The location of Ty’s place simply can’t be beat. And trust me, I searched far and wide and in multiple islands. In terms of a place that has direct, walk-out-the-door access to a beach, great local restaurants, coffee and farmer’s market as well as a local vibe that you won’t find at the resorts, you can’t beat this place. And speaking of that beach, there was one occasion when we went to Napili beach, which is one that gets rave reviews, just to try to see something different — we were back at Ty’s little backyard beach by lunch. No crowds, calm waters and a path through the reef that leads you right out to them. There’s also that view off the lanai and the fact that you can literally walk to about 10 restaurants within 5 minutes for takeout to enjoy on said lanai.
If there’s one small critique, it would be the lack of AC. There are a ton of places in Maui that don’t have AC, though, so there are clearly times of the year when you don’t need it. But end of July/early August are pretty toasty, and the fans didn’t quite cool the room down as much as we’d hoped. Other than that, we have nothing but amazing things to say about Ty’s place. It was truly one of the highlights of our trip!