We stayed as a family of four, 2 adults and 2 children (ages 10 & 12) at the condo from Dec 21-29 and spent Christmas on Maui, for our 6th vist to Maui.. The condo was beautifully decorated and looked just as in the photos.
PROS:
- Lovely elegant modern decor and remodel one of the nicest remodels I have seen
-Comfortable with lots of ammenities and items provided
-Little thoughtful extras like a Ninja Blender, Beach Chairs, Beach Towels, Freezer Bricks to take your food to the beach etc
-Very comfortable queen sofa sleeper. Like new and it it was also thick like a regular matttress. Our children enjoyed the large bed as sofa sleepers can often be uncomfortable but they loved this one.
-Generous supply of clean fluffy towels, toilet paper,diswashing liquid, laundry liquid etc.
-Comfortable bed and pillows
-Close to beach,convenience stores both below and down the street, McDonalds, Shell service station etc.
-Great take away pizza downstairs at Dollies
-Nice beach across the road although small it was a quiet beach
-Close to both Napili and Kapalua and their beaches (only 5 minutes away by car )
CONS:
- Located between two main roads which were very busy and noisy especially the back main road at night time with cars/trucks/sirens until 1/2am in the morning and starting again at 5-6am.
- The windows in main bedroom and lounge did not shut entirely due to an old shuttred design which allowed a lot of noise to filter in. This made getting to sleep difficult and also caused us to wake up early on several occassions due to road noise. Not what you want on holiday when you want to catch up on sleep!
-The apartment seemed to get very warm and stuffy. Even though it was winter we needed to run both ceiling fans and the air conditoner most nights to sleep at a comfortable temperature. Once they were all running it was okay but I am not sure how it would be in summer. And we come from a tropical climate so we are used to heat .
-Because the bedroom window wouldnt shut entirely and because the curtains were very light in fabric and colour we would see a shadow of anyone walking past our window and hear them talking loudly and every word they were saying, through the window. This woke us up with a scare on several occassions late at night and very early in the morning. Not ideal.
In summary we did still enjoy a nice family stay. The actual decor and appliances in the condo were great but with better window design or noise reduction, improved airconditioning and drapes/.curtains this property could be even better.