We had an amazing stay in Maui, thanks in part to this great condo and host. The location is amazing with beautiful views of both sunrise and sunset from the condo, and close to the beautiful northwest coast of Maui and such treasures as Slaughterhouse Beach. Van is a great host, very welcoming and easy to communicate with.
We got a ton of use out of the provided snorkel kits, my 9 year old daughter got to snorkel with (multiple) sea turtles right off the beach in front of the building. There is also a very nice (but small) reef right off shore as well, with lots of colorful fish. On days when the waves were up, the visibility got low, but other days was quite reasonable. The condo pool is also awesome, very warm and a perfect refresher to dip into after swimming in the ocean.
The condo provided us with most everything we needed for a great beach trip, including beach towels, and fully equipped kitchen, even a beach umbrella (which we didn't actually use).
The only slight downside: the wind blew pretty hard from the northeast midday on most days. This made it windy at the pool, and also could be heard to whistle through the windows and front door of the condo at times, despite by best efforts to close everything as tightly as I could. Not a big deal, but a slight annoyance, maybe one that could be fixed with addition of some weather-proofing strips. Overall, a great place to stay and great bargain.