Maui Sunseeker LGBT Resort, Kihei

In strict terms, The Sunseeker is neither “Gay” nor a “Resort”. The legal definition of “Resort” is a hotel in a resort area. To meet the legal definition of a hotel an accommodation MUST have a restaurant or dining room for guests to purchase meals and as this does not exist at the Sunseeker, it is not a hotel nor a resort but actually a Motel with kitchenettes. Furthermore, the clientele at the Sunseeker during my stay was not all Gay or Lesbian. The only complaint that I would have in this area is that on two occasions, the landscape maintenance people were using a two-stroke, gasoline powered leaf blower which made quite a racket. One visit was on a Sunday beginning at 8:54am and the other was the following Saturday at 9:05am. Those noisy leaf blowers have no place in a resort where you are trying to relax and rest – the maintenance personnel should use a broom – the place is small and wouldn’t take much longer to finish the job. The renovations that were recently completed were in reasonably good taste. All of the towels, bed linens and bedding seemed to be new and the furniture was in good condition. The neighborhood surrounding the property seemed to be nice and there was no sign of anything unsafe or trashy or noisy nearby . Noise: While some of the traffic noise is drowned out by the waterfall and stream which run continuously in the courtyard, I have to mention that there is a noise issue at the Maui Sunseeker. Rooms 12 and 11 will be able to hear other guests using the creaking stairs to the third floor hot tub and deck. The stairway runs directly behind the bed in Room 12 and behind a wall in Room 11. The traffic up and down the stairway to the third floor can get very annoying especially between 3 and 4:30 am. Room 9 guests are warned about the possibility of hot tub noise but I heard just a hum and not much more while in Room 9. Also, while the location does not have a problem with aircraft noise, there is major traffic noise at all hours, including police cars screaming with full sirens all night long. I suppose this may not always be the case but during my stay I was awakened quite a few times during the night by the police sirens – and that was with the windows and doors closed and the air conditioning unit turned on. The windows are all single pane and I suspect that there is no insulation in the walls. Adjacent units leak noise into each other witch can be annoying at night. Privacy: a problem in room 12 as people must pass in front of your sliding glass doors on your non-private “Lanai” (another loosely used term – it is really just a common walkway with a table and chairs for that “junior suite” room) . All of the windows and sliding glass doors have reflective privacy glass but if it is dark outside and you have a light on without the blinds closed , others walking by can see in. Views: others have complained about the blocked views to the ocean. The Sunseeker was once two separate motels. The roof of the Sunseeker rooms blocks most or all of the ocean views for the Wailana rooms. The views from the common third floor deck are not blocked. Room 12 also has a window which looks south across a large open park-like lawn with palm trees next door. I have had to greatly edit my review as only 500 words are allowed here.