Grotto Bar

My biggest problem with the Grotto Bar is that they serve food and you can eat in the water. Um that's gross.  I witnessed nacho sauce and salad dressing being dripped inadvertently in the pool--straight up ew.

The bartender, Richard, is THE BEST!!!  Just the friendliest guy you will ever meet, service with a smile every time, very prompt...and you tell him your name once and he'll remember it next time you come around.  Richard, you rock and we look forward to coming back soon!  Thanks for your excellent service!

Five stars mostly cause if you're staying at Grand Wailea, or paying $95 per day for a day pass -- might as well experience all they have to offer, right?  And play out your role-playing professional athlete & playboy fantasy in your head for a few minutes... Yes, keep it in your head... ;)

I think my boyfriend was more excited about the "grotto bar" than I was.  Every moment he kept saying, "Let's go to the Grotto Bar!" like a kid about to go to a candy store.  I jokingly asked him if he was a nba star and he said "Yes, and you're my playboy bunny." No need to worry, folks.  Just friendly banter, we were beyond tame at the Grotto Bar :)

The nicest swim-up bar I've ever experienced.  The bar is in a cave with waterfalls.  A few crevices where you can sit down on enjoy that premium drink.  I brought my pineapple container that I bought early in the week for $22 to get $15 refills (at double the volume).  There's also access to a jacuzzi.  There's a bridge walkway behind the grotto so you don't have to pass through the waterfall pouring over your head.  But the jacuzzi was always filled with children... So your best bet for a jacuzzi is the Hibicus Adult-only pool.

Again, I wouldn't come to Grand Wailea for the Grotto Bar itself but may as well make a pit stop if you paid for the Grand Wailea experience.