Our family stayed at the Kaanapali Villas for our family re-union in July. There are four families with a total of 9 adults and 5 kids.

We choose Kaanapali Villas due to a great rate we found on Tripadvisor plus the fridge and kitchen in the rooms. We booked a total of 4 garden view studios. Two days before our vacation, I faxed a room request to the property asking for rooms that are newly renovated and closed to each other. All if our requests were met and the management upgraded all of us to Ocean View.

Checkin was great, Ms Gwen at the front desk was friendly and informative. The studios were very clean and well kept, the furnitures are good for a beach resort. The maid service was execellent and she left us extra towels for the pool/beach each day. The kitchen was execellent for light breakfast s, reheating leftovers and keeping our drinks cold. There are WiFi service, the reception is usually very good if you leave the balcony doors open a slight crack, this instruction was printed in the check in brochure. The newly renovated pool was a hit with our kids ranging from 13 yo to 7 yo. The beach is exceptional , it is right next to the pool and we just love watching the sunset on the beach. The Castaway resturant was very good, the price is very reasonable compare to other eateries around Lahaina. There is a small exercise room onsite, it is functioning and meet the needs but why exercise in a room when you have the whole beach available to you. The laundry room has plenty of washers and dryers and it is never busy.

There is an activity desk in the lobby of the resort, I got a quote for tickets tfor a snorkel tour to Molokini and Turtle Town plus surfing lesson for my daughter from them it is much higher than buying the tickets from Activity Warehouse or Boss Frog. Get one of the tourist magazine, lookup the phone and call for your tickets. Stephen at Boss Frog actually gave me his cell # and told me to call him if we need anything or directions. He will even deliver gas to us if we ran out of gas anywhere in Maui. Activity Warehouse offered me $150.00 off our snorkel tour if we take a timeshare presentation, we just said no - no hard sell at all. Both of these vendors are very reliable.

This is a older resort, but the grounds are well kept and it retains the charm of what Hawaii used to be. If you are looking for a 5 Stars hotel, you should stay in Grand Wailea. If you just want a reasonable rate hotel with clean room with a beautiful beach, this is the resort for you.

After my return, the resort's management actually send me an email to ensure we are OK. I mentioned about the printer issue with the paid computer system in the lobby, it was eventually resolved by the hotel IT contractor. But the hotel management send me an email apologizing profusely for my inconvenience. This proofs to me the hotel mamangement actually cares about their guest and their experience.

The hotel was expensive for the service it provided. No internet in the room, extra charge per day for work out room whether you use it or not (10$ and it is not included in your price).
The room was nice and spacious, it has fridge, microwave, dvd player, nice access to the beach.

I would stay here again if I didn't find anything cheaper. Not worth the money overall. But then it may be hard to find something reasonable at Maui.

Ask for room 232 when booking!!! looks brand new and unused, very quiet, spacious, full kitchen, big bathroom, we couldn't ask for more!! Perfect for relaxing.
No ocean view, but you can solve this with a very short walk to the beach front.
The Resort amenities are great, very nice pool and beach area, the breakfast was good but a little pricey (and not included on room rate - we suggest you to do your own breakfast in the room, there is a 24h supermarket nearby, and the room has all the tools you'll need).
5 minutes drive from Lahaina downtowm, full of restaurants and nice shops.
Maui is beautiful, stay there for a week or more to have enough time to see the whole island.
Just pay attention to where you park your car inside the resort, one side of the road is a non-parking zone, and the signs are very small on short posts, almost got a ticket.

Maui Kaanapali Villas was a great getaway weekender from Oahu. The hotel is situated in the center of West Maui with a 5 min drive to Kapalua and the Ritz one way, and Front street, Lahaina 5 min the other way. I found the room we had to be large and personalized as these are private condo units with fully supplied kitchens (pots pans ect.) and the personal touches of the individual owners. Parking was close to our room and included in the resort fee. Check in was quick and easy and done with much Aloha.
The stretch of beach in front of the hotel was great for everyone. There is a small store in the lobby that was great for small necessities and a 24 hr Star market a mile up the road for a full shopping run.
Overall I was very satisfied with the amenities, Location, and service at check in and would recommend this hotel to others looking for this type of condotel on the Beach in Maui.