Our stay at this condo rental was really perfect. The condo was in an ideal location, and we had a short walk right onto Keawakapu Beach. There is no road to cross, no parking lot to navigate -- right onto the beach. And right there is a very good lava outcrop that was excellent for some easy snorkeling. We saw 2 sea turtles after being in the water for 20 minutes.

The condo itself is in an excellent location -- a nice walk (maybe 0.5 miles) to a variety of restaurants and shops in Kihei, or a very quick drive to these same destinations. The Kam1, Kam2 and Kam 3 beaches are in this same area, and can be easily walked to if you're traveling light (no beach chairs, etc.), or it's the same quick drive. A full service grocery store (Safeway) is a short drive away, as well as more shops and restaurants.

The condo has everything we needed or would want -- an excellent air conditioner, a communal laundry room in the building just steps away from the condo door, a full set of kitchen necessities (plates, utensils, pans, etc.), wireless internet access, cable tv, etc. The condo also came with just the right amount of beach equipment for us -- beach chairs, 2 boogie boards, etc. Our family -- 2 adults and 2 young teenagers had just the amount of room we needed.

Lastly, Martha was an EXCELLENT host. Everything was taken care of, she was prompt with all correspondence and everything really did work out exactly as we hoped.

If I had to criticize something, I would say that I hated the the condo parking lot because the rental car company gave us a giant SUV, and the condo parking (and all of the Maui parking lots) made it difficult to maneuver and park. But we could have traded the car for something more manageable.

My biggest regret is that we didn't travel to Maui 20 years ago, so I could be bragging about how many times I'd been back. If we come back to Maui, we'll absolutely be looking to stay here again.