Loved the balcony and the view. I suppose you get a front seat for sunrises (never got up that early lol). The beach is less than 100 meters away and lots of restaurants and (the few) bars in Maui around. The apartment was clean and very well stocked for the beach and everything else you want to do. Melissa even had tanning and sunscreen available. There is also a landline phone, which rang the first day and we didn't know where it was coming from. Lol. We had a great time.