We found this condo after booking a last minute flight over our Easter break. Someone must have canceled and we were sure happy that they did!
When we arrived it was easy to find our parking spot and make it up to our condo. There was a little package in a small cooler with treats awaiting us in the kitchen that was a really nice touch.
I have never been to Maui before, but the location of this condo was prime. It is in building D in the complex across from Kamaole Beach Park II. It is the furthest building from the road, which means it is the longest trek to the beach (maybe 4 minute walk), but also it is quiet with no street noise. We slept with the windows open every night and with the time change struggled to stay up past 8:00. I would hear the odd person returning to thier condo, but it was infrequent.
The bed was comfortable enough, nothing to write home about, but I never woke up with a sore back and that in itself earns my approval. I could not say the same about the pull out couch. I am pretty sure the mattress was taken from hide-a-bed my grandma had that I slept on 40 years ago. You could feel the individual springs when you sat on it,. My 12 year old daughter had a sore back after one night and for the rest of our trip we left the couch as is and put a sheet over the cushions and she slept directly on the couch. There has got to be a better alternative to a hide-a-bed. The pillows were not great, but they never are and if you are super particular about your pillow you are probably bringing your own anyway. I did not bring my own, but I never had a sore neck from it being too firm, so that was good.
We had a pool area close which had a great BBQ that we used. We only went to the pool a couple times when it got too windy on the beach and the kids would swim while I read under the pergola. I never got the chance to play pickleball, as you needed your own balls and I kept forgetting to grab some.
We really appreciated the Tommy Bahama chairs and ice packs in the condo. We did pick up microfibre towels on our Costco run to use at the beach and rented boogie boards and an umbrella from Auntie Snorkel, which was a couple blocks away (you could rent snorkel gear there as well). There were beach towels at the condo, however, the microfibre were ideal as they didn't track sand back and dried super quick.
The tide pools on Kamaole II are super fun to explore and there were people always snorkeling around them. We saw lots of fun sea creatures, including sea turtles.
We usually ate one or two meals at the condo, and it was well equipped. Next time I would pick up alluminum foil pans for cooking on the BBQ, as nobody wants to turn on the oven. There was a window A/C in the living room, but we found opening windows and turning on fans was more effective at cooling the condo.
When we didn't eat at the condo, there were numerous resturants within walking distance. Check out Coconut's Fish Cafe for lunch or supper and don't miss the banana bread, cinnamon buns and chai lattes at the Cinnamon Roll Place.
We walked to breakfast at the Kihei Cafe and it was worth the jaunt. We stopped to watch the surfers at Cove Beach Park on the way and there's a great shaded playground at Kalama Park for kids.
For a treat in the evening or after the beach we went to either Beach Street Maui Shave Ice (try the Coconut Mud Pie Shaved Ice) or Kihei Aloha Ice Cream.
My biggest complaint (aside from the hide-a-bed) is that the owner/rental company doesn't work with the guests at checkout. Our flight didn't leave until later in the day and we had to be out of the condo by 10:00. There was no option for a later check out and we had asked if we could leave our packed luggage by the door and come back for it, which I have done in many AirBnB's in the past and it was not allowed.