Pros:
Good wifi;
Wailea Ekahi grounds are beautifully maintained and landscaped;
Free parking;
Access to excellent beach and very nice pools.
Unit well stocked with beach towels, beach chairs, sand toys, noodles, cooler, laundry detergent, etc; this was super nice.
Cons:
The unit is dirty and in gross disrepair.
Misrepresented by old photos!
Tons of ants, very active in the evening. They know about this because there are ant traps in the unit.
Cable tv nonfunctional! (Are they paying the cable bill?)
Filthy dirty: the cleaners don’t bother to clean under the bed, tables, etc, just around. Cobwebs visible in every room.
All blinds and shutters in the unit are broken to various degrees. For example, the bedroom has vertical blinds but the wand/handle is gone, so you can’t close them. This is of high significance because the unit is right on the parking lot, so headlights will be in your face all night. Bring a sleep mask and earplugs!
Terrible mattress on pull out sofa. Is this maybe decades old???
Sliding glass door to patio VERY difficult to open/close (rendering the patio almost nonfunctional).
Back patio furniture is not as shown in the photos: it’s old and rotten, the varnish has worn off and it would be dirty and possibly cause splinters to sit in. Lounge chairs covered in bird poop on arrival (were they cleaned prior to arrival? Doubt it)
Louver glass windows so you can hear everything that’s outside, inside (including parking lot and main road).
Pile of lumber/baseboards stashed behind couch.
Holes in walls throughout.
Shower room has no fan, so the humidity has ruined the door. The paint is peeling off.
Upholstered furniture is soiled throughout; old.
I don’t know when the last time the owner has seen this unit, but their investment is at stake and the photos are inaccurate. I do NOT recommend this rental until the owner cleans it, makes repairs and replaces damaged furniture pieces.
I’ve never had a bad condo in Maui until this experience.
In over 10 stays in condos in Maui, and about 5 travels to third world tropical countries, this is by far the worst I’ve ever inhabited. You maybe would except this level of disrepair in another country for an inexpensive price, but not Hawaii. I’m shocked! I couldn’t afford to abandon this for another place or I would have.