Aston Kaanapali Shores Lahaina

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3445 Lower Honoapiilani Rd, (formerly ResortQuest Kaanapali Shores) Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States, 808-667-2211

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Such a Long Day!

Thursday morning, I woke up at 6, took a shower and then called my mom to tell Larissa to come over with a DVD because she wanted Rosetta Stone. I guess my mom told Larissa what I said and she assumed my mom was technologically inept and what I really said was to bring a CD. Larissa brought a CD. No Rosetta Stone for her. Jon came down the stairs at 6:49 and started to take his clothes out of the laundry, realized his jeans were wet and proceeded to sigh. We left our house at 7:10 after biddi...

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States ichbinseins
Turtle!

Mike and Sarah woke up at 5:30 for their scuba trip off of Molokini and were out the door by 5:55. Mom woke up at 4 and watched TV for a while. Jon and I woke up at 6:30 and headed out to the balcony to check out the weather and the view in the daylight. It was gorgeous, cool and misty. Mom, Jon and I tried to get ready in time for the free orientation breakfast downstairs, but we didn't make it because Jon has nose issues - wherein he bled all over himself. Instead, we took a walk down to th...

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States ichbinseins
A Bad Start To A Good Day

In the middle of the night, I was awoken by Jonathan making some sort of noise and he said, "Did you hear that? Something FELL on me." I am super scared of things happening when I'm asleep - monsters, thieves, bugs, etc - so I pulled my arms and legs up onto the bed and looked around. It was then that we saw a HUGE cockroach skitter from under his bed beneath a pillow to under my bed. I started freaking out and making noises and Jon was like, "You'll wake up Mike and Sarah." I said, "Um, Mike...

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States ichbinseins
Last Day: Use It Or Lose It

Today was our last full day in Maui and we decided to snorkel it up. Mom went her own way this morning and explored Lahaina, so we didn't have anyone to watch our stuff while in the water. This just meant that Sarah and I didn't bring purses and the boys ended up paying for everything :) After another delicious breakfast burrito prepared by Mike, we headed to the beach! We went to Coral Gardens which was supposed to be great, but ended up being boring - full of yellow, brown and orange corals...

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States ichbinseins
Lahaina

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States stacyzwalsh
First night in Maui

Stumbling in to Hawaii, we got our rental car (MINIVAN!) and headed over to the hotel, Kaanapali Shores. This place is pretty nice (although we found a c*ckroach today, and are going to request a room change). Nice courtyard with fountains and pools, right on a beach. Right in Lahaina. That night, we went to Hula Grill to get chompies. Nommage ensued. Prior to that, we signed up for a next day scuba trip with Maui Dive Center. The girl working there never heard of SDI, which is a bit scary, b...

Maui, Hawaii, United States sykospark
Scuba diving Maui

We woke up bright and early and made our way down the 30 to get to the Maui Dive Center right behind the Maui Ocean center. Checked in, on boat, fought sea sickness on the 45 minute boat ride to Molokini. Note that the 'morning foods' on the boat are brownies, donuts and poundcake. Coffee was very tasty - via Hawaii for it's coffee. The staff gave a very thorough run through of various things, from the fish we would see, to scuba signs and safety measures, etc. The ocean was so choppy on the ...

Maui, Hawaii, United States sykospark
Snorkeling off the coast of Maui

Reconvened with our party, and decided to go snorkeling! First snorkel location was Black Rock Beach, behind the Sheraton in Lahaina. This was great! There was a big ol' sea turtle, nomming away at the grasses. He was chill, and hung out forever. Quite a few snorkelers were hanging out watching, and it was a fun experience. A bit of a strong surge, but easy to swim against if you have fins. Lots of great life up against the wall, and beautiful schools of fish in the more open areas. We drove ...

Maui, Hawaii, United States sykospark
Maui by road

Gotta love the single lane highways that can go from 55 MPH to 25 MPH, in some of the weirdest places. We decided to POSSIBLY go to Hana, so in the mini van of doom we pile in. First stop, Maui Ocean Center. I would not recommend visiting this place, unless you want to see baby sea turtles (super cute). Their tanks are nice, and I liked the frag tanks and the views into the behind the scenes operations. I found out the hard way that you can buy CHEAPER (by $10!) tickets at local gas stations....

Maui, Hawaii, United States sykospark
Maui

Aston/ResortQuest Maui Kaanapali Villas Really nice condo but the airconditioning had a hard time fighting the sun's rays.

Maui, Hawaii, United States vincents
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Aston Kaanapali Shores, May 24-30, 2003

from A TripAdvisor Member
My family stayed at the Aston Kaanapali Shores on Kaanapali Beach, Maui, May 24 through May 30, 2003. This was our first visit here. We booked our trip through Pleasant Holidays. We had the special room rate (limited view of mountains or parking area). Since we planned our vacation to do things rather than sit on our deck, the view wasn't important to us. However, the view turned out much better than we anticipated. We were on the fifth floor, and had a clear view of the ocean, the mountains of the Hawaiian island of Molokai, a small landscaped area, as well as the parking lot. We found the complex and our condominium very clean and the staff friendly. The lobby area is very impressive, the inner courtyard beautiful and well maintained. There were shops and activity centers on the property with reasonable prices. There is lot and deck parking. The two pools were nice options to the beach and beach towels were free to use. Compared to other facilities that you could walk to, the Kaanapali Shores has a great beach. Some facilities close by don't have a beach at all. The food at the Beach Club Restaurant on the property was great, especially since we had $100 worth of gift coupons to use. During breakfast one morning, we saw whales surfacing out in the ocean, a rare treat for late May. Another convenience was a shopping center with restaurants and a grocery store right across the street. Our one bedroom condominium was just what we hoped for. King sized bed, sleeper sofa in the living room for our daughters (ages 11 and 14), two TV's, two telephones, full kitchen with pots and pans, paper towels, appliances, dishwasher, washer and dryer each with cleaning powders provided. Honolulu newspaper every weekday morning. Free scuba lessons, free hula lessons, lei making classes. Sunset hula show. Camp Kaanapali for kids (didn't do this). Disadvantages? Kaanapali is an hour from the airport, 15 to 45 minutes from other activities. Could hear cars and loud guest leaving for early morning activities. $9 per day pa use a clock radio. We would stay here again if we came back and would recommend it to others. The Kaanapali Shores was a great facility for those on a budget who want to provided some of their own meals and stay at a nice beachside facility.

Ho Hum

from SFtravelbugs
Nice location, newly renovated lobby with nice grounds, however the interior of buildings hallways and rooms (paint & carpet) are tired and in need of attention. The appliances in the units we have stayed in are old and tired need repalcement as well. The swimming pools are nice but the beach area is quite rocky.

Stayed There Multiple Times & Love It

from A TripAdvisor Member
My wife & I have stayed at Aston Kaanapali Shores two or three times and are planning another trip there in June 2003. Everytime has been great! The rooms are average, but your in Hawaii so why would you be staying in the room? The gardens, the pools, and the staff are tremendous! If you want to go to Maui, go snorkeling and go out to eat at nice places at night Aston Kaanapali Shores is perfect. -RF, North Carolina

This is a 4-star?

from A TripAdvisor Member
Stayed in partial-ocean studio 2/02. Room was old and washing machine door was falling apart. Knives and utensils were dirty. Staff friendly and pools were very clean and nice. I've been to these islands 6 times. This was affordable, but beware: you PAY for parking daily $5-6, so it adds up. Also, this isn't on Kaanapali Drive, farther north where the beaches aren't as nice. Beach is rocky and not the picturesque "Beach of Hawaii" you expect for beachfront property. I was very disappointed overall, as this was advertised as a 4Star Hotel, how about 2.5Stars. If you expect 2Star you won't be disappointed.

Nice Middle of the road condo

from A TripAdvisor Member
We stayed at this hotel October 26 to November 1, 2002

The hotel was a middle of the road hotel. The lobby, pools, garden area and the beach were all well kept. The 1 bedroom we stayed in needed the carpet cleaned but otherwise it was well furnished. We stayed on the 7th floor and had a great view of the ocean and garden area.

This hotel is great for families and is very close to many activities and eating places. I would recommend this hotel versus paying the outrageus prices for a deluxe hotel. You are not at the hotel or in your room long enough to shell out the extra money.

I spoke with the check in desk and they said that the hotel will be fully renovated including the rooms over the next 1 to 2 yrs. Keep this in mind when you are booking your stay.

Disappointed with the Rooms

from A TripAdvisor Member
Our first impression was very good. The lobby was nicely decorated and with a glance out to the grounds we saw that they, too, looked lovely. Our room was much different. It was very dirty and in need of a good clean, paint, and overall renovation. The light green carpet was so visably dirty you felt like you had to keep your shoes on. On the up-side, we were on the top floor and had a great view of the grounds and ocean. After the 4th night we found evidence of a mouse in our room. We complained and got upgraded to a 2 bdr. for the remaining 3 nights. It was cleaner but, we thought, still in need of a renovation/updating.

The "Beach" pool was your basic pool with cement and lounge chairs around it - not much for atmosphere. The "Garden" pool, however, was great for the kids -not too deep and nice and warm. The garden atmosphere around it also made it a nice place for the adults to lounge around while the kids played in it. We ate at the restaurant and found the food and service there to be very good.

Overall, the grounds were very nice, but not worth the stay because of the quality of the rooms. We expected better given the "Superior" rating given to the property and the price we paid in Canadian $$.

Deceptive Hotel

from A TripAdvisor Member
The lobby is first class and you'll walk in thinking you've gotten the deal of a lifetime. Suddenly you'll realize in the midst of going to your room that, wow, construction men are painting the building and have wrapped plastic all over the railings, causing a noise similar to grocery sacks being opened. Not only annoying in the passageways, but your bedroom as well!

The rooms are plain. Our "king" size bed was really two twins put together. The best thing about the Shores is that you don't have to stay there long because hell, you're in Maui. Get out and do something!

Not the greatest...

from lkelly4
Waited in line for a while to check in. While waiting, I heard 2 people in front of me in line complaining about ants. I suppose it's a common problem in such a warm climate. The lobby looked fairly nice.

Our room was not as nice. The carpet was pretty ragged, the faucet in the bathroom was not anchored down properly to the sink, and the door didn't shut properly. The sliding doors to the patio didn't quite meet in the middle, leaving a 1/4 inch opening at the bottom for insects to come in. No wonder they have to spray!

The restaurant was pretty nice (decent service, tasty food), the pool area was OK, the beach was not very nice. Our biggest complaint? The noise! The staff drives around on ATVs instead of golf carts starting at about 7:30 in the

morning! So much for sleeping in...

Overall the place was OK, we got a really good deal on the room and so can't complain too much. But, not exactly what we were after for our honeymoon!

Next time we'll shell out the extra cash for a swankier place. But, if you're bargain hunting, you could do worse.

Aston K' Shores.. OK

from A TripAdvisor Member
This was the first leg of our honeymoon. We checked in the hotel, and noticed that the lobby was nice. But it's obvious that the hotel is getting old, probably at least 30 yrs old.

We were on the top floor, and had a view of the ocean and pool. The view was beautiful, the pool ok.

The service was decent, but i would say that the hotel overall is average. The carpet in our room was green. Yep, green.

I would pay a little more to stay at a more modern hotel if it's your honeymoon.

Recommended Resort

from A TripAdvisor Member
I would definitely recommend Aston Kanapali Shores to anyone who is looking for a relaxing getaway and not so much for a meat market. This is more of a family type resort. My wife and I have no children, however, it was just the right place for us. The pool area is nothing to write home about (very average). The restaurant was great and the staff was friendly and I lived for the happy hour specials. Despite the fact that when we went, the lobby was under construction and was in a parking lot (we can let that one slide) the hotel and the rooms were very clean.

My only gripe was that the beach was not condusive to recreation in that there is a considerable amount of seaweed in the water and made it murky and it is pretty rocky as well. I mean it is beautiful to look at. But thats about it. Like I said "Overall it was a very nice place to stay".

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