andersonsc
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- Jun 17, 2009
Sorry, I meant the front of the Alani hotel - so exit by the street not the ocean. then turn left and walk past next hotel
Ask for tokens for the laundry facilities early in the trip. There is a limit to how many they will give out to each room (studio) per day.
Where do you get those?
spend more time at the resort!
Since we were in Hawaii, we felt we needed to do everything on the island in case we don't get to go back! We had a wonderful time but wish we had spent more time at Aulani relaxing and exploring
spend more time at the resort!
Since we were in Hawaii, we felt we needed to do everything on the island in case we don't get to go back! We had a wonderful time but wish we had spent more time at Aulani relaxing and exploring
I am in the minority here. I'm sorry we spent so long at the resort. Although beautiful, the beach was a major disappointment. It is a man-made cove, with strange sand and lounge chairs lined up one right after another, very close to each other. The pool areas were great, but I wanted an island beach with waves. The beach where DD and DH did their surf lesson was more of what I expected Hawaii to be. I liked Aulani, but wouldn't return. I'd rather a shorter flight to Bermuda for their beaches.I'm so glad to hear this. We honestly don't want to do anything else "planned" except for Pearl Harbor and were beginning to feel a little guilty for not trying to "do it all." It will probably be a once-in-a-lifetime (or 30 years) trip for us..... I just want to wake up, hit the beach, eat lunch, hit the pool, nap, wake up eat dinner, etc.....you get the idea.....
I'm so glad to hear this. We honestly don't want to do anything else "planned" except for Pearl Harbor and were beginning to feel a little guilty for not trying to "do it all." It will probably be a once-in-a-lifetime (or 30 years) trip for us.....
I just want to wake up, hit the beach, eat lunch, hit the pool, nap, wake up eat dinner, etc.....you get the idea.....
I agree with you! We kind of did both....but we left daily to see something, even if it was for half a day.Hawaii is BEAUTIFUL (all of the islands) and has so much to do. This past summer our trip to Aulani was my 5th time to Hawaii. Aulani is truely wonderful BUT if all you want to do is go sit on a beach you can do that a LOT cheaper by just going someplace on the mainland or the Caribbean or Mexico. For a FRACTION of the cost. IMHO to go to Hawaii as a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience and do nothing is a big waste of time and money. It is VERY expensive just to GET there and it takes a LONG time. Yes, plan a few days to just sit and enjoy this beautiful resort BUT don't short yourself on sightseeing around these magnificent islands. That would be a disservice to both yourself on this very special trip AND to these wonderful islands. Once you have been multiple times you can just sit and veg. But don't do that on your first trip. JM2C.
I had this problem with my 18 yr old my step-son just wanting to be at the beach. I'm all for that but we wanted to see and do things. We drove up to the North Shore one day and he just couldn't wait to get back to Aulani to just lay out. We ended up eating at a shrimp truck, drove through town and headed back. It was a wasted day. I wanted to stop at Dole and do some shopping/sight seeing. He's definitely staying home next time!
He's 18. You couldn't have left him at the resort?
He wanted to go than suddenly got bored. Teenagers!
He wanted to go than suddenly got bored. Teenagers!