I stayed here in H-408 Sept. 2017. Overall, I Iiked it. There are some issues. Note that it has no real view. One can kinda see the W. Maui mountains, the ocean not much due to palm trees blocking the view. You can’t see Haleakala at all.
There is no air conditioning in the bedroom, and NO flow-thru ventilation to take advantage of trade winds, so you're forced to leave the living room's AC on if it's hot. No exhaust fans in the bathroom or kitchen either.
The kitchen + baths have been nicely upgraded in H-408. Sadly, the refrigerator's icemaker doesn't work (or it isn't installed properly). Any utensil you need is here.
All these units have those 1970s "Popcorn" ceilings. These don't bother me much, but some will whine about them. In this unit, the upgraded Kitchen + bathroom incandescent lights are WAY too bright and generate lots of unwanted heat. The Kitchen table + island are a little too big for this condo, making it feel more crowded than it should be. The island is handy for cooking though.
My biggest Maui Banyan gripe: The lanai is very narrow (maybe 36" wide) and you can’t even put your feet up on the outside edge because of the glass. What were they thinking when they built these? An extra foot or two is all it needs, but it appears the few units that have enlarged lanais are that way because they moved the ext. wall into the interior - not a good compromise.
Like most condos, you can't hang towels over the rails on the lanai. OK, but where DO you hang them to dry? There are no hooks to hang up wet towels out there. In fact, there are no hooks in the bathrooms either. It's baffling the owners haven't installed something so inexpensive + handy. Oh - My daughters often banged into the glass shelf that is in the bedroom bath's entrance - it couldn't be in a worse location! It’s just a matter of time before somebody breaks this, hopefully they don't get hurt.
BTW: there are only two beach towels & two useable beach chairs in this unit.
SUMMARY:
The good: Plenty of closet space. Having 2 baths with nice showers is awesome. There is ZERO road noise in the H building and further back, and no rooster noise (a minor miracle for Maui!). Even the garage noise was less than I expected. Wi-fi was an easy setup and worked well. I liked how the Banyan has a shower out in the street entrance to rinse off. Best of all - walk to a good beach across the street!
The bad: the constricted lanai, lack of ventilation, small pools here.
