Better than ever Press Release, July
MAUI’S HISTORIC B & B IS BETTER THAN EVER –
AND GOING GREEN
Think you have to scrap plans for a fantastic holiday on Maui this year because of the economy? The Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono, Maui’s most award-winning, historic bed & breakfast Inn, is holding its incredibly affordable rates of $150 to $190 a night through the summer and fall and into the winter. ALL room rates include: a full gourmet breakfast every morning served in the Inn’s lovely dining room; free parking on property; central air conditioning in the main Inn; individually controlled air conditioning in rooms in Vagabond’s House (the three-room cottage opened in 2002); high-speed DSL; phones with automated message service; in-room coffee makers and the Inn’s own house blend coffee; and Aveda personal care amenities.
Innkeeper Janice Fairbanks is committed to being as “green” as possible. The water in Vagabond’s House is heated 100% by solar power; on-demand gas in the entire main Inn and the separate laundry saves both water AND electricity. All main Inn windows have been retro-fitted with specially designed plexi-glass to both prevent the loss of cooled air and eliminate any street noise. The Inn’s towels are 100% natural fiber materials; linens are a no-iron blend to save precious electricity. The Aveda personal care products are all biodegradable. CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lighting) is used in every location possible throughout the property. And Innkeeper Janice Fairbanks is a devoted recycler.
Celebrating a special occasion? The Inn’s Shelly Harris will bake a homemade-from-scratch, delicious – and beautiful! – multi-layer caramel or chocolate cake, a multi-layer butter cake or orange “dream” cake for an additional charge of just $25.00. Always wanted to learn to make lei? Young Taylor Harris – a student at Maui’s Kamehameha Schools – will be happy to teach you (with prior arrangement, please).
All seven rooms in the main building feature Hawaiian quilts; three feature whirlpool tubs. The three Vagabond’s House rooms are adorned with bed fabrics specifically designed by Hawai‘i’s premier designer, Sig Zane; their baths each feature “Vertical Spa” comprised of invigorating overhead rainmaker-style shower head, convenient hand-held shower spray, and four stimulating side jets.
Take your book and an early morning mug of coffee onto the main Inn’s front porch and you’ll be transported back to the Hawai‘i of gentler times. The Inn’s library is well-stocked with guidebooks and Hawaiiana, all available for use during your stay. And with rubber slippers, beach towels, beach mats, and coolers always available for your use, all you need is the sunscreen and beverages to be ready for the beach.
Owned and operated by native Mauian Janice Fairbanks, the beautifully restored 1924 “Queen of Wailuku homes” was opened as The Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono in 1997; in 2002, three additional guest rooms were opened in Vagabond’s House, next door to the Inn’s main building. Since its opening, the Inn has been listed on the Hawai‘i State Register of Historic Places. The following year, the Inn won a “Keep It Hawai‘i” award for accommodations – the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau’s top state honor for efforts to preserve Hawaiian culture; in 2000 it was rated #5 on Travel + Leisure magazine’s Top Ten U.S. Bed & Breakfasts list. In 2005, it received a Historic Hawai‘i Foundation Historic Preservation Honor Award and was the only property in the state of Hawai‘i to be included on the Fodor’s Choice Hotels “Top 20 Hotels of the World” 2005 list.
The Inn is located at 2199 Kaho‘okele Street, Wailuku in Maui’s Central Valley. Phone (808) 244-5897, toll free 1-800-305-4899, http://mauiinn.com