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The best hotels near the airport in Kihei

Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 September 2026 · 66 Kihei hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Kihei, out of the 66 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.9.

Ho'omana Spa Maui is the one I would book myself.

Ho'omana Spa Maui

Highest rated of the five

Ho'omana Spa Maui

★★★★★5 from 1,376 reviews

Ho'omana Spa Maui comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 1,376 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property and found under the airport.

66 hotels in Kihei qualified for this list and five made it. Howzit Hostels is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Ho'omana Spa Maui1

    Ho'omana Spa Maui

    ★★★★★5 from 1,376 reviews

    • Kid friendly

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  2. Howzit Hostels2

    Howzit Hostels

    ★★★★★4.9 from 992 reviews

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    • Ho'oilo House Bed and Breakfast3

      Ho'oilo House Bed and Breakfast

      ★★★★★4.9 from 122 reviews

      • Pool
      • Parking
      • Air conditioning

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    • Banyan Tree Bed and Breakfast4

      Banyan Tree Bed and Breakfast

      ★★★★★4.9 from 61 reviews

      • Pool
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Kid friendly

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    • Iao Valley Inn5

      Iao Valley Inn

      ★★★★★4.9 from 51 reviews

      • Parking
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning

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    How this list was put together

    66 Kihei hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Luca Ferreira

    Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

    Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.

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