MaKai Sunset Inn

My boyfriend and I recently stayed at the Makai Sunset Inn for five nights. I had booked the hotel through Southwest Airlines' website, and received Southwest Rapid Rewards miles for staying there. Maui is the most expensive of the Hawaiian Islands and we wanted something somewhat affordable that was a step up from a youth hostel. We are too old to be sharing bathrooms! Here are the Pros and Cons to this hotel: PROS: 1. The hotel manager was very kind. We were checking in late, so he taped an envelope with my info on the office window. He also repaired our shower drain, which wasn't draining properly. 2. Our room had a full kitchen. 3. Great location, in walking distance to a few restaurants. 4. Laundry facilities available on site, for $1.00 to wash and $1.00 to dry. 5. Ocean views from second floor balcony. 6. Cozy sitting area near sea wall. 7. Free beach equipment (boogie boards, coolers, etc) to borrow, as well as beach towels. CONS: 1. No A/C in our room. I didn't think that would be a problem, since there were nice ocean breezes, but our room got very hot, even with a ceiling fan and a floor fan blowing. I had a hard time sleeping. 2. Very thin walls. We could hear our neighbor in his bathroom at 5 am. 3. Tiny bugs in the kitchen and bathroom. They were everywhere. 4. Tight parking spots. Luckily, we had rented a compact car. 5. No beach access. That being said, in Hawaii by law, there are no private beaches. Every hotel and resort must provide a specified number of beach access parking spots. We visited the beach at the Hyatt Regency Resort and parked there for free. 6. No TV in the room. This didn't really bother us, however, since we were too busy to watch TV most of the time, anyway. Overall, we had a good stay, but we will splurge for a hotel with A/C next time.

Great place to stay. Nelly renovated and excellent customer service. This is the perfect location right between the tourist/restaurants and the resort beaches (which you get access to!). Pleasant experience!

We found our Maui home here! Things that were awesome; View - right on the waterfront. Every night we fell asleep to the sound of crashing waves and woke up to singing birds and more lapping waves. Nightly sunset, sipping tea on our private chairs and breakfast on the lanai dining table. Having a fully equipped kitchen was SUCH a blessing. We really had everything we needed. Close enough but far enough away. So we were nestled in a tiny nook in between the busy/crowded resorts and the town shopping center. Far enough to avoid noise/people, but close enough to have great restaurants, nice grocery store and a great luau offered at one of the neighboring resorts. Staff - Brittany greeted us warmly and happily! She really set the tone for a very pleasant stay, we arrived a little late but she still made sure we had everything we needed before we settled in. She was a delight.

When I book a “resort” room that costs $600 per night I expect a “resort” like experience. This facility is desperately in need of help. I had to book the Honu ‘suite’ to insure we would have a room on the ground floor as my son is unable to climb stairs. The photos were misleading as to the room’s furnishings. Instead of a full size couch there was a love seat that was so badly stained no one would sit on it. The bed linens were frayed from too many washings and the blackout drapes were actually rusted to the curtain rod. We had a patio which was nice but the grounds outside our room were covered with trash. I would never recommend the Makai Sunset Inn to anyone! These are the only pictures I took

The place is wonderful and the view on the ocean amazing. This is a piece of heaven close to many different and wonderful beaches and Lahaina downtown. Highly recommended if you want to relax.🍹 The room is clean and confortable. The personal is kind and helpful. P. S. Enjoy the stars in front of the ocean from the internal courtyard!