I stayed at the hostel with a friend that was not looking forward to sharing a bathroom with others. Since, she wasn't very excited about the bathroom situation we only stayed there our last night. As soon as we checked in and started meeting people she immediatly said, " I wish we stayed here the entire time!" We had a room that was basically in the back yard right next to the hot tub. I was a bit worried about it bc I figured we would be up all night, but amazingly the staff actually enforced the 10pm quite time! I had a great night sleep and was rested for our day in Hana. What ever you do MAKE SURE TO DO THE FREE TOURS!!! They are great! Over all I found the place to be clean, friendly and had everything we needed. I would say if your going to be there for a few days you might want to rent a car (bc the hostel is a bit out of the way) so you can have the freedom to explore. However, if you're going on a budget a lot of people took the bus and managed fine. One thing I would recommend, surf lessons in Lahaina at Goofy Foot! Sooooo much fun! The best thing I did all trip. Have fun!

this is the worst place. dirty -dumpy-some bad employees- holes in the floors covered with carpet. all shower handles striped- only few lawn chairs which we're broken couldn't even sit in them . with all the cash they make, think they'd get new chairs and more of them. back dooor has a code to use to get in at nite what a joke ! its so is damaged hardly works plus unsafe cuz people either leave in opened or it doesn't shut all the way so you never know who is lerking around. people we're sleeping on the floor and chairs in front hallway and in the cars . what a joke!!! cops are there alot. no place to park . the BB HOSTEL WEB PAGE IS OVER RATED!!!!!. pretty dirty place , i went into the bathroom after it was cleaned , yeh right the floors never got moped looked like they did just a wipe down. people puke and piss all over every thing the bathrooms need to be cleaned very good and at least 2-3 TIMES A DAY theres alot of people staying there. we paid 71.00 nite we wanted to go else where but they said no refund it made our trip terrible never again we stayed in alot of hostel's---- nothing even close to being this bad.

I have been there 3 times and each time has been a blast! The staff is great...friendly, fun, helpful, with only a couple of oddballs thrown in. Met great people from all over and still keep in touch with some. One young man from Switzerland we met on our first visit in 2004 even came to my daughter's wedding! The mix of people is rich, all types, most very freindly! Of course, there may be some that make you feel a little wary, but that can happen any where. The tours are wonderful, beautiful, and fun. They take you places you might never discover on your own...Never picked up any bugs myself....

Frankly, this place is a dive. We went to Maui expecting a lot more, and it is probably our fault that we ended up here due to poor research. To experience Maui, and be anywhere that offers something to do, you need to be on the other side of the island. Kahalui has nothing to offer - and in particular Wailuku where the banana bungalow is situated, i think is the a$$ end of the world. It is a dirty, grotty, lifeless and depressing little down. The hostel is opposite government housing and it feels about as safe as being in the middle of the bronx. If you dont have a car, dont even bother considering this place. The day trips were ok, but given where you have to go back to every night its not worth it. Spend a bit more and go to Lahaina or somewhere else. At $60 a night, it is not worth it for such substandard accomodation, even for a hostel.