There are so many good things to say about this rental! I'll start with the two less-than-stellar things and get them out of the way. 1) I didn't realize the master bedroom was open to the living room/kitchen, but has divider shades (not a big deal for us, but may be for some), 2) they need hooks on bathroom doors to make room for more towels. That's it. The place was GREAT!
The property overall is wonderful. It's 7 floors with about 10 units per floor. It sits on the beach side of Kihei Road - important! It's right on a beach, so within 5 minutes I can go from condo to body surfing. The building has lawn chairs for our use, first come first served, so we were out just after sunrise to get out spots picked on the lawn that abuts the beach. The property has a little deli market, good for sandwiches but expensive for groceries (just plan and go to Whole Foods, or locally to Foodland, Safeway or Longs). There's also a restaurant, which we didn't use. We did BBQ one night (got local grass-fed steaks from Longs Drug Store).
The unit is basic but perfect for us. The lanai can seat six at one time to hang out. The kitchen had everything we needed, from cookware to blender. It would be nice to have bigger coffee mugs and plastic glasses, but we did fine with what was provided. We loved the master bed which looks onto the ocean. Ceiling fans kept everything cool, but there's AC if you need it. Our 16 year old daughter took the back bedroom with the queen bed, and her own bathroom to clutter up. There was plenty of bath towels, beach towels, additional linens for sofa bed, dish towels, etc. We didn't need them, but they also provided folding beach chairs. The kitchen had only a few leftover cooking supplies, so check before you head to the market.
Laundry was just down the hall (you have to get tokens from the front desk). Check in was a snap. And we loved that the lock on the unit was a code, so not hassle with passing keys.
As we prepared to leave I realized I didn't have the usual litany of VRBO rental tasks to complete for check out. I reached out to the owner contact and he replied there is no check out protocol, that we are on vacation and had no tasks to complete. Of course we bundled up linens and cleaned up the dishes, recycling, etc. but it was NO hassle, no fear of losing deposit if we forgot to strip beds, etc. Wonderful!
It was simple, easy, casual, great location, comfortable. This place is a great find. Grab it if you can!