This resort is a mix of privately owned condo and rooms owned by the resort. I am not going to review the specifics of the condo here but will review that on the vrbo website. The resort itself is pretty good, accounting for Hawaii's high prices on everything. It is older but generally clean and well maintained and certainly much cheaper that the Ka'apalani hotels down the road. It is not a full service resort and is best suited to the independent traveler who prefers to make their own itinerary. The pool is on the smaller side for the size of the resort but is clean and easy to access. The Shaka shaved ice was not operating at the times we were there, so be prepared to go offsite for all food needs. Every room has an ocean view, at least in part, very few are true ocean front. The staff were polite but not excessively friendly or proactive in helping guests, which worked for us, but may not appeal to those seeking more of a hotel resort experience. The common areas are on the smallish size too, with very limited on site activities, there is a shuffle board and ping pong table but that's it. Again not a problem to us as we were more interested in Day trips to snorkel spots but you should plan on getting out and about, not relying on in resort entertainment. Previous reviews mention construction, this seems to have been completed for now, the most noise was from the adjacent resort where there were leaf blowers being used. The beach however has not recovered from the storms and is still very limited, dropping off quickly. There are excellent beaches within 5 minutes drive but public parking fills up fast so be sure to get an early start to your beach of choice ( be there before 9.00am) . There is plenty of onsite parking and it is included with your room. Overall a good mid price base for a Maui vacation without all the expensive trimmings of an upscale resort.

This was our first visit to Maui. I was very pleased that we selected The Royal Kahana. A clean, comfortable, one-bedroom suite. A small but functionable kitchen, nice big living area...it had everything we needed.

We were plesantly surprised on how clean the pool and BBQ areas were. The grills were cleaned every morning, they looked brand new each day. The beach area is small but then again, we loved it due to the fact that we didn't have to fight a big crowd for a nice spot on the beach. There are a couple of restaurants within walking distance to the property if you don't want to eat in every night. The concierge was very helpful and gave us a few ideas on what to do while we were in Maui.

The best part of our stay was the view. We were on the 12th floor and had simply awesome views.

Whenever we go back to Maui, we already know where we'll stay. Thank you Royal Kahana!

We stayed at the Royal Kahana for 4 nights. It was great to have a washer/dryer and kitchenette in our room (which was recently renovated). We booked an ocean view room and it was definitely worth it for the view. The hotel is located right on the beach. We read some reviews saying that the beach was closed due to erosion, however, it was opened during our stay. May guests saw turtles from their balconies and during walks on the beach. The pool area was lovely. The staff kept the pool area in tip-top shape, including immaculately scrubbed grills off to the side of the pool area. The hotel is on the older side, but still a gem. It was a great vacation!