This is an absolutely beautiful resort on kaanapali side of maui. We have stayed many, many times. One of the great appeals of this property is that it is condos with full kitchens. Well was. Still is but now if purchasing a package through a travel site you get a small hotel room with upgrade available at substantial charge, which last season you got the fully furnished condo w/kitchen for the price you are now paying for the small hotel room. This is a HUGE LOSS OF APPEAL. Now by doing this crap they have no advantage at all over any hotel, well really less. Because you can stay at any hotel now with a much better ocean view. MKV really lacks A LOT as far as views are concerned, however we felt it was worth it by having a fully furnished condo. The Westin next door is a very tall "hotel" with FABULOUS VIEWS, but in the past we would not stay there and enjoy the view, but instead sacrificed view for the amenities of the condo.NO MORE. The charges for upgrading are too much so you could stay somewhere much nicer like the Westin rather than upgrade. All of the condos are privately owned and the owners depend on the resort to rent them as much as possible, so it will be interesting to see how long Maui Kaanapali Villas can keep their head above water with this new tactic. IF GOING STAY IN KAANAPALI AREA, it is the BEST. Kahalui and Kihei are TERRIBLE AREAS!!!!! REMEMBER ALL THE BEST THINGS IN MAUI ARE FREE {nature} BY PAYING FOR "MOST" EXCURSIONS YOU ARE ONLY PAYING SOMEONE TO TAKE YOU AND SHOW YOU SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF FOR FREE. ......GET THE BLUE BOOK.............. "MAUI REVEALED", you can pick it up in maui at Kmart, ABC, a lot of stores have for $20, better if you get before you go so you can study it awhile. GET THE BOOK!!!!! A MILLION $ WORTH OF INFO IN IT. you will waste your precious time in maui without this book.

I have stayed at the Kaanapali Villa's 7 times and its ALWAYS great. Great location, great swimming beach, Good pools, spas. Its location is perfect for everything. And we love the trolley ride over to Walers Village. Cant go wrong here.

With a great location right on the beautiful Kaanapali beach, this should have been a better experience. However, my room was really quite poor. The room number was 214 in the hotel building, and my guess is that room X14 on all six floors wopuld have the same problems: stuck down a long corridor at the rear of the hotel, the view is of parking lots, garages and concrete - not what one thinks of as a great Hawaiin experience. Otherwise the room was of adequate size and had the normal amenities. I was in one other room on the second floor in the other wing of the hotel and it was quite nice: it had a pleasant patio and full kitchen facilities. And it is likely that rooms in the outlying buildings would also be good, but I can only review my experience.

The food in the Castaway Cafe was also below par. If I were to return to Maui I would not stay at the Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas, but it's entirely possible that a much better experience could be had there in a different part of the hotel and having meals elsewhere on the island.

The resort was great ! First thing we were upgraded to a suite. The staff was kind and knowledgeable. It was truly a great place to stay! The resort needs to update there pictures, on its website it looks a lot better in person!