Mana Kai Maui Resort 605a

Great value great resort

The Mana Kai's location to the beach is great and their staff is amazing. I love that they offer reclining lawn chairs for the lawn and have so many. The view from unit is incredible. With the construction going on at the restaurant, it's nice to be on the 6th floor. (They do mention the construction when booking and it did not bother us, that's the sound of progress!) This unit that has not been updated as much as some of the others, the kitchen area is a bit dark due to the under counter lighting is missing on one side. (its under the sink and I let Vacasa know, so hopefully it gets repaired soon, it either needs a new bulb or a whole new ballast, the light flickered. My husband being the handy man tried to re install it) The mattress is very firm, the part that holds the mattress inside the bed frame is funky, when the person next to you rolls over the whole mattress wobbles, not my favorite but luckily your so tired from beaching you fall right back to sleep! The air condition works great although we barely used it we preferred to leave the doors open with the screens shut and the ceiling fans running when we were in the unit. The biggest problem was the door code didn’t work when we arrived, we came in late at night and it took 45 minutes to get in our room and it was raining. We were tired and frustrated. Everyone who worked the night shift at Vacasa were very nice though, we had to work with a second person to get it worked out. I think if you were renting the whole unit this probably would not be a problem It appears that the lock system for this unit has a unique setup—codes generated for the “A” door only work if they are specifically created for the “C” door. The code for the “C” door, however, does work for both the main and “A” doors. (copy and paste this to your notes in case this happens to you, so you can explain it to the Vacasa person on the phone or text) We had plenty of towels and bedding and there is pay washer and dryer close by so you don't need to pack a lot, the unit has laundry detergent as well. Overall I don't think you can go wrong with this unit as long as you're not bougie! The price is the important part and if you are like us you're out and about and on the beach. the room is for sleeping, eating and showering.

This condo is a great spot, with easy access to a gorgeous sandy beach. You can sleep at night to the sound of the ocean. South Kīhei is away from the busier, very touristy part of Kīhei. Wailea is 5 minutes away. We wished we knew about the bldg construction but other than that it was a great choice for us. We hope to be back for a longer stay and when the weather is nicer (storm rolled in on us!!)

This location is undoubtedly one of the best on the Kīhei side of Maui. Beautiful view of Haleakala for morning sunrise, lots of sandy beaches and the ocean. Couldn’t ask for anything better.

Despite a small hiccup with the Door keypsd Access Code at entry, everything with 605A went well. This unit has a fantastic view of the ocean along with direct beach access. When you book a stay in unit 605a, any external guest are not allowed to stay in 605b. We are able to lock the main door with the keypad before accessing 605a keypad, which used the same keycode. To our surprise, 3 beach chairs, plenty beach towels, drink coolers and pantry cooking items such as oil/spices were provided. Not sure if they were from previous guest or current owner, but we highly recommend you to stay here again. Not much issues with noise, AC cooled the living room, fan cooled the bedroom, we wish the bathroom had an exhaust fan to cool any steam/humidity after showers as it fogged up. We used wyndham points to book this Vacasa, but it is a shame that the wyndham vacasa partnership is terminating January 2026. P.S. we left a floatie in this unit as we couldn't make space on our bags, so hopefully you get to use it and pass it on as the next guest 😉

The view from this location is OUTSTANDING!!!! You are located on a fantastic beach and also provided a large lawn area that allows you to enjoy the setting without intrusive sand.