Hawaii’s biggest spa, Cabo’s new Four Seasons and other hotel news you missed in February

01.03.2024 - 16:05 / thepointsguy.com

This year the shortest month was a day longer, meaning 24 more hours of hotel news you might have missed in February.

For us here at The Points Guy, it was a busy one full of exciting (and unexpected) announcements, some frustrating devaluations and a lot of hotel reviews.

The biggest news of the month was that Hilton snatched up Small Luxury Hotels from Hyatt, a major loss for World of Hyatt loyalists. But it's not too late to book some of those SLH properties with Hyatt's Award chart, and we rounded up our favorites you should consider. Hilton also announced that it's partnering with AutoCamp, so Hilton Honors members can now book some outdoorsy vacations on points.

Marriott also had an exciting month with the opening of the highly-anticipated Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa, plus the news that Marriott Bonvoy is giving away tickets to see Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour," including an out-of-the-world experience that'll have one winner seeing the biggest name in music right now three times in three different countries.

Here's what else you need to know happened in the hotel world last month.

If there's one place I want to be on every vacation, it's the spa. Even better if it's in Hawaii. Thankfully, the Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on Maui just unveiled its all-new Kilolani Spa, a 50,000-square-foot oasis that also happens to be the largest spa in the state and cost a whopping $55 million to create.

At the Kilolani Spa, guests will find 40 treatment rooms, a hammam, hydrothermal gardens, halotherapy-infused infrared saunas, a meditation lounge and a reflection lounge, all in a conceptual space centered around the Hawaiian moon calendar. This unique concept was developed by Grand Wailea's in-house cultural and wellness team in collaboration with the renowned spa consultancy TLEE Spas + Wellness and Rachael McCrory, Hilton's regional director of Spa & Wellness.

The innovative and fresh oasis follows moon cycles (known as Helu Po) with changes to programming coinciding with 10-day moon cycles and using native plants, Maui-made products and other holistic treatments. There will also be a new Hawaiian-inspired sound healing experience using native chants, a saltwater pool for floating experiences, the only hammam in Hawaii, an open-air area with saunas and steam rooms, fitness classes, Peloton bikes, a salon and more.

There's no place better for an Aperol Spritz than Hotel Bardo in Savannah, Georgia — because the orange-hued property, especially Bar Bardo, feels like it was inspired by the drink. Featured on TPG's list of most exciting hotel openings for 2024, the hotel has chic rooms with a less-is-more vibe, a cozy Italian restaurant that also offers cooking classes, an Instagram-worthy pool