My daughters, aged 4 and 11, and I loved this place and Maui in general. This was our first trip to Maui. It's more pastoral and less touristy than Oahu. As a parent traveling without my spouse but with the kids I appreciated that Kihei and the apartment block had a varied population--many friendly locals, seniors on vacation, and many, many families with kids of a similar age to mine. Violet's apartment was very well-located for us. Parking is free and right next to the units so we were able to keep a rental car. The beach is right across the street, so we could run over there without too much preparation or kids' whining about preparations. The sunset from that spot is beautiful. The pedestrian lights at the crosswalk were an important necessity as there is a steady stream of traffic but be careful and wait for them to stop as not everyone will stop. As others have probably noted, the waters were much calmer in the morning so that's when we tended to head over there. My daughter was wading up to her waist and was passed by a sea turtle! When we felt more adventurous we drove a little further out to Malu-aka (sp?) Beach. We didn't venture too much farther for beaches as the kids were more than happy with these 2 and the pool. The girls were always able to find playmates. For food we tended to go to Hawaiian Moons natural foods a couple of blocks away for the salad and hot foods bar, the smoothie bar, the acai bowls, and many great things to eat. A block away is the cinnamon roll place (what a treat!) and an ice cream shop. The girls also liked Da Kitchen, the thai bistro, and the shave ice stand 2 blocks away. On the way home from a drive we liked to stop at the food trucks too (one shrimp, one thai). We were far from starving, let's just say. The road is well paved with sidewalks so I was able to walk pretty far in either direction with both girls and grab a latte and smoothies along the way. Coming from rural Alaska, we felt quite spoiled by the area. The apartment is well furnished with plenty of dishes, linens, and towels for us. I did some cooking but, obviously, we did eat out more or bring food home to eat on the balcony while we watched the sun rise or set. There is a little noise from the street but not too bad. Sometimes bigger trucks (fuel, garbage) were loud but nothing unexpected. We liked having the wifi so we could all unwind and play favorite games in the evening after dinner. The pool area was really nice. I can't say enough about the place. Violet was a great host and very communicative. I had a lot of questions and she answered them all. I also liked the security and accessibility of the key box...