#156 Kaanapali Beach Paradise Condo

Great ground floor unit. Walk right out to courtyard and beach. Well stocked kitchen. The sleeper couch is newer than what was in the photos which was nice for the kids. Washer and dryer for free down the hall which is great to pack light. Next to everything. Good beach toys, chairs and umbrella ready to go. My ONLY suggestion is to get a new coffee maker for the unit. But the one in there works great just can’t set a wake up time.

The location of this property was great! Past the business of Whaler's Village, and with wonderful beachfront. The grounds were clean and pleasant, and the staff was friendly. The unit's location, and being able to walk out onto the grass and be close to the pool and beach was the best!The only downfall was that the unit is older, and there is obvious water damage in places, with the associated musty/moldy smell that so often comes with ocean/island properties. By opening both sliders during the day, we were able to keep it pretty fresh, but closing it up caused the smell to return. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay!

This is our first time staying here. We had the most lovely family vacation. This unit has everything we needed and the location was worth every penny! We will definitely be booking again.

We rented this for our daughter's family with one 20 month old son. The unit is so great as it opens out to a large patio with direct access to the grass courtyard area and then on to the pool and beach. Very accessible and flexible. Even with the ground floor location, there are great views to the ocean. They (and we), enjoyed having breakfast on the patio. The unit has been upgraded from original construction and is in great condition. The fold out couch gave great optionality with there family. A much appreciated bonus was the included pack and play. Also available which was great was the boogie boards, noodles and beach chairs. The Whaler also has very easy access to local shopping and restaurants at the adjacent Whaler's Village. The host was very responsive and communicative as was the on site staff. Thank you for sharing your home with our family.

Close to everything, enjoyed be on the ground level …

Pristine grounds, site events were welcoming to guests and much appreciated. Unit could use some wear and tear updates but perfectly comfortable and its first floor walk out access to grounds and view were great. Would definitely select Whaler's condos again

We loved this rental! The win for us was LOCATION. Easy access to Whaler's Village, snorkeling at Black Rock, the beach, walking to meals & Hula Pie, and the first floor unit made it so easy to get around. No elevators!If you read some of the other reviews, could the unit use a little updating? Perhaps. But did we mention the great location? Owners were very responsive. Beach chairs & umbrellas come with the unit plus a working ice-maker (rare these days). The one thing we overlooked is that there was not a washer/dryer in the room but the laundry down the hall was easy to use.

We just got back from a week at the whaler in this unit Pros of unit : Very nice unit ,decor is really nice ,very clean and open unit ,location is middle of Kaanapali and unit is ground floor and has all the amenities we needed ,walk to Whaler village lots of shops ,food and ABC store really nice unit and staff of Whaler are great very nice folks and the grounds are gorgeous, easy parking for rental car ,very close to beach Cons: You better learn the rules of the whaler there is a group of people who either live there or are long time/term residents of the Older generation and they are not nice and after over hearing multiple conversation with these folks they hate short term rental folks like ourselves it made it very uncomfortable and these folks were not friendly or nice That said we learned to avoid them i will say there is a very diffrent vibe in Maui especially in the Kaanapali area as there is a huge push to eliminate short term rentals like this unit its an unfortunate situation and Maui and the people of Maui either want tourists or they dont We loved this unit and the whaler but given the exsiting tenants in building 2 we would not stay here again as we are on vacation I need mom and dad watching my every move and we are in our mid 50s and are the quietest people we don't drink or smoke and honestly could not figure these folks prob was not just us but others talked about this as well these tenants are really sad people and are angry and rude .

This home was perfect for our stay when traveling with two teenage boys. The ground floor unit was so convenient to come in and out. I thought we would be sacrificing a view by not being on the upper floors but that was not the case. We sat out on the lanai for coffee in the morning and every meal. The unit is the second unit from the front so you are really just steps from the beach. The kids were able to walk to black rock and whalers village everyday. The unit had everything we needed. The kitchen was well equipped and there were plenty of spices for cooking. We were alotted 1 roll of paper towells which didnt last us our entire stay so you might want to add that to your shopping list. I will agree with previous posters about the cockroaches. We did see one or two each morning, but it was NOT due to a cleanliness issue. It is a ground unit condo in a tropical island, there will be bugs. If your lucky, you might get a gecko friend in your unit and they help with bugs. They are good luck and are welcomed in Hawaiian homes so don't try to mess with them. You'll know they are there when you hear little chirps that sound like bird chirps. There wasnt snorkel equipment this time like other reviews have said. But there are chairs, umbrellas, and a skim board. There is a kiosk by the pool that rents chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, and snorkel equipment. We rented snorkel equipment from them and I wish I would have rented elsewhere to save some money. You will love it here.

The unit was nice and clean and comfortable