42 - Wednesday, December 26, 19S0 - North Shore News

Here’s one
easy way
to spend
your money

WAILEA, MAUI, Hawaii
— The sun is hot here on
the beach as the
temperature heads into the
high 20s — even at 10 in
the morning.

But my wife Mandy and |
aren't quite ready te cool off by
taking a dip in the ocean, which
itself is in the low 20s.

We turn as we hear a clinking
sound. A young woman is walking
across the sand with two large
glasses of ice water, chilled face
towels and a spray-misting bottle.

“Would you like me to set up a
cabana to give you some shade?"’
she asks as she hands us the
glasses of water. ‘‘! can also bring
you a couple of beach back-rests
if you'd prefer to sit up.”’

We said yes to the cabana, no
thanks to the back-rests and ac-
cepted two more beach towels to
roll up under our heads.

Welcome to the world of the
new, $190-million Four Seasons
Resort Wailea.

“As far as we know, we are the
only hotel providing these services
both on the beach and by our two
swimming pools,” said Carol
Zahorsky, director of public rela-
tions, who had invited us to visit
the resort for a day.

‘Not only are the services free
but they are offered to guests on a
no-demand basis — that is, vou
don’t even have to ask.’’

Hawaii has more than its share
of luxury hotels. But while you
might leave the cold weather
behind, you still’ experience a
moment of nostalgic, patriotic
pride when you realize that Four
Seasons is a Toronto-based,
publicly traded company.

And you get interesting feelings
when, in this sub-tropical yet very
American part of the world, you
pick up the biodegradable laundry
bag in the hotel room and see the
instructions written in Canada’s
two official languages.

Mandy and I were pleased to
undertake this assignment {on
your behalf, of course). After all,
what's the point of always saving
and investing if you don’t find
ways to spend and enjoy your
money?

Naturaily, the Four Seasons will
be happy to help you with the
‘spend and enjoy’ part of your
financial planning.

Room rates start at $300 a night
(all prices in Canadian funds at an
exchange rate around $1.18) while
suites start at $700. (Bargain-
hunters note: You can get a suite
on the Hyatt-under-construction
side of the hotel at the room rate
for the next few months.)

Then there is the Maile Suite
(465 square metres/5,000 square
feet, three bedrooms, four
bathrooms, sauna, tclescope)
which goes fer $6,000 a night.
“People tend to take it for a week
ata time,’? said a woman at the
front desk.

If « $42,000 week in the Maile
Suite just isn’t in the budget at the
moment, you might consider the
Romance For Atl Seasons package
which, for only $4,300 a couple,
gives your

* Three nights in an oeean front

Nichael

DOLLARS AND SENSE

shite.

¢ Private stretch limousine
transfers to and from the airport
with chilled champagne enroute.

© Three days’ use of a convert-
ible or Cadillac.

*One dozen long-stemmed
roses.

¢ Two personally monogram-
med terrycloth bathrobes.

© Candlelight dinner for two
served either on your private lanai
or in Seasons. the resort's fine
dining restaurant.

¢ A gourmet picnic during a
sunrise or sunset visit to the
Haleakala (3,000 metre, extinct
volcano) crater via private limou-
sine.

Or for just a taste of luxury,
the $380 Room and Car package
will give the two of you an ocean
view room for a night plus an
automatic, air-conditioned _ full-
size sedan. (The rooms feature
oversize bathrooms with 2.5-metre
marble counters and double

” vanities.)

See Pampering page 43

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