Our stay at Brie’s place at Maui Vista was good overall.
We enjoyed the condo, that it had a kitchen, and that it had laundry in the unit, which is a huge plus especially when traveling with a baby! It was also across the street from Charley Young Beach which was convenient for us to go to on low key days when we didn’t do a day trip. There was a great, newer, pack n play for us to use as well which helped us out a lot.
A few things to note, there were many unusable things in the condo and it wasn’t overly clean considering the disclaimer in the description/profile. We expected a spotless condo and this was definitely not.
When we tried to set up the pull out couch, the frame portion seemed stuck and we couldn’t get it out of the couch. We ended up just putting the mattress from the pull out on the floor. A lot of the beach equipment was beat up and broken. We tried setting up the wind resistant canopy and a part of the frame at the top was bent and it stayed up but it was not as it’s supposed to be.
The dryer setup is also something to be seen. The vent goes into a container with water (that you have to reach up, bring down, fill with water and then carefully put back up on top of the stackable washer/dryer and then attach the vent into the container and then seal the lid to the container and the vent that goes thru the middle of the lid), something we have never seen before. It is quite cumbersome. We were nervous the fumes were unsafe so we made sure to keep doors at both ends of the condo open as to ensure good airflow.
As for cleanliness, there were tons of dust bunnies, dirt, sand, spider webs, a dead cockroach & people’s belongings (ie water bottle) etc behind & under the TV hutch, couch, & bed. It was clear the cleaner hadn’t touched the areas in quite some time and none of the furniture is cleaned under or behind from what we could see. There is also an extra mattress under the bed that I think is used for more than 4 guests and it is sitting amongst the dirt, dust, debris etc under the bed.
In the space beside the fridge and cupboard there was dry pasta on the floor from a previous tenant that the cleaner must have missed.
There was mold on the inside of the shower curtain.
We saw dust with finger prints on the top ledge of the headboard in the bedroom.
As is noted in other reviews, there is an ac unit but only in the living room (total opposite end of the condo to the bedroom) and it’s on a timer so you have to reset it hourly. At the beginning of June for our stay it was starting to get pretty hot, so I can only imagine the summer months.
The bedroom is at the front of the condo and right beside the sidewalk where everyone passes thru to get to the parking lot. It was loud at any time of the day & night, you could hear people walking by and talking, as well as when they were rolling their luggage, that was very loud! If you’re sensitive to noise that could be a problem. Or for us, our baby was in that room and it would wake her from naps.
This is out of Brie’s control but as for our experience, the first few days of our trip we were unable to use the pool right outside the condo as it was drained and painted. We were able to find one of the other pools on the property, but it was very crowded since they were down a pool and it seemed more people flocked to the other building’s.
Another thing, that I think is out of Brie’s control or knowledge, multiple condos above and beside hers were being renovated so there was a lot of noise from that. It made it difficult for our daughter to nap during the day even with white noise and a fan running.
Brie was very communicative when booking and answered all my questions promptly.
How would we rate Brie’s place out of 10, 10 being the best, 0 being the worst? For us it was a 6. The lack of cleanliness was a big deal for us!