We loved our stay at Laura’s place in Kihei. It is clear the Laura [disclaimer: Laura is my cousin] put a lot of effort into decorating and setting up the condo to make it a just right Hawaiian vacation location. The two bedrooms and two bathrooms are very comfortable. It does get hot, so we closed curtains during the day to deter solar heat gain and then opened up doors and turned on fans in the afternoon to catch the trade wind breeze. The AC is nice on the really hot days. The Kitchen has all new appliances and the knives are ridiculously sharp! The washer dryer is very convenient. All the furniture and cabinets are made from bamboo and everything is extremely clean and simple. The apartment has a Lanai that looks out over an adjacent open space that allows for views out toward the ocean as well as up toward Mt. Haleakala. There are clean beach towels [no need to pack your own!], beach chairs, a cooler, a boogie board and a very helpful binder that Laura put together describing some of her favorite spots to eat and explore. We really loved the apartment and also the location. Kihei is very centrally located. There is a very pleasant mix of locals and tourists in Kihei, and there are great restaurants all over town. We day-tripped to each of the Wailea beaches, up to Kaanapali & Kapalua, Paia, Hana and all the way around the back side of Haleakala and as great as all of those places are, it is so nice to be able to wake up and walk down to your own local Kama’ole Beach for a morning swim and then end the day with the sunset over the ocean.