We have rented a condo here on 2 vacations and it is the best place to stay. This is a private condominium property but the owners do rent their units privately, throught VRBO and through Great Hawaiian vacations. There are likely other sources too. The buildings are 50 feet from the water, right on the beach, a nice pool and jacuzzi are also on the boardwalk. During the tsunami warning on October 27, 2012, the management had it all together. Everyone who wanted to move to a higher unit above the 8th floor was accomodated. The announcements were made via a PA system serving all units. The property is well-located, very clean, well landscaped and well cared for by the management and by the owners. We highly recommend that you look into renting here. These are fully stocked condos....just like having your own home on vacation. We will definitely be back at The Whaler next year.

It was a short ride to the hotel from the airport, we took the shuttle that the hotel told me about.
I wanted to make sure that I was close to the eateries , beach and shopping because I didn't want to rent a car. I had been to Maui a longtime ago and didn't want to see the sites. Just hanging out at the beach all day was what was planned. My sister wanted to see the sites so I told her to ask the hotel to arrange the tours for her. They were very helpful and she had a great time going on two tours. They set us up to go to Luau at Black Rock at the Shearton Hotel. That was one of the best Luau's I ever went too. Very good food and entertaining. The room was a two bedroom and two bath. It was very nice looking, but we did have noise two days due to some contruction work. But, they offered to move us, my family wanted to stay in that room because we were settled in already. The hotel was next to the whalers village for shopping and eating, we found the location very convenient. I would highly recommended this hotel, staff was very very friendly and helpful.

First of all, this trip to Maui, HI. was a surprise honeymoon I prepared for my fiance to give her on the wedding day. Our wedding was June 2, 2012 and I booked our stay here on since August 2011. Since the moment we pulled up, the bellboy was super friendly and welcomed us to The Whaler as he took our luggage. As soon as we walked into the lobby, the front desk attendant greeted us promptly with a smile on his face. He was friendly as he showed us a map of The Whaler and guided us around. We had an ocean view suite on the 10th floor that was amazingly huge. It had a full kitchen, dinning area, lanai (balcony/patio), huge bedroom, hallway to bathroom, 2 tvs (which we didn't even turn on ;-)), and more. It had beach chairs in the closet, boogie board, and golf clubs just in case we wanted to play golf at the beautiful golf course behind The Whaler. A fresh pineapple was waiting for us in the fridge also. The Whaler is right next to The Whaler's village which had shops, entertainment, and restaurants. Definately recommend The Whaler to all friends and family if they are planning to visit Maui. As mentioned above, we had the ocean view suite (Rm 1019) but The Whaler offers studios as well as ocean front suites with several bedrooms with garden views, golf course views, and ocean views. We definately recommend getting any ocean view room but preferrably a suite if you can fork up the extra cash, which is not that big of a differance in price from the studio room.

We've stayed on Kaanapali Beach twice before, both times at the Sheraton. This year we decided we wanted at condo so we would have kitchen for breakfast so we chose the Whaler (rented through expedia because it was cheaper with flight). We had a studio room (316) and it had everything we needed. We weren't exactly ocean front but had a great view of the beach/ocean nonetheless. Kitchen had all the tools we needed, they refreshed our coffee supplies and towels daily. It could use new carpet, but was still in really nice condition. Large lanai, comfy bed, flatscreen TV (that we never turned on), and great staff. We usually buy beach chairs but for 12 bucks a day, we rented them instead. Beach towels were always available and we exchanged them frequently. Perfect place because we were close enough to the surfboard rentals/waves and also Black Rock for snorkeling. Whalers Village right next door - great happy hour at hula grill! Also, if you are flying out red eye, you can have them hold your luggage (or put it in the car) and they will give you guest passes to use the showers, etc. after you've checked out of your room. We checked out of our room at 9 am, spent the day on the beach, and then went back in to shower. Thanks Whaler! Look forward to staying here again next year!