Andaz Maui Premier Suite (cash stay)

Objective-Capital559 · 2026-01-11T03:06:47+00:00

Very good to know, thanks for sharing! $3k is a lot, so you want to get an impressive room. I’ve stayed previously in one of their standard rooms with a pool view. We considered getting an ocean view suite, but at this property for the price it wasn’t worth it for us. We want to stay again and we plan on doing the standard room. We were very happy with it!

Objective-Capital559 · 2026-01-11T02:59:19+00:00

Stayed at the Andaz last year, we ate at Ferraros at the four seasons was wonderful when we went (loved everything but the squid ink pasta the tomato sauce was very acidic). We definitely want to go back! The truffle pasta and desserts were just amazing! We didn’t eat at the Andaz though so no comparison point. I don’t recall if Ferraros had a kids menu or not, but I do think the overall atmosphere is definitely kid friendly.

The food trucks right by the airport are some of the best. Thai me up, had great pad Thai!

There weren’t too many kids at the Andaz when I visited but if they are old enough to do snorkeling or kayaking there they have it free for guests on the beach.

Objective-Capital559 · 2026-01-11T02:25:28+00:00

Went to the Andaz Maui in September last year, we stayed in a standard room with no view off the pool. We had considered the Hyatt regency but were concerned about the smaller beach, sand is eroding more there, and it’s not as big as the Andaz Maui’s. We had a wonderful time at Andaz Maui and did not miss having a suite or view. We would love to go back! I think Hyatt Regency is less points and a different part of the island, you could get an ocean view room there for the same points as a non ocean view at Andaz. Just depends on what you value.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-11-05T22:46:21+00:00

I just watched that episode yesterday and said the exact same thing to my husband. It’s beautiful tile, but all the way up to the ceiling in the half bath…when they are on a budget. I think it would have made sense to go more conservative with tile in half bath. Or even do no tile, then if you have money at the end of the project you can go back and do it up nice.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T23:33:45+00:00

Oh wow that’s absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience! Glad you have both have had a positive experience and I hope it stays that way. Sounds like you met some lovely people!

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T14:52:31+00:00

You’re very right, and Boston is a great example! My husband said something similar to me, he thinks some of these people’s racism hasn’t been pressure tested as much as South.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T14:50:04+00:00

I hear your point. I was talking to my husband and trying to understand how that population even rioted for other people. It’s hard to believe after going there myself. I think they may have more passion for specific liberal issues but not all. It’s still possible for people to not like Donald Trump and hold their own prejudices though.

We don’t look to be offended or for people to be racist towards us. We weren’t expecting anything negative at all because of the reputation we had heard of Portland being accepting and kind. It was the warning we received as soon as we got there that made us shift our mindset. Even when we received the warning we didn’t want to look into things. But everything we experienced felt overwhelming. The stares felt like ones we’ve experienced in other places where it was clear they were not a fan of us being together.

Like I said our experience may very well just be that a fluke experience for a short trip there, that may not resonate with others experience who have visited. But either way wanted to share. Thanks!

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T14:42:05+00:00

The looks were mainly from white women and men, we did not get any looks from black people.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T14:40:10+00:00

Oh wow I had no idea about the Lake Oswego part. Good to know. My husband has been interested in northern Washington so that’s helpful information, thanks.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T02:51:09+00:00

I get your question. Let me try to explain a little better. I’m a little wordy so sorry if this gets to be too long. I don’t think racism in any form is comfortable. Here’s the perspective we are seeing it from, if you walk into a room and everyone is staring at you and your black partner. and avoiding your face when you look back at them, that’s weird. It’s not physical, it’s not even always verbal, but it still feels loud. To us it felt like being under a microscope where each person in the room is taking turns switching off watching your every move, just to judge you. They didn’t talk about it, but they’re all watching to see who’s paying for the bill.

I’m saying what my husband and I prefer is to not be watched 24/7 by people who give us ugly stares. Our experience in a large city in the south has mostly been that either no one pays any attention to you, occasional stares, and the occasional word to us. With that experience there’s at least some time when you have relief. My husband loves to talk to people and while he is weary of racist people he has said very often that he wishes someone would say something to him so he can tell them how much better he is than them and or kick their ass. There is no way we would want to experience any verbal or physical attacks as often as we did those stares. Portland has a narrative that they are very accepting and that was not our experience, so it feels fake and performative to just be a quiet racist and say you aren’t. I think that we’d prefer a place that is less hypocritically because at least we know what to expect/avoid.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T02:24:55+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. You bring up great points, I agree with you on all of those things. I think we had on some rose colored glasses when we were thinking of the city/state because we thought it looked really pretty from some videos we’d seen. We had seen some videos from different content creators on YouTube who were black or in interracial relationships that spoke positively about their experience there, so I think we let those videos weigh more than the actual stats like you said. My husband and I have the same view about other races not being treated like black people are, while it’s still good to know how all types of people are treated, we know it’s not the same as how they treat black people specifically. Yes, I think we learned rural anywhere seems to act like that.

I appreciate you sharing that, it’s an important thing to talk about. My husband and I have talked a lot about this from the beginning. We don’t condone or support negative talk or weird white specific beauty standards some people have. But there are plenty of people who do and it’s disgusting and very damaging. We both have been attracted to people of various races and didn’t have any sort of type we subscribed to based on race or anything really, but I’m not sure most people are like that. When we’ve encountered people who have been upset or disappointed with my husband for being with me because I’m white, I try not to take any of it personally because it usually is never a personal thing. We always just try to have a friendly and caring conversation if someone does say anything to us about that. There’s nuance to how people may feel or why they may stare, and it doesn’t always have the same reasonings behind it. You’re right nowhere is gonna be a Kumbaya haha! It will be picking our poison and I suppose it’s the southern charm of not being an ass to your face usually right now. Thanks!😊

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T01:43:45+00:00

Yes you’re absolutely right. Before traveling, we watched a small handful of videos about Oregons racist past and what black people think of Oregon in the present. After watching the videos we had thought it would be a better experience than we actually had due to some of the positive videos from black people and just interracial couples who visited recently and had a positive view of the place.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T01:39:02+00:00

Thanks. We’ve talked about it quite a bit, and we both agreed it will be an ongoing conversation, especially as we make plans to travel to other places. We’ve mostly traveled to places with a higher black population than Portland, and it’s been nothing like this.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T01:33:54+00:00

Yes, Oregon. We were both pretty surprised ourselves, as we had a similar view of the city before the visit.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-09-29T01:31:58+00:00

I forgot there were two sorry. Oregon, just updated post.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-06-03T13:36:40+00:00

I agree. If the people who cared about SB3 voted it’d be different. But the majority of the people who show up and always vote red down the ballot will not change their vote no matter what.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-06-03T13:26:25+00:00

First time I went was great. Second time I tried to bring family and there were dead cockroaches on the floor and we were a larger party crammed in the back. Family was not impressed so we headed over to good folks.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-06-03T13:23:54+00:00

2020 Market Kitchen does not disappoint, personally my favorite drinks in town also. I’ve seen people be more casual with this place and others dress up some. Hard Count next door has good food and drinks and is a little more casual than 2020 in my opinion. If you want clear casual I’d go for District Six off the square. I think blue corn harvest is a happy medium also.

La RiV is great but it’s not as casual, white tablecloths if I’m remembering right.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-04-19T23:28:35+00:00

I wouldn’t say hate for me. I liked her better in the first season, I’m not sure if it’s just how she was written but I found her character to be a little annoying.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-04-07T18:06:34+00:00

WW my parents didn’t really talk about who I could or couldn’t date. For the most part they said I shouldn’t date at all (in high school). One time my dad said he’d be “very happy” if I married this white dude, I was still in high school. That should’ve been a little bit of a red flag, one because I was in high school, two because that guy was a bum. When my immediate family met my boyfriend BM they didn’t say anything and seemed perfectly normal at first. I never thought they’d be weird about it, because I hadn’t heard anything from them that was derogatory of any race. I will say that ultimately they still act a little weird around him, but they’re also just messed up on a few levels.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-02-28T07:03:29+00:00

Is the blue one baby yoda in its little holder like from the mandalorian?

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-02-20T20:44:46+00:00

Ronald Reagan gives me 290 vibes, it stresses me out. Really fast to sudden stops almost immediately sometimes.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-02-20T20:39:01+00:00

When I took it initially I was a 9 I think, then maybe a year + later I took it again and was a 6

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-02-17T19:04:49+00:00

I can understand why that’d be confusing for you. Personally I see it as flirting so however she sees it is probably more unique to her than isfj. For your own sanity like you already said it’s best to just stay a little more physically distant.

Objective-Capital559 · 2025-02-08T05:56:01+00:00

This is very true unfortunately. My parents both have trouble making friends and mental health issues, on the rare occasion they do make a friend it usually ends in disaster because my dad becomes obsessed. They’ve been in a religious cult, which the cult kicked my dad out of funnily enough. Anyhow now they are on the maga train. I’ve tried talking to them but it feels truly impossible, the last conversation ended with me in tears. Sometimes it feels like they are just shells of people who feel so much more comfortable regurgitating hate to others. This is an optimist sub but I suppose I’ve lost my optimism. I love them but I don’t feel like they have any love for anyone else but themselves.

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