Perfectly located, cute cozy condo on the 2nd floor. Centrally located with easy access to/from the airport, Wailea shopping, Makena beaches, and of course the town of Kihei.
Lahaina and Ka'annapali are a beautiful scenic 40 minute drive North depending on traffic. We made multiple trips in a day from the condo, to Napili Bay, then back south to the shops at Wailea. The views made longer trips feel short and smooth so we didn't feel like any time was wasted in the car.
If you are traveling the Road to Hana, you will appreciate this location even more as you'll get back "home" much sooner than if you opt to stay further north. It's also much closer to the Haleakala crater if you end up getting advance tickets to see the sunrise, or just go to check it out during the day. Tons of food options nearby and they even have Doordash and Instacart service in the area for food and groceries. We even walked to Monsoon Bar & Grill located in a neighboring condo building one evening. Delicious Indian food and pretty good drinks!
The front desk also provides a coupon for groceries and a locals-only discount card, so wait to shop until after you check-in if possible.
The condo itself is well appointed with kitchen tools, including tongs for grilling (courtyard has 4 gas grills for use), extra towels and blankets, etc. The main bedroom is semi-private from the common areas, with a 3/4 height wall separating it from the hallway with the bathroom and vanity area. The pull out couch is around the corner beyond a full height wall, in the living room.
The view from the extra large balcony is stunning, which provided multiple sunset views over the ocean during our stay. You can see the pool and hot tub from the balcony so you don't have to go all the way down stairs to see if there is room in the tub, etc.
On our trip to Maui, there was apparently a bad storm 3-4 weeks beforehand that somewhat muddied the waters immediately surrounding Kihei. The beach at the condo is perfect, has fairly soft sand, and has very little traffic. But the water was not clear there during our trip. Every other beach we visited was immaculate. This was fine for us, since we wanted to explore during our trip anyway. But if you plan to stay at the condo the whole time and make that beach your primary day spot, it might be good to look at recent weather. It still makes for a perfectly romantic spot to view the sunsets with not too many others around.
The air conditioning units worked great! I was a little confused how it could work without a discharge hose for the condensate water, but I'm thinking they must be equipped with an evaporator. We stayed for over a week and ran the A/C each night and never had any issues with either unit.
I will say the listing photos led me to believe the balcony would be more private than it actually was, but this was not an issue for us. There is an adjacent tower as part of the same property, so you can see 80% of the balconies on that tower and they can see you. But the balconies for units in the same (Plumeria) tower are mostly private from each other.
Overall this stay was an incredible value for the price, and I would absolutely book Jennifer's unit again if she would have us on our next trip to Maui. Mahalo!