As an Australian traveller and the difference in our currency to the USD, Maui was a very expensive place to stay. The rise in cost of living was very obvious. While the cost of hotels was outrageous, we chose to look at air BNB’s as an alternative for a party of four.
The location of the complex was good as their was a swimming beach nearby as you couldn’t swim at the complex other than the pool and there were food trucks and restaurants to go to if you didn’t want the 20 minute drive to front st.
The apartment complex was very busy and it was mostly families and children. A lot of children in the spa and pool. And despite a sign that children under 5 shouldn’t be in the spa it wasn’t enforced.
Our only problem with the apartment was that their was no aircon and it was very hot despite the over abundance of fans. The upstairs loft or bedroom isn’t private as it is exposed and during the day it was stifling up there. At night it was in fact quite cool.
Everything you needed was in the apartment and we particularly enjoyed the balcony.
This is no reflection on the host as Maui is an expensive place to stay but we didn’t feel that the accomodation wasn’t up to the $500 AUD a night we paid.