Barb's place is great because of its location. It was less than a ten minute drive to great (really great) beaches. Downtown Kihei, with grocery stores, post office, restaurants, bars -- and more beaches -- was less than a 3 minute drive. It was also easy to get to the upcountry, airport, Hana trail... pretty much everywhere. The condo is on the bottom floor and only really has two sources of light, one on each end of the condo. This was OK because we spent so little time there anyways (it probably also kept the place cool). Also, if you opened both doors at either end of the place you got an amazing cross-breeze! There were ceiling fans in the bedroom and living area which also helped to keep the place cool. There's AC, too, but we didn't even use it because it was pretty cool there (and we visited in August). There's a great pool with hot tub very close by. We had a great time.