Got to start by saying Don’s hospitality started weeks out from our actual stay, helping ensure adequate arrangements to enable a rental crib to be ready on arrival for the youngest member of our extended family of five (3 adults, 2 toddlers). Not a beat was missed with this.
Upon arrival, everything was as advertised, with attention to detail via pre-arrival messages making sure we knew exactly how to locate the condo within the complex and get settled in to both the condo and the local area. The cosy and well-appointed living room was a highlight, closely followed by the well-fitted and modern kitchen, as well as the good-sized beds in each bedroom. We didn’t actually make use of the fold-out sofa bed, but it too looked well-sized for two people. We cooked in and entertained guests (local friends) on a couple of occasions during our 6-night stay, and the place was fine for doing so while the kids slept.
The pool in the complex was never too crowded, and we used it a couple of times both for getting our young kids in for a dip, as well as using it and the hot tub for our own stint of relaxation. Based on recommendations from locals, we favoured the short 5-10 minute drive to the more popular beaches around the Kamaole areas over the beach directly across the street from the complex. However, being slightly removed from these popular beaches was also a positive in that it was in a less crowded traffic and pedestrian area, and offered quicker access to some other destinations such as Kahului airport, Ululani’s shaved ice, and the up-country region for some golf and plantation touring.
To top off our stay, thoughtful touches such as beach equipment (chairs, umbrella, sandcastle toys, etc.), board games, cable + Netflix, luggage cart, and a pack of fresh local coffee beans meant that we felt as if t were an immediate home away from home.
All in all, not a lot, of anything, we would change or recommend changing about our stay, and we’d love to think we could come back to stay again!
Thank you, Don!