Location was great, overall look of the place is as advertised in the pictures but place was not clean especially not per airbnb plus standards. Check in was smooth, Thomas left us little stickies with info regarding the place, had fresh cold water bottles for us upon check-in in the fridge and sent us a huge document with tourist information prior to checking in that was very thoughtful and helpful for us to plan our trip in Kihei. Unfortunately the place was not clean at all. There was still sand everywhere on the ground, around the coffee table carpet, on the carpet going upstairs, around the washer and dryer, in the bathroom and by the sliding door to the balcony, a little sand would be understandable given the location of the place being close to the beach but this was a considerable amount. The kitchen appliances were still dirty, we found the coffee maker dirty inside and outside and had to thoroughly clean it twice before using, the kitchen drawers and cabinets had dead bugs in them, the dishes and glasses had a clear film of something on them. The vents were dirty, the fans had a thick layer of dust on them. There was dead bugs on the ground and we found two dead bugs under the pillows on the upstairs bed. We also found stains on bedsheets of both beds. We contacted Thomas right away and he was quick to respond and got the place cleaned the next morning before we were back from the beach. The dishes were sparkling clean, the floor was cleaned, the vents/fans cleaned. It almost appeared as though the place had not been cleaned for us at check in since the last guests and the furniture etc was just staged accordingly. We were very disappointed in the cleanliness of the location especially since we chose this airbnb due to its 5/5 airbnb plus status for cleanliness even though it was more expensive then other locations we were looking at. When we contacted Thomas for some kind of compensation as the place was not presented to us as advertised and promised, Thomas stated that the cleaners stated "they didn't find anything terribly out of the ordinary that normally earns us the five star cleaning review," it was quite disheartening that he didn't believe the place wasn't that dirty especially since we found such a difference from check in to after the cleaning service cleaned the place again. Thomas stated that the dust and dirt found in the place was due to the recent wildfires in Kihei which is understandable for the dirty vents and fans maybe but given that we checked in at 4pm and the place was supposedly cleaned and ready for us at 330pm it is hard to believe the sand, dirty kitchen appliances, dishes and stained bed sheets were caused by the wildfires. Thomas only offered us a late check out for 3pm valued at $45 instead of 11am that was kind of him and we really appreciated but in hindsight I would much rather have had a cleaner place upon check in. I would recommend this place for its location and amenities but not for cleanliness.