Location, location, location! This gem has so much going for it. First, you are just 5 minutes down the road from the hustle and bustle of Front Street, but you'd never know it tucked away in a quiet and welcoming gated community. Lots of neighborhood amenities including a lap pool that sits out over the ocean and a clubhouse. Met several of the neighbors during our stay and they were all very welcoming. It seemed that most of the houses were owner-occupied, so we felt like we were in a real home vs. just a vacation condo surrounded by tourists.
The house itself is gorgeous. You can tell it has been recently remodeled. Lots of attention to detail and immaculately clean, especially considering how sand travels everywhere.
The townhome sits on the second row, but with no house directly in front of it, you have a straight shot view of the ocean, as well as a beach access point. Huge, well-equipped kitchen with everything you could possibly need. Large island with seating that worked well for small family dinners, plus a larger table outside on the lanai. Large, comfortable sectional in the living room with big bay windows for ocean views (and breezes).
The downstairs bedroom is spacious enough that it could be considered a master, with its adjacent bathroom and bay windows with ocean views. Upstairs master is a bedroom and a half with a cozy seating area in front of large bay windows. Bathroom has a big, tiled shower, double sinks and plenty of room to move around. All beds and pillows were very comfortable.
Huge flat screen TVs in the master, downstairs bedroom, and downstairs master, although we never used them considering you had an ocean just outside your door.
New front-loading washer and dryer came in handy to wash beach towels and swimsuits. Speaking of towels, the homeowner provides beach towels, which was a nice touch, and all the bathroom towels were new and fluffy.
Upstairs patio has a view of a swimming pool that's just steps behind the unit. Downstairs patio is spacious and with lots of tropical plants & trees just off the lanai, it feels private even though it opens onto a shared/common garden area.
Covered parking was a welcome addition considering how hot a car gets in the sun all day.
Inside the unit the owner had left board games and books but be sure and check out the library in the clubhouse. Tons of books to read and share. The clubhouse is BYOB, so you can grab a bottle of wine and some cheese and settle in at one of the outside tables to enjoy the sunset and gab with the neighbors.
Lastly, the neighborhood has easy access to everything you'd want to do in West Maui. We drove all the way up to Honolua Bay and back with little to no traffic. Lahaina has a large Safeway and Longs Drugs in addition to tons of tasty waterfront restaurants and shops.