We stayed in this unit at the end of November/start of December 2019. The unit had a great view, pool front and ocean view. The unit itself had everything we needed for our stay, including beach toys, chairs, snorkel gear, boogie boards, etc. The kitchen was fully equipped, the beds were very comfortable and overall it was very easy to make yourself feel at home.
The photos for this listing are fantastic. But they are almost too good! I felt slightly disappointed when we arrived, just in the sense that the photos made the unit seem a bit bigger and newer then it was in person. Not that it wasn’t great still, I just had different expectations based on the photos, so was slightly (5%) disappointed in that. Again, it was still lovely, but I just want to be helpful.
Lastly, the unit had some bug issues in the kitchen. Nothing crazy, but if you left even one tiny bread crumb on the counter, it would be swarmed by super tiny ants within the hour, so just need to be super vigilant with keeping things super clean and tidy. I imagine this is quite common in hot climates.
The location of the Makahuena units is awesome, especially if you have young kids. It gives you the option of a pool, as well a 10/15minwalk to Poipu Beach which is a super kid friendly beach with a rock wall that breaks the waves. Poipu beach itself commonly has sea turtles or sea lions perched on shore and there was even a small shark sighting (nothing to worry about said the lifeguards).
There were people from all walks of life staying at Makahuena, from a young group guys, to families, to couples and older folks. It was very quiet and everyone was very respectful.
I would stay here again.