Everyone stop your search right now.
First of all, I want to start by mentioning that I aspire to have Maui as my second home. I have been to Maui roughly 20x anywhere between 2-4x a year for the past 6+ years. Dan’s place is one of the best places I’ve ever stayed at. In the past, I’ve stayed mostly at friend’s houses, houses (stableroad or sprecksville), or in other condos/airbnbs. I’ve also stayed at various hotels such as Paia Inn, Lumeria, Courtyard airport, Westin kaanapali, and condos in Kihei. I will say this again, Dan’s is one of the best! It hits everything I personally look for
1.	Near kite beach and Paia
2.	Quiet and away from the madness of tourists
3.	Feel like a local spot
4.	Private, quiet, great ambiance, vibe, and energy.
Dan undersells his place with these pictures. This place is an incredibly spacious one bedroom one bath with your own private patio and small entry way. I was incredibly nervous when viewing the spot. I kept looking at it every day because I thought it was too good to be true based on the location, picture, and price. In the pictures, you can see that he does not have a “full” kitchen but he has almost anything you need for a vacation kitchen. You have your coffee maker, water heater, toaster, microwave, mini fridge, and induction oven. The only thing it doesn’t have is a dishwasher but what are you doing on vacation that you would need a dish washer.
These were all pleasant surprises. I was able to make coffee, tea, and eggs every morning. Fridge was large enough to hold multiple bottles of water and more.
This is an amazing value if you understand Maui real estate. The property is right on the water in an incredibly private local neighborhood. There is probably 6ish properties there
This is around a 1 mile or less walk to Paia where you can grab delicious eats, coffee, acai bowls, ice cream, etc.
Great running path in any direction. I did a daily 5 mile run from Dan’s house to
Sprecksville/Baby Beach.
Morning surf at Baldwin Beach / Paia Bay
It is about a 15 minute drive to Kite beach
There is also a super convenient beach just a short walk away – people said they saw turtles there
Honestly, I don’t know what else to say about this place. There is no place like it on Maui. NONE. It is not in my best interest to rave about this place because I personally want to make it my personal hidden gem but Dan was an incredibly host, great energy, and welcoming.
Honestly, stop the search and just book Dan’s place – you won’t regret it.
To balance this review I’ll list a few cons
There is no freezer, but the only reason I wanted a freezer was because Paia has a new ice cream shop by des amis and they make homemade ice cream that is to die for! But no worries, I didn’t buy a pint and instead just bought scoops every day  Why does one really need a freezer on vacation tho?
I had a giant kite bag that I left outside, I was too lazy to carry it to the patio and it got rained on. Not Dan’s fault, I was just lazy.
No dishwasher – again why do you need a dishwasher on vacation?
Too good of a place – ruined all other homes on maui for me
Not exactly ocean front view, Dan’s main house is but you still can CLEARLY see the ocean from the patio. You can also hear the waves crashing. Super therapeutic.
My stay was too short, wish I could have stayed longer