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Maui where to stay?

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:22 pm
by romain
I am planning on going to Maui for a few days this month.

I looked around in the forum but could not find lot of recommendations about where to stay.

Are there some places similar to La Ventana/Baja Joe's... (no car needed, friendly, not too expensive, other kiters...)?

Do I still need to rent a car?

I have a TT and a surfboard and I am mostly looking for a place at walking distance of a spot. If there is no wind I will visit the island.

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:00 am
by Loscocco
Check out Justin at Sugar Ranch Maui. He has a great place right by the beach and close to the airport. PM me for more deails.
SugarRanchMaui.com

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:41 am
by nexus
This is a good tip. Paia is my favorite town on Maui. 10min from the airport.

Out of curiosity how do y'all who air travel for wind transport your gear? (by air is the obvious answer, but I meant more specifically how do you deal with it)

Seems like a pretty big hassle, but I've only ever driven a car full of kite gear somewhere. I've never tried to pack it in a suitcase. Having a hard time visualizing how you fit a whole kite kit.

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:12 am
by Sonny
It would be tough without a car. The sugar ranch is sweet little place but we paid very high price for that place. There is a small beach couple hundred yards from the place but not that great of a beach and there was a huge wind shadow and some people struggled and could not get out. You can find cheap places in Kiehei and it's only about 8 miles so it's not that big of a deal. Try mauirentalbyowner.com

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:08 pm
by romain
Thanks a lot for the info! I sent a few emails.

However, except if staying in a youth hostel (and solve the transportation problem) it is in the very high range if you travel by yourself!

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:01 am
by Bulldog
Nalu Kai Lodge is in downtown Paia, you can't walk to Kite Beach though. It's very reasonable, by Maui standards. Maui is not Baja.

5 minute drive to Lanes, 15 to Kanaha.

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:53 pm
by romain
Nalu Kai looks good indeed, and has some more reasonable prices, thanks.

It seems that doing without a car is not possible. I will probably rent one and do a youth hostel or go with Nalu Kai.

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:20 am
by NCKite_Ryder
romain wrote:Nalu Kai looks good indeed, and has some more reasonable prices, thanks.

It seems that doing without a car is not possible. I will probably rent one and do a youth hostel or go with Nalu Kai.
You could camp at Kite-Beach. Its not really ideal for the Mainland Tourist but if you're up to speed on the Maui attitude and culture and know what you are doing its totally possible to hit it without a car..... if you are there to kite and kite only. I would do it with a group of kiters but would be careful in small groups.

There is no kiting before 11:00am, and the days are short so its nice to venture to cool spots in the AM and then kite in the afternoon. It is MAUI. Its also nice to have somewhere to lock your gear up.

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:30 pm
by romain
I see. But as it will be my first time and alone I will keep it simple. Maybe next time!

Re: Maui where to stay?

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:34 pm
by krongsak
Hello folks,

Just returned from a 5 days trip in Maui. We stayed at the Mangolani B&B, the owner Dave Stein was quite friendly. He is a big wave surfer and an occasional kiter who moved from LA to Maui several years ago to live his dream.
His house offers several bedrooms at different rates, it is within walking distance to downtown Paia, has a large lawn and hoses to rinse kite equipment, SPA, etc.

Might be a good option.

http://internal.airbnb.com/rooms/154672