see below for an objective review:
pros:
1). the location of the rental is prime. it is a short, 7-10min walk to the beach and main landing of restaurants and major shopping center, as well as direct access to the beach. this is the main attraction and appeal of staying here.
2). it is a 10minute drive to front street, which is essentially a downtown strip with a lot of beach front restaurants, shopping boutiques, and several dessert shops. it also has great access to the marina for scheduled boat rides and tours.
3). the location is also very close (roughly a 15min drive) to a beautiful and short hike at the Nakalele Blowhole trail site. definitely recommended.
4). Chanel, the lobby attendant at the front desk was super helpful and cheery on check in! she warmly
welcomed us and was very helpful with answering questions.
**Cons:
1). the unit smelled of mildew during the entire stay. it is recommended to bring air fresheners and candles with you to placate the smell.
2). the washer and dryer combination is not effective. the washer instructions were followed, filled to 1/4 of clothes yet the entire space in front of the washer to the front door flooded with water. additionally, the washer locked itself for 15minutes, pooling our clothes in water. it did not drain at all and effectively stopped working. ***we had to MANUALLY hand wring each article of clothing**. however, the dryer did reassuringly work.
3). the hosts ask you to take out trash, wash dishes, and do a load of laundry to launder the towels, yet you’re charged a cleaning fee of $189 as well as a service fee of $189. it seems inequitable to be charged almost $400 to have to launder, wash, and collect trash as a guest.
4). the unit was not cleaned to satisfaction upon arrival. it was marketed as a “deep clean” after every guest, however there was remnants of champagne bottle trash tucked between the sheets of the bed; unsatisfactory.
5). this condo was marketed as “maui’s only beach front clubhouse”, yet this is false. it is not beach front, it is beach front adjacent. there are quite a few resorts that are genuinely beach front, meaning you’re able to leave your unit and arrive in less than 30 seconds to the beach. if that is what you’re looking for, this unit will not meet your needs
summary:
in summation, this condo adequately met the needs of our vacation in maui. ideally, it does not meet the expectations of a $2,000.00 in total dwelling, however, what it did provide was sufficient. we were ultimately able to have a wonderful vacation thanks to the proximity and accessibility of maui from the location of the condo.