Trip: Sat May 25 - Sun June 5
2015 was my last time in Maui and Wailea is where we stayed then. This time around we decided to stay in Kihea - we arrived in beautiful Maui late on a Saturday around 10PM so the sun was already down. The Airbnb was less than a 15 minute drive from the airport. The unit is situated in a 6-story lit up building with plenty of onsite parking available at no additional cost (the farthest parking spot is maybe a 30 second walk to the building elevator) - the downside with arriving at nighttime is not knowing how to navigate the building and having to look around the dimly lit parking lot and not knowing where to exactly park (especially as we were unsure if any spots were reserved). We texted the property manager late on this Saturday evening for assistance and they called us within seconds - you can park your vehicle in whatever spot is open, you’ll then take the elevator to the top floor, go to the unit and there you’ll find a very informative binder inside the unit with all the information you need to know for your stay! This binder includes a paper parking pass which you’ll display on your dash when parking in the lot (there’s also a portion that has to be filled out & drop off at the office on the main floor). There’s plenty of parking so you shouldn’t ever have to worry about not getting a spot! It seems the majority of parked cars in the lot are rentals so mainly visitors at this building with what appears to be a handful of actual residents. Everyone is visiting from out of town so if you ever bump into another person it’s pretty much respect & good conversation - with this being said, it’s a fairly quiet & quaint place to stay. The building is directly on the beach so you have a great view of the ocean and waves! It was nice to be able to enjoy our own homemade breakfast every morning on the balcony. The building has a great pool which you can see every morning is cleaned. The building directly neighbours a small event facility so we were lucky and got to watch two beautiful Hawaiian style weddings from the balcony - neither went past 10PM so if you’re wondering the music is not disturbing at all (You can still hear the waves crashing over the music)! Your view from the 6th floor is straight up paradise - mountains, waves, outriggers In the ocean and palm trees! Get ready to be woken up every morning around 5AM by roosters - so Hawaii!!! It’s a concrete building - you won’t hear any of the neighbours through the walls and you’re also on the top floor. The building has boogie boards, paddles boards, etc. available for use by people staying at the building. Even though we went to all the beaches during our week’s stay - it was honestly a great option when we were tired or moving around to be able to leave everything in the unit and walk out beach-ready, be able go down to the back of the building and lay on the loungers in the private area provided by the building, which is a 1-second walk to sand, and you can also jump in the ocean without having to load up the car every time! There’s a huge stretch of beach directly behind this building so staying on site is fine. There’s also a nice barbecue set up on site with 3-4 BBQs available. The AC in the he unit was great! For those who can figure out how to use it (there’s also instructions provided for this) - there’s two AC units which is sufficient to cool both the bedroom area and TV area. Yes you can hear the cars on the road but it’s not in anyway disturbing but I guess it depends on what you’re used too and where you’re coming from!
Huge props to the owners, I appreciate the insane attention to detail - everything from the very detailed binder, the unit is equipped with everything you need all the way down to a ninja bullet and lunch containers, coolers and ice packs if you’re interested bring fresh fruit or any kind of food along on your journeys! The artwork on the walls are excellent. There’s an iron, ironing board, two tommy bahama chairs, a cap, a beach umbrella and much more! The unit is maybe 900 SF and super clean, two full bathrooms, and I can appreciate the cord management system. This owner’s attention to detail is very noticeable - this unit is one of few which includes a sturdy exterior storm door which you can lock; you need a specified security code to access the unit which is great because you don’t have to worry about carrying a key on you everywhere you go.
ABC store and Uelanis is a 1 minute drive down the road!
Kihei is within reach and on-site laundry machines is right next door to the unit.
It’s definitely a good home while you’re away and has great value! I’d stay here again in a heartbeat and would recommend it to anyone coming to Maui for longer than a week.