We had a great time at this resort and would definitely go back. The room had stuff for the beach, umbrella, beach chairs, etc which was a nice bonus! Pool area was also well kept and perfect for families.
We had a lovely time, the apartment was nice and clean and a great location in the building. Thank you was a great experience
Excellent. Kitchen could have had a few spices etc but I really can’t find much to complain about
This place is awesome honua kai makes maui better some how. We are already planning our return.
Beautiful resort and location! I'll definitely stay here again.
Thank you for helping make our Maui vacation great! Our condo at Honua Kai was clean, roomy, well stocked with beach towels, snorkel gear, swim toys etc. Also, there were baby/toddler items for guest with little ones. Our condo was just as it looked on the website and the views were fantastic. KBM was very easy to work with, returning phone calls and emails quickly and were prompt to email contracts and reminders. Check in was super easy and quick. (Which we appreciated after a long day of travel.) We would definitely book through KBM again.
If your Australian looking for upmarket MAUI accommodation at a reduced price then read this review.. We live in Sydney Australia and had been looking around for reasonable accommodation for our family to stay in on our holiday to Maui. We were just about to book directly with the Honua Kai resort and a TripAdvisor search directed our attention to KBM Hawaii Luxury Real Estate and Vacation Rentals. We found information about a 2 bed self contained apartment ( we rented 242) ( they also have several apartments on their books 1, 2 & 3 bedroom ). My husband was very concerned about us paying thousands $$ for accommodation to an overseas real estate company we don't know.
I did quite a lot of research and checked a number of reviews on line left by other people and decided to take a chance and pay the $2900 US for 7 nights accommodation on line via KBM website. Booking directly via the resort was going to cost approx $1000 US more for 7 nights so the savings made it quite attractive. KBM cost also includes a small hire car via enterprise car rentals. We paid an extra $27 per day and upgraded our hire car to a Mustang convertible. Because we live in Sydney Australia our car insurance doesn't extend to hire car overseas like it does for residents of the US so we took up The comprehensive waiver cover at an extra $29 per day when we picked up the car. This gave us peace of mind because if anything was to happen to the car there would be no XS and no money having to be paid out. We found it a little difficult to get information about this it's a kind of hire car insurance cover because it's not widely used because residents of the US and have it automatically covered under their car insurance policies on their car at home. But after emailing the owner of KBM and then enterprise car hire I was able to get a copy of the insurance and what it covers before we left Australia.
Payment via credit card was very easy on KBM's website. Once you've paid KBM are very good at keeping you informed and send lots of emails with step-by-step information on where to go how to pick up the rental car, how to get to the apartment etc etc. I thought that was very well done.
When we arrived we were very happy indeed. The cleaners were just finishing up (as we arrived early) so we when and had a coffee downstairs in the resort cafe and when we came back the cleaners had left the door open to the unit with the keys inside. Shortly after a member of staff from KBM arrive to ensure that we had got into the room okay and everything was fine .
The apartment is spacious and new looking and it a lot nicer than a 5 star hotel room we stayed in at Waikiki. We saved quite a lot of money because we were able to go next door to the supermarket and cook our own meals in the apartment kitchen.
The apartment has a good size kitchen with granite bench top. Full size four seater dining room table lounge suite to seat 5 with TVs / DVD and cable TV stations All bedrooms also have new Tv's and cable channels. It has a very spacious bathroom bigger than I've seen any apartment before with a separate bath and enclosed glass shower.
There is a large Veranda that extends from the master bedroom all the way out to the lounge area and that also has a four seater full dining room table and there's two chairs with footstools.
In the cupboard next to the front door they also provide two sun chairs that you can take out to the beach as well as a good size esky, snorkelling gear, beach umbrella, sunscreen, six large beach towels and fly repellent They even have sandcastle making equipment for the kids.
The kitchen is fully equiped including a kettle, toaster, all the cutlery and all the pots and pans, salad bowls plastic, plates and cups etc you need as well as a stainless steel oven, electric cooktop, Rangehood under the large microwave and a dishwasher. The fridge also has filtered water and ice maker which is very handy. There's another cupboard in adjacent to the kitchen which has the washer and dryer front loader that you can use and they supply enough washing detergent to do five or six loads. There was plenty dishwasher tablets under the sink more than enough to run it a few times a day every day of your stay. Enters the groceries are pretty much have to bring everything from the supermarket yourself as they don't include much they did however leave a salt-and-pepper a container of spices and a small container of honey other than that there is no food or condiments provided. So you need to get cooking oil or cooking spray and your normal food supplies.
It might be beneficial for the owners of the apartment to provide some condiments normally when I stay in this types of self contained accommodation in Australia the owners generally supply ketchup ( or as we call it in Australia tomatoe sauce ) cooking oil etc.
There is free underground parking also accessible for the apartment.
The resort itself has three swimming pools which are lovely and a waterslide for the children which my seven-year-old absolutely loved.
When you first arrive you need to go down to the information service counter near the pool to get a wristband so that the resort staff are aware you are a guest. You will need to show them your room key / security pass and they scan it on the machine to check your a guest. This has to be done every day. I think it's to try to prevent outsiders using the resort facilities.
There was washing up liquid left on the sink and some paper towels which was helpful for keeping the place clean.
Make sure you bring your own international wall plugs and iPhone / iPad chargers with you as none of these are provided.
Other than that it's pretty good value for money and I would highly recommend renting an apartment at the Honua Kai via KBM Hawaii
Luxury Real Estate.
Aloha :-)
KBM was great! They provided answers to all my questions before I could even ask them. Their communication and check-in/check-out process was so easy and smooth. Our rental was wonderful and had everything we needed. We look forward to booking and staying with them again!
The place was great at the Honua Ka Resort! Thanks
