You know a place is special when every time you go back you feel at home. Great location, beautiful town with lots of shops and restaurants. The beach is just a walk away! Parking is available if you rent a car and they do free tours. The tour guides are awesome. They are knowledgeable and make an experience (even set up a hammock at the beach for a couple that were on their honeymoon). The hostel itself is for sure the best on the island (I’ve been to a few). Nice house, multiple showers and toilets and a great shared kitchen. The housekeeping team keeps the place clean and truly were so sweet. Checking in was easy, if you arrive early they’ll hold your stuff and same if you have a later flight. The receptionists were so helpful and kind. But overall the staff as a whole make the experience. They made it a point to include the guests and really all made the place feel welcoming. Every time I’m there connecting with them makes my trip. If you are searching for a place to stay, especially as a solo traveler, Aloha Surf is it.

Overall: wonderful would stay again, there was one aspect that made me incredibly uncomfortable despite having directly addressed it multiple times. ***there is one very drunk and abrasive man who works there that was consistently, even after direct requests to stop and being told it was inappropriate, attempting to solicit my partner for sex. It started playful and demure and quickly ramped up to a straight on proposition. He made us both so wildly uncomfortable with these pushy advances that we would not stay again if he was there. This is the only extreme aspect of the experience but I wanted to make it known because SA is a common concern as travelers and for someone with access to EVERY room key to be so overwhelming it felt really sketchy. Had my partner been a small womxn unwilling to speak up it could have gone very differently. Even other travelers were uncomfortable and vocalized it. On we go! Pros: -Jared was a wonderful guide for the day trips -day tour is awesome, very accommodating -location can’t be beat -clean, tidy, better than expected -held luggage after checkout but before our flight, Teagan was incredibly kind and helpful -the grocery store nearby has such delicious prepared foods! -other travelers were fun and considerate. At one point we were playing a game in the common area and the people staying nearby felt comfortable enough to ask us to quiet down which, in my opinion, speaks to the overall quality of the experience the hostel curates. Cons: -our food was taken from a sealed, marked bag in the community fridge our first night -no pancakes in the morning (if there was a time window we were not made aware of it on our initial check-in tour) -no coffee/tea in the morning, the machines existed but had a note not to mess with it -paper thin walls (earplugs make it not a problem, along with requesting quiet from loud people, but for those who mind it is very easy to hear others) -fewer tours than advertised, due to the fires but just so you know. Jared DOES recommend and Facilitate options on days without tours -we were not made aware of checkout time during checkin so they kept my key deposit Had a great time, if you can advocate for yourself and your safety and don’t mind an aggressively drunk dude give it a go. You won’t regret staying at Aloha Surf Hostel!

Stayed 6 nights and had a truly great time. This hotel is incredibly clean. As other reviewers have said, there may be the occasional cockroach but this is based more on location rather than effort. Staff collectively thoroughly clean the whole premises on a daily basis. Beds were incredibly soft however. I met a great group of friends as a solo traveller and took advantage of the stellar tours offered by Jared and Stef. Make sure to tip these guys. Overall staying here made my trip in Maui.

Everything was pretty clean. Showers/bathrooms were always really clean. All the staff are super helpful and respectful. The staff/environment make this place a 5/5 hostel. There’s enough bathrooms/showers that I never found myself waiting for them. The staff members are strict on quiet hour which I personally liked. The outside courtyard is well kept and a super cool little place. There are cockroaches in the rooms/bathrooms. I saw 3 in my room during my stay and there was also mice in the kitchen. The tours are super fun and well put together wish they would almost have 2 buses for some of the more busy days (road 2 Hana & Makena beach/sunday tour) as they fill up super fast and a lot more people want to go. The tour guides are both super friendly. Will definitely stay again soon.

An amazing place, I’ll be back! The staff is super nice and friendly, hostel is very clean and safe. Beautiful location. Special thanks to Jarod for your kindness and for taking us around!

Very friendly stuff, super clean and I like the fact that they have private bathrooms. The kitchen area was very tidy and cleaned up, it’s not what you see in most hostels. There is free coffee and pancakes in the morning. Long story short it’s one of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed in. Mahalo nui 🤙🏼

Best hostel ever! 10/10. Would recommend. Very affordable option for Maui. My wife and I stayed in a private room for 9 nites and thoroughly enjoyed it. Kind and friendly owners and staff who keep it execeptionally clean. Amazing free tours with very knowledgeable guides. Great walkability for Paia town and its beaches. Overall great vibes and space.

Free pancakes!! Great location (walking distance) for Paia's restuarants - local food, desert spots, American food, bars, local grocery store, and a few nearby beaches. They also have a pool table, hot tub, they offer tours and access to nearby events. Awesome stay