Location, location, location! Steps to a 500 year old fish pond with turtles. Turtles wake up early if you want to see them on the sand. Otherwise they are on the rocks. This shallow water is great for swimming. There are so many beaches nearby, the only choice we had to make each day was which one!
John’s place is great with its wrap around deck-you can have coffee in am and even have a partial view of water and sunset. The pool is sparkling clean water and yes I think the hot tub may have been the best in Maui! John gave so many local tips and reviews of places to go we were sad not to have enough time for all. We rented bikes and were actually recognized on S. Kihei road as the cyclists with beach chairs on our backs. All beach items are provided chairs, snorkeling gear, handy small cooler that fit in bike basket.
We had all we needed. We definitely recommend Johns stay and would return.
On other reviews we noted that parking had some issues - if you are renting bikes, they are like a car and are parked in a certain area. Bike rentals do give locks. The grounds keepers at the location are very helpful and can show where they go. On our last day a utility pole fell and was causing traffic - the groundskeeper alerted us that we should head to airport early because of traffic, and conformed that yes TSA lines can be really long. Mahalo!