If you're on the fence between this place and some other one, let me tell you - stay with Ralph!! We had a fantastic week in Maui with Ma'alaea as our home base. Restaurants and shops and aquarium are walkable, and most of the spots on the island you want to be at are no more than 20 minutes away by car. We found the location so convenient and flexible, and were able to do everything we wanted.
The space is even nicer than it looks in the photos, immaculately kept and with everything you could want. It even has tons of goodies for cooking - salts and spices and even olive oil! The box of beach goodies - chairs, boogie boards, a cooler - were super handy and we used them a ton, saved us money too.
If you're worried about not having a beach view, don't be. The mountain view is gorgeous, and you can walk to the beach in minutes.
Mahalo, Ralph! We'd stay here again <3