Located three miles from Kahului Airport and a half-mile from large shopping malls, the Maui Beach Hotel primarily draws business travelers and vacationers on layover. Decor is contemporary and tropical in style. A facelift in 2003 added new carpet, shower doors, and bathroom tile to guestrooms. The spacious lobby opens to an oceanfront lawn dotted with tiki statues. A sandy strip of beach borders the hotel's rocky coastline at low tide, however, this area is not safe for swimming.

Decorated with Hawaiian royalty memorabilia, the friendly lobby opens to a verandah and a quiet bayfront courtyard. Across from the Kaahumanu Center shopping mall and within three miles of the airport, the Maui Seaside Hotel attracts guests with business in nearby Kahului or Wailuku, as well as vacation travelers.