Aloha! This condo is in a great location right across the street from a clean beach - depending on the day of the week I found this beach to be nearly empty to active, but not crowded. A short, shallow walk out to the rocks to see the turtles sunning was awesome! This is also a great sandy beach for anyone older or with little children as it starts shallow, and the waves are mostly broken by the rock walls, but you are not walking on volcanic rock or near coral. It was great to have a short walk back to the condo, with a shower/spray station at the beach and outside the pool. The pool and hot tub are clean and the grounds are well-kept. The condo supplied light beach chairs that are easy to carry across to the beach, as well as beach towels. The pool is well-supplied with chairs to lay on, as well as chairs/tables to sit and eat or watch swimmers from.
We found everything in the condo and in the condo building to be clean and safe. This is a great location in the north section of Kihei. Quiet but close to everything you need. We found most of the residents to be older/retired from US and Canada, but a few visiting families with children. Everyone was kind and friendly, including the maintenance/gardener. A lot of folks that come back here annually and some that stay for several months at a time.
SUPER easy checkin/checkout since it's just a lock code on the door - also nice to not need a physical key or to worry about whether the door is locked behind you.
The washer/dryer and dishwasher/refrigerator/microwave/coffee maker were all clean and in good working condition. (didn't use the oven/toaster/small crock pot, etc. but all looked in good condition.) The air conditioner is a small window unit in the living room, so if you are having folks sleep on the sofabed they are likely to be much colder than those in the bedroom. With a fan also running we found it kept the entire condo reasonably cool at night (which is the only time we really ran it). The bed was fine - not the most comfortable ever, but my back didn't hurt all week, so I'd say it's better than a lot of hotels I've stayed at. Didn't try the sofa bed. The faucets are a little weird to use at first, because they are motion-sensored (kind of more like what you'd find in a public bathroom) - but it all worked out fine once we got the hang of it and figured out how to keep the water running more than a few seconds in the kitchen faucet (double-tap). Parking was easy - the lot was never full and we always found a convenient spot. The condo has a good-sized outdoor balcony/lanai which faces the pool, but also has greenery and a pull-down shade option that allows privacy when desired.
As far as Kihei, it has everything you need without bad traffic or high vagrancy. We much preferred Kihei to Lahaina or Paia. We much preferred the prices of the condo to the hotel options nearby.
Easy drive to/from the airport. Easy trip to Costco or the Kihei stores/restaurants. The drive to Lahaina for a daytrip/luau was easy and not scary. The Road to Hana was scary-glad we did it but never need to do that again (plan a full-day 6am to 6pm if you want to get from Kihei to O'heo and back, stopping at Paia for dinner). Overall, I'd say the location is very convenient to most of Maui for a daytrip if you want to make this your hub. The beaches here were WAY more swimmable than the ones we went by across other parts of the island. Talk to the folks at the beach early on, in the morning, and the folks at the pool/hot tub and they will tell you all the secrets- like where to snorkel just off the shore to see amazing fish and coral, best places to eat (what's worth the prices and what is good without breaking the bank), etc. Most of all - ENJOY the weather and the beauty of Maui! We certainly did!! Mahalo!