Roach Motel! Our stay is one to remember but not in a good way.
The view and location is the best part about this condo. You can't beat the view. The beach in front is not really for laying out because there are tons of rocks but there is a small beach to the left that is better. You will capture some great photos.
There are items listed on Airbnb that they do not have in the condo. I checked before we left if they had an iron and under amenities it listed that they do. When I asked where I could locate it, they said it's been years since they've had an iron and to just hang our clothing in the bathroom and run hot water and it should get the wrinkles out. When I did this, we had no hot water and they told me to wait an hour for it to get hot again. So warning, if there are more than 2 of you staying here, you may run into some hot water issues.
I suggest bringing or buying your own hand soap because the one provided is very watered down. Especially at a time during a pandemic, I think having anti-bacterial hand soap is important.
As we know during the summer months in Maui, it gets hot and humid. The ceiling fans in the bedrooms are not helpful at all and they are missing a remote in one of the bedrooms. The fans in the bathroom work better than the bedrooms. There is a book on the counter with emergency contacts and other information regarding the condo. It specifically requests that you do not use the AC and they will charge you if the bill is higher than normal because AC is expensive in Hawaii. If we were to stay at a hotel we would not be charged for using the AC so I think the same should go for Airbnb lodging. We were completely uncomfortable during the evening. We opened the windows and had the fans going but it didn't help much. I think the host should reconsider this request especially during the hot months.
The condo is out dated like most reviewers have commented. The pictures are much nicer than in person. It's not awful but if you're expecting high end, pass on this condo.
The day before we were leaving, we noticed two roaches in the kitchen in the morning. We did not cook at the condo or have food out so it was a bit of a surprise to see it. We killed them and left for the day. When we returned later, I turned on the kitchen lights and about 20+ roaches ran around. We did our best to kill them. We had no dishes in the dishwasher but something told me to look inside and there were more roaches. There were also these invisible little ant looking bugs too. I immediately text 1 host and emailed another. I did not hear back from anyone until I left the condo and was at the airport the next day. We had to go through all of our bags and make sure we weren't bringing any roaches home with us. We could barely sleep that night because all we could think about is the roaches. I have video and pictures which I sent to the host. There was no apology from them just thanks for letting them know and they'll look into it.
The communication with the host/hosts is confusing. Once you arrive they have 2 other people to contact during your stay. I contacted one of them the very first day and they never responded. I then contacted the other person and slightly delayed but they did respond.
I personally would not stay here again but I hope others have a better experience than we did.