If you're looking for something that is in Lahaina Town, but still has the feeling of a quiet 3 star resort, this place is it. Aina Nalu is steps away from a some good coffee at Espresso Italiano and the 2 swimming pools in the resort means that there's always somewhere to chill and relax. We have 2 kids and they shared the pull out couch in the living room and were quite happy as we were to have our own room and a nice big en suite. The location is a 40min drive from the airport in Kahului, a 10min drive to Ka'anapali, 40min to Kihei, and 45min to Wailea. We found staying in Kihei gave us access to a lot of variety.

The unit is fully equipt: in suite washer/dryer, dishwasher, stove/oven, cable TV and internet. There was even a cooler we could use for the beach and some beach chairs and sand toys for the kids. The unit faces one of the parking lots though, so we did experience some levels of car noises at night time from other guests returning and a random car alarm going off. None of this negatively affected our comfort and for the most part it is a quiet resort that plays host to many families (at least when we stayed there).

Carol herself is very accommodating and was available to us (via email and text) whenever we had questions. Our stay went beyond the time the unit was available which meant that we would have to shuffle into a different unit at the beginning of our stay, but Carol pulled some magic out of a hat so that it wasn't necessary.