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

[Anal Annie]

Sorry this took me awhile but here are the pics from 1677. Thanks for all the great info and to all who gave advice about what to request! In case anyone is interested, our request was Ewa Long Building Highest Possible Floor Room Ending in 77 or 83. I knew 83 was an Ocean view above the 8th (I think) floor but included it just in case. We were right under the arch. I included a pic from the Living Room so you can see it. It didn't bother us but some may feel it's obstructed. We could watch the Hui but couldn't really hear it clearly - although the dance party beat came through loud and clear. lol. Last pic is the infinity pool in the early am. I included it because of the comment my DH made.

Left From Bedroom

Center from Bedroom

Right From Bedroom

From Living Room Balcony

Starlit Hui

Infinity Pool - DH noticed the hand rail makes an A. Coincidence?

You got the view we were hoping to get!! Now I wish I had also requested "room number ending in ___" too.

 

[shinez]

Hi all!
Headed to Hawaii in February and looking to see if there is info out there on room request and great room locations- the hotel looks HUGE and we are looking for something central... any and all help is appreciated!!

 

[wdrl]

Sorry this took me awhile but here are the pics from 1677.


Infinity Pool - DH noticed the hand rail makes an A. Coincidence?

Thanks for the photos, SeaPic and Rik! I've added your villas to the list in Post #1

Does that hand rail at the infinity pool constitute a "Hidden Aulani?"

 

[Girimama33]

You got the view we were hoping to get!! Now I wish I had also requested "room number ending in ___" too.

That's a bummer you didn't get your room request Annie. I remember you had concerns about adding too much info to the room request, but I thought adding the room ending in ..xx pretty much ensured they knew exactly where you wanted to be. When we got our rooms, it was not exactly the room ending #'s I requested, but it was still in that same area. Hopefully you will get it next time if you book IV.

 

[Girimama33]

Hi all!
Headed to Hawaii in February and looking to see if there is info out there on room request and great room locations- the hotel looks HUGE and we are looking for something central... any and all help is appreciated!!

The very first thread will give you all the info you need to decide a room requests
For IV, seems most opt for a high floor in the long wing of the Ewa Tower over looking the Halawai Lawn.

 

[SeaPic]

Does that hand rail at the infinity pool constitute a "Hidden Aulani?"

 

[jerseygal]

Sorry this took me awhile but here are the pics from 1677. Thanks for all the great info and to all who gave advice about what to request! In case anyone is interested, our request was Ewa Long Building Highest Possible Floor Room Ending in 77 or 83. I knew 83 was an Ocean view above the 8th (I think) floor but included it just in case. We were right under the arch. I included a pic from the Living Room so you can see it. It didn't bother us but some may feel it's obstructed. We could watch the Hui but couldn't really hear it clearly - although the dance party beat came through loud and clear. lol. Last pic is the infinity pool in the early am. I included it because of the comment my DH made.

Left From Bedroom

Center from Bedroom

Right From Bedroom

From Living Room Balcony

Starlit Hui

Infinity Pool - DH noticed the hand rail makes an A. Coincidence?

Hope that you had an AWESOME TRIP! We LOVED our rooms as well..We were 6 floors below, 1077,1079 2 BR lockoff, Island View, end of May this year!Your DH is VERY OBSERVANT, I see the "A" now, pic of Infinity Pool!

 

[moonlightgraham]

Great thread and really useful information, thanks!

I've got an ocean view dedicated 2br reserved for next April and in reading this thread I notice that there are some 2br with differing balconies. Some have two short balconies and others have a single, longer balcony, is that correct? If so, are the longer balconies located in a certain building? In looking at the pix on this thread I'm thinking those longer balcony units are located in the short portion of the newer Ewa building, is that correct?

 

[wdrl]

Great thread and really useful information, thanks!

I've got an ocean view dedicated 2br reserved for next April and in reading this thread I notice that there are some 2br with differing balconies. Some have two short balconies and others have a single, longer balcony, is that correct? If so, are the longer balconies located in a certain building? In looking at the pix on this thread I'm thinking those longer balcony units are located in the short portion of the newer Ewa building, is that correct?

All the balconies in the Waianae Building are angled, or shortened. The Ewa Building Long Wing also has angled balconies. The Ewa Building Short Wing and the Ewa Building Phase 1 have non-angled balconies, which are long, continuous balconies. BTW, all grand villas at Aulani have non-angled balconies.

 

[moonlightgraham]

All the balconies in the Waianae Building are angled, or shortened. The Ewa Building Long Wing also has angled balconies. The Ewa Building Short Wing and the Ewa Building Phase 1 have non-angled balconies, which are long, continuous balconies. BTW, all grand villas at Aulani have non-angled balconies.

So, for a 2br with angled balconies what is the configuration: one balcony off the LR, master and 2nd br?

 

[Girimama33]

So, for a 2br with angled balconies what is the configuration: one balcony off the LR, master and 2nd br?

We stayed in a 2bdr with angled balconies. There was a balcony off the master and a shared balcony between the LR and 2nd bedroom.

 

[moonlightgraham]

We stayed in a 2bdr with angled balconies. There was a balcony off the master and a shared balcony between the LR and 2nd bedroom.

Thanks! I know I'll probably spend more time on the balcony then the rest of the family combined so as long as it fits me comfortably and has a place to rest my morning coffee and afternoon cocktail the angled arrangement should be just fine!

 

[DVCTigger]

Here are a couple of pictures from our lanai of our pool view studio, room #272. We had requested a high floor, so didn't feel that the second floor granted our request. But we were able to get right into the room at check-in (11am). After being in the room a day or two, we came to really enjoy the location! We were just one floor up from the pool deck, one down from the lobby, and just two doors down from the elevators (stairs). So it was super easy to get to our room from anywhere we were or wanted to go! We didn't use the elevators all week!

 

[wdrl]

Here are a couple of pictures from our lanai of our pool view studio, room #272.

Thanks, DVCTigger. I've added your photos to the list in Post #1.

 

[wdrl]

I won't be updating this thread for awhile. Tomorrow, we start our journey to Aulani. We are flying to Vancouver and on Tuesday will board the Celebrity Solstice. The Solstice is a 12 night cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu with stops in Honolulu (overnight), Hilo, Kona, Lahiana, Maui (overnight) and we disembark at Honolulu.

Since Celebrity would charge us for internet time ($59.95 for 90 minutes), I doubt we will access the internet while on board the ship. Once we are on land in Hawaii we'll use our Verizon 3G to get back to surfing the internet.

We'll get to Aulani on Sunday, October 5, and will stay until October 12. I honestly can't remember what villa requests we made. We have an Ocean View studio booked and I'll be happy if we overlook the Waikolohe Valley. I know at least one other DVC member who is at Aulani while we are there, but if there are others please let me know.

Once we are in Hawaii and have access to the internet I hope to do some Twitter feeds with photos. My tag is wdrl2 if anyone wants to follow along. We will also post to a trip report. And I guarantee that I will post a view from our villa here on this thread.

There are some new Membership Magic offerings for DVCers at Aulani and we hope to take part in some of them (see this article). The Art and Nature Walking Tour sounds interesting. Also, we hope to see the Starlit Hui show this time around. The Starlit Hui was on a short 4-week hiatus the last time we visited Aulani in September 2012 due to the construction starting up.

I know 12 nights on a cruise ship and 7 nights at Aulani sounds like a lot of days. But time goes by so very quickly when you are having fun. I just hope we have enough time to do all the things we want to do.

 

[Anal Annie]

I won't be updating this thread for awhile. Tomorrow, we start our journey to Aulani. We are flying to Vancouver and on Tuesday will board the Celebrity Solstice. The Solstice is a 12 night cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu with stops in Honolulu (overnight), Hilo, Kona, Lahiana, Maui (overnight) and we disembark at Honolulu.

Since Celebrity would charge us for internet time ($59.95 for 90 minutes), I doubt we will access the internet while on board the ship. Once we are on land in Hawaii we'll use our Verizon 3G to get back to surfing the internet.

We'll get to Aulani on Sunday, October 5, and will stay until October 12. I honestly can't remember what villa requests we made. We have an Ocean View studio booked and I'll be happy if we overlook the Waikolohe Valley. I know at least one other DVC member who is at Aulani while we are there, but if there are others please let me know.

Once we are in Hawaii and have access to the internet I hope to do some Twitter feeds with photos. My tag is wdrl2 if anyone wants to follow along. We will also post to a trip report. And I guarantee that I will post a view from our villa here on this thread.

There are some new Membership Magic offerings for DVCers at Aulani and we hope to take part in some of them (see this article). The Art and Nature Walking Tour sounds interesting. Also, we hope to see the Starlit Hui show this time around. The Starlit Hui was on a short 4-week hiatus the last time we visited Aulani in September 2012 due to the construction starting up.

I know 12 nights on a cruise ship and 7 nights at Aulani sounds like a lot of days. But time goes by so very quickly when you are having fun. I just hope we have enough time to do all the things we want to do.

Have a GREAT time!!! I didn't realize Celebrity did a cruise around the islands. That sounds like fun to cruise for so long, tho we'll miss hearing from you while you're at sea!! I'm sure your OV villa will be spot on perfect!!! Can't wait to hear how it goes!! ENJOY!!

(Maybe I will get time to finish my TR while you're gone!!)

 

[ACDSNY]

I won't be updating this thread for awhile. Tomorrow, we start our journey to Aulani. We are flying to Vancouver and on Tuesday will board the Celebrity Solstice.

Have a wonderful and magical time on your cruise and Aulani visit!

 

[MikeRx]

We arrive October 4th and depart on the 9th. We have the same room type and requests. We aren't "owners" but are renting for the first time from longtime owners and cast members from WDW. Have a great cruise and I’ll look out for obvious DISers. We will be the happy family from Phoenix, mom-in-law will have a scooter and a big smile! I’ll post or message our location if I have time when we arrive. Thanks for keeping this page going, it’s been a real help in our planning!


Mike DW DS (6) DMIL
First visit 1976, Pre-2010 too many off sites to remember, WDW 2/2010 BC CL, Disneyland GC 12/2010, WDW 4/2012 POLY TPV, WDW 7/2012 (off site), WDW 12/12 POP, 4/2013 POLY with Disney Dream cruise, 10/2013 DLR, 12/2013 POP, 3/14 BCR; 6/14 DLE, 9/14 DLR, 10/14 Aulani, 12/14 DLR VGC

 

[BelievesinMagic]

I have gotten so much information from the this thread. Thank you!
We would love to be able to listen to the music from our balcony at night.
What is the highest floor or lowest floor should one request?
Which tower?
Which room number endings should one request?

Thank you for any information!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Sorry if this is OT -- I tried to create a thread asking this question in two spots and no answers.

We're BLT owners and are thinking about trying to book a DVC stay at Aulani at the seven month window over Christmas break 2015. Do we have any chance of finding availability at that time, or is the 11-month window really required to snag Christmas break?

Any thoughts/experiences would be very much appreciated!