Crystal Clear Plans for New Maui Resort

 The Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort on Maui is set to close this fall and be replaced by a uber luxurious condo/hotel resort branded by Baccarat

.  As you probably know, Baccarat is known producing fine French crystal, but it appears that they are now getting in to the resort business.  They also have plans for building another Baccarat resort on the islands of Turks and Caicos. 

According to this Pacific Business News article,  the seven-story Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort will be replaced with a lower-density cluster of 13 buildings ranging from two to four stories high, with a total of 193 units ranging in size from one bedroom to four bedrooms.  So, what might the price tag be for an ultra luxurious Baccarat condo?  I guess if you have to ask, darling, you can’t afford it, as the developer says, “it’ll be the high end of the market in Wailea.” 

The Wailea Baccarat Resort will be in good company as the posh Wailea area is already a breeding ground for high end resorts such as:

• Grand Wailea Resort and Spa – part of the Waldorf-Astoria collection
• Four Seasons Resort Maui
• Fairmont Kea Lani

No time table was provided for the new resort which will include a Baccarat branded spa (oo la la!) and collection of restaurants (will the drinkware be Baccarat?).  So, going from Marriott to Baccarat, I’d say that’s an upgrade!