r/MauiVisitors

Looking to take a trip to Maui in October. Two people, 7 nights, 8 days. Going to explore Costco travel if available.

Don’t have much knowledge on Maui other than it looks beautiful. Any recommendations appreciated

Hi all,

I've been perusing for a couple of weeks. Many thanks to all who take their time to reply to posts! You're more helpful than you realize!

My wife and I are planning a trip in June 2027 for 4 days/5 nights. Mostly will be a relaxing time and the only thing on the agenda is dinner at Morimoto's (we love watching him on Iron Chef). There's a good chance we will do the sunrise at Haleakalā but not 100% yet. Other than that, our plans are low key and enjoying the beach.

We're planning on an oceanfront condo (max budget of $600 a night). I'm stuck between deciding between Kaanapali or Kihei. Given our plans, Kihei is better located but after watch some recent drone footage, the Kam beaches took quite a hit. Really want an unobstructed view of the ocean and sunset with very close beach access. Not concerned about the pool. Heartbroken to see Kihei Surfside booked up for June so I was deciding between Ashton Mahana in Kaanapali or Hale Pau Hana in Kihei. Would you recommend Kaanapali for better beaches but a further drive from what we want to do or Kihei for the location but more damaged area?

We’re visiting Maui and Lana’i next month. Our last day is on Lana’i and our flight home leaves OGG at 7:45pm. The flight from LNY>OGG is around 1pm. The late flight is too late. So when we get to OGG we will have around 4-5 hours to kill, no car, no room, and our luggage (carry-on bags).

Any suggestions on what to do? I’ve thought of a few options, none of them ideal.

1. Suck it up and sit at the airport all afternoon and evening.
2. Get a room (hourly rate?) at the hotel airport.
3. Buy a resort pass to the Andaz and Uber to and from the airport.
4. Rent a car for those hours and then we can do whatever we want.

Budget is pretty flexible, the main focus is less hassle and maximizing the experience. Appreciate any suggestions. Mahalo.

I pre-booked a car from Thrifty at the airport. When I arrived at the counter, the employee told me “my booking comes with the *Fuel Purchase Option* which means I don’t have to return the car at full tank”. I didn’t think much because I wanted to pick up the vehicle as soon as possible and that sounded very convenient. Then I see there’s a charge of full tank on my pickup receipt. I asked them will I get charged less if the car still has remaining fuel in the tank when I return it? And they answered yes.

I later discovered that this is a completely scam.

First of all, I didn’t select any add-ons when I was booking the rental. The employer used false wordings to confuse me into believing that my booking had already included that pre-pay fuel option and then charge me right at the counter. Later I found the receipt writes “I accept the pre-pay fuel option”. I DID NOT. They made me believe it’s there already.

Then they totally lied about the charge. You will not get any reimbursement for remaining fuel in the tank. That basically means I paid for a full tank at a premium price (there’s literally a Costco right next to the airport) and it is extremely hard to precisely calculate the mileage and so you can return the car at a nearly empty tank.

Anyway DO NOT ACCEPT ANY PRE-PAY FUEL OPTION. These are completely scam. If you are told that your booking comes with it by default, be sure to opt out.

Hi there! We have stayed in Kaanapali before but decided to check out Wailea on our upcoming trip. I have a few questions:

1. We are landing around lunch time. What would be a good place to stop for a casual lunch on the way to Wailea?

2. Are there any good running paths around the resorts in Wailea? Kaanapali has that great stretch that connects all of the hotels and I’m hoping something similar exists in Wailea!

3. We have a few restaurants on our list and I’m curious if you think we’re leaving out any must eat at spots or if you’d knock anything off of this list:

Monkeypod
Linea
Matteo’s
Mama’s Fish House
KOAST
Coconuts

4. We will have a few little ones with us. Do you think the following excursions are worth it:

Surfing Goat Dairy
Maui Alpaca Farm (we are not otherwise planning to go to Haleakala)
Maui Ocean Center

Thank you in advance for your advice/guidance!

Any recommendations for groceries and or restaurants near Napili Point Resorts? This is our first time visiting Maui, so it's all new for us. We are renting a car, so we can drive around.

We go to Maui a lot and have stayed in Kaanapali, Lahaina, Paia and Wailea in the past.

We have a place booked in Kihei by Kam III for late November but I hear the beaches are in rough shape.

We are coming with small children and looking to just relax on the beach and swim in the ocean, walk to good food and ice cream, look for early whales and maybe go on an occasional sunset drive.

Should we reconsider location? Where would you stay considering the storm aftermath?