Well, we just spent a full week at Jeff’s Halekalani Cottage in Kula.
We have been to Maui many times and spent time in the usual tourist areas by the resorts. We explored the Upcountry several times on previous visits and thought we need to stay here next time. THE BEST DECISION WE HAVE EVER MADE! Jeff was a great host. The accommodations were perfect and the VIEW was SPECTACULAR! Kula is a very special place on Maui, the atmosphere (literally) and the feel of being in your own home with comfort and peacefulness is just what we found and why we will be back. Jeff’s Golden Retriever/Border Collie (Kula) was just the cutest part of our family for the entire stay (Kula is really the property manager). Our grandkids 8 and 5 were with us and they played with Kula and roamed around the property carefree and had an experience they will not forget. We had a wedding to attend to and all the guests stayed in the Lahaina resorts and after the rehearsal and family get togethers at their condos we could not wait to get back to our cottage. I read a couple reviews about it being a drive to the Lahaina area or to some of the beach areas and thought…Drive? Are you kidding… it’s not like being on the 405 in LA (Los Angeles) it’s beautiful scenery and all a part of the experience and you can get to everything without a lot of thought about how long it would take. We do not like to be tourists and we felt like we were locals and Jeff made our stay most memorable. We will be back. We took a bike ride down Haleakala right to the water in Paia and we rode our bikes just past the cottage on the way down, beautiful scenery the whole bike trip down. I also recommend getting breakfast at the Kula Lodge just up the road from the cottage. And don’t forget to go to Mama’s Fish House. Thanks Jeff and wish we could have taken Kula home with us. Steve and Sheri and Family August 2013.