If location is everything then this place has everything. It is right on the beach (though not with a beach view) and mere steps away from all the shops and restaurants in Lahaina. I was afraid it might be noisy being so close to town and with a bar right next door, but was pleasantly surprised by how quiet it was in our room.
The hotel has it's own beach access (as well as a swimming pool and hot tub), and the host kindly supplies 2 of the most comfortable beach chairs you could ever want.
While the hotel itself doesn't have a bar or restaurant, there are several right next door. Betty's Beach Café is a perfect place to have breakfast right on the beach.
Also within that same complex there are at least 3 surf schools. We were able to get a last minute surf lesson at Royal Hawaiian Surfing, right next to the hotel, which was a whole lot of fun and allowed us to check off one more thing from our bucket list. I highly suggest it.
We really couldn't have asked for a better place during our time on the dry side of Maui.