The Hale was great! We were here when there were NO trade winds and it was HOT in all of Maui, so not having AC for the first few days was kind of tough. (Many homes on the north shore do not have AC because the trades are strong). The secret though...stay out of the house from about 11-6pm! If AC is that important, stay in a condo.
The cottage is located perfectly. While it is on a shared property, it didn’t feel that way AT. ALL. The cottage is set back from the main house and Hana hwy, and we didn’t feel that it was noisy. The outside patio area is great for lounging, surrounded by all kinds of trees (coconut, breadfruit, lime). The bathroom was newly redone, and is beautiful! The sleeper sofa is brand new, we saw it being unwrapped!
JB and the property manager Rachel are great. They were super accommodating and helpful with anything we needed or questions about where to go/things to do. We had to check out earlier than usual from our first rental in Kihei, but they were both so willing to let us check in very early for this house, so we weren’t left wandering around with a vehicle full of luggage!
Definitely go to Tobys shave ice in town for poke! (My husband is still drooling over it - thanks for the recommendation JB!) Rachel is a yoga teacher at Maha yoga up town, and I’m pretty bummed I wasn’t able to make it up there to a class. Milagros in town is delicious, flatbreads is great for brick oven pizza (their vegan pizza is amazing! Add pineapple!). Ho’okipa beach is about a half mile down the road, and after 11am when the winds picked up, watching the windsurfers was so awesome! Mama’s fish house is about 1/4 mile down the road, and is definitely worth a try if you can get a reservation and have some extra cash to spend (it’s not cheap, but really delicious!). The house is also closer to mile marker 0 for the road to Hana! So you beat a lot of travelers up the road - leave by 730/8 and you’ll be ahead of everyone (download and pay for the gypsy guide app on your apart phone - it was great!)
Thank you for letting us stay and being so quick to respond to any questions or anything we needed! We had a great time!