Such a great place to stay if you are looking to disconnect! Just about 15-20 minutes north of Lahaina and the location was perfect. Be prepared for significant winds in this part of the island but overall we loved our time away from SoCal!
The unit overall is perfect for a couple but would be tight for more than two people including children. We packed a collapsible cooler for our trip and it was perfect for the pool. The unit came with 2 beach towels, an igloo cooler and beach chairs which were ideal for our beach days.
We ate out for most of our meals and highly recommend getting a car upon arrival. It's pivotal for getting around! Make your reservations EARLY, we didn't have reservations at most places and were unable to get into some places. Restaurants we strongly suggest are: Sea House (ate here several times and they have a great happy hour), Pour House (expensive but worth it), Down the Hatch (in Lahaina), Pana Aina (In the Pioneer Inn in the Harbor- great service and bartenders were awesome), Paia (Fish house in Lahaina), and Honolua Store (general store 1 mile from the unit and has a great breakfast and coffee). Restaurants/bars that weren't worth the wait are Waikiki Brewing (felt kind of greasy and commercial like) and Star Noodle (Ramen, not very good).
Things to do:
1. Strongly suggest going to Napili Bay (Sea House restaurant is also here) and is a 5-7 minute walk south of the unit. This beach was so quiet, very minimal wind and was a great place to enjoy some sun and waves.
2. Download the Shaka App and take a tour, we did the West Maui Tour for $15 and it was 100% worth it. We stopped at the Maui Plantation and loved the location, service and overall vibe. Loved the hike to see the blowhole and wish we had done the hike in the mountains but were running out of time. Plan for this to take most of the day to maximize the options.
3. Atlantis Submarine Tour. Very cool experience and is something we have never done. We definitely felt this one was worth the money.
4. Rent a car!
5. Book a Pineapple Tour. We didn't get in and they were booked out for weeks but strongly recommend it based upon others' comments.
6. Do a Maui Brewing Tour. We thought this was taking place at the location south of the unit but was actually on the other side of the island. It's very practical and is something to do on a rainy day.
7. Consider a short trip to another island. We wanted to the Pearl Harbor trip but access was limited due to covid.
Overall, we were here for 7 full days and wanted to extend. We had such an amazing time and can't wait to go back! Next time, we will likely rent a larger unit so we can spread out a bit more but this was the perfect place for our first extended trip as we wanted a break from the SoCal beaches!