I chose this condo because of the location, the large lanai and the view. You can see the islands of MolokI and Lanai from the lounge chairs. If you want to eat outside, there is a four person table. On the second day, I asked my husband if he'd seen a turtle yet and he had not, so I looked down from the lanai and a turtle was swimming up the shallow part of the surf, right past people standing in the water. The kitchen is well stocked (although the only thing I cooked were hard boiled eggs---hey, I was on vacation) and the bed was comfortable. We opened the doors and listened to the surf all night. We drank our coffee and read the news on our I pads each morning.

The restaurant on site was fine and a great view of the ocean. We found Dollie's bar and grill across the street had good food and we ordered a take out pizza from here that was really good. The best dinner was at Merriman's and if you want to watch the sunset, reserve early. We went at 5:00. The Hulla Grill and many water side restaurants in Lahaina were good.

We found Snorkel Bob's a helpful place. We brought our own gear, but they gave us a paper showing places to snorkel Our favorite was Old Airport Beach at Kaanapali by the Weston.

We did three excursions: Molikini snorkeling, private tour to Hana and the Blue Hawaii helicopter ride to Molokai. All were good.

I did not give this a five rating because the bathrooms and a few pieces of furniture need updating, but in my opinion, this is minor. The condo was immaculate and we were able to meet Nani, the housekeeper. We did not have Wifi on the first day and she came and resolved the problem right away. Judith, the owner, responded right away to my emails about the problem and contacted Nani for us.

This was our first visit to Hawaii and we hope to return to this condo during whale watching season.