Our group of 6 enjoyed our week at Puamana. The location was very close to Lahaina which had many shops and a good variety of restaurants. Our group walked in and out of town several times. It is important to know that there is a pedestrian path to Front Street that is a safer route into town instead of going out to the main road. From Lahaina we went on Pacific Whale Foundation’s whale watching tour which was amazing! They are so knowledgeable and well-run. We saw many humpback whales! Highly recommend! We also went out diving with Lahaina Divers which is also very well run! We also enjoyed going to the Warren & Annabelle magic/comedy show one night.
Our unit 153-4 was an easy walk to the ocean side pool which we used almost every day. We saw whales in the distance from the pool. There were two other pools, but we enjoyed the quiet ocean front pool so much that we never tried the other two. The pools and grounds are secure and nicely maintained. It is important to know that the beach is a rocky beach made up of big boulders at Puamana, not a sandy beach. We drove north to a nice sandy beach one day, Kaanapali Beach, parked at public parking at The Westin Hotel.
Our unit was very comfortable for 6 people, but we thought it would have felt cramped had there been 8 of us. Two people would have had to have slept on the sofa in the living room had there been 8 of us. The kitchen was very nice and spacious and stocked with essentials. The laundry was just off the kitchen and was very handy. There was a nice lanai with seating for six and a storage closet with sand chairs and other water toys. The living room had very comfortable furniture and large TV. The 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths were very nice. The only problem we had was the master bedroom AC had a very noisy sound which made it very difficult to sleep. Faith, the property manager, was very responsive to my text. She first sent out a service man who attempted to fix it but soon realized it was beyond repair. It took a couple more days, but he was able to locate a new AC unit and replace the broken one. After that we were able to sleep comfortably. We also mentioned that the screen door was askew and didn’t hang correctly, but the service manager repaired that quickly.
We were very happy with the property manager, Faith, for responding promptly to our requests and offering to reimburse us a bit for having had 4 sleepless nights in the master bedroom with that old AC unit’s noise.