2026 Readers Choice Awards: Maui

Maui is known for its gorgeous beaches, incredible natural wonders, luxury resorts, innovative farm-to-table restaurants and so much more.

Best Hotels and Resorts on Maui

Best Luxury Resort 

1. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
2. The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
3. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
4. Montage Kapalua Bay
5. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
6. Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui
7. Fairmont Kea Lani
8. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
9. Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux
10. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

Best Value Hotel or Resort 

1. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
2. Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort
3. Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
4. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
5. Maui Beach Hotel
6. Napili Kai Beach Resort
7. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
8. Aston Maui Kā’anapali Villas
9. Mana Kai Maui Resort
10. Castle Kamaole Sands

Best Boutique Hotel 

1. Napili Kai Beach Resort
2. Fairmont Kea Lani
3. Hāna-Maui Resort
4. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort
5. Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux
6. AC Hotel by Marriott Maui Wailea
7. Kula Lodge
8. Mana Kai Maui Resort
9. Pā‘ia Inn
10. Lumeria Maui

Best Hotel or Resort for Families 

1. Outrigger Kāʻanapali Beach Resort
2. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
3. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
4. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
5. Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
6. Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui
7. Napili Kai Beach Resort
8. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
9. Fairmont Kea Lani
10. Aston Kā’anapali Shores

Best Hotel for Romance 

1. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
2. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
3. Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui
4. Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux
5. Hāna-Maui Resort
6. Fairmont Kea Lani
7. Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
8. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort
9. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
10. Outrigger Kāʻanapali Beach Resort

Best Hotel or Resort Spa 

1. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
2. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
3. Montage Kapalua Bay
4. The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kapalua
5. Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui

Best Hotel or Resort Pool 

1. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
2. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
3. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
4. Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui
5. Fairmont Kea Lani 

Best Hotel or Resort for a Wedding

1. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
2. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
3. Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui
4. Fairmont Kea Lani
5. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

Best Bed & Breakfast or Inn 

1. Kula Lodge
2. Pā‘ia Inn
3. Lumeria Maui
4. ‘Īao Valley Inn
5. Mangolani Inn

Best Food and Drink on Maui

Best Restaurant 

1. Mama’s Fish House
2. Monkeypod Kitchen
3. Hula Grill
4. Merriman’s Kapalua
5. Gather on Maui

Best Hotel or Resort Restaurant 

1. Duke’s Beach House at Honua Kai Resort & Spa
2. Humuhumunukunukuāpua‘a at Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
3. Nick’s Fishmarket at the Fairmont Kea Lani
4. The Banyan Tree at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
5. The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux

 Best Farm-To-Table Restaurant 

1. Mama’s Fish House
2. Hali‘imaile General Store
3. Merriman’s Kapalua
4. The Banyan Tree at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
5. Lineage

Best Seafood Restaurant 

1. Mama’s Fish House
2. Pā‘ia Fish Market
3. Hula Grill
4. Nick’s Fishmarket
5. Seascape Mā‘alaea Restaurant

Best Plate Lunch

1. Aloha Mixed Plate
2. Tin Roof Maui
3. Da Kitchen
4. Kalei’s Lunchbox
5. Sam Sato’s

Best Poke 

1. Tikehau Lounge
2. Foodland
3. South Maui Fish Co.
4. Fish Market Maui
5. Tamura’s Market

Best Banana Bread 

1. Aunty Sandy’s Banana Bread
2. Halfway to Hāna
3. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
4. Maui Bread Co.
5. Julia’s Best Banana Bread

Best Shave Ice

1. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice
2. Halfway to Hāna
3. Surfing Monkey Hawaiian Shave Ice
4. Tobi’s Shave Ice
5. Peace Love Shave Ice

Best Noodle

1. Star Noodle
2. Tin Roof Maui
3. Sam Sato’s
4. Ramen Ya
5. Da Best Pho & Vietnamese

Best Pizza 

1. Monkeypod Kitchen
2. Pizza Madness Maui
3. Flatbread Co.
4. Marlow
5. Dollie’s Pub & Café

Best Burger 

1. Hula Grill
2. Cool Cat Café
3. Teddy’s Bigger Burgers
4. Stewz Maui Burgers
5. Havens

Best Steak House 

1. Roy’s Kāʻanapali
2. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
3. Wolfgang’s Steakhouse Maui (closed)
4. DUO Steak and Seafood
5. Son’z Steakhouse

Best Food Truck 

1. Thai Mee Up
2. Maui Fresh Streatery
3. Kina‘ole Grill Food Truck
4. Geste Shrimp Truck
5. Dino’s Gourmet On-The-Go

Best Breakfast or Brunch 

1. Kīhei Caffe
2. Duke’s Beach House at Honua Kai Resort & Spa
3. Grandma’s Coffee House
4. Momona Bakery & Coffee Shop
5. Pā‘ia Bay Coffee & Bar

Best Bakery 

1. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
2. Maui Bread Co.
3. T. Komoda Store & Bakery
4. Sugar Beach Bake Shop
5. Baked on Maui

Best Coffee Shop 

1. Maui Coffee Roasters
2. Wailuku Coffee Co.
3. Pāʻia Bay Coffee & Bar
4. Baked on Maui
5. The Coffee Store

Best Bar or Lounge 

1. Tikehau Lounge
2. Monkeypod Kitchen
3. Maui Brewing Co.
4. Hula Grill Barefoot Bar
5. South Shore Tiki Lounge

Best Happy Hour 

1. Tikehau Lounge
2. Monkeypod Kitchen
3. Maui Brewing Co.
4. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
5. Sea House Restaurant

Best Cheap Eats 

1. Cool Cat Café
2. Tin Roof
3. Kalei’s Lunchbox
4. 808 Deli
5. Sam Sato’s

Best Outdoor Adventures on Maui

Best Beach 

1. Kā‘anapali Beach
2. Mākena Beach (aka Big Beach)
3. Wailea Beach
4. Nāpili Bay
5. Kapalua Bay

Best Snorkeling Spot 

1. Molokini Crater
2. Kā‘anapali Beach (Black Rock)
3. Kapalua Bay
4. Honolua Bay
5. Maluaka Bay

Best Surf Spot 

1. Ho‘okipa Beach
2. Kā‘anapali Beach
3. Lahaina Breakwall
4. Kīhei Cove Park
5. Launiupoko Beach Park

Best Hiking Trail

1. Haleakalā National Park
2. ‘Īao Valley State Park
3. Kapalua Coastal Trail
4. Pīpīwai Trail
5. Waihe‘e Ridge Trail

Best Botanical Garden

1. Maui Tropical Plantation
2. Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
3. Ali‘i Kula Lavender
4. Kula Botanical Garden
5. Garden of Eden Arboretum

Best Dinner Cruise or Sunset Sail 

1. Trilogy Excursions
2. Pride of Maui
3. PacWhale Eco-Adventures
4. Ali‘i Nui Sailing Charters
5. Hawaiʻi Nautical

Best Extreme Tour 

1. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
2. Maui Off-Road Adventures
3. Kapalua Ziplines
4. Skyline Eco-Adventures
5. Rappel Maui

Best Zipline 

1. Maui Zipline Company
2. Kapalua Ziplines
3. North Shore Zipline
4. Skyline Hawai‘i
5. Jungle Zipline

Best Farm Tour

1. Maui Pineapple Tour
2. Maui Tropical Plantation
3. Maui Chocolate Tour
4. Surfing Goat Dairy
5. Waikulu Distillery

Best Guided Tour

1. PacWhale Eco-Adventures
2. Hāna Tours of Maui
3. Valley Isle Excursions Road to Hāna
4. Roberts Hawaii Heavenly Hāna Tour
5. Kai Kanani Sailing 

Best Golf Course

1. Kapalua Golf
2. Wailea Golf Club
3. Kā‘anapali Golf Courses
4. The Dunes at Maui Lani
5. Maui Nui Golf Club 

Best Lūʻau

1. Old Lahaina Lū‘au
2. Te Au Moana Lū’au at Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui
3. Drums of the Pacific at the Hyatt Regency Maui
4. Myths of Maui Lū‘au at The Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
5. The Feast at Mōkapu at the Andaz Maui

Museum

1. Maui Ocean Center
2. Whalers Village Museum
3. Hāna Cultural Center & Museum
4. Hale Hō‘ike‘ike at the Bailey House
5. Hale Pa‘i (aka Lahainaluna Printing Press)

Best Shopping on Maui

Best Shopping Center or Mall 

1. Whaler’s Village 
2. The Shops at Wailea 
3. Queen Ka‘ahamanu Center 
4. Kalama Village Kīhei 
5. Pi‘ilani Village Shopping Center 

Best Art Gallery 

1. Maui Hands Art Gallery
2. Lahaina Galleries 
3. Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center 
4. Viewpoints Gallery Maui 
5. Curtis Wilson Cost Gallery 

Best Clothing/Boutique or Store

1. Mahina
2. Keani Hawai‘i
3. Driftwood Maui
4. Holoholo Surf
5. Kai Aloha

Best Store for Souvenirs

1. ABC Stores
2. Maui Swap Meet
3. Hilo Hattie
4. Maui Hands Art Gallery
5. Beachbumz Tiki and Gift Shop

Best Surf Shop

1. Maui Surfboards
2. Hi-Tech Surf Sports
3. Second Wind Maui
4. HIC
5. Foam Co.

Best Services on Maui

Best Surf Instruction

1. Maui Surfer Girls
2. Maui Waveriders
3. Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy
4. Maui Beach Boys
5. Waves Hawaii Surf School

Best Beach Gear or Water Gear Rentals

1. Maui Dive Shop
2. Snorkel Bob’s
3. Boss Frog’s
4. The Snorkel Store
5. Auntie Snorkel Beach Rentals and Activities

Best Snorkeling/Scuba Rental or Instruction

1. Snorkel Bob’s
2. Maui Dive Shop
3. Boss Frog’s
4. Maui Diving & Snorkeling
5. Maui Surfer Girls

Best Wedding Venue (Not a Resort)

1. The Plantation House, Kapalua
2. White Orchid Beach House
3. Merriman’s Kapalua
4. Olowalu Plantation House
5. Gather on Maui