Aston at the Whaler on Kaanapali Beach

The property is beautiful and apartments are nice but not all rooms on the property are worth the cost. If you get stuck on the Whaler village side of tower 2 (South side) it is not as pleasant as the north or court side. If you book through the property management company you have no choice in where they place you and the cost is the same. We learned later that ******* had a better price and choice of which side of the tower you could stay. The south side overlooks the Whaler village shopping center and Hula Grill. The noise from the giant AC system for the village blocks out the surf sound and all the smoke and cooking odors from the restaurant infiltrate the room. The lanai had a nice view but wasn’t really the experience we expected.

Maui is still the best vacation on earth. The fire in Lahaina was a terrible thing two years ago. But other than driving through the small, now-empty town, everything else remains beautiful, relaxing and fun. Since the fire, the residents and merchants are pleading for people to come to Maui. Tourism is down, so it's easy to get an ocean-front table and there's a more relaxed feel. The Kaanapali Resort (just north of Lahaina) is as perfect, opulent, fun, relaxing as ever. The Hyatt, Marriott, Westin and Sheraton resorts line the beach, with their super pool systems of waterfalls and water slides. Two condos - The Whaler and Kaanapali Alii - are also on the beach, and offer studio to two-bedroom homes with full kitchens, etc. My wife and I own a studio at The Whaler, which is in the middle of the resorts and offers a full kitchen and more room than any of those resorts at a generally lower price. Kaanapali Beach is in front, and two 18-hole golf courses are directly behind all those resorts and both condos. There's also a small open-air shopping plaza with up-scale stores and fantastic restaurants. World-class snorkeling is at Black Rock, on the north end of Kaanapali Beach, and catamarans pull directly up to the beach to take you on snorkeling adventures or dinner cruises. My wife and I have been coming to Kaanapali Beach on Maui every year for forty years. It is our "perfect" place. Once you come, it will be yours, too.

It was a nice place to stay

Didn’t get the room I asked for when I scheduled the trip. 3 coffee makers. 1 didn’t have a carafe, 1 had a broken carafe. Didn’t see housekeeping the 9 days we were there.

Great resort for a relaxing retreat! Every room has a great view. Mountains on one side beach on the other! The location is wonderful, on the beach and close to shopping and restaurants. We stayed at the Whaler over spring break and hope to be able to visit again soon. We will stay at the Whaler for our next visit.

Loved- Saw a whale from my balcony. Old bathroom style is what I didn’t like