Kaiholo Hale

We stayed in the Hibiscus Suite at Kaiholo Hale for a week out of our 2 week vacation in Maui. There were 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with plenty of hot water. The suite was clean and furnished nicely.
The suite had been occupied up until the day of our arrival and it did seem that housekeeping had not had enough time to fully stock everything– we had only 1 roll of Toilet paper for 5 people, and no clean sheets for the beds.
Also, the BBQ for the Hibiscus Suite is in the carport and so we did not use it, had we had a deck we would have enjoyed that.
These are the only reasons we did not give 5 stars.
We loved the town of Pa’ia and would stay here again on our next vacation.
I loved the sunrise trips out the Hana Hwy for Banana Bread and fruit, and sunset watching the surfers at North Shore.

The short review:
My wife and I recently spent 13 days at the Kaiholo Hale (Dec ’12-​Jan ’13) and really enjoyed our stay. Overall, it is very clean and well kept, in a quiet residential area, about a mile outside of «downtown» Paia. There were a few things that kept this from being 5 stars, but it was still a great place that I’d be happy to recommend to friends and we’d be more than happy to stay there again.
The long review:
Location — Kaiholo Hale is located in a residential neighborhoood right on the edge of Paia, which is a very cool little town with some good restaurants and shops. About 2 min away in the opposite direction from the heart of town is Ho’okipa Beach Park, where you can watch some amazing surfing and windsurfing. There is a small beach (the one behind Mama’s Fish House) a short walk from the house. The path to the beach is a cool little walk, but it’s hard to find. The beach itself isn’t a good swimming beach, but depending on the tide, you can swim there. Now for the first of the ‘downsides’ to staying here — the traffic getting through Paia town can be bad in both directions. The longest I sat in traffic waiting to get through Paia was about 20 min. However, it’s not always like that; I’d say the average time I spent waiting was about 5 min.
The house — The entire house can be rented or each of the 4 individual units can be rented separately. A nice feature is that if you rent the whole house, the units are interconnected, so you can travel between units without having to go outside. If you just rent an individual unit, they are separated from each other, so you don’t have to worry about fellow house guests walking into your unit. We stayed in both of the downstairs units (Hibiscus and Gardenia suites) and enjoyed our stay in each of them. However, if we go again, I think I’d prefer to stay in one of the upstairs units (Orchid or Plumeria suites) — the layouts seemed to be a bit better. They were all very clean (I don’t remember seeing any bugs inside the units) and comfortable and had plenty of room. For part of our trip, there were 4 adults and 2 kids in the 2 bedroom unit (Hibiscus) and I never felt cramped. All the linens were clean and soft. The kitchens were well stocked with newer appliances. I thought the beds were very comfortable — my wife and I slept very well. The living room and other furniture were comfortable, but not great. TV’s worked well and had satellite (either Dish or DirectTV), so lots of channels if needed. All the bedrooms and most (if not all) of the living rooms have A/​C and a ceiling fan. But if you open the windows, there’s a great cross breeze and you may not even need to use the A/​C much… but it’s great to have! We only had a few minor problems — one of the buttons on our remote didn’t work well, the WiFi was out for a few hours and the bathroom fan didn’t work.
Outside amenities — There are 2 washers and dryers outside the house available for the guests to use. This was something I looked for when renting a place to reduce the amount of clothes we had to bring. One set was a newer front load, full sized washer and dryer, the other an older set that was not working when we were there. Despite only 1 washer/​dryer working, I never had any problems using them when we needed to. There is an outside shower and hose to wash off if needed. 1 parking spot for each unit, 3 are covered. Both upstairs units have nice lanais and I believe each has a BBQ on the lanai. The lanais for the downstairs units are not nearly as nice and the Gardenia doesn’t have a BBQ. There was also plenty of beach gear available for use — beach towels, coolers, some chairs, etc.
Management — We rented through
and they were very responsive and helpful. You can also rent directly through the property at
. The property manager, Anne, was very helpful and quick to respond to questions or requests.
We had a great time at Kaiholo Hale. The area was much quieter than Kihei or Lahaina, but still close enough to do whatever we wanted during the day. Paia is a really cool little town and the house itself was clean and well kept. We’re looking forward to going back soon.