Don’t be fooled by the first picture. This property is a quarter-mile walk from the beach.
After paying $400/night we were very disappointed that the quality of the property did not align with the listing description and price.
These were our main concerns:
-Not really an ocean view. Our host brought out the dictionary to argue that this wasn’t false advertising and was technically an ocean view. In reality, the view is of an old condo courtyard pool. If you squint you can see a couple inches of ocean water on the horizon, past powerlines.
- Plumbing: the toilet required multiple flushes after each use, and sometimes did not flush at all. The shower made a loud screeching noise in your face when running. The bathroom sink took 15-30 minutes to drain.
- Not renovated: the inside of the apartment looked like the common spaces of a 1980s college dorm. The major features of the kitchen and bathroom were certainly not renovated in 2019 as the listing describes, they may have added a fresh coat of paint.
After communicating our disappointment to our host, she condescending dismissed all of our concerns and rejected our requests for a partial refund and rejected our request for a late checkout (by 2.5 hours).
This property is not worth $400/night and should not be considered against other ocean view, near the beach or recently renovated properties in Maui.