Maui Vista 1225 1 Br Condo

So we have stayed here before and reviewed before. I believe this is the 4th time me and my son have stayed at this property. We usually stay in a 1 bdrm condo that sleeps 4. This time we stayed in a loft on the 4th floor that slept 6. We brought 5. The actual unit was stayed in was lovely. I have never stayed in a condo with vaulted ceilings or a loft. So that was a new experience. It's location in conjunction to Charley Young beach is also amazing. This is our go to property in Kihei. But I haven't been there since 2018 so 6 yrs and the overall care of the property seems to be lacking a bit. Maybe it's more evident because I work in property management? But the whole place needs to be power washed. The Umbrellas out at the pool were sun faded and splitting, and there was a padlock on the tennis courts on Sat when there was no one in the office. I was disappointed by those things because they are vacation condos. So the owners are paying HOA dues specifically to have someone take care of those things so the property itself has it's best foot forward BECAUSE it's constantly got new people looking at it all the time. So I am not saying we won't be back. We probably will. But you should NEVER let guests see holey split umbrellas and concrete that makes people feel like they can't walk around the property barefoot.

The particular condo my husband and I stayed in was situated perfectly for us - within walking distance to the beach, bars, restaurants and quick drive to safeway or foodland. we have been to Maui many times before, and absolutely love the Kihei area. The condo complex itself has nice amenities: 3 pools, BBQ area, lots of parking. The only issue we had was with the noise from people staying there....our particular unit was near the entrance to the first building and everyone walking through there late at night or early in the morning didnt seem to realize how loud everything sounds inside the units (even with the windows closed). It would be nice if the quiet hours were enforced by the onsite security guard.

Excellent location in terms of walking to beach and restaurants and shops. Very comfortable apartment. We had a ground floor unit and so had a little patio with a lawn and garden view - much more than just a balcony, so it was quite pleasant. Easy check-in and check-out. Quiet.

First, let me say that overall, Maui Vista Condos are actually in a great location and if you get a good property owner, go for it. However, avoid booking "Wonderful Maui Vista-Kihei Kai Nani Beach Condos" through booking.com or any other site for that matter at all costs. I had a terrible experience in Unit 1123. The facilities were not AT ALL as shown in the listing photos. Kitchen was dated whereas all the photos showed modern updated appliances. The promised garden view was a parking lot view, pool was about 25 ft in diameter, not the one as shown in listing , curtains were torn, and I said hello to at least 2 cockroaches in the kitchen every morning. By plugging in my phone charger, the outlet sparked and ripped the breakers. As far as safety, there was a holder for a smoke alarm in the bedroom but no alarm. In addition, we could not use the fan in the bedroom because the battery was missing in the remote. We expected a MUCH nicer place than what we got for more than $400/night. Also, be really careful with the reviews. It appears that the owner bribes people who give low ratings to change to higher ratings. After I posted my review on booking.com I got this message from the owner via the unit's manager, "the owner let me know that you let a review with 5/10. He's asking that you will change it and if you must review the pool do so on TripAdvisor (I think he meant booking.com). He will send you $100 gift". Of course I said no. And I changed my rating to 4. He then followed up in his comments that I am just disgruntled because I wanted a bigger "gift" aka bribe. You can read his response but know that he is lying by saying all the reviews are true. Well, I guess at least one is.