this unit is a great base to visit Maui from our experience - room is comfortable with the balcony for breakfast/lunch for two. local beaches a short walk or drive when parking is available...they have a good size pool but we came here for the Ocean. the area has plenty to do and Lahaina has front street for shoping, entertainment and boating options. the only caution we would advise is 90 percent of the roads are 40 MPH (I thought Vermont was bad at 50 MPH) so it will take you 3 hours to get to HANA on the other side of Maui - some roads on the perimeter will void your rental car coverage...we didn't want a resort - we wanted to do our own thing and this place fit the bill. this place doesn't have AC but the breezes at night will serve for most people.