Danny Silverman

Very pretty resort/hotel destination-type place, but some of the dining establishments were sub-par and there didn’t seem to be a terrible amount of activities. The pools and waterslides were a lot of fun, the grounds were pretty nice but not extrordinary, and aquatic life was mesmerizing. I liked taking quiet walks in the warm nights when the grounds were deserted. My favorite part of the trip, however, was leaving the “Paradise Island” and touring the real island city of Nassau. While the hotel had all the amenities, I just don’t find this sort of Disney-fied reality to be the sort of place I want to spend all of my time.

Most of what I saw was highly touristy. I don’t like going places that have been completley overtaken by the tourism industry. My time in other parts of Hawaii has felt somewhat more “real,” but in Maui it was very difficult to find any type of culture or history.