We originally had another condo booked that was pulled off of the market due to construction on that building. At that point I was very limited to what was available. I chose this condo based on the views since my primary reason for going at this time of the year was for the whales. So let me start off with the pros of this condo:
1. The location is good for getting to Napili and Kannapali and Lahaina. Had we stayed at the other condo we would not have found Maui Tacos. And there is a good chinese restuarant directly across the street which we used on two nights when we got in late and were just too tired to deal with a long wait at any of the other restuarants. Plus you could sit on the lanai to eat!
2. The view is really great and we did see a lot of whales.
3. The condo has access to a nice beach area and this condo provides you with beach chairs to take down with you.
4. This property is very quiet! The only time we heard anyone was when there was a lot of excitement from everyone down on the seawall due to the turtles. And that was another plus to see the turtles right in front of the condo.
5. Excellent customer service from the office is you happen to need them for anything. And that's a plus! I had to contact them about something else and mentioned we were sleeping on the pullout sofa. They immediately sent over a topper to put on the bed which was a huge help!
Now for the cons:
1. Obviously I missed the part that there is no AC in this unit. It was not bad during the day when we had both the patio and front door open with the cross breeze. But it got stuffy at night in the bedroom even with the ceiling fan and the floor fan on two nights. We move to sleeping in the living area on the pullout sofa since we kept the sliding door open and could get a breeze. I'm from the coast on Texas and I've had many nights of sleeping with no AC from a hurricane and that's not really what I want on my vacation.
2. As I mentioned the view is great but there is a large ocean ridge that runs in front of the condo making it very shallow for a long way out. So unfortunately for me the whales did not get as close as I would have hoped. Had I not been there for the whales that probably would not have mattered since this provides for a nice calm shallow area for swimming.
Overall the condo is good and the location is nice. And we had a really great time!