Robert's place was awesome! Maalea is centrally located to access a number of things without being in the middle of resort-land -which is great. You could throw a stone and hit the water, the grounds are beautiful, and if you have any boat trips planned out of Ma'alea harbor, many of the whale watching and snorkeling trips leave from there and you can walk to them, as well as to the aquarium - our backup plan if it got too rainy, which luckily it didn't (But I've been before, and it's great!) We really appreciated the well-appointed kitchen, even though we didn't cook, because we could cut up fruit from the local fruit stands and take it out with us in the provided tupperware. There were tons of little touches like that that made this place something between a home but nicer, and a hotel but less fussy. Just the right speed to match our Maui vibe!