I found a great condo for my family in Wailea for late June. It has ac in the master but the 2nd bedroom %26amp; the rest of the place isn%26#39;t air conditioned but has stand fans %26amp; ceiling fans. Will we roast or would it be ok? I%26#39;m mostly concerned about dinnertime thru morning? Cause who wants to sleep in the heat! THANKS!
Air conditioning in condo?
where we stay only has it in the bedrooms too. It%26#39;s never been a problem for us. I usually like to have the doors open anyway and then get the fans going. It%26#39;s definately nice to have at night to sleep.
Air conditioning in condo?
We%26#39;ve been visiting Hawaii for many years -- always in the winter months. I would never stay anywhere that didn%26#39;t offer A/C throughout. We%26#39;re at our Kamaole condo now. This may be the first year we will not turn on the A/C at least once, but we have night locks on our sliders so we can leave them open a crack at night.
Local residents and people who are here for several weeks get acclimated. A week isn%26#39;t time enough to reach that point.
The usual reason a condo doesn%26#39;t offer full A/C isn%26#39;t because %26#39;you won%26#39;t need it%26#39;, but because electricity is VERY expensive. Believe me, if the Trades die, you will swelter, fans or no. DO NOT plan on leaving the sliders open unless they have night locks. This is paradise with a small %26#39;p%26#39;, not the real thing; Hawaii has thieves.
a condo may not offer ac either because of association rules... it%26#39;s not always because of electric costs.
We were there in June and we used ours a lot, especially at night. I think you need it. If somebody is sleeping the bedroom without they might be uncomfortable.
We would need it in Wailea in June.
We have stayed at Hale Kamaole just down the road our last three visits always in July. AC in the bedroom only. This was not a problem except for one year when I could watch the sweat drip off my nose . This was only a problem in the evening. Our condo did not have any cross ventilation. Not a big deal, just spend mor tinme in the bedroom!
We have rented a condo in Honokowai during late May/early June without A/C. I know that this is a different part of the island, but generally all of the units in that area are the same. I read lots of feedback on the unit and the combo of being right on the water with the trade winds and all of the ceiling fans seems to be sufficient. I would just look at the feedback from other renters of the unit where you are staying and base your decision on that. Good luck!!
A factor in whether you will be comfortable or not is where your particular unit is located. If you are on the top floor, directly under the roof, that unit will heat up more than the ones below it. If there%26#39;s no cross-ventilation: hot. If you face directly West: hot. If you have a two story %26#39;townhome%26#39; style unit, the upper floor can be hot, especially if this is a %26#39;loft%26#39; configuration; the cool air races to the lower floor even if the upper floor%26#39;s A/C is cranked up.
The Trade Winds keep Hawaii comfortable most of the time, but when they die for a while you will feel the humidity that%26#39;s been there all along.
We went in June and we had air con in the condo including the bedroom. However we only used the aircon twice at night, and the rest of the time we used the fan or nothing, I would a couple of times wake up in the night and be freezing if the air con was on, so we never left it on all night and same with the fan.
We definitely needed it in the kitchen/lounge area though in the evenings, but again we would use it now and then and then switch it off or I would find it got too cold!
I found the ceiling fans were normally pretty good but Id much rather stay somewhere with air con than without as it can get very sticky and humid.
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