Maui Kai Condos

First time in Hawaii and the views are stunning. I wanted a place with ocean views. Maui Kai hs the most beautiful sunsets, They are breathtaking. The staff is amazing and very friendly. We stayed in room 705 and loved this room. The room was very clean and it was very quiet. I almost felt like we were the only people there. Pointers if you plan on going to Duke’s make sure you have dinner reservations ahead of time because they fill up quickly. There’s food trucks near by and that helped us a lot. I will be staying at Maui Kai again

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 This place is OLD, outdated, dirty, felt like a roadside motel.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.

This year we booked through the club Maui Kai as opposed to a third party like VRBO. We got the room we wanted at the going rate. To clarify, we have stayed here and loved Maui Kai for many, many years. It makes a difference who you rent through as these are individually owned combos. The 3rd party condo we had last year was not as wonderful as the one this year that we rented through the office. Last year was much more expensive so we won’t do that again. I must mention that Lala in the office is a delight! What a wonderful woman. We love her. She has been sweet, professional and very helpful. Our corner unit has been renovated. The kitchen is terrific. We do miss the ocean blue tile on the lanai. No rug, although better in a sandy environment, creates hard surface noise. The unit seems loud now. However, we love the ocean and wind sounds. It’s February and we don’t use the AC. It came on when we arrived and works well. We just prefer trade winds and are quite comfortable with windows open and strategic shades down at certain times. Here is what makes Maui Kai special: It’s right on the ocean. Every single unit is ocean front. Whales ( in season) turtles, other occasional sea creatures. They are right there. We spend a lot of time from coffee in the morning to cocktails at sunset watching the ocean. It’s mellow here. There is a small pool & hot tub. People are quiet and polite. It’s on the North end of Kaanapali. The paved board walk begins just to the south out of the Maui Kai driveway. You are close to the Times grocery and a commercial area- walking distance. There are food trucks. If you didn’t need to go to attractions every day you could stay here without a car. That is a rarity on Maui. We walk to Dukes too. Step out to the right or left for sand beach. Airport beach is in walking distance. Even though there is little to no sand in front of the building it’s on either side. This trip we have seen snorkels, surfers and stand up paddle boards out in front. Our plan is to continue our yearly vacation with some time at Maui Kai.

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.

Giving this place zero stars. We have been staying at maui kai every year since 2011. We are currently staying in this unit 608 and there are live cockroaches. We are here for 8 more nights and have to deal with this. Maintenance came up and sprayed and set traps and told us "you'll have bugs on the island" we've been here a dozen times and have never had to deal with this! Waking up to 6 roaches crawling all over the sink is not a fun vacation! And noone has reached out to offer a new unit or anything!!!!!!DO NOT STAY IN THIS UNIT!!!!!

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.