Wow that villa is gorgeous. Sometimes I fantasize about staying at a villa simply for the ease of doing laundry but that only works if you can actually figure the machines
(ok pretend that's a washing/dryer combo)lol
We loved our stay at this resort. The villa was huge and it was fantastic to have all that space! Especially the balcony.
Great smilie to represent how I felt. We don't normally do laundry while on vacation- overpacking is my preferred method of travelling! But with a two week trip and airport luggage charges, we didn't have a choice. I think the only other time we have used a laundry room while on a trip was our trip to Disney during Tropical Storm Faye. Our clothes were so wet that we had to use the dryers.
What a lovely resort. And those rainbows seem to be following you.
I love pools with a little character to them, almost like they weren't man made. It looks a little like everything was built around them.
That room is almost like staying in a condo. So much room!! My goodness that balcony is HUGE!
Well, Hawaii is kind of known for rainbows.
Although fortunately, we weren't plagued by a lot of rain, so I think we had less than our quota. And that is OK!
It seemed like there were a lot of little pool areas- they were really pretty and as you pointed out, looked very natural.
The villa really was spacious and oh, that balcony!!! Lots of seating and a great place for a cup of coffee or an al fresco meal.
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We've had some challenging appliance controls when we've stayed in villas and condos, too. I remember one coffee maker that frustrated me to no end, which is not a good thing when you wake up and really need that cup of coffee. The washers and dryers, mostly washers, have been tricky, too. I had a little trouble with the one in our OKW villa. I think I ended up washing those clothes more than once until I got a whole cycle to run.
The villa looks really nice. I like the view. We stayed in that Ka'anapli area, too.
I made sure I figured out the coffee maker in the daylight hours before going to bed. I can't imagine it would have been pretty if I was struggling to figure out how to make coffee first thing in the morning, without the benefit of caffeine.
It is reassuring to hear that we are not the only ones who struggle when encountering new appliances. As luvpoohandcompany pointed out
We had the Versa last year in Orlando....the biggest piece of crap I have ever driven and yes very small! We made due but I would really try to avoid them at all cost if I can in the future.
What a fabulous resort. It is really spacious. Too bad it was too high tech. I hate when I can't figure out how to work things.
Duly noted on the Versa!
I guess the large room made up for the itty bitty car.
Oooh you stayed at Honua Kai! We were thisclose to booking there when we went on our Maui/Oahu trip in 2013 but we ended up at Maui Ka'anapali Villas which is just down the beach - we loved it and it had great snorkeling right next door on the reef at "airport" beach. No laundry in the unit though which was a pita. HK looks gorgeous! So new and modern, just what I love. One of the things that scared me away from there were the reviews about how windy it was by the pool, what did you think?
I've seen those Versas and they are tiny, can't imagine fitting 4 people plus the luggage! I know you don't rent cars often but next time try National - no waiting in line at the counter and you can pick something from the Aisle so you get what you need, although in Maui choices are limited. We're opposites on this - I don't mind driving so we always get a car on vacation at WDW or Universal, even on Oahu we rented one for a few days.
Can't wait to hear all about your adventures on Maui.
The Honua Kai was fabulous. Pretty much everything we needed. The only thing missing was a place where we could grab something to eat quickly and economically (there was a small market there with big prices), but it was very easy to get to the nearby grocery store and plaza.
The snorkeling was awesome and we loved not having to leave the resort whenever we wanted to go. We saw all sorts of colorful fish, turtles, rays (including an eagle ray) and some pretty coral.
We didn't spend any time sitting at the pool. Mark and I went for a dip each night in one of the smaller waterfall pools, but it was protected by surrounding rocks so we didn't notice a lot of wind.
Getting to and from the airport in the Versa was like a version of Tetris played with humans and luggage. I am very short, so I had plenty of leg room and the size of the car didn't bother me!
We have an SUV (through Avis) reserved for our summer trip to Yellowstone.
That should be big enough.
The resort looks gorgeous! I love the villa, bummer about the appliances though! Having a washer and dryer has been our favorite part of staying off site at disney.
It truly was a fantastic resort. The appliances were a headache, but it is just occurring to me now that we probably could have looked up the appliance manuals online, at least for the washer/dryer. It frustrated me that I had to keep running it because I HATE wasting water and electricity.
Dee I just read about the attempted scamming and the crazy cab ride. Makes me glad we had a car and didn't have to take a cab back. The pictures from the top of a Diamond Head brings back many memories of the beautiful view and the many steps it took to get there. We thought folks were insane to even attempt running there.mm
I guess we had a big bulls-eye on us that said "Tourist Family!"
It was totally worth it getting to Diamond Head. So beautiful!
The runners were crazy though!!!
Dee just had Red Lobster last night. I love breaking up the biscuits into the clam chowder (New England of course).
I hope you enjoyed the meal more than we did.
New England clam chowder is really the only way to go!!! Mark and I worked for a small local based chain seafood restaurant, Weathervane Seafoods. When they opened a couple of restaurants in NY, and we served the clam chowder, people freaked out because it wasn't red. They also had issues with the steamer clams because they were used to littlenecks.
The resort looks gorgeous, live that area. We usually stay in a condo about 10 min north of ka'anapali and then drive over. Lovely! But not fun at all about the appliances and dryer, that's a pita.
Have the boys adapted back to a regular hotel room now?
Maui was so nice and I really loved the Ka'anapali area.
Great villa except that it made me feel stupid!
They had to adjust to a regular hotel room before the end of our trip when we stayed at the Hilton Waikoloa on the Big Island. We did fine at the Hard Rock since we don't spend a lot of time in the room.
