Aulani Owners Thread - ALOHA!

[mesabravo]

Not an ower at Aulani, but going in July for 14 days. Booked a 2 br island view. Can't wait.

 

[mesabravo]

Questions to who have stayed there in the last 30-60 days. I understand they no longer have the recreation length of stay pass, only the rainbow reef length of stay pass. Also, when I call the resort, the cast member cannot even tell me if there is a dvd in each room of a 2br villa. I stopped asking her questions as she kept saying to look on their website. I really don't think she knew. Anyone know? if it is not a lockoff, would there be one in the studio part? One in the master? Anyone know the size of the coffee filter? It's the little things that I can bring to make a 14 day stay a little easier for 4 teenagers. I know we have to go shopping, but the threads say that everything is so much more expensive and there is a sales tax (we don't have one in MT) and now a transient tax. I love surpirses, but these kinds are causing chaos to my budget. Thanks for any details you can give.

 

[Blessed3x]

Hi,

We are new Aulani owners. Just booked our first trip for spring break 2013 (march). Super exited and counting the days. Can you request a room when you book? What is the best 2 bedroom lock off pool view???

Thanks!

 

[wdrl]

Hi,

We are new Aulani owners. Just booked our first trip for spring break 2013 (march). Super exited and counting the days. Can you request a room when you book? What is the best 2 bedroom lock off pool view???

Thanks!

I won't venture a guess as to which Pool View villa has the best view. However, I've posted diagrams on both the disboards Resorts Board and the DVCNews.com Forum showing the layout of Aulani's villas and views.

So far, only one person has posted photos of his view to the thread. Click here. Plasmo's view was from villa #752, an ocean view one bedroom on the 7th floor in the Ewa Building. The Pool View lock offs are just below his villa on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors. The lock offs will have room numbers x52/x54 or x56/x58.

There are also Pool View lock offs in the Waianae Building on the 1st through the 5th floors. No one has posted any photos of the views from any of those villas. Perhaps by the time your trip we'll have more postings to these threads.

By the way, here is the link to the Aulani Layout thread on the disboards: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2907389

Another by-the-way: Generally speaking, its best to request a general area or feature rather than a specific room. For example, its better to ask for 'near lobby', or 'Waianae Building' or 'high floor.' If you ask for a specific room number and that room isn't available on the day you check in, the Resort room assigner may not know where to place you.

 

[Disney 24/7]

Could not pass up the great incentives on the Maiden Voyage of the Fantasy...I had to add on Aulani points!!

 

[mesabravo]

Hi have an idea and want some input. We (5pp) are staying at Aulani for 15 days in July. Witht he hourly rental for the paddle board/kyak etc we can easily purchase one at Target ($249) and save huge on my budget. What I would like to do is maybe sell it cheap to another disboard fan who thinks it will help on their budet. They can then do the same and so on. Anyone staying at Aulani 7/18? That will be our day to check out. you can send me a message privately if you wish too.

 

[slum808]

How/Where would you store a paddleboard? I think if you had a ground floor room you could do it, but something bigger than 7 ft and you're going to have problems with the elevator.

 

[NJ2Aulani]

We're super excited to be taking our inaugural trip to our home resort in 27 days... after reading all the wonderful information on these boards my brain is in over drive... I don't know what to do first ... but that's a good thing

I know suggestions have been given over and over but would love to hear even more...

We'll be there for 7 days with a 12, 7 and 3 year old! Anyone else going June 21-28?

 

[Rest&Relax]

We just returned from a 10 night stay at Aulani in a 1 BR and I am super excited about having ownership there. DH & I even did the DVC tour just to see the Grand Villas and the studios. We had to check it out to see if we can stay 10 nights in a studio (we love our 1 BR) so we can visit every year!

There is so much to do at the resort that it was hard to leave to visit other sites.

Love my DVC!

 

[Brancaneve]

We just returned from a 10 night stay at Aulani in a 1 BR and I am super excited about having ownership there. DH & I even did the DVC tour just to see the Grand Villas and the studios. We had to check it out to see if we can stay 10 nights in a studio (we love our 1 BR) so we can visit every year!

There is so much to do at the resort that it was hard to leave to visit other sites.

Love my DVC!

Thank you for making me even MORE excited about our upcoming trip to Aulani in 4 days.

 

[ACDSNY]

Thank you for making me even MORE excited about our upcoming trip to Aulani in 4 days.

Have a wonderful time! Catch a few sunsets for me.

 

[jmatias]

Didn't notice the DVD but the coffee pot is the regular 8-10 cup Mr. Coffee.

Jen

Questions to who have stayed there in the last 30-60 days. I understand they no longer have the recreation length of stay pass, only the rainbow reef length of stay pass. Also, when I call the resort, the cast member cannot even tell me if there is a dvd in each room of a 2br villa. I stopped asking her questions as she kept saying to look on their website. I really don't think she knew. Anyone know? if it is not a lockoff, would there be one in the studio part? One in the master? Anyone know the size of the coffee filter? It's the little things that I can bring to make a 14 day stay a little easier for 4 teenagers. I know we have to go shopping, but the threads say that everything is so much more expensive and there is a sales tax (we don't have one in MT) and now a transient tax. I love surpirses, but these kinds are causing chaos to my budget. Thanks for any details you can give.

 

[Rest&Relax]

Didn't notice the DVD but the coffee pot is the regular 8-10 cup Mr. Coffee.

Jen

We had 1BR & only noticed the the DVD player was a blue-ray in the living room can't remember if it was in the master BR. I have to admit we only turned on the TV once just to look over our photo pass pictures.

As for as the coffee pot it was 8-10 cup. Again we never used, we bought refillable mugs and drank their coffee. Refillable stations were easier to access than any other WDW resorts.

 

[drujaz]

I'm not yet an owner at Aulani but have been thinking about adding on points. We've booked a 1-BR Ocean View for 6 days in September and will likely take a DVC tour to see the other rooms.

Question, I understand they're building a new restuarant but is there an opening date available yet?

 

[Jaaron2]

We are staying in a 2 bedroom July 28 to August 4th. We are super excited as this is our first trip to Hawaii. Our second week we are staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (staying there on points as well). We are looking for the best excursions to do while we are there. Anyone taken any Catamaran tours they can recommend?


Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[snackyx]

"... after reading all the wonderful information on these boards my brain is in over drive... I don't know what to do first ... but that's a good thing "

I've been to Hawaii numerous times and was at Aulani last January.

Here's what to do first: MAI-TAI...everything suddenly becomes so less hectic.

 

[luv2sleep]

After several posts (thanks everyone so much!), lots of calculating and thinking, I will soon be the new owner of 120 Aulani points! I finally decided I wanted to have less issue with getting a room at 11 months out. I also was able to drop the points I need by realizing that we only need a studio. I rented a condo in Hawaii last year with a full kitchen and although the idea was nice I never cooked once! We made sandwiches and had cereal, fruit and snacks throughout the day and always wanted dinner out. So I studio will do for now. The extra bedroom would be nice but it's not a must. I can also swing that if necessary every two years or buy more points later.

Anyway, I'm so excited! I plan on booking in November for an October 2013 trip!!!! I'm still on the waitlist for VGC so that will come through eventually. Thanks to everyone on disboards! All of the posts here and responses really helped me make an informed decision!

Ok so where do I get the wonderful owners tickers that everyone has?

 

[ACDSNY]

After several posts (thanks everyone so much!), lots of calculating and thinking, I will soon be the new owner of 120 Aulani points!

I'm still on the waitlist for VGC so that will come through eventually

Welcome Home! I hope your VGC waitlist comes through quickly. You'll have my two favorite resorts.

I wish I could magically trade in our AKV for Aulani. For now I just have to use the 7 month booking window for Aulani. So far I've had good luck.

 

[luv2sleep]

Welcome Home! I hope your VGC waitlist comes through quickly. You'll have my two favorite resorts.

I wish I could magically trade in our AKV for Aulani. For now I just have to use the 7 month booking window for Aulani. So far I've had good luck.

Thank you! Enjoy your upcoming trip!!

 

[G'sMaman]

After several posts (thanks everyone so much!), lots of calculating and thinking, I will soon be the new owner of 120 Aulani points! I finally decided I wanted to have less issue with getting a room at 11 months out. I also was able to drop the points I need by realizing that we only need a studio. I rented a condo in Hawaii last year with a full kitchen and although the idea was nice I never cooked once! We made sandwiches and had cereal, fruit and snacks throughout the day and always wanted dinner out. So I studio will do for now. The extra bedroom would be nice but it's not a must. I can also swing that if necessary every two years or buy more points later.

Anyway, I'm so excited! I plan on booking in November for an October 2013 trip!!!! I'm still on the waitlist for VGC so that will come through eventually. Thanks to everyone on disboards! All of the posts here and responses really helped me make an informed decision!

Ok so where do I get the wonderful owners tickers that everyone has?

Congratulations and welcome home! The great thing about owning at Aulani is that you'll be able to book at 11 months and then at 7 months see what's available and use other points to upgrade to a 1 bedroom if you want. At least you don't have to worry about whether you have a room or not. We own at VGC, AUL, VWL, and BCV for that very reason (plus I have a severe case of addonitis ). Your DS will love Aulani and so will you! It's a beautiful resort. We heard it cost over $800 million to build. There's really nothing quite like it.