We booked a one bed apartment at the Aina Nalu for 3 nights in Mar 08 and were lucky enough to be upgraded to a 2 bed apart on checking in. This place has been renovated recently and the quality of the furnishings is excellent. Flat screen TV's in every room almost, really comfy bed and the showers in the bathroom were roomy and well designed. Aveda products in the bathroom the finishing touch...
The pool area is not huge but very classy and comfortable. Location in Lahina is great and walking distance to everything, but set back off the main street so quiet in the evenings. And during the day it is an easy drive from Lahaina to lots of lovely beaches (Aina Nalu has plenty of onsite parking too at $15 a day).
We loved Maui and there is still lots to do there that we couldn't fit in this time round - when we come back we will definately stay at the Aina Nalu!

My wife and I are in our late fifties and have traveled a lot in our 35 years of marriage. We have never had such wonderful accomodations as we did at Aina Nalu. We were accompanied by my sister and a female friend of ours. From the first moment of arrival when we walked up to the front desk, to when we checked out, it was great. It was easy to locate. It is located away from all the typical resort areas and we really liked that. We prefer the quiet neighborhood setting to the brash resort atmosphere we have experienced in Kaanipali in the past. But we were close to Front Street if we needed to find the crowds of people. We had a rental car that we were able to park very close to our entrance no matter when we returned from one of our site seeing trips. We were able to walk to several fine restaurants, local shops and the grocery store in the evening. The staff was awesome and did a wonderful job of not being conspiquous. The rooms were clean, well decorated and all the major and small appliances worked well. I feel like I could go on for days bragging about this place. I just wish I could find out how to purchase one of these places.

My three adult children and I spent four wonderful nights at the Aina-Nalu in Maui. It was just perfect. The staff were helpful and very friendly. The accomodations were so wonderful, we all mentioned that we could move in and be totally happy living there. Everything was very well taken care of. The laundry facilites in the condo were a god-send. The only complaint (if you call it that) would be that the smaller of the 2 bedrooms did not have a fan, and got a little warm. The airconditioner is in the living room and the large bedroom had a ceiling fan that helped keep things comfortable. The kitchen was stocked with every kitchen item that you could need or even want. The grounds were beautiful and tranquil. This was only 2 blocks from the main strip in Lahaina and yet, was very quiet. I will definately stay here the next time I get to Maui.

I rented a private condo at this newly renovated hotel.

The location is unbeatable -- minutes to Front St. which had dozens of retaurants, bars, art galleries and shops.

As a bonus, the entire place was uncrowded compared to the the Kanalapi area wher most of the hotels are. The two pools were almost near-empty, there was always a cabana to be had (for free vs. $50 a day for a chair at the Kanalapi Hotels).

The rooms were modern, nicely decorated and in very good shape. There was plenty of room to spread out, a fully equipped kitchen for breakfast in the morning (Foodland market was just 5 min walk away), and a very convinient washer & dryer for laundry.

The Whaler's Village in the Kanalappi resort area was a quick 15 minute bus ride away (only $1 !!) and we took advantage of it twice to go shopping and dining and beach lounging in that area.

I would recommend this hotel and Lahaina to everyone.