Welcome to your 5th floor condo ON THE BEACH, steps from the sand and sea, central AC, at Sugar Beach Resort. #504 is a sweet vacation spot on Maui and your home away from home, located at a beachfront condo complex, with a swimmable beach, and 4 miles of sugary sand to walk on. Centrally located in North Kihei on Maui's south side, Kihei is the best town from which to explore all of Maui, including Wailea, Paia, Kula, Makawao, Wailuku, Haleakalā, (dormant volcano) and the famous Road To Hana, with its many waterfalls, swimming holes, rainbow Eucalyptus trees, and of course, the lush green rainforest that is Hana, in East Maui. If you would like a virtual tour, please go to http://www.facebook.com/Sugar-Beach-504-106446884876190 For sofa bed, please see our short video on how to unfold it; it is the third "picture" on our Vrbo listing, as you scroll though. Sugar Beach Resort is on the south shore of Maui, a 20 minute drive from OGG airport, at the base of the West Maui Mountains, right next to Maalaea Bay. Located along a 4 mile stretch of a sandy, swimmable beach where the waves lap the shore, Sugar Beach is truly an "ocean front" property, rare on Maui. No crossing the street to get to the beach for you! We often see whales (in season) from the lanai. Whale season is typially mid-December through mid-April, with a chance to see whales as early as middle of November and as late as end of April. SB#504 is a one-bedroom, one-bath beachfront condo on the 5th floor, with ocean and pool views, as well as views of the West Maui mountains. It sleeps up to four people***, with a king bed in the bedroom and a sofa bed in the living room. ***best suited for 2 adults + 2 small kids (kids age 10 and younger) or 3 adults total. The sofa bed might not be comfortable for more than 1 adult, tween or teenager. Whether you want to snorkel the coral reefs teeming with tropical fish or swim in the sparkling waters of nearby South Maui beaches, (Kamaole I, II, and II, Ulua, Mokapu, Keawakapu, Wailea, Polo) or hike through lush forests, splash in the many waterfall pools on the road to Hana, explore caves and lava tubes, attend a Luau, go ziplining, visit a black sand beach, marvel at the glory of sunset from the top of Haleakalā volcano, visit a lavender farm or simply swim in a heated pool, sunbathe, and relax, Maui has it all, and Sugar Beach Resort is the best place from which to enjoy everything Maui has to offer. When you stay at Sugar Beach #504, you will enjoy: • Ocean view from your private lanai in the evening, while sipping the beverage of your choice and, (in-season) whale watching. • Being only a few steps away from sinking your toes into the sand, or swimming in the Pacific Ocean. • Boogie boards, coolers, and 2 beach chairs • Access by phone or text to our amazing on-island Manager, who responds quickly, 24 hours a day. • Central A.C. • Free parking space • Heated pool (*fenced, for guests only) • Children’s pool*. (fenced, for guests only) • Hot tub with jets (fenced, for guests only) • Free high speed Wi-Fi • Free basic cable & free landline phone to US and Canada • Washer/dryer in condo • Bathtub and shower, with grab bar • Modern, well equipped kitchen (including Keurig coffee maker, and a "normal" coffee maker, high end Vitamix blender, and a "normal" blender, pizza cutter, pizza pan, cookie sheets and a range of pots and pans for your cooking needs) • Walking 10 minutes down the beach, to Ululani’s Shave Ice (best shave ice on Maui!) -facing the ocean, turn left and walk about 10 minutes until you see all the canoes on the sand, turn left and cross the road. You will see the ABC store (little convenient market) and Ululani’s Shave Ice • Maui Sights & Treasures (a local company whose mission is “to find the best activity tours for our guests”) is located at Sugar Beach Resort, and they can arrange activities and tours for you; feel free to call them at 1-808-879-6260 or google their website to see what they can offer. *Note: each year the Sugar Beach Resort pool is closed for repairs for 2 weeks, starting on the second Monday of September; inquire with me for discounted rate per day when pool is closed. To chill and relax, or to explore and adventure? At Sugar Beach, you are perfectly positioned to do both. Sunbathe by the pool in the numerous lounge chairs, relax on the meticulously manicured lawns, swim in the ocean, sit in the heated hot tub and enjoy the jets, or use the gas grills on the ocean front lawn to barbeque a meal, steps away from the waves. You are equally well set to explore the magnificence of the island, if you so choose. A few options to explore, for folks age 2-92: • Maui Ocean Center (5 mins away- amazing aquarium) • Surfing Goat Dairy farm to see and milk goats, sample cheese • Ali’I Lavender Farm in Kula • Baby Beach in Spreckelsville (usually clear, calm shallow water) • Ho’okipa Beach to turtle watch (don’t touch!) • Road to Hana • Haleakalā crater (Sunrise requires reservations, sunset is a dazzling, experience, less crowded, and no reservations required.) • Pipiwai trail through the bamboo forest • Kapalua Bay (snorkel, sunbathe, great swimming beach) • Zipline • Lava Tube Caves • Black sand beach (requires reservations: Waiʻanapanapa State Park is a 122-acre state park in Hana, located at the end of Waiʻanapanapa Road off Hana Highway at mile marker 32, 53 miles east of Kahului, Maui; to make reservations go to: https://www.gowaianapanapa.com ) • 'Īao Valley (reservation needed) • Coastal walk in Wailea We are thrilled to welcome you to our island home; paradise is waiting to welcome you. 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