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My first trip to Hawaii and it didn't really matter where I got to stay!
Kahana Falls is 14-15 years old and it's a relatively small place. I got a 1 BR/1 Bath that slept 4. I had asked for a high level room with a peak at the ocean. They tell you ahead of time that there is no view as they are across the street from the ocean. Although I didn't get the high room, I did have a nice peak at the ocean through my dining area window so they did meet my request.
We had a full kitchen, a dining area, a sleep sofa and a queen bed in the bedroom. The sleep sofa was brand new - they are replacing the sofas and refrigerators. Deliveries still going on while we were there.
The place was kind of small, but since there were just 2 of us, it was OK. And we were in Maui - we weren't going to spend much time in the room anyway. I got a peak at a "B" unit - the studio. Try not to get one of those. It was tiny and the bed was nearly up against the window with just a little space to walk around it to get into the bed.
Check-in was smooth. No request for us to attend a timeshare meeting. But they also forgot to tell us about the (Maui) activities meeting that they have each morning. I already knew about the Mai Tai party on Mondays. The drinks weren't great, but there were some youngsters from a Hawaiian immersion school who sang and danced for us. They were quite good. I was pleased that we made the time to go.
There is a small pool, with 2 waterfalls falling into it. There is an attached shallow pool for kids and a hot tub. Didn't use any of them but they had people sitting around them most of the time and a few people were in the pool from time to time.
We made arrangements to take a snorkeling tour through the "concierge". We got a 10% discount because we are RCI members. Then came the "you can save $150" pitch. We ended up going on the Embassy Ka'anapali TS presentation. Didn't buy - but that's a place I'd love to stay at.
Daily trash pickup with towels if you wanted them. Midweek cleanup. There are also towels available from housekeeping for the beach, but there is a $25 deposit per towel. I'd brought my own so I didn't use the service.
I'd be happy to stay there again, but I've got my sights on that Embassy.
Kahana Falls is 14-15 years old and it's a relatively small place. I got a 1 BR/1 Bath that slept 4. I had asked for a high level room with a peak at the ocean. They tell you ahead of time that there is no view as they are across the street from the ocean. Although I didn't get the high room, I did have a nice peak at the ocean through my dining area window so they did meet my request.
We had a full kitchen, a dining area, a sleep sofa and a queen bed in the bedroom. The sleep sofa was brand new - they are replacing the sofas and refrigerators. Deliveries still going on while we were there.
The place was kind of small, but since there were just 2 of us, it was OK. And we were in Maui - we weren't going to spend much time in the room anyway. I got a peak at a "B" unit - the studio. Try not to get one of those. It was tiny and the bed was nearly up against the window with just a little space to walk around it to get into the bed.
Check-in was smooth. No request for us to attend a timeshare meeting. But they also forgot to tell us about the (Maui) activities meeting that they have each morning. I already knew about the Mai Tai party on Mondays. The drinks weren't great, but there were some youngsters from a Hawaiian immersion school who sang and danced for us. They were quite good. I was pleased that we made the time to go.
There is a small pool, with 2 waterfalls falling into it. There is an attached shallow pool for kids and a hot tub. Didn't use any of them but they had people sitting around them most of the time and a few people were in the pool from time to time.
We made arrangements to take a snorkeling tour through the "concierge". We got a 10% discount because we are RCI members. Then came the "you can save $150" pitch. We ended up going on the Embassy Ka'anapali TS presentation. Didn't buy - but that's a place I'd love to stay at.
Daily trash pickup with towels if you wanted them. Midweek cleanup. There are also towels available from housekeeping for the beach, but there is a $25 deposit per towel. I'd brought my own so I didn't use the service.
I'd be happy to stay there again, but I've got my sights on that Embassy.
They are AWFUL. 
If I did buy something else that is managed by Consolidated, it would be a Koa unit at Hono Koa. They ARE the best thing on Maui, because of the reasonable cost. By the way, Mele (at Gardens where we own) and Nelani (?)(at Hono Koa) are the exceptions to the "Consolidated is awful" opinion that Rick and I have. They are just yucky, the sleaziest salespeople in an industry of sleazy people.
At least we got it on a huge discount. We couldn't get the Old Lahaina and ended up at the Royal Lahaina.
Anyway, not impressive and not who I want to be. Anyway, I really enjoy the buzz those two weeks a year. Enjoying it more often could be a bad thing. Rick was shocked when Mom and I bought a bottle of premixed mai tais to drink in the room on Maui. Really good stuff, that Bacardi ready-to-drink. Costco had it, so it was not expensive. We were missing our nightly mai tais that PAHIO provided that week before.
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