Joe and MariAnn
We will be heading out around 630pm
We want to thank you for hosting us
Your home is at a great location, closer to the beach and activities and 30-40 minutes max away from most attractions.
Home was clean, you guys thought of everything
Our kids and family really enjoyed the place
A few things:
We have vacuumed the whole place
Beach and bathroom towels have been washed folded and put in place
Bathrooms have been cleared
Trash has been thrown out
Kitchen has been cleaned, the counters wiped, dishes washed
We didn't want to throw away unused packed food
So leaving 2 packs of Costco Chicken in the freezer, Pita bread, popsicles
Spices, olive oil, zip lock bags, paper plates, napkins and utensils are placed in the pantry
Bed linens are not washed. Some are left in the closet and some are still on the beds as instructed.
A new coffee maker is left in the kitchen, we apologize for cracking the pot; just could not find replacement pot at Target or Walmart so bought a new machine.
Grill is clean. All chairs and surf boards are behind the sofa on the Patio where we found them.
Great place to stay
If / when we come back we will look you guys up again and will recommend to our friends and family as well.
We did our best to take care of your home as our home.
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A few fun pointers that we would like to share with future vacationers....
Plan to get to any food place before 8pm when you don't have a reservation 😁 That was a shocker for a tourist destination, late night bar food sucked. We finally came to terms with it.
Best place to buy swim, surf and boat clothing and accessories is Advantage Pro
Avoid Hi Tec surfing shop if you can, sub-par quality at high prices.
Both are near the airport.
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We ran around trying to find authentic Kona coffee from Maui, ended up at the roasting warehouse.
We recommend MauiOma roasting in Kaholui.
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For a decent meal we found Coconut Cafe, Paia fish and Tin Tin Cafe to be great places to eat without reservations, great flavors and best value for money especially for big families.
Maui Gelato ice cream was good at Keihi
Best Rosalini ice creams
Lapperts ice cream was also great at Shops at Wailea.
We would not eat steaks in Hawaii again :-) Tried Cafe Olea. Food was good other than steaks.
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Costco, Safeway and Food land were great for groceries and fresh Poke
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For formal dinner we really liked Merimanns Kapalua, Grand Waelia;
Best sashimi and authentic Japanese food experience we had was at Izakaya Sushi in Keihi.
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Best charter boat experience we had was with Sea Monkey fir snorkeling. They really took care of us, made snorkeling fun for the most inexperienced folks in our family. Sun set pictures and their boat was great. Ask for Rich and Tanner, great personalities on Leslie's boat.
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Maverick Helicopter was different because it also lands in the rain forest for thrifty minutes on their private property giving us an up close look at vegetation fruits and interesting facts.
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We took surfing lessons at Maui Waveriders with Ina. It was great experience but the beach is full of rocks so be careful.
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Holo Holo Tours for Drive to Hana and Haleakala 1/2 day Tour trip was great, highly recommend the Holo Holo for Walk in the crater and sunset above the clouds was totally worth it.
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We also had a great time attending the Luao at Grand Waelia
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I and Sarah also had a great time renting a 1957 Porsche stick shift from Maui Roadsters for 6 hours. Larry and Christine's passion for these vintage cars was truly visible. We enjoyed their company and also tasting their ShakaPops popsicles from their company.
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Aloha and Mahalo for everything
Sharick, Sarah, Shahaan, Faizaan, Eshaal, Feryaal..
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😁 Here we have laid out a great itinerary for others..
We truly had a great time
Thank you again...