I rarely leave negative reviews, but this place did not add a positive note to our Maui vacation. Starting with the two good things about this place: 1) convenient location and walking distance to the beach 2) decent value considering it’s one of the cheaper places on Maui. (Still averages about $150/night)
Just about everything else left a terrible taste in our mouth. 1) the owner does not personally respond and instead it’s a management company who is very slow in response. We got locked out of the room on our first night and messaged them at 6pm - didn’t hear back until the next morning. 2) Place is very tiny, and lacked basic amenities such as microwave, cups, or basic dinnerware - basically we couldn’t even drink water without buying plastic bottles or heat up any leftover at all. 3) Place is very noisy and we can hear neighbors all the time. 4) the digital lock is finicky - sometimes it doesn’t work and we had to use force to get in, there were a few times we were stuck outside and unable to contact the owner for anything.
Many people compared this to a basic hotel room, but we think it’s worse than most motel rooms we’ve stayed in in terms of size and amenities. We weren’t excepting anything extravagant but it just feels like an inconvenient place to live in with the lack of basic amenities, and lack of personal touch from the owner. All the messages from the host felt extremely cold - ie don’t leave dishes behind, don’t wear shoes in the room, don’t get sand in the room etc. Check out is very early at 10am, while check in is somewhat late at 4pm - it just feels like the host really wants to maximize her own convenience/arrangement with the management company with little care for the tenants.
Overall, if you are traveling to Maui on a budget and only need a bed to sleep on, this is a relatively cheap place to stay. If you actually want a enjoyable vacation, it may be worthwhile to spend a bit more to get a much more pleasant experience.