Hawaii
Originally, I planned on only visiting one island but ended up on three. Flew on United Airlines to Kahului Airport , Maui and met up with some friends. After grabbing the rental car from Avis , did a quick stock up trip at Costco before heading up to the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas . The Westin was a preview timeshare deal and so I had prepaid for a two-bedroom suite. I do find the Westin timeshare properties a little bit more luxurious than the Hilton or even Marriott hotels. But you also pay for that premium so I didn't feel compelled. With the Westin and Marriott merger, I feel that there is likely a higher level of competition within their membership but that's only speculation. Due to COVID, the Westin hotel versus timeshare facilities were kept separate. Meaning that you couldn't go to the pools at the hotel but you can spend money at the hotel (restaurants). I wasn't a fan of that either. The Hilton doesn't preclude timeshare guests from using the hotel facil...