The best part about Craig’s place is that you’re only 50 feet from a beautiful, quiet beach. We were there during the thanksgiving week, and Maui was generally busy, but this beach never had more than a handful of people. And you just step out the door and walk onto the beach. There are loungers you can use and Craig provides all necessary gear for enjoying the water: snorkel gear (good snorkeling right there and turtles!) beach chairs, boogie boards, beach towels, an ice cooler, sand toys. It was lots of fun to just run out the door and start playing. Also, we were there with a child, and the surf was calm and easy for him to swim in. You do have to drive to go eat but you’re pretty close to Kihei and about 30 minutes from Lahaina. Overall I’d say this is a good central spot for exploring the whole island. We were also in an arriving flight path, but the planes generally didn’t arrive too early or too late. I’d stay again!