If you are fortunate enough to find an opening at the Maliko Retreat, you will have an experience that will far surpass a place to stay. The cottage, in and of itself, is spectacular--with views of Mount Haleakala in one direction and of the ocean in the other. The accommodations were comfortable for our family of four, and the cottage is outfitted with everything you need for your stay. BUT, if you think of this as a place to stay, you will miss 99% of it. This is a unique experience that you will find nowhere else on Maui, and maybe nowhere else in the world (no exaggeration). Sydney, the person who put the Super in Super-Host, and her husband have painstakingly restored this ancient land to its native jungle, and YOU'LL GET TO EXPERIENCE ALL OF IT -- including private swimming holes, amazing tropical flora and fauna, and an abundance of fruits and avocados. We literally picked up ripe avocados every day, as well as amazingly sweet grapefruit, passion fruit, and tangerines. Do not miss Sydney's tour of the property -- you cannot understand what a gem of a place you're staying in without it. Our teenage boys were enthralled by all the ecological and archeological history and preservation Sydney has done over the years. We had five spectacular days at the Maliko Retreat and wish we could have stayed for five weeks.