We 1st stayed at this property in Sept 07'. See previous review! We always said we'd return, we liked it so much. It took over 14 years but so glad we did it. Harry & Linda are personable hosts from the welcome basket filled with fruit from yard & local treats to providing everything you need in the cottage to be like home.
Home for us is in New England and it certainly isn't across from a 5 miles beach or have palm trees and tropical flowers. It wasn't the 'exact' cottage that we had stayed in previously, since it was occupied. That cottage had been converted to a 2 bedroom and redone beautifully. There are multiple properties on the same lot and in front of our cottage is a larger 3 bedroom rental.
Our cottage was tucked in the back and had it's own patio with large table with cabana over it, a gas grill and plenty of seating. There is an outdoor shower right next to cottage and then the laundry room (aprroximately $1.00 a load) which we used both of. All you have to do is walk right around corner to access large front lawn for viewing nice sunsets and to walk across to beach.
The cottage has a fully stocked kitchen, including tupperware, foil and plastic wrap, I left behind napkins and a few spices. There are plenty of beach towels and tote bags to use too.
The beach is sandy and walkable and we swam every morning and sometimes again in the afternoon. There are rocks in some areas, so highly recommend water shoes. There's a Safeway and other smaller grocery stores, Farmer's market and other stores in Kiihei. The road in front of the property is a busy one but jjust be careful crossing. You can't hear the traffic from our cottage, really at all.
We would definitely like to come back to our favoirte Hawaii island, Maui sooner then another 14 years and would consider coming back to the cottage too.
Mahalo