Aulani Villas & Views -- REVISED 07/22/2017

["Got Disney"]

Another poster posted on a thread that I started that we can only book a 7 night stay....why is that? I was hoping for 10 days...or at least 9.....who can do Hawaii in only 7 days? when you get there all that way it is time to leave....UGH!

 

[Anal Annie]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";48738121]Another poster posted on a thread that I started that we can only book a 7 night stay....why is that? I was hoping for 10 days...or at least 9.....who can do Hawaii in only 7 days? when you get there all that way it is time to leave....UGH![/QUOTE]

What they were probably trying to say is that you can only initially book 7 nights with any DVC stay. Then you'll have to book 1 day at a time to add your additional days to the end of the stay as they become available at THEIR 7 month window. This will likely decrease your odds of getting 10 consecutive nights in the same villa.

(BTW I would highly recommend island hopping to another island for a few days rather than trying to spend 10 days on just 1 island. It is much too far to go and the flights are too expensive to not explore other islands while you're there. JM2C.)

 

["Got Disney"]

What they were probably trying to say is that you can only initially book 7 nights with any DVC stay. Then you'll have to book 1 day at a time to add your additional days to the end of the stay as they become available at THEIR 7 month window. This will likely decrease your odds of getting 10 consecutive nights in the same villa.

(BTW I would highly recommend island hopping to another island for a few days rather than trying to spend 10 days on just 1 island. It is much too far to go and the flights are too expensive to not explore other islands while you're there. JM2C.)

Yes I was thinking of doing that...but we want to use our points so would have to look into an exchange...so many points to use and 7 days in Hawaii is not worth the trip if we can't stay more days....I will start looking into other options like Island hopping Thanks

Oh and by the way...I have no problem taking different rooms if we have to switch out

 

["Got Disney"]

Can someone tell me with points how the taxes work? I know that taxes in Hawaii are so stupid high.....

 

[wdrl]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";48738722]Can someone tell me with points how the taxes work? I know that taxes in Hawaii are so stupid high.....[/QUOTE]

Here is a link to an article on DVCNews.com that explains the Hawaii Transient Accommodations Tax. The tax is added to your room bill. Basically, the TAT is $0.226 per point for length of stay. If your stay costs 100 points, the TAT will be about $22.60.

http://www.dvcnews.com/index.php/resorts/aulani-villas/faqs

 

["Got Disney"]

Here is a link to an article on DVCNews.com that explains the Hawaii Transient Accommodations Tax. The tax is added to your room bill. Basically, the TAT is $0.226 per point for length of stay. If your stay costs 100 points, the TAT will be about $22.60.

http://www.dvcnews.com/index.php/resorts/aulani-villas/faqs

Thanks

 

[Rizzo1]

First of all, thank you for all the hard work put into this thread, allowing so many of us to have access to room views! WOW!!
We will be visiting next month, will all the construction be completed by then?

 

[mom2aidanNpiper]

First of all, thank you for all the hard work put into this thread, allowing so many of us to have access to room views! WOW!!
We will be visiting next month, will all the construction be completed by then?

Unfortunately no, the last date I heard for all the construction and updates to be done is Sep 30.

Check out this thread for more info:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3060967

Hope that helps!

 

[psimon]

This is a wonderful thread.

A question....

We have a 2BR L/O Ocean view scheduled for August. When I fill out the " special requests" is there anything I should ask for? Higher/lower? Near/not near an elevator? Anything else?

Many thanks...

---Paul in Southern NJ

 

[wdrl]

This is a wonderful thread.

A question....

We have a 2BR L/O Ocean view scheduled for August. When I fill out the " special requests" is there anything I should ask for? Higher/lower? Near/not near an elevator? Anything else?

Many thanks...

---Paul in Southern NJ

All Ocean View two-bedrooms are no lower than the sixth floor, so if you want a floor much higher than that, you might want to request it.

Aulani's elevators are centrally located and, in my opinion, there is not much to be gained by requesting to be near an elevator.

Personally, I like having a villa that overlooks Aulani's Waikolohe Valley, home of the main pool and lazy river. There are also Ocean View villas that don't overlook the Waikolohe Valley. You might want to look at the different views in a sample of villas to see if you prefer one location over another. Go to the list in Post #1 and look at villas #1070 or #1406 as examples of Waikolohe Valley views, and then look at villas #1189 or #1485 as examples of villas that don't overlook the Valley.

Hope this helps. Have a great stay at Aulani!

 

[wdrl]

Bumping this thread in hopes that more visitors to Aulani will post photos of their villas and views.

 

[aclov]

Bumping this thread in hopes that more visitors to Aulani will post photos of their villas and views.

Can I post pics from a phone?

 

[wdrl]

Can I post pics from a phone?

I don't see why not. Don't worry about the quality of the image.

As an aside, I wonder how soon before stand-alone cameras will become a thing of the past? I'm noticing more and more people using their phones to take photos. Its sort of like film cameras -- I think the last time I saw someone using a film camera was in 2009.

 

[amym2]

I don't see why not. Don't worry about the quality of the image.

As an aside, I wonder how soon before stand-alone cameras will become a thing of the past? I'm noticing more and more people using their phones to take photos. Its sort of like film cameras -- I think the last time I saw someone using a film camera was in 2009.

I sent a disposable film camera with my DD to camp last week and had a heck of a time finding a place that would develop it. Walgreens will do it, but they send it out and it takes 7-10 days. I remember when so many places would do it in an hour. Times sure have changed!

 

[wdrl]

Thanks to Cinderpamela, here is a drawing from the DVC Facebook page that shows some of the new enhancements coming to Aulani. According to the official Aulani website, these enhancements are suppose to be completed by September 2013.

I've taken the liberty of labeling some of the features in the drawing:

1. NEW: Ka Maka Grotto, featuring an infinity pool and a misty grotto

2. NEW: Keiki Cove, a kids splash zone

3 NEW: Ulu Cafe, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with outdoor sitting.

4. Wailana Pool Bar

5. Wailana Leisure Pool

6. Poolside Cabanas

7. Waikolohe Valley Main Pool

8. NEW: Not sure but might be restrooms

For reference, the lagoon and ocean are to the lower left of the drawing. The building above the new Ula Cafe (#3) is the endcap of the Waianae Building. All of the villas facing directly toward this new area are Grand Villas. If you look in my signature, you'll see the endcap of the Waianae Building from a different angle.

 

[aclov]

Chapel next door - View from one bedroom ocean view

 

[aclov]

 

[wdrl]

Chapel next door - View from one bedroom ocean view

Thanks for posting your photos. The one of the moon setting over the Pacific is really neat!

Which villa were you in? Was it #1568 or #1566? Villa #1568 should be the last villa on that wing, with #1566 the second to the last villa.

On my chart, I have villa #1568 as the studio and #1566 as the one-bedroom. However, I might be wrong and you can correct me if I am.

 

[aclov]

Thanks for posting your photos. The one of the moon setting over the Pacific is really neat!

Which villa were you in? Was it #1568 or #1566? Villa #1568 should be the last villa on that wing, with #1566 the second to the last villa.

On my chart, I have villa #1568 as the studio and #1566 as the one-bedroom. However, I might be wrong and you can correct me if I am.

It took me a while to figure out I had to go through photobucket!

We were in 1568 it was a one bedroom OV we were all the way down the hall. Beautiful room, the entire resort is amazing. DH woke me up at 5am to see the moonlight!

 

[davemd]

THaks for the great thread! i have finally completed all 40 pages! Awesome posts and pictures. But i am still a bit confused abt the requests. I have a trip 1st week of sept to aulani with a pool view studio villa. What would be the best request to make? I am thinking HIgh floor room ending in ##10 or ##84. does that sound like a good suggestion?