Hale Kai O Kihei - VACASA — Hotel in Maui

Great 180 degree ocean views from every unit. Clean but narrow Sand beach less than 100 feet away from every unit. Small, and basic pool with garden view. Plenty of lounge chairs on the lawn with no beach view due to being blocked by plants and no shade. Large lawn facing beach invites morning yoga. Very convenient location for shopping and restaurants. Close to great snorkeling spots. Biggest problem is no elevator for 3 story building and individual ownership means that Furnishings in some units can be dated and a little worn.

Stayed in unit 301 on third floor (top floor), end unit, which I found on booking.com. Very peaceful location with a sense of privacy. Comfortable bed. Sofa bed is acceptable but has typical lack of back support. Furnishings are a little worn. Unit very clean Updated and attractive bath and kitchen. No dining table but there is an outdoor table on the cramped balcony that can be used for eating meals. There are also 4 bar stools at the large kitchen counter. Small flat screen TV probably 42 inches with Netflix and Amazon Prime. There is decent wifi fast enough for streaming. One window AC works well in living room. No AC in bedroom but cooling is sufficient with fan over bed and open windows at night. Kitchen is well equipped for cooking and has 4 place settings of glasses, cups, bowls, plates, and eating utensils. Several grocery stores including a 24 hour Safeway within a mile. Cost about $260 a night plus tax for a small 1 bedroom unit. Cost of unit is no cancelation and nonrefundable so book with a credit card that includes travel insurance or purchase travel insurance.

Much better value than staying at a hotel if you want ocean front location with a good ocean view. Highly recommend.

Maui is an expensive place for groceries, food, lodging, gas and car rentals. Recommend Kihei Rent A Car to save money on car rental. Provide efficient airport pickup and drop off.

Two lane road between Kihei and Lahaina can be very congested in afternoons and evenings. Plan up to 1 hour and 20 minutes for a one way drive to cover the 20 mile distance. Drive to airport, Costco. Walmart in Kahului takes...

For the price, no complaints. It's a no-frills type of place: everything's functional, nothing's luxurious. The bed wasn't super comfy and the bathroom was a little dimly lit, but my only real grievance was the lack of A/C (it was 90 degrees out during my entire stay). However, the room was clean, kitchen was well-stocked with supplies, and my room even had beach towels, a beach umbrella, sand mats, body boards and sand buckets/toys to use! Not sure if every condo has all this stuff, as I assume they're individually owned, but it was a really awesome touch.

The location is great - there's a beach right outside the back door and the sunset is clearly visible from your balcony. Restaurants and shops are

All the information about the internal of the unit is for unit 219.

The good: Fantastic view of the water and sunset Walking distance to many restaurants Quiet street Very comfortable bed New granite counters in the kitchen and bathroom New appliances in the kitchen Fairly well stocked kitchen Easy to park In the northern end of Kihei so not a lot of other tourists People have left a lot of equipment: a couple of boogie boards and beach chairs, and we left a beach umbrella

The bad: The kitchen could be a little better stocked... There were no soup spoons, they were missing lids on some of the pots

The ugly: The only air conditioning is a window unit in the living room. It's fairly noisy and doesn't reach the bedroom. Okay on some nights about when it's hot at night it gets very warm in the bedroom. Other units look like they have mini splits which would be better. Many of the people staying in the condo building smoke. You will smell it on your lanai. The rental agency will try to address it, but if smoke bothers you then be prepared...