Pluses for this rental included a very nice setting - walkable to the Wailea Shops and Grand Wailea grounds and beach. The unit was quiet, air conditioning a joy, and the tempur-mattressed bed very large and comfy. Finding the unit was easy. It's minutes from downtown Kihei, and a great central place to explore all of south Maui by car.

Communications with Ralph very handled professionally and promptly.

ELSE, know that this 'studio' is a second bedroom suite of a two-bedroom unit, 'converted' to be a stand-alone rental by shoehorning in a 'kitchen'. This made for very cramped living, with me and my wife tripping over each other continually for egress, bath use, cooking and eating. Truly the smallest studio apartment I've ever rented, and barely qualifies as such. Realities:

(1) the middlin' sized fridge takes up half the entry closet, and the only place to hang clothes is in the other half of that closet, above beach chairs and such. It's less hanging space than in most hotel rooms, and there are no stands for suitcases, so you will be living out of your suitcases, which will be on the floor. No where else to put them.

(3) The kitchen sink is miniscule and cramps the entry hallway, so plan on using the bathroom counter and sink to make coffee and do dishes. You'll have to clean dishes an cookware as you go, just to have space to maneuver.

(4) The kitchen cabinets and counter across from than sink were put in where a clothes closet would ordinarily go. The Microwave oven takes up half the counter; with a 2-burner hotplate on the other half, you're out of room for plates, utensils, etc. Cabinets were well furnished with utensils and plates, just enough glasses, but no room for foodstuffs. So these have to go in the bathroom closet, after pushing cleaning supplies aside. Juggle, juggle. We did grill both nights, out by the pool (very close by) but just to cook some veggies or eggs in the unit was difficult.

(5) Want to eat? We like privacy, and found it odd to share the Lanai with strangers in the other half of this unit, so we found ourselves eating at the one coffee table, from the small couch, both in the bedroom area. With a white carpet, it was a chore to constantly remove footwear and avoid spills. A studio should have a kitchen with an eating area other than the bedroom.

Who would enjoy this unit? Folks traveling without much stuff, expecting to do little cooking. It's a reasonable value for this resort area.

Who might not? Folks with lots of belongings, or expecting a full kitchen.

Else, fabulous sunsets, great beaches, just wished we had more room.