I sit here at the pool area of the Banyan after checking out from our 1 week stay. Our room was on the fifth floor and had a pretty good ocean view. Yes, you could see the parking garage below, but that was not a big deal. The room was a 1 bedroom, 2 bath condo that had dated decor, but was very clean. There was also a washer & dryer which came in handy. They provided free coffee & filters for the coffee machine. For the price we paid for this room, it was an excellent value.

There is free wireless internet access, but they charge a fee to use the safe, and charge $.60 each for local phone calls. Staff was very polite and responsive. We will definitely come back.

We spent two nights here, in what was one bedroom of a condo suite but with private entrance to bedroom. We were in the front of the complex, but had no view of the ocean, only a vacant lot. The room was small, but clean. It was a fairly long walk to any restaurants, possibly a quarter or half a mile to the north. We drove. The beach was across a busy road. There were a lot of steps and no elevators, not a place for people with disabilities. The price was good for the area,

Our family rented two 2 bedroom condos at the Maui Banyan in early April 2008 for two weeks. We had two babies between 7 and 8 months old. Maui Banyan accommodated us by giving us ground level floor suites, by putting our condos side by side and we were right by the pool. Both condos were clean and the staff was great. You can't beat the location, a short walk to Kamaole Beach II and many store and restaurants (Maui Taco and Baskin Robbins being favorites). With two babies we did not eat out much and we found the kitchens fully supplied with all we needed and we utilized the BBQ by the pool a lot. Aunty , the Banyan's activities director provided us excellent advice on luaus; bike ride and whale watching groups. This was our 4th family vacation to Maui and the second time staying at the Maui Banyan and we had a great time and would recommend the Maui Banyan for a family vacation. We will definitely return.

Sutherland/Byers Family

My husband & I stayed @ the Banyan for 2 weeks in Jan. This was our first time to Maui and found the location great, within walking distance to many resturants and pubs.

The first night we arrived we stayed in one of the hotel rooms. It was definatly dated but it was clean. The second day we had to check out @ noon as we were booked into a time share room for the next 14 nights. The room that we got thru our friends with the time share was alot nicer. It was updated with granite countertops, newer flooring etc. It was a one bedroom with the studio blocked off. The only problem with that was we could hear the people next door come in & out of their room and slam the cupboards doors. There was a large gap underneath the ajoining door so we put our beach towels there to block out some of the noise. And yes the air conditioning units are loud. But there was everything that we needed in the room including wine glasses!

This was our first time staying in a condo and I must say that we enjoyed it very much. When we did decide to "eat in" it was alot of fun going to the bar-b-q area in the evening. This is when we really met alot of people.

The pool areas are small (there is 2 of them) but there was plenty of room for people that were relaxing in the sun. There were not many kids at the time we were around the pool it was pretty quiet, which was nice.

The grounds are well kept, staff was friendly & it is a good location. We did book a few tours thru the hotel, although you can book them at many places down the street.


If your looking for a lively place..... this is not it! We we told by some good friends that we met there....Maui midnight is 9pm that is when everyone is in bed sleeping! It was very quiet then.

We really enjoyed our stayed.
We have already booked to go back next year!