GREAT EATS HAWAII: MAUI BEACH HOTEL

MAUI BEACH HOTEL
KAHULUI, MAUI

MAUI BEACH HOTEL

170 KAAHUMANU AVENUE

KAHULUI, MAUI, HAWAII 96732

808-954-7421

808-871-5797

www.mauibeachhotel.net

Had a business function at the Maui Beach Hotel that ran into the evening. This meant spending a night in Kahului. When staying in Maui, the Maui Beach would not be my first, second or third choice for a hotel stay. It is good if you need a place to sleep that is close to the airport but that is about it. Frankly I cannot sleep good here because the window type air conditioners in the guest rooms are so noisy. All you hear is rrrrrrrrrr. glunk. rrrrrrrrrrr. glunk as the air conditioner compressor comes off and on. Usually takes me a few glasses of wine or half an Ambien to knock out here. This trip I just turned the a/c off all night. The rooms are pretty basic but clean. The television is from the 70's and the furnishings are kind of miss match. I hated the soap and shampoo dispensers in the bathroom. I went out and bought my own bar of soap to shower and used shampoo in a bottle that I had packed in my suitcase. The hotel has closed the restaurant except for Saturday nights and the hotel bar is closed every single night. We wanted to have a cold one before retiring and were told we would have to walk across the street to a local bar. We stayed in and went without. Kahului is the business center of Maui. It is quite industrial and close to the harbor. Maui's only shopping mall is within walking distance but don't book here if you are looking to lay on the beach. There is no beach at the Maui Beach Hotel. The plus for this hotel is that it is five minutes from the Kahului airport and inexpensive for Maui with rooms going for around $140. Wanted to post this because I would not want some honeymoon couple from Kansas booking here and thinking they are on the beach in Maui.