We absolutely loved our stay at this little cottage. We traveled with our 12 month old little boy, and this spot met all of our needs. We knew there was a pack & play, but had made arrangements to rent a high chair and ended up not needing it as there was a booster seat ready for us! It was adorably decorated with a very comfy couch in the living room area, which even included a smart tv to watch movies at night (Netflix/Hulu etc). The kitchen was stocked with utensils and we cooked a couple dinners and breakfast every morning without any issues. The only thing that was frustrating were the tiny ants. We kept all of our food in the fridge but would still find them on the kitchen counters, in the dishwasher (run it every day to avoid this!) & in the bathroom. It wasn’t a huge deal, as it is an island and as noted, we do share the planet with them, but something worth noting. The laundry setup was great too; being able to do laundry helped a ton. We kept the place clean, sweeping daily, but one thing that would have been helpful is a mop or wet Swiffer for the floors. Having a baby/toddler on the floor all the time makes keeping it clean very important...and a wet mop would have made that much, much easier. The gorgeous backyard was one of our favorite things about this spot. We would have our coffee out there every morning, enjoying the gorgeous sunrises and listening to the birds (and roosters!). We even were able to enjoy working out on the large property! The stargazing at night was unreal. We loved spotting cute lizards/geckos all over the front and back decks! The small grill was perfect for barbecuing some Mahi Mahi one night - so delicious & fun! We loved going for walks up and down the road too. We bought some lemons from the self-serve fruit stand out front, which was awesome! We only found the home to be on the warmer side in the later afternoon/evenings if the windows had been shut all day, which wasn’t even that bad-but otherwise we were very comfortable with the temperature (many fans are included just in case).
I was sad to find the guest book literally as we were running out the door at checkout on our last day! It had been mixed in with other books on a shelf where we put it out of our son’s reach :( I hurriedly scratched a happy review but would have loved to spend more time writing and reading through everyone’s experiences at the cottage. I guess this will have to suffice: we absolutely loved our stay and would 100% return! We have so many happy memories at this little cottage & I wouldn’t do Maui any other way! PS-I would HIGHLY recommend visiting Hawaii during the whale season-we saw SO many during our trip (end of January-early February) and it was incredible! We did a whale watching boat tour, which was amazing-but we also saw many from the shores of every beach we visited! Hands down one of our very favorite vacations so far!