on the flight over and how long was your flight? Where did you fly from? We have reservations in November that take us from FLL-LAX and LAX-HNL with an overnight at LAX. I’m starting to stress the flight and fear of infection.

We brought sanitizing wipes to wipe down our seat belts, arm rest area, tray in front of you, didn’t put anything in the pockets, wore a mask, had hand sanitizer, and social distanced throughout the airport. We flew direct from LAX direct to Maui, with overnight in LAX to avoid missing the direct flight, since we flew into LAX from Oregon. LAX-OGG was about 5 hrs ish. Coach holds about 180(?) on our Delta flight and only about 10-12 in coach, so lots of social distancing. Delta & SW I’ve heard are 2 of the few airlines that actually currently blocking seats for sale whereas most other airlines sell more seats and then notify you if reasonably full giving you the option to move flights. We haven’t flown Delta in a long time but will consider them in the future with their extra care for passenger & employee safety.

 

[TravelTime]

@luv_maui Congratulations on getting out of quarantine. I think your biggest reward will be enjoying the next 5 weeks without tourists. No crowds. Living like a native. I know you will be too busy to post much but I hope you will continue to take us on your journey. Your travel is inspiring me for 2021. I do not go to Hawaii for more than 10 days so a 14 day quarantine would not work for us. But the reward is wonderful on an extended trip like you are doing.

 

[Superchief]

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no. That would require cleaning and stuff. Just easier to have everything closed, except the Napili pool. Nothing else open, at least at this time, literally nothing. No housekeeping, even after quartile completed. But we can ask for towels, sheets, etc

I would be upset with the clearly unnecessary closure of the fitness center. With only 3 other groups there, guests clearly can be trusted to clean their own equipment. Most MVC fitness centers are not staffed, and the only employees I see typically pick up and drop off towels. Everyone has gone through quarantine so are not carrying the virus, and recent research shows it is highly unlikely to get Covid by touching surfaces. I work out for food, so this amenity is extremely important to us and there is no reason not to have it open there at this time.

 

[Luanne]

I would be upset with the clearly unnecessary closure of the fitness center. With only 3 other groups there, guests clearly can bet rusted their own equipment. Most MVC fitness centers are not staffed, and the only employees I see typically pick up and drop off towels. Everyone has gone through quarantine so are not carrying the virus, and recent research shows it is highly unlikely to get Covid by touching surfaces. I work out for food, so this amenity is extremely important to us and there is no reason not to have it open there at this time.

I'm not going back to my gym, even though they have opened up. And at that facility the members are being asked to wipe down the equipment, as well as them having a cleaning crew.

I would be very uncomfortable using a facility that isn't staffed, most likely isn't being cleaned on a regular basis.

P.S. I work outside at a park with my trainer. I see lots of other people using these outside facilities to exercise. You don't "need" a gym or fitness facility.

Also, I'm curious. What do you mean you work out for food?

 

[luv_maui]

@luv_maui you may have mentioned this and I missed it but, where was the first place you went after you were "free"?

Front desk to get room keys good for 48 days, indirectly implying same room - OCEAN FRONT!!. Then Avis in Kihei, Costco to stock back up, then Gazebo restaurant, then pool.