All Things Maui
stayopen's Online Journal 
Aug. 19, 2007 by stayopen
Help
Aloha everybody!
I´ve discovered the maui.net today.
I´m a 23 years old spanish girl. I´m going with a friend to Maui and Oahu next octuber for 13 days (my gisft for finishing my career, veterinary medicine).
I love travelling and discovering the islands and your culture is being always on my mind.
I write asking for help cause I pretty lost about where to stay. I´ve been surfing on the net for 3 days just looking into different hostels and I really don´t know what to do... I can´t spend a big amount of money (I´m not working yet...) but I want to make the most of this experience. I´d like to stay in a hostel or somewhere with kitchen (so I don´t have to eat out everyday). Í´m used to travel and I don´t have to sleep in a 5 stars hotel (I´m gonna travel for a month this time and I´m going almost to the antipodas of my country, so I can´t afford it). I just want to make the most of this experience and that´s why I ask for help cause I read a lot about different hostel there (banana bungalow, northshore....) and I don´t know what to do...
Mahalo for everything...
Hope I can help if u ever need my help
Luna, STAY OPEN
Comments
"You will have a very similar experience at either Banana Bungalow or North Shore...they are two blocks from one another and both are safe and decent. "
Posted by Kean Salzer on Aug. 21, 2007
"Howzit. I dunno about that banana bungalow. I drive past there frequently and See fights, police, muggings, etc. It's probably one of the most dangerous places to stay on Maui. Just a month ago, some students from Japan who are here for school got mugged by some locals while they were sleeping. This was inside of the Banana Bungalow. They were shaken up pretty bad but eh, they're ok. If you can afford it then i'd suggest the Maui Beach Hotel. It's not a 5 star hotel but it's not a crap hole. It's also close to the Mall, the ocean (the harbor! yum!), and other things."
Posted by Surfer on Aug. 28, 2007