Pluses:
-good location, central to the West Maui area, easy to get to Lahaina, Whalers' Village, and the quieter areas to the north; also, easy access for all kinds of shopping (drive or walk)
-espresso cafe in the lobby
- very nice grounds, lobby, a nice gym
- a beautiful garden in the middle of the hotel - the birds singing there were amazing, I thought, at first, it was a recording of the tropical bird singing, could not believe it was real. But it was, there are tons of birds in the garden. Amazing. Geckos, too.
- it is on the seventh floor, but the elevator is fast
- the owner is very helpful and responsive, and was quick to help us with all our issues (such as us trying to find the boogie-boards, which were on the Lanai, and finding/organizing an affordable roll-away bed to rent).
- one of the jacuzzis is open till 11 p.m.
- the unit has all modern amenities - dish washer, etc. Adequately stuffed kitchen, enough chairs.
- good snorkeling is a 15-20 min beach walk to the left of the hotel (after the third glass building). In front of the hotel the beach is fine for swimming.
- the hotel restaurant is good, and so is the restaurant in the pink hotel next to this one (5 min beach walk)
What I liked less:
- the bedroom gets somewhat stuffy because the window there does not open (looks like this design is the same for all the units in the building). If you use air conditioning, it might not be an issue for you, we did not use it.
- also, the bedroom could use additional lighting, it was dark in there both at night and during the day (high frosted window).
- the unit is not very close to the ocean, so you get an ocean view when you look to the left from the balcony. You can also see it from one part of the living room, but if you look from inside the unit straight out to the balcony, you don't see it. If you look down, you see the garden with the birds (nice), if you look across, you see the other side of the building (not close, across the garden). The balcony is positioned in a way to be fairly private.
- the beach area for that cluster of resorts is called Honokowai. If you want to have great snorkeling right in front of your hotel, you might want to choose another area. (But - you are within 20 min driving distance of about 6 world-class snorkeling areas in both directions, if you don't mind getting in the car :).
Overall, we had a great time :)