PERFECT SEASIDE LOCATION, IDEAL FOR FAMILY OF 4, LESS SO FOR 2 COUPLES
Monika’s place has an unbeatable location, on the outskirts of charming, restaurant-filled Kihei, right on the ocean. It’s a 2-BR unit in a 2-building apartment complex, with a back patio where we watched beautiful sunsets each night. The apts. share a pool, hot tub, grills, volleyball court, & a concierge offers discounts & bookings for snorkel, helicopter, & other trips (we didn’t do these but others might welcome them.) Kitchen is small but well-stocked & functional. The apartment could use some TLC: sliding screen to back patio didn’t work, no screens in master bedroom window or out to its tiny patio; area rugs are a bit stained. Monika responds immediately to queries - much appreciated! But 2nd bedroom is cramped, its bathroom windowless & tiny, its minuscule AC vent ineffective, & despite listing & photos specifying “queen bed” it was 2 twins when we arrived. Right after we sent a message, Monika sent her helper over to push them together. But it’s no fun to encounter this and even less fun to constantly fall into the crack between the twin beds when you’re on vacation & wanting romance, plus basic comfort. (A space-filler & better quilted top is needed or twin beds remain twin beds). The master bedroom is twice the size, with its own patio, so one couple gets a subpar experience. Hence we recommend this for 2 parents & 2 kids but not 2 couples.