‘The White Lotus’ hotel in Hawaii is real. Here’s a look inside.

As I stepped through the entrance of the Four Seasons, I felt like I had arrived at “The White Lotus” hotel. I could hear the theme song play in my mind. I couldn’t stop staring at the “lobby” desk, which in reality is the concierge desk, and I could picture scenes from the show being played out in front of me. 

This is where the very pregnant hotel worker’s water breaks. It’s where teenage friends Olivia (Sydney Sweeney) and Paula (Brittany O’Grady) ask the manager, Armond (Murray Bartlett), in an accusatory tone where their drugs disappeared to.

This is also where Shane Patton (Jack Lacy) first complains to Armond about how his hotel room is not the one he booked. Instead of the “Pineapple Suite,” he and his wife, Rachel (Alexandra Daddario), were set up in the “Palm Suite,” which did not have the plunge pool he wanted. This becomes a sticking point in the show and increases tension among the characters.

“Everyone wants to see the ‘Pineapple Suite,’” Hiranaga tells me. It’s actually called the Lokelani Presidential Suite; it’s the biggest suite on the property and goes for $29,000 a night. A total of 7,200 square feet, it has three bedrooms, an outdoor living space and a private garden. Each bedroom has a full marble bathroom, including the now-famous bathtub.

“This is where Armond gets killed,” says Hiranaga, pointing at an empty round white tub. I remember the bloody scene in the finale, when Shane stabs Armond, who falls into the tub and dies. Although it’s fiction, I ask Hiranaga if people are turned off by that.

“I feel like everyone at this point, it’s such an instant cult classic that people are like, ‘Ah, I think it’s so fun,’” Hiranaga explains. That’s true — I almost want to get into the tub myself to act out the scene but hold back.

What’s even more interesting about the suite, though, and very funny, is that there is no plunge pool. It was made up. “But we have these firepits we light up at night,” Hiranaga says.

Not everyone is able to see the famed suite, so the place that is most photographed and tagged on social media with the show’s name is the pool. The resort’s infinity pool was already a stunner with a swim-up bar and views of West Maui, but now it’s world-famous. 

This is where the guests of “The White Lotus” start to intertwine. In one scene by the pool, Olivia and Paula judge Rachel, who sits down next to them and tries to strike up a conversation. They aren’t interested — until Rachel disrobes and shows off her body as she walks into the infinity pool.

Nearby is the beach where Olivia’s brother, Quinn (Fred Hechinger), spends his nights. It’s also the setting of the iconic moment when Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) finally scatters her mother’s ashes into the ocean, flinging them about her as she gleefully jumps around in the water.

Coolidge’s other memorable scenes happen at the spa, where she bonds with the spa manager, Belinda. Hiranaga tells me that the Four Seasons Maui’s spa is not at all like the show’s. It’s a bit more evolved in its offerings, with a curated wellness program, she says. 

Walking through, I spot the room where Belinda gave Tanya her much-needed massage. It’s actually the spa’s lounge. The vertical windows give it away.

Back at the lobby, we walk down to the lounge, which is bustling with people who are there for pre-dinner drinks. Here I meet the bartender, Sean, who has created an off-menu cocktail in honor of the show. The “White Lotus” is a gin-based cocktail, with lavender, chamomile, kiawe-infused honey and fresh lemon juice.

“It’s kind of like the show,” he tells me. “There’s a lot going on internally, but the outside looks all beautiful.” Sean says he watched the show and enjoyed it. “Working in a hotel, you know, oh my God, I know exactly what they’re feeling at this time. It’s good ‘cause I can relate.”

On top of the glass, he places a white orchid. “Originally I was looking for a white lotus flower, and I started researching, and the white lotus flower is humongous,” he says. “So we have an orchid for a substitution.”

The cocktail is a beauty, and its sweetness hides the taste of the hard liquor. Just like everywhere else at the resort, the setting is idyllic with views of palm trees, the ocean and West Maui. We even spot whales spouting on the horizon.

As perfect as this moment is, one thing “The White Lotus” has taught us is that nothing is ever as perfect as it seems. Who knows what stories the guests of the Four Seasons Resort Maui might also hold?