The Kaanapali area and the grounds of the condo area are beautiful and it’s like walking through a time machine with the mid-century architecture.
The issue is the cleanliness and subsequent value for the price. We paid $270 for a one night cleaning fee. The condo was dirty with dead bugs and hair as well as a used and dirty coffeemaker and a washing machine that doesn’t work.
You might read a rebuttal to this review saying that a cleaning fee of $270 is the going rate, it’s hard to find help, etc. It’s simply not true. According to AirBnB Turnover, the average cost for a three bedroom clean is less than half of what they charge. Either the owner is using this as a hidden charge or the cleaning crew is terrible, and the owners don’t care and mindlessly pass on the cost.
You’re going on vacation. You don’t deserve other people’s hair, coffee grounds, and dead bugs. You don’t deserve to be overcharged for cleaning with an excessive list of housekeeping chores you’re responsible for upon checkout in comparison to other properties.
You deserve better, find another unit in the International Colony Club or somewhere else in Kaanapoli. The area is beautiful!