We stayed at Christina'a place during the Thanksgiving week 2017. It was our second time on Maui, and it is such a nice place. Kihei proved to be a great location this time of year, as we had mostly sunny days while the rest of the island was cloudy, rainy and very windy.
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We checked in late at night at the place, it was easy to find (20-25min from the Airport). You just go all the way around the back of the complex. There was plenty parking, and a short walk upstairs to the entrance. Access to the condo was keyless, so we never had to worry about losing the key or anything. The condo was very clean and neat.
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The place was fully stocked with almost anything you’d want. Plenty towels, 2 beach chairs, a boogie board, small cooling back. Fully stocked kitchen, with spices, coffeemaker, silverware and dull kitchen knifes.
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The complex is fairly quite, however, we did experience more noise in the apartment than we’d expected. This seems like a good place for people to live, but not so much for vacation where you’d want to sleep in. We could constantly hear the “swooshing” sound of a neighbor’s ceiling fan, 2 times a week there was cleaning of the outdoor common areas at 8am in the morning with a leaf blower.
On top of that, renovation work of the pool/tennis restrooms, just outside the condo, woke us up every morning during the week, with tile-cutting work.
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If you’re not affected by noise this could be a great place for your Maui stay. I could imagine this to be a good place to work remote from, as it had great and fast internet.
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Finally, I would say that it was a bit disturbing that the night before we had to leave, there was a note on the door (put up between 3pm and 7pm) that there would be pest control the next day ( from 8am to finish) and a recommendation that you did not stay at the place until at least 2 hours after.
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We did contact the host about the construction noise and pest control, but they claimed not to know about it, so that is slightly concerning, that you’d rent a condo out, where you’re not aware of management activities, as it can affect your guests stay. We did resolve it by getting a small refund for the trouble of dealing with pest control the last day.
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Recommendation for other guests:
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Food:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Tacos and Calamari at Coconut Fish Cafe⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Everything and MaiTais at MonkeyPod, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Burgers at Cow Pig Bun⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Chef’s Table at Maui Tropical Plantation⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Activities:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Snorkeling everywhere, The Snorkel Store has great weather updates on Instagram⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Road to Hana, beautiful drive⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Surfing watching competitions and learning for your self⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀