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

[jerseygal]

1554 is Oceanview right?

Must be GORGEOUS! ENJOY!!!!!!!

 

[Cinderpamela]

Cynthia- That exfoliation scrub sounds amazing.... will be sure to note that for next time I visit the spa! I have only done the massages, but I think I would like the scrub. Thanks for the report!

 

[DVCTiff]

Hi Cynthia - we're right down the hall from you but facing the other way. #1559. We face over the golf course and the convention center. We should have switched to an Ocean studio when we found out we wouldn't need a one bedroom after all. Glad you're having fun!

 

[CynthiaC925]

Hi Cynthia - we're right down the hall from you but facing the other way. #1559. We face over the golf course and the convention center. We should have switched to an Ocean studio when we found out we wouldn't need a one bedroom after all. Glad you're having fun!

How fun! Thanks for letting me know. I hope you are having fun too!

 

[carejo5]

CynthiaC925...Hope that you ENJOY your vaca! Is this a crowded week after Easter? Would imagine that as the week progresses, it will be become less crowded as most schools I believe are in session the week after Easter. I would imagine that LAST WEEK WAS VERY CROWDED!!! Have you eaten OFF PROPERTY? WE are planning most if not all of our dinners OFF PROPERTY! Have one ADR at Ama Ama...Haven't yet decided if we will dine there or not! CANNOT WAIT FOR OUR MAY TRIP! COMING SOON!

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Jersey girl ,we were there April 1 - 10 . Although it was very busy ,we never had a problem finding chairs. We were only a party of 2 , so finding 2 together was easy. I did notice a few moms with kids and grandparents searching . I saw them asking cast members around the pool area for advice . The fabulous cast members got on their Walkie- talkies and found and held chairs for them . So if you are getting frustrated , ask a cast member at pool or beach. Also most people were out early to reserve chairs , just go back every hour and rearrange the towels.We can't say enough about the customer service. You are going to love it.

 

[jerseygal]

Thanks!

 

[sissy_ib]

I just called MS and had them add a room request of a high floor overlooking the pool (we are booked in an OV studio) and the rep told me the ocean is the other way. Should I have worded my request differently?

 

[Girimama33]

I just called MS and had them add a room request of a high floor overlooking the pool (we are booked in an OV studio) and the rep told me the ocean is the other way. Should I have worded my request differently?

I request "High Floor, Room # ending in XX". For OV Studio facing the pool, if you want the Ewa Tower...rooms ending in 72, 78 or 84. In the Waianae Tower...rooms ending in 04 or 10. All the room #s and view classifications are listed in the first post.

I hope we get our request in July.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I just called MS and had them add a room request of a high floor overlooking the pool (we are booked in an OV studio) and the rep told me the ocean is the other way. Should I have worded my request differently?

A lot of MS people really don't know all the in's and out's of the resorts. And the last thing you want from pictures I've seen is an OV room that doesn't face the pool.

My requests have been facing Waikolohe Valley - which is the pool area. First for us and again for my nephews honeymoon. Below shows the view we had and my nephew was just a floor or 2 lower and room or two away:

Really if you just call back and get a different CM they'll probably put in the request you tried the first time.

 

[sissy_ib]

I request "High Floor, Room # ending in XX". For OV Studio facing the pool, if you want the Ewa Tower...rooms ending in 72, 78 or 84. In the Waianae Tower...rooms ending in 04 or 10. All the room #s and view classifications are listed in the first post.

I hope we get our request in July.

A lot of MS people really don't know all the in's and out's of the resorts. And the last thing you want from pictures I've seen is an OV room that doesn't face the pool.

My requests have been facing Waikolohe Valley - which is the pool area. First for us and again for my nephews honeymoon. Below shows the view we had and my nephew was just a floor or 2 lower and room or two away:

Really if you just call back and get a different CM they'll probably put in the request you tried the first time.

Thank you both. I have spent enough time looking at photos in this thread to know that there are OV rooms overlooking the pool area!! lol I think he put it on my reservation but I also sent an email using the website using the room numbers. I'm checking in in 23 days!!

 

[SeaPic]

Forgot to mention that we had a birthday dinner at Ama Ama last year as well as a lunch there. Fabulous! Wonderful service too - and we had two kids 4 and 2 who were kind of rowdy - they were too young to be there for a dinner but lunch was fine.

Just wanted to say thanks. I made Ama Ama reservations for dinner for just my husband and I. Thinking it wasn't a place I wanted to take the kids. While I kept those, your post made me rethink taking the kids. Since we did the character breakfast last time I checked their breakfast menu and ended up making birthday (DD13) breakfast reservations.

 

[CynthiaC925]

I hope you enjoy. If you haven't already review the menu. It's very different so it may not be to your liking. The view from AMA AMA is spectacular though.
I asked about the 3 cabanas in the adult pool area. They are for 18 and older but on occasion there are exceptions made for guest "accommodation".

 

[lovetotraveltx]

A lot of MS people really don't know all the in's and out's of the resorts. And the last thing you want from pictures I've seen is an OV room that doesn't face the pool.

My requests have been facing Waikolohe Valley - which is the pool area. First for us and again for my nephews honeymoon. Below shows the view we had and my nephew was just a floor or 2 lower and room or two away:

Really if you just call back and get a different CM they'll probably put in the request you tried the first time.

Love the picture! Which room number/category is this??

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Love the picture! Which room number/category is this??

That was 1406. A 1 bedroom Ocean view.

 

[jerseygal]

JUST BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Anal Annie]

Sorry to ask about this bcuz I KNOW I've seen it somewhere before but can't find it - and I can't find it on the member website either - anyway, how much is the occupancy / transient room tax that we have to pay on our points at Aulani??

I was just daydreaming ahead a few months and was curious if there were rooms available for cash since there are no villas available on points for our dates (of any size or view). There ARE villas available for cash though…. But I was shocked to see how much the Island View Studios go for and then HOW MUCH TAX there is on them on top of the per night rate. With tax our humble little villa would be $4,244 or something like that ($532 / n + tax). Really makes me glad we have our DVC to use there….but also made me wonder how much the tax is we have to pay - it's not nearly as high as what the cash rooms are is it?? We just pay it at check-out, right? TIA.

 

[wdrl]

Sorry to ask about this bcuz I KNOW I've seen it somewhere before but can't find it - and I can't find it on the member website either - anyway, how much is the occupancy / transient room tax that we have to pay on our points at Aulani??

This FAQ about Aulani's Transient Accommodations Tax should answer your questions.

By the way, the State of Hawaii taxes timeshares, such as DVC, at a lower rate than how it taxes hotel rooms.

 

[cinjam]

We had a fabulous stay 04/11 through 04/21. First room was ocean view studio.....

on balcony looking to left

My husband and son

Looking down to pool

 

[cinjam]

We had a fabulous stay 04/11 through 04/21. First room was ocean view studio (previous post). 2nd room was a 1 bedroom island view #969. Room was great. View was what i expected, but there was an almost constant, daytime, gate alarm that would go off when a truck was entering the delivery area. It did not ruin the trip, did not ask for a new room, it just became annoying sometimes.

room shots:

 

[Cinderpamela]

Thanks for sharing cinjam!! Those kids of your look pretty happy to be in Hawaii!