Overall our stay was pretty great in Hawaii but we did have mixed feelings about the condo.
The pros:
- Great location in Kihei. Easy to get around the island with a car.
- free parking and always plenty of spots
- beautiful view from the lanai
- fully stocked kitchen and things like beach towels and beach chairs. We even used a cooler we found in the kitchen for our drive to Hana.
- AC worked great and we needed it.
- The host gave us a late check out which was great as our flight was at 8 pm so we were able to go on a snorkel tour in the morning and still shower and pack up.
The Cons:
- When we walked in we were definitely underwhelmed. The whole place seemed sad and dingy and very dated. I think the photos make it look much better. The popcorn ceiling and ceiling fans were very dirty and dusty and it needed a deep clean and a good fresh coat of paint and some basic renovations. The bathroom rugs were dirty and the bathroom and bedroom doors were beat up. A little elbow grease and some basic updates could really do this places some good. It pretty much looks like it has whatever decor and interior that was from 30+ years ago. (It did look like the bathroom vanity was more recent)
- The TV was older and had poor display quality. Not that we were holed up watching much tv but when we did turn it on we were once again disappointed.
- Value for the $$. For the amount we paid I think we could have gotten a nicer place. Maybe not on the water but we never used the pool or beach at the condo. (I thought we would but we ended up driving and exploring more beautiful beach areas.) I’ve paid much more for beautiful new and modern Airbnb’s in Madrid, Iceland, and New Orleans and generally I’m blown away by how clean and updated they are and I always feel like it was way better than a hotel stay. Unfortunately I didn’t feel that way at this condo.