Where to stay in Maui

Kīhei

Budget condos directly on Kamaole I beach — you can't beat the location at this price. Basic units, no pool, but wake up 20 feet from the ocean.

Hāna

Remote luxury retreat at the end of the Road to Hana. Sea Ranch cottages with ocean views, farm-to-table dining, horses on property. Stay 2 nights — one night is never enough. The resort shuttle takes you to Hamoa Beach (one of Maui's best).

Kīhei

Condo complex directly on Kamaole Beach III — one of Maui's best swimming beaches. Full kitchens save money on meals. Best for families doing 7+ nights.

Kīhei

Spacious condo units with full kitchens, short walk from Kamaole Beach II. On-site pool and barbecue areas. Units are privately owned — read individual unit reviews before booking.

Kīhei

Basic but clean condo-style accommodation in central Kihei. Tennis courts, pool, hot tub. Walking distance to restaurants and the Kamaole beach chain.

Kīhei

Condos across from Kamaʻole Beach III; one-bedroom units with a kitchen and lanai, two pools. Quieter than the Kamaole Sands next door.

Kīhei

Her most-used Maui hotel: across the road from Kamaʻole Beach I in central Kīhei, pool and tennis, rooms in the Kai building with two queens or a king. Resort fee and parking at check-out. No ocean front, all the beaches within a walk.

Kīhei

Low-rise condo complex on the hill above Kamaʻole Beach III with two pools and big lanais; one- and two-bedroom units (C105, F203, B115, M106, M104, L107, J108 are hers). Full kitchen; cleaning fee applies.

Kīhei

Condo complex across from Charley Young Beach in Kīhei; one-bedroom units (2223), three pools, tennis. The budget condo alternative to Maui Kamaole.

West Maui

Kāʻanapali Beach resort at the quiet north end, with garden bungalows and ocean-view tower rooms. Luau on site; parking and resort fee at check-out.

Pāʻia

A dozen suites in the garden of Mama's Fish House on the north shore, the Luxury Junior Suite steps from the cove. The base for the Road to Hāna.

Wailea

Artistically designed resort with the best pool complex in Wailea — infinity pools cascading toward the beach. Morimoto Maui on-site. Studios well-appointed for the price.

Wailea

Consistently ranked #1 hotel in Hawaii. Service is peerless — staff remember your name by day two. Ferraro's Bar e Ristorante at sunset is one of Hawaii's best experiences. Book 6+ months ahead for peak season.

Kāʻanapali

The most Hawaiian hotel in Kaanapali — locally owned, staff are genuinely proud of teaching Hawaiian culture (lei making, hula, ukulele lessons all free). Not the fanciest but the aloha spirit here is real.

Wailea

All-suite resort — every room is a suite with a walk-in closet and plunge pool. White Moorish architecture is striking. Ko restaurant for a special dinner. Quieter and more intimate than the Grand Wailea next door.

Kāʻanapali

Landmark resort on Ka'anapali Beach with a massive pool featuring waterslides and a swim-through grotto. Drums of the Pacific luau on-site is the best-value luau on Maui.

Wailea

Excellent beach access at Wailea Beach (one of Maui's finest). Strong points redemption value. Not the splashiest property but reliable, well-located, and often discounted.

Wailea

The most extravagant resort in Hawaii — nine-pool aquatic playground, the Hibiscus Pool river, and Spa Grande (Hawaii's largest spa). Families with children will not want to leave the pool complex.

Wailea

Three-bedroom villas on the Wailea golf course — the way to put a family of six in Wailea without a resort bill. Kitchen, pools; the beach is a short drive.

Haʻikū

Private studio in Haʻikū among the gardens, kitchen and lanai. Paia's restaurants are fifteen minutes; the Hāna road starts here.

Haʻikū

Private studio in the Haʻikū countryside on the north shore — her Hāna-side base for two nights, with the road to Hāna starting ten minutes away.

Wailea

All-suite five-star on Polo Beach in Wailea; every room a suite with a sofa bed, so a family fits. Mountain-view suites are the value.

Kapalua

Only 56 residences (1,200–2,700 sq ft each) — extremely private. Spectacular Kapalua Bay. Sunset over Molokai from the restaurant is breathtaking. Best for groups or honeymoons seeking space.