It was our first time visiting Maui. We had a great time! Loved the weather and food. Will definitely come back. We try to be neutral when giving feedback to Airbnb hosts as we understand that it can be difficult maintaining a space for rental.
Pros:
- Location is great! 2-3 min walk to beach, restaurant, cafe, shops. It's super convenient for tourists.
- Seems to be a safe neighborhood. Apparently locals don't lock their front yard.
- Mattress was comfy.
- Parking is easy, although there were other cars, we had our space by the wall, which was indicated in host's messages.
Cons:
- Check-in and check-out weren't quite pleasant. The cleaning crew arrived after us when we were there at 3 pm to check in. We assume when rules say check in at 3 pm it means the room will be ready for us BEFORE 3 pm. We had to wait under the sun for 20 min. It was REALLY hot in Maui.
- Similarly, when checking out, the cleaning crew arrived BEFORE 10 am. We just got out of shower and were packing, the cleaning guy came in through side door without knocking, left his cleaning tools by the door without saying anything. What a mess! Thankfully I wasn't naked, as the shower room located outside the house.
- Shower is outside the house, as shown in listing. Please be aware that there's a pizza place next door so there will be people coming and going all the time. The wall isn't tall enough to cover your body and there is a chance that you'll be seen while in shower.
- There were ants in the kitchen.
- Since the place is bungalow style. The bed is kind of on the second floor, and it gets really hot at night since there's no windows up there. Even with a fan and AC, because hot air is lighter than cold air, it gets trapped. And can be disturbing if you can't stand the heat.