Anticipating booking Aulani DVC at 7 months

[stephen11]

Hi I'm hoping to book Aulani at 7 month window in mid February (studio or 1 bed) what are my chances?

 

[WinterSolider]

The cheaper the room, the harder it is to get. Standard View Studio will be 100% impossible. Ocean View 1 Bedroom will be pretty easy.

Also, weekends tend to be much harder than weekdays at Aulani.

 

[RD-SOX]

We will be booking in Feb for our September trip also, we are looking for a 2 bedroom. Hoping for availability for this with an island garden view.

 

[nephykupo]

My experience at 7 months wasn't too bad. I was hoping for a cheaper studio but it was gone. Ocean view was good to go tho.

 

[Flossbolna]

Hi I'm hoping to book Aulani at 7 month window in mid February (studio or 1 bed) what are my chances?

Are you booking in February for a September stay or are you booking at 7 months out for a February stay? We just did a late September stay and booking at 7 months was easy. We wanted island view studio and could also have booked oceanview or pool view. Only standard view was booked up, but I think that’s never available.

 

[longboard55]

February should be easy, anytime that California schools are in session is not bad.

 

[WinterSolider]

February should be easy, anytime that California schools are in session is not bad.

Completely wrong. Presidents Day Weekend in particular fills up way before 7 months for many room categories.

 

[Road_Dog]

Honestly my experience booking at 7-months was kind of a roller coaster. I assumed I'd be able to get an Island Garden or Pool Garden super easy, and thought I'd have no chance at Standard. I also decided against walking.

On the 7-month day, only Ocean View was available. And then after a day had passed, even that became booked up. Granted, we were booking a 2-bedroom and there are fewer of those than studios, but I was still flabbergasted. Weirdly, the previous week had availability for a 2-bedroom in a Pool Garden view, so I snagged that. I put in a waitlist for the real days I wanted, and after 3-4 weeks, the waitlist came through.

My best guess is that at the 7-month mark, people (walkers?) snagged up the availability, and I had to wait for them to finish walking before my dates reopened up, which is why I was able to get a week BEFORE my intended dates but not the actual dates I wanted at the 7-month mark.