Maui Island Sands Resort — Hotel in Maui

We stayed at Island Sands 612 and could not be happier. We booked through My Perfect Stays directly and saved a few hundred dollars in booking fees. It was my parents (70, 75), Myself and my 13 year old daughter. This condo is exactly as the photos show on the website. It's roomy, clean, decorated beautifully. There was more than enough room for the 4 of us. I would say it could easily have 6 people with plenty of room to spare. ||The kitchen had everything, and I mean EVERYTHING you could possibly need if you are cooking while there. Coffee pot was clean and brewed quickly (super important to us). Tons of counter space in there for prep work or for our mini leftover buffet we had on our last night. ||The AC was on when we arrived and the condo was very cool. Almost chilly. We turned it off the large AC unit that cooled the living area of the condo and the main bedroom and opened the doors for that fantastic island breeze. We did have to use the window unit at night in the second bedroom as it does not get the same breeze but still worked great. We never turned the larger AC unit on the rest of our trip and the window unit was only used at night. ||The bathrooms were both large, clean and comfortable. Plenty of linens! Only thing I would suggest is maybe a mat of some sort for the tub. For the elderly guests, the tub is slick when taking a shower. My Mom put a towel down and that solved it for her but hate to use a towel for that. ||From the time we made the reservation until the time we departed, the process was smooth. Communication was great! Our parking spot was right by the elevators. Property was very clean as well. We did not utilize the pool but it looked clear and inviting. ||We watched the turtles from our balcony everyday. There were about 8 of them. A couple of them would even come in and sleep on the beach from time to time.||||Condo is only 15 minutes from the airport. It's central on the island so it was easy to go anywhere without it being a long long drive. Except the ones you want to be long like the RTH. I would highly recommend this condo and would definitely stay there again. No question. More photos can be seen at myperfectstays.com and they are true to what you will see...

You cannot beat the location of Maalaea for accessing all of Maui. It's great! You just have to put up with the wind which is most of the time. Our unit was well appointed but tired. The bed needs to be replaced as very noisy and uncomfortable. This unit has many very nice art pieces and lot's of reading material which was nice, but we found it cluttered as we were out of space for our luggage items. The Lanai was very nice to have and we enjoyed it. Pool was small, very clean and never crowded. You have a reserved numbered parking space which was also nice to have. Maui Visions and local cleaning contact was very organized and helpful at all times. Overall the unit was a little tired and needed updated items, i.e. cooler zippers were broken, new bed and frame, small beach chairs were very rusty, coffee pot was very old, partial and warming plate rusted, fridge tended to not shut, knifes were dull, etc. The ocean breeze did keep the unit cool and we never ran the AC unit. We found it was a great launching location for Maui and can recommend...

Island Sands Resort is an older condominium development built in 1975 within walking distance os Maalaea Harbor (and harbor shops). Most units appear to have an ocean view (the unit we were in was on the 6th (top) floor. The small kitchen was well designed, well stocked w/ cooking & eating utensils, and included a small washer & dryer (greatly appreciated). The bed in the unit we were in was excessively soft/mushy for our comfort. The view from the lanai was somewhat limited by the walls and the heat and noise from the large heating/AC unit was a problem. The legs on the tall patio table made it difficult to get the tall chairs close enough to eat comfortably at the table. The unit would be fine for a single person or a couple who only used it as a place to crash. There is lack of close resort amenities without driving for more sedentary travelers. Average condo, not what I consider a resort (a place designed to provide recreation and entertainment (although it is an accommodation) for...