Bright, island retreat with ocean views, pool, & patio

Location,overall property, quiet, turtles, the view was fabulous!

Aloha! This review also included few other experiences we had during the stay for 8 nights in Maui. It was a bit over extended since we think 5 nights stay is probably sufficient. There's no pros and cons in the review. If you've gone through it, it would probably save you much time and resources. *The reason we gave it 4 stars because of one thing that bothered us the most is the Roku remote control. It's way too old, worn out, and sensitive. Probably also near the end of the batteries. It doesn't cost much to replace it. If the management replaces it and let us know, we will change the rating to 5 stars :) *The 1 bedroom condo is sufficient with beautiful ocean view front. However, the bathroom is a bit small and there's no laundry in the unit. The coin operated laundromat is next to the front office. It's more of a family oriented atmosphere since many of these families visited here repeatedly. We're glad we booked the first floor so the access to the BBQ grill was much easier. We grilled almost everyday. Management needs to provide a grilling tongue for each condo, not the salad tossing one. The second floor view is more spectacular if you don't mind running up and down. *You need to buy your own toiletries if you use them up, and you also need to do your own laundry. The management do not refill them for you. They don't offer daily maid service. *If you forget to bring cash, no problem. The Time Market half a mile to Lahaina will allow you to get $50 cash back using your Debit card when you make a purchase. Time market is much better in prices compare to Safeway farther down. Better local fruits and veggies, especially fresh whole coconut drink can be purchased at Farmers Market on the way to the Time Market. They open until 11pm. If you love the best seafood for sashimi or even grilling, go to the Fish Market a few hundred feet from the Farmers Market. The tuna and scallops we got there were beyond excellent! *Prepare for price sticker shocks. Everything is 30-50% more expensive than everywhere you go, but you get the best. We ate so much fruits (the taste is unique only in Hawaii), especially papaya and bananas. Can't get them anywhere on Earth since they don't export them. *Try to book rental care through Lyft available to pick up by the OGG airport. If we knew how cheap it was we would have saved so much money. The rate was $35/day when we checked! Mopeds are available at 808Rides down the road, if you reserve at least one day in advance. The rent 2 days, get 1 free is sufficient. However, if we had a car we would have rented just for the days when we want explore the island by moped. It was a wonderful experience from renting to riding. Gill at the shop is an awesome person! *If you book Sea Fishing, DO NOT book the 5am and do not book more than 4 hours if you can't take the heat. It's harder to get a Lyft ride this wee hours (and expensive), and the bus won't run at this time either. Parking at the Wharf is free for 3 hours, but they mostly won't penalized if you come back late few hours from the fishing trip. Btw, we caught a few small fish, but didn't take anything back for grilling (they didn't offer and we didn't ask) *If you take the bus (that's what we resorted to to save money), get a day pass for $4 and voila, you can go up and down West Maui all day. We even took it back to OGG for $6 per person. The trip to the airport by bus takes about 2 hours. Please give it an hour extra in case there's accident on the road. We were stuck for one hour on the road for it and would have missed our flights if we didn't allow for the extra time. Private rides won't make the difference! *For the next visit again to Maui, we'll rent car from Lyft, go Island Fishing instead of Deep Sea, rent Mopeds for fun exploring the Island, Sails with Cocktails, take bus to the beach to avoid parking issues, and eat as much fruits and seafoods as possible. *Last poin...

We thoroughly enjoyed coming back to Mahina Surf after Covid! The condo was clean and we appreciated the communication of how to check in and what to expect. Was glad to see not much had changed since our last visit 3 years ago. Looking forward to our next visit!!

Being in the beautiful surroundings we love the Mahina Surf got to know a lot of people it’s getting expensive though from when we came last time 2 years ago it was worth it we stayed a extra week thank you !!!

Pleasant vacation in unit. Highly recommend Mahina Surf.