Hale Kai O’Kihei

I definitely enjoyed my stay here. It’s a beach front property so the view from your Lanai is breathtaking. The sunset from this property is one of the best I’ve ever seen. The beach is beautiful, quiet, and swimmable.
I love how it feels secluded from the crowd, my kinda vacation.
The unit we stayed at was definitely old and outdated. However, it had everything we needed. We didn’t mind it as we are pretty much out and about all day. The bed was uncomfortable. The wifi also did not work, which was annoying… Nevertheless, the location and beach access made up for it.
I will recommend it for anyone who doesn’t mind a non-​luxurious place, but looking for complete relaxation. It is quiet, and literally the condo was steps to the beach.

Hale Kai O’Kihei is a beautiful place to stay. Great location, Very quiet. Manager, Steve, is great! Just research the unit you are planning on reserving BEFORE you decide. Since each unit is individually owned, you may not get what you are looking at online. We rented our unit (#108) through Condominium Rentals Hawaii. I looked at their website and was impressed with the pictures I saw. These pictures DEFINITELY WERE not of our unit. Our unit was extremely outdated. There was way too much furniture in the unit. We had to keep moving furniture around to be able to move about. The kitchen cabinets and drawers were falling apart. The carpeting was dirty. The linoleum flooring was so old that it was yellowing and peeling up along the walls. The curtains were torn and stained (but it was all okay because there was a letter in a nice frame telling us that the owner was aware of the curtains. REALLY??? The letter makes it all okay. And the letter was framed! So you had time to frame a letter, but no time or money to just fix or replace the curtains?). The ceiling in the bathroom was leaking. There were roaches living in the outlet boxes. So many roaches that each morning there was a pile of roach poop underneath the outlet on the kitchen counter. I constantly cleaned it, and it was back within a short amount of time. I found a large, live cockroach running around in the dishwasher. The «king» bed was actually two twin beds pushed together and only held together by the sheets. The air conditioning was not big enough to cool the bedroom in the unit. There were not enough outlets in the condo which was remedied by plugging everything into extension cords and there were 6 – 8 items plugged into each one. I really thought we might have a fire in the unit due to this. Everything in the unit, dishes, pots and pans, furnishings, you name it, looked like they had been found on the street and a lot of the electrical items did not work. Thankfully we spend A LOT of time outdoors because inside the unit itself was disappointing. I think that the pictures on a website advertising a location should be the minimum of what to expect, DEFINITELY not the case here.

Each unit is individually owned. We stayed at #212 for 7 nights, and it has been a pleasure! Everything is close by. (Ululani’s shave ice is just 7 minutes drive away!) The beach is nice to take a stroll in, but not snorkel friendly.
Cons:
— dirty window shades/​curtains in the living room
— dirty floor
— dirty carpet
— dark bathroom
— outdated bathroom
— any additional bathroom amenities are the guest’s responsibility
— ac does not reach to the room, but there is a strong fan above, which can do its job well.
Pros:
— nice view
— ocean front
— beach access a few feet away
— abundant amount of free parking is a few feet away
— keyless entry
— free wi-​fi
— quiet
— full kitchen w/​microwave, sink, fridge, blender, stove, oven, utensils, plates, etc.
— public showers after hitting the beach
— pool access
— many beach towels available
— nice balcony to enjoy the outdoor sunset without walking outside the condo
— laundry facility
— close to supermarkets and downtown Kihei
— strong ac and fans in the kitchen

Perfect choice for our 5 nights in Maui. We booked the room through Hotwire and got a decent price. I was a little worried based on reviews of some of the units being dated but wasn’t too worried. Our unit was perfect. Large one bedroom unit with balcony overlooking the beach. This condo was literally steps to the beach and perfect location in Southern Maui. Plenty of places to eat nearby, not too far from the airport and a 20 – 30 minute drive from Lahaina.
This was our first time booking a condo as opposed to a hotel and I am so glad we went this route. Our condo rental gave us a more intimate experience of Maui and we truly felt like «locals» sitting on our lawn chairs at night watching the sunset from our «backyard».
All of the essentials were here in our room. Cooking supplies, laundry soap & basket, beach towels, etc.
Perfect place to stay for our first family trip to Maui. :)

Good location and nice rooms (though really dated 1980s flashback). Each unit is separately owned, so maybe the other rooms were more modern. Right on the beach and close to tonnes of amenities (grocery, gelato, restaurants, etc.).

If you want a cheap place for a week and don’t really care about where you stay– this is it. This place does have a great view is walking distance to a grocery store, «home maid» (malasadas yum!) and comes equipped with microwave, DVD player, fridge, and all the kitchenware you could use. HOWEVER, everything in the unit was completely outdated. I placed the beach blankets that we brought over on the furniture– it was just too dingy and looked like it had been sat on way too many times. We requested an ocean view, it was a beautiful view. BUT, we were placed in unit 101, so everyone walking to the pool, beach, grass, walked right outside our sliding glass door. The management company was very nice but stated they had no other units available. The unit does not have central air, there is a ceiling fan in the bedroom but it just doesn’t cut it. The door has a window you can open, but it faces the parking lot and there are quite a few sketchy people walking around. Enough said.
The bed linen was obviously well worn out– but clean. You should also remember that kihei is mostly local and not as resorty as lahaina. Which is why I like kihei. Also the snorkeling is not that great in kihei. But you can go over to many beaches not too far. While people arevery friendly here, the beach park next to us obviously had some addicts there getting high. Very sad to see– having worked the worst LA areas (skid row, east los, Compton) I’ve seen it all, but when I’m spending hard earned money on a vacation, I don’t want to see it. If youre thinking about staying here, give it a second thought.

My husband and I decided this vacation to rent a condo, since we did the ⁴⁄₅ star Sheraton resort last time. I gave this place 5 stars for it ‘s catagory in condo rental. This place was recently (2 yrs or so) taken over by two different rental mngmt companies.
Our rental was VERY clean, and stocked with everyhting you could possible need. The unit’s décor was dated, which I would normally knock it down a star, but the location and view made up for that. I am VERY picky about places to stay, but last minute made this our only option if we wanted to go this year. So I risked it, and I have to say, if we came to Maui again this will still be the place that I stay. The condo property is very quite and clean. Mostly snow birds (60yrs+), I think we were the youngest couple (30yrs+) for the week, but everybody was very friendly, and helpful with reccomendation on places to eat or play.

EDIT: they offered us two free nights. Bumping them up to two stars.
These condos are beachfront, overlooking a spectacular view. The units are resonably appointed. So, why the one star review, you might be asking? Well, imagine me turning my chair around to sit on it backwards like Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds because I’m about to drop some knowledge on you.
I spent last night sleeping in my rental car in the parking lot because the residential manager never answered his cell phone. You see, our key broke off in the lock, thus rendering the whole apparatus unworkable and unable to enter the room which we paid for. The building managers had the forethought to provide the residents with an «emergency» number for just such occasions.
Again, while I am sitting in my chair backwards, leaning forward over the backrest to great affect, imagine me making those air quotes with my hands when I say the word «emergency». Because apparently the residential manager doesn’t consider a total doorknob failure to be anything worth getting out of bed over.
So, yes, one star for you, Hale Kai O’ Kihei. I do not like sleeping in a PT Cruiser. To add insult to injury, I witnessed what I can only assume was the residential manager get up at 6am and dutifully rearrange the deck chair that I had tried to sleep on until the sprinklers came on.
Kihei has many fine establishments for your stay in Maui. My stiff back will not let me return to this one.