We traveled with our two young children--2&4 years old. The location of this condo is perfect! You're central to the island and can travel anywhere with ease. Lots of shops and restaurants walking distance from the condo. The sun sets right over the water so every evening everyone comes out to congregate and watch it.
Lorinda and Steve but together a binder with such care and thought for their guests. Everything we needed to know about everything was in there. That takes time and love for one's guests; we really appreciated that.
We didn't pay for any excursions. Whale and turtle watching can be done in the early mornings on the beach. We rented a car and though everyone wanted to visit Haleakala Summit (the crater/volcano) for sunrise, we started going up around 9:30am on a clear morning and got to the summit around 11am. It was not freezing since it wasn't that early and was still unbelievably gorgeous. The road to Hana is a bit more harrowing--my husband handled it just fine--but my girls and I were all car sick from the turns. When it started to rain, I was very nervous on the way back down. There is SO SO much to see on the way to Hana with little kids. If you ever want to know more feel free to ask the owners my email and I'll be more than happy to tell you what works for little children.
The beaches: are not Caribbean beaches. They are rougher, deeper, there is more of an incline, a steep drop, and though we traveled to many--Baby Beach, Napili, Red, Black, Kamaole, Big, etc--the waters are not calm enough for small children. But, the various color sands on these beaches are beautiful.
Nearby food: delicious! 808 Deli was our personal fav (most delicious sandwiches ever)! And Maui Thai Bistro was the most delicious Thai food we have EVER had. 808 Bistro for breakfast was incredibly good--crab cake sandwich was to die for. Fred's wasn't good at all especially not for Mexican food (everything tasted stale). Da Kitchen was interesting for local food--nice and quick. 5 Palms, a fancier rest, was a truly terrible experience. Way too expensive for the service and the meals we ordered.
Minor things: little necessities like salt, pepper, bags, ketchup leftover by other guests would have been nice. There was nothing and so buying big items seemed like such a waste when we had to dump it. I found someone to give it to since we were supposed to leave the condo clear.
This was a WONDERFUL vacation. PERFECT. Thank you Lorinda and Steve!