My wife and I recently spent three nights in one of the Junior Luxury Suites at the Inn at Mama's Fish House.
As someone else said, there was a really nice welcome basket on check-in, filled with fresh local fruit, banana bread, and a small package of Kona coffee. This provided us with an absolutely wonderful breakfast the next morning. Unfortunately, they did not replace the fruit on the following days.
Given the relaxing location and the variety of amazing food at Mama's Fish house, with just a couple of pieces of inexpensive fruit, they could really have created a captive audience. One could really enjoy kicking back and relaxing there for several days without the need to go anywhere else. Unfortunately, without room service of any kind, and with a kitchenette that is little more than a cramped wet bar, you are basically forced to leave the room every day. We then found that once we had left and started exploring the island, time goes by pretty quickly, and we ended up canceling meals we had originally planned to have there.
There is a very beautiful beach near the "Beachfront Cottages", but its are not as private as one might think based on their web page. The beach is right next to the busy pathway to the restaurant, and is center stage for the view from Mama's Fish House. Hardly an ideal place to snorkel, at least for us,...My wife and I recently spent three nights in one of the Junior Luxury Suites at the Inn at Mama's Fish House.
As someone else said, there was a really nice welcome basket on check-in, filled with fresh local fruit, banana bread, and a small package of Kona coffee. This provided us with an absolutely wonderful breakfast the next morning. Unfortunately, they did not replace the fruit on the following days.
Given the relaxing location and the variety of amazing food at Mama's Fish house, with just a couple of pieces of inexpensive fruit, they could really have created a captive audience. One could really enjoy kicking back and relaxing there for several days without the need to go anywhere else. Unfortunately, without room service of any kind, and with a kitchenette that is little more than a cramped wet bar, you are basically forced to leave the room every day. We then found that once we had left and started exploring the island, time goes by pretty quickly, and we ended up canceling meals we had originally planned to have there.
There is a very beautiful beach near the "Beachfront Cottages", but its are not as private as one might think based on their web page. The beach is right next to the busy pathway to the restaurant, and is center stage for the view from Mama's Fish House. Hardly an ideal place to snorkel, at least for us, and as a restaurant patron, I'm rather glad my view of the ocean wasn't disrupted by a bunch of people from the cottages.
The food at Mama's Fish House was absolutely amazing and we whole heatedly recommend it as a "must-do" any time you find yourself on Maui without a bunch of children. However, Mama's Fish House and the Inn are run as separate businesses, and we found that charging the meals to our room and getting the discount they offer was a real hassle, and detracted from what was an otherwise nice experience.
In summary, the room was very beautiful and comfortable, it was very clean and relaxing, and despite the above complaints, my wife and I enjoyed ourselves immensely. The proximity to Mama's Fish House was really nice, but... the lack of amenities and service kept this from really being the "experience" we expected based on the room rate and the fame of Mama's Fish House. While we will definitely go back to the restaurant, we are not as likely to stay at the Inn, and we can't really recommend it to our friends and family.More
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