Eli’s place was great! The location was perfect - you can easily walk to downtown Lahaina for restaurants, shops, beach rentals and even the harbor if you have some excursions planned. The beach at the Lahaina Shores is beautiful and even though it’s technically public, it felt like a private beach for the resort and it’s way less crowded than most of the big resort beaches. We were also able to snorkel right off the beach and saw lots of wildlife including sea turtles and even a seal! It’s very close (just a short walk) to the Lahaina break wall where there’s great surf (and tons of surf lessons) and the surf shops to rent kayaks, paddle boards, surfboards etc. are less than a 5 minute walk from the resort. We could really do almost any activity we wanted right there near the resort. The only time we got in the car was to find some hiking spots around Maui. Eli’s place was clean and had everything we needed. We had a great time and will definitely be looking to stay at his place again next time!