Guest User
July 22, 2024
Was originally booked in the Westin. But our son has Celiac's and we were concerned over food options. Wanted to be in that specific area. Found the Alii. Selected a specific room overlooking the pool and beach. Unit had been remodeled. Good to go. Arrived late. Plane delayed. Extra stop. Nightmare. Check-in was seemless. Unit was exactly what we thought it was going to be. Clean. Updated. Great views. Great room floor plan. Good sized balcony. Big master and separate laundry room off master bath. All good. The key to the whole trip because of our son was a Costco stop right by the airport and a Safeway 5 minutes from the condo. We had no worries now. Pool area was small but totally adequate. Never slammed. Always found a chair. The beach right in front of our compex not crowded either. Resort offered chairs which didn't run out. Didn't have to get down early to save them. And they had umbrellas. $60. Totally worth it. Temp there not crazy but sun is strong. We grilled every night. Think they had 6 grills. After first day we realized they had 2 grill masters. We used them the rest of the trip. $20 bucks. They did steaks, chicken and shrimp for us every night. We bought the food they just cooked it. We had the WEstin and Marriot on each side of us which we experienced. Nice places. And shopping area on other side of Westin. 5 minute walk. Outdoor mall. Nice. A few restaurants, tourist type places and good retail places like LuLu. Another 5 minutes up the beach took us to Black Rock where my boys did some cliff jumping. We also did the Hana Road trip, waterfall hike up through the bamboo Forrest, Black Sand beach and a shorkeling catamaran trip. All worth it to round out the Maui experience. So, Maui was awesome. And the Kaanapali Alii was perfect for our needs. The service was excellent. The location superb. Manicured property. Clean unit. The amenities you need. And I'm pretty sure we saved thousands vs. staying at the Westin even with the cost of buying all the food for the week. And because we bought all our own stuff we had everything we would normally eat and drink at home. Would definitely recommend the Alii.