Aloha, I can't say enough about Michelle and the Maui Beach Bungalow. Let me start with Michelle because she is awesome. Super responsive and very accommodating to some special requests we had and gave us some excellent restaurant and sightseeing tips. She also left us a sweet little welcome gift that was too perfect.
The Bungalow is equally amazing. It's right in the middle of everything in Kihei. Walk to great restaurants and shops. One of our favorite places, the Belle Surf Cafe, was right around the corner. Kalama park was just a 2-minute walk from the Bungalow that had a great playground for the kids (ours are 4 and 9). The park was also a great place to watch the sunset.
There are a couple of beaches within walking distance, but our favorite South Maui beaches (Big Beach, Keawakapu and Walaia), where we spent most of our time, were less than a 10-minute drive.
The place is a great layout, super stylish and very comfortable. One of the rooms is outside of the main bungalow (still attached, but you need to go out the back door to access) called the indigo room, and our 9 year old loved it. Totally felt like she was living on her own ;-).
Our favorite feature was the outdoor shower. So convenient when coming back from the beach and not tracking sand into the bungalow. Plus, it just felt great to shower outside..the kids actually looked forward to it.
Michelle made sure we had everything we needed which made the trip so much easier...snorkel gear, sand toys, towels, boogie boards, surf boards, beach chairs, cooler and beach umbrellas. We didn't need to buy/rent anything for the beach.
Coming from Texas we were a little concerned that there was no AC, but this was no problem at all. It got a little warm sometimes in the living room (faces west) as the sunsets, but there are lots of fans and every window opens to let in the ocean breeze.
If we are ever back in Kihei we will definitely stay here. Thank you Michelle!