The Maui Prince Hotel is such a great place to stay. Our room was very clean. Housekeeping was great. Refrigerator and safe in room had no problems. No AC problems either. Oceanview room on the third floor. The breakfast buffet at Cafe Kiowai was perfect. Attentive waiter and hot, fresh, new food. Ate there 4 times that week. Great snorkeling at the hotel's beach. Great location also. The "posh" Wailea is only 5 mins. away and Kihei is only 10-15 mins away. Kihei is where you will find restaurants/shopping/grocery. We were so pleased with the Maui Prince. Such a beautiful hotel. Great Value! May 21-28.

My wife and I stayed at the Maui Prince for two weeks from 28th May 2008.

It was our 40th wedding anniversary - we were greeted with a bottle of Champagne when we arrived.

We had an oceanfront room on 4th floor. Room was very nice and clean, but a bit old fashioned as others have said.
Staff were brilliant, always friendly and helpful.

We visited some of the other Wailea resorts- they are flashier but don't have the sense of calm and serenity you get at MP.
The beach is super, never too busy even though it was first week of US school holidays.
Construction noise not a problem, the waves made far more noise.

Would recommend to anyone wanting a restful vacation

Quiet, calm, undisturbed, peaceful.................This was our third stay at the Maui Prince. We have been coming to Maui twice a year for years now and have stayed at numerous resorts and condos (Westin, Sheraton, Westin Villas, Wailea Marriott, Maui Hill, etc...) and the Prince is the by far the most serene. It is located about as far South West as you can get, a couple of miles south of the Shops of Wailea and a mile north of Big Beach. As others have stated this is an older property, but we did notice improvements in the room this trip, most noteably a new bed, which was very comfortable. The beach is never crowded and the snorkeling is very good. If you enjoy nice resort pools and jacuzzi's, this is NOT the place for you, The two pools are very small and the jacuzzi's are fiberglass. As we have gotten older (late 40"s), we have begun to appreciate the quiet slow pace of the Mckenna area. We saw lots of Honeymooners, lots of folks are age or older, but hardly any kids. Having brought our kids to Maui before when they were early/late teens, we can see why, our kids would have been bored stiff here and turned on us. If you are looking for a romantic, quiet (except for the birds) time, the Maui Prince is a good choice

After reading the reviews of this hotel, I almost made a last minute change to our itinerary to stay elsewhere. However, we decided to take a risk after speaking with our travel agent who told us he was fairly sure we would enjoy our stay. He was correct! Although the hotel is a little dated and needs it's soft goods upgraded, the staff and the landscape made up for everything. We upgraded to an oceanfront room because the oceanview prime didn't give us a view of the sunset. (And that is our favorite part of vacation.)

The hotel is set back on a very private piece of land. The beach is wonderful and is not crowded with a ton of people. I highly recommend having lunch at the clubhouse, the views are spectacular.

All in all, the prince is a classic hotel. If you are looking for something new, don't stay here. But if you want to stay someplace with character and a great beach, this is a good place to stay.