We went to maui in April 2008 for our wedding. There were 11 people who came with us. We were looking for a reasonably priced place that offered full kitchens. We booked three separate condos / rooms through VRBO.com. We were very happy with all three.

Our room was a one bedroom unit on the ground floor (T-106). It had everything we needed to enjoy our week in Maui: A queen bed, A/C, two ceiling fans, two tv's, washer/dryer, two bathrooms. While we were there a new sofa arrived. I believe it was a sofa bed with a queen sized bed to pullout if you need it.

The second room (P-208) was a two bedroom condo. The two bedrooms are separated by a lockable door in case you only wanted to rent one side of it. On one side, there was a bedroom with two beds and a bathroom much like a hotel room. The other side was more like an apartment with a bedrooom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen.

The third room (G-310) was the same as the second, with a bedroom on one side, and everything else on the other. This unit has two queen beds.

They were all very clean.

It was great to have a kitchen to cut the cost of eating at restaurants every day. Each unit also had a washer and dryer which was great. There were also things like boogie boards and beach mats in the closet, which we made very good use of.

The pool / bbq area was also a bonus. Since it gets dark around 7, it was good to have the pool if we wanted to go for a swim in the evening. There were two pools, one on each end of the grounds, so we were able to pick the one that was less busy. Each pool has a big bbq beside it.

There are a few restaurants and shops within walking distance, but most of the time is was better to drive.

It does take a few minutes to walk to Kamaole II beach, but we were happy to make the short walk to a great beach.
We did not want to pay for beachfront rooms, and knew what to expect before we got there.

Overall we were very happy with our stay. Kihei was a great location to explore Maui - central on the island. The Maui Banyan helped to make our time on maui truly amazing. We are already starting to plan our return trip. And we will definitely look at staying in these rooms again if they are available.

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