Maui Kai Condos

I honestly don't know why people are giving this place more than 3 stars except for maybe the location. But, you can put a prison overlooking the beach and it would be beautiful. This place is OLD, outdated, dirty, felt like a roadside motel. Dingy halls, construction barricades/tape/cones/tarp on the front doors that was never removed which shows work was not actually being done. No grass or grounds at all. Sure, it's literally on the ocean, but that's all that is good about it. The room was dirty, no broom or dustpan in sight, no lock on the sliding door to the lanai, LOUD door to the strange vestibule that didn't shut properly, so the neighbors slammed it at all hours of the day and night. The least the property managers could do is fix that door. I don't know that this place can be updated without literally tearing it down and starting over.

Maui Kai is a quaint, homey beautiful ocean front resort. All rooms are directly ocean front. You are just feet from the water. There is nothing more relaxing that watching sea turtles drift by, rainbows and amazing whales during whale season. Mau Kai is our home away from home. We have stayed there several times over the years. They have a grill to BBQ, a wonderful small pool, a hot tub, a ping pong table, books to read, a soda machine and is walking distance to the grocery store. It is everything we hope for in a family vacation. There are a couple of units that have extra beds which is wonderful !! Aloha !!

This was the best view I have ever had on vacation. It was amazing to see Whales and Turtles from the balcony (8th floor). Easy parking and super easy check in. The property was nice to go to Lahina or any other spot it's on the right side of Black Rock so not as busy as the Kaanapali Hilton and Sheritan side. We had the 8th floor and book airbnb and it was wonderful. Each Condo had everything you need and more. It was safe and beautiful.

We absolutely love Maui Kai. It has the best view possible for a reasonable price( on Maui). There is only a sidewalk/sea wall separating the building from the ocean. This year we noticed both sides of the sea wall now have access to the beach beyond. So there is little beach directly in front, but just to the sides. We rented through vrbo that was represented by another service. My perfect stays. Using these services was $900 more in fees and cleaning than if we had rented direct from Maui Kai. The room we wanted was already booked so in desperation we went to vrbo. The view was stunning, but our unit had no closet space, but 4 hangers in a hall closet. No safe. No luggage rack. Lots of utensils including several weird ones that made us quite curious. One of our party has cooked in restaurants so we aren’t naive. It looked as if an estate sale drawer had been left there. The stays service did respond immediately and brought us hangers which we appreciated. The furnishings were lovely. But being a condo rental there is NO service. Not even towels. They did have 2 beach towels. Lots of notes up about taking care of things and being sure to report breakage. Perhaps they have been burned. But I’m sitting in a Napili condo right now and see none of that- just wash your sand off. Oh and exchange your beach towels daily if you want. We tried to speak to the M K front desk about renting next year and a woman rudely cut me off and told me to go to the web site. When I did call the woman i spoke to was in the office. Apparently not the rude one as she was sweet and even called the owners of the unit we were hoping for to secure it for us! Rating 4 because the value wasn’t there. We have stayed here before And will again, but not through vrbo. The highlight- a monk seal on the beach right next to us!

First stay there.lt is owned by individual owners .Again like many non chains the view is the attraction.The view is an 11 on a scale of 1-10.It was quiet.It was nice inside.The ac was erratic.We like to sit on the lanai and eat.Some units have no balcony/lanai.We missed it.Dont spend the big money for a corner unit.It looks great in the pics but it's not at all worth the extra money.Now for the nitty gritty.The wind blows hard at all times.This means when you go to the beach you are sandblasted.Seriously.The pool was great and the cooking space in the pool area was very nice.We saw numerous people lose floaties to the high winds.Food trucks within walking distance.

We booked last minute through Myperfectstays.com at the Maui Kai condo complex just north of Kaanapali beach. It is an older building, built in 1970 and you can tell that from the architecture and wear on the general areas of the building. Wasn't a problem for us as we knew going in it was a low frills, basic place to stay, and since it was our first time there and we were going to be out exploring/eating it wasn't important to us that it be a brand new unit or a place with entertainment / amenities like a resort. Unit had AC which worked well, although it was loud and cycled on and off (again I think because of the age of the place) but if you can sleep through that kind of noise it isn't an issue. We had great weather, so we were able to leave the lanai doors open several nights instead of using the AC to hear the ocean which was wonderful. The lanai was the highlight of the condo, we spent our afternoons watching sunsets on it if we were not at dinner, and In the mornings we saw sea turtles swimming by. One afternoon we had a bit of wind and rain but the lanai was mostly protected even though it wasn't enclosed so we sat out and watched the weather. The unit we had did not have lounge chairs, just a table and high chairs but they were comfortable enough. The kitchen was stocked with enough kitchenware/utensils for two to cook and eat if you wanted to. We did not use the kitchen other than the fridge and coffee maker for the most part, but if we wanted to cook we definitely could have. There were basic spices but the fridge was empty so no condiments. Myperfectstays did leave a welcome gift of a few granola bars and coffee, which was very handy to get you through two or three days if you don't have multiple cups everyday. A short walk away is a grocery store, which was convenient for us to pick up some supplies each day. We did go to Costco to stock up right out of the airport, but honestly unless you are there for a long time or have a larger group Costco can be a hassle. There was also several restaurants within walking distance (including Dukes), as well as food trucks if that is your thing. The bathroom was a bit on the small side, I hit my elbow more than once on the bathroom counter due to the cramped space while sitting on the toilet. Shower had good pressure and hot water which is always nice. There was complimentary shampoo and body wash, although we had brought our own. The bedroom was not huge, and with the King bed it definitely wasn't spacious. But the bed was comfortable, a bit on the firm side for my tastes. Linens were nice and there was beach chairs in the closet for guests to use, which we took advantage of. There is front storage closet that had beach towels, coolers and noodles for the pool. There was a 4 person dining table next to the kitchen in the front room, and a good sized TV and couch to sit in if you weren't sitting on the lanai. Overall the place was great for us, everything in the unit w