Remodeled Garden View Retreat Steps from Charley Young Beach

Property is good location. Just enough room for me and my wife.

Traveling as a family of 4 with 2 younger boys, this rental was the perfect Hawaii experience and well located to take care of everything Kihei has to offer. The property is located across the street from Charley Young Beach Park (Top 10 in the USA), numerous local dining and grocers, cafe's and activities. Well located for any direction you plan for your day, and close enough in proximity to everything else. Although not listed, the amenities in the unit were far more than we expected, including the boogie board, mask and snorkel, fins, cooler, umbrella, beach towels, tennis rackets and everything else you would need. All less than 30 minutes from Kahului Airport!

Our apartment was clean and well maintained with all the finishes we needed and many extras to enjoy at the beach and on trips. Access was easy thanks to the elevator to the third floor. The complex is large, but all people were very friendly, the grills and common spaces were kept beautifully clean and it was surprisingly quiet at all times of the day.

We had ample parking close to the entrance and had no issues getting in or out. Arrival and departure were easy and efficient.

We had a great stay all around.

We had a great time. Condo had beach supplies and was quite nice.

It started when we arrived (at midnight) and the code given to us for the door didn't work. After 57 (literal) calls to the owner and the manager, we finally woke the manager, Natalie. She was apologetic and horrified; she provided the right door code and we got in around 1:30 pm. We wrote it off to human error and held no grudge - life happens. Then we woke up and looked around our condo. It was dirty (grease on the oven, hair and dirt on the stove, white towels were so stained you couldn't tell if they were clean), the A/C barely worked (it leaked water all over the floor that we had to keep cleaning up and we re-arranged the furniture to get to it more easily. The condo was poorly stocked with few of the essentials that you'll find in most Homeaway rentals. No tea towels, dish cloths, cling wrap, bath mat, tissues (try blowing your nose with the 1 ply toilet paper provided), scissors, can opener and the like. The colander was so rusted, I refused to use it. The inside of the fridge hadn't been cleaned since the last guest so it had to be cleaned before use. We actually stayed somewhere else for 2 nights after the first night because we didn't feel it was up to par. I gave this rental two stars only because Natalie was kind enough to drop off some of the items we asked for and brought us a gift of wine and chocolates after the door code incident. Oh, and my spouse just reminded me to mention the ants. Tons of them, tiny, tiny ants crawling all over everything in the kitchen. On the counters, in the cupboards, in the sink. All food (literally ALL) had to be kept in the fridge in order to keep it away from the ants.We've stayed in Maui Vista before and never had a problem so I would suggest another unit if staying here. It's also at the back of the complex so as far away from the beach as you can get and the tennis court is right outside the bedroom window. If you don't mind the walk or the early tennis players grunting you awake, then this is the perfect choice. We'll stay again at Maui Vista but I don't recommend this unit unless they get a new cleaner and a few more of the essentials you'll need for staying...starting with 2 ply toilet paper!