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

[wdrl]

I finally figured out how to post pics. Here are a few of the view from our 2 bedroom dedicated ocean view balcony room 1074, where we stayed in late August, 2014:

Thanks, JessLCH! Those are great photos, so I'm glad you figured out how to post them!

 

[guacgirl]

Just returned today from Aulani. Amazing Awesome Resort BUT.... I wanted to make you aware of our situation on room assignment. I decided NOT to request too much as I have read both negative and positive about doing that so I requested only upper floor. Well I did get that but we reserved a 1 bedroon ocean view and we got Ewa #1283. It definitely should NOT be considered Ocean View in my OP. Room #1281 right next door is an Island View so we paid considerably more points for the Exact same view albeit it was beautiful. Didn't ruin the trip but felt some dissapointment. So my advice is to request more specific what you want. The resort is pure paradise. Look for a trip and tip report soon.

I am booked in an ocean view 2 bedroom dedicated villa in February and was just thinking about what I need to request. I was just going to request a high level room as well, but it sounds like that is not enough. Any suggestions on what I should request instead? I would love to get a view of the pool with the ocean instead of something else with the ocean and I would also like to be high up. Would that be even numbered, high level then?

Thanks for the advice. We are looking forward to the trip.

 

[SeaPic]

I am booked in an ocean view 2 bedroom dedicated villa in February and was just thinking about what I need to request. I was just going to request a high level room as well, but it sounds like that is not enough. Any suggestions on what I should request instead? I would love to get a view of the pool with the ocean instead of something else with the ocean and I would also like to be high up. Would that be even numbered, high level then? Thanks for the advice. We are looking forward to the trip.

I was worried about requesting too much as well. I actually typed up the request and rearranged it. Lol. We got a great room (1677) thanks to all the helpful info in this thread. Here's the request. Ewa Long Building Highest Possible Floor Room Ending in 77 or 83

 

[wdrl]

I am booked in an ocean view 2 bedroom dedicated villa in February and was just thinking about what I need to request. I was just going to request a high level room as well, but it sounds like that is not enough. Any suggestions on what I should request instead? I would love to get a view of the pool with the ocean instead of something else with the ocean and I would also like to be high up. Would that be even numbered, high level then?

Thanks for the advice. We are looking forward to the trip.

I was worried about requesting too much as well. I actually typed up the request and rearranged it. Lol. We got a great room (1677) thanks to all the helpful info in this thread. Here's the request. Ewa Long Building Highest Possible Floor Room Ending in 77 or 83

NOTE: SeaPic's request is for an Island View one-bedroom villa. Since guacgirl has booked an Ocean View Two-Bedroom, the request needs to be tweaked. Instead of asking for an odd-numbered villa, guacgirl should ask for an even numbered villa.

For our recent trip, we kept our request fairly simple for our Ocean View studio. We asked for a high floor overlooking Waikolohe Valley, which is the home of the main pool and lazy river. We were assigned 1154, which is on the 11th floor in the Ewa Building Phase 1.

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

just returned from Aulani 3 days ago, (ready to go back), amazing trip and resort. Here are a few pics from the EWA Tower room 771 one bedroom:

using my zoom

this area is used for many type of events, you have a good view from your room

evening pics

 

[wdrl]

just returned from Aulani 3 days ago, (ready to go back), amazing trip and resort. Here are a few pics from the EWA Tower room 771 one bedroom:

Thanks for sharing so many photos. It looks like your villa offered you a good view of the Starlit Hui.

 

[DenLo]

I felt like I needed the step stool to climb into bed!

"SingingMom" ....Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

That step stool in Villa 1154 acted as my nightstand. As well as using the bottom step give me up into the bed.

 

[jerseygal]

just returned from Aulani 3 days ago, (ready to go back), amazing trip and resort. Here are a few pics from the EWA Tower room 771 one bedroom:

using my zoom

this area is used for many type of events, you have a good view from your room

evening pics

VERY NICE PICS! We were in Long Wing Ewa Tower, 1077, 1079!
AWESOME 2 BR L/O...FABULOUS view for an ISLAND VIEW!

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

Thanks for sharing so many photos. It looks like your villa offered you a good view of the Starlit Hui.

Yes, we had a great view, we saw 3 weddings, 2 Starlight Hui, and 2 Halloween parties. It was a wonderful view.

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

I post a few pics of our trip around the resort which we loved, and still can't get over that we were actually there for 12 nights.

one of the pictures in our room

in the lobby area

pool looking over the lagoon

at the Starlight Hui

I'm not sure if this is the correct thread to post these pics, if not please direct me to the correct one. Hope you like the pics.

 

[pepe3penelope]

I post a few pics of our trip around the resort which we loved, and still can't get over that we were actually there for 12 nights.

one of the pictures in our room

in the lobby area

pool looking over the lagoon

at the Starlight Hui

I'm not sure if this is the correct thread to post these pics, if not please direct me to the correct one. Hope you like the pics.

I personally LOVED the pics!!!

Aulani is our home resort, but we have yet to go. The plan is to go in 2016 or 2017! Thanks for sharing!

 

[dsnydaddy]

I'm planning a large family vacation at the Aulani. There will be twelve of us, but I can't really swing a grand villa on the points that I have. So I'm thinking that at two bedroom and a studio can fit us. Here's my problem/question... Since we like to have family meals together, is there outdoor seating that we could "picnic" on? I see the pictures above that show some tables and chairs but I am unsure if those belong to a restaurant or not. When we were there, it was only my immediate family and we were too dumbfounded at the beauty to really take in the details.

 

[wdrl]

I'm planning a large family vacation at the Aulani. There will be twelve of us, but I can't really swing a grand villa on the points that I have. So I'm thinking that at two bedroom and a studio can fit us. Here's my problem/question... Since we like to have family meals together, is there outdoor seating that we could "picnic" on? I see the pictures above that show some tables and chairs but I am unsure if those belong to a restaurant or not. When we were there, it was only my immediate family and we were too dumbfounded at the beauty to really take in the details.

The only place that might work for a family picnic is at the picnic tables next to the gas grills. As you can see in this photo, there are at least two tables. I can't remember if there were more than two tables.

All of the other tables around the resort are to be used by patrons of the bars and restaurants.

 

[dsnydaddy]

The only place that might work for a family picnic is at the picnic tables next to the gas grills. As you can see in this photo, there are at least two tables. I can't remember if there were more than two tables.

All of the other tables around the resort are to be used by patrons of the bars and restaurants.

Thank you. I didn't even see those when we were there.

 

[Simba22]

Hoping someone here can answer this...

We're planning to stay at Aulani for our honeymoon next year - end of October/beginning of November. The person we usually rent from is not a contract owner so we can't book until we're 7 months out. Should we anticipate availability issues, waiting that long? We're not picky about the room location or anything like that. If we just wanted a standard room, would that be possible, do you think?


Thanks!

 

[chainkid]

I have been following Aulani for several months now using the resort availability tool and it appears to be wide open as long as you have enough points to go anything other than standard view in most catagories of rooms. I was really sweating being able to get a grand villa and an ocean view studio for the first week in june 2015. I read that this is probably the one time that you could find yourself short a day here and there but it didn't happen . i'm booked and things are still wide open a week later. When I checked availability for Nov in Aug it was open for a pretty wide range of rooms so you may be fine. I had already booked airfare for 8 people and my dates were not flexible but my worries were for nothing as everything went well.

 

[tidefan]

I have been following Aulani for several months now using the resort availability tool and it appears to be wide open as long as you have enough points to go anything other than standard view in most catagories of rooms. I was really sweating being able to get a grand villa and an ocean view studio for the first week in june 2015. I read that this is probably the one time that you could find yourself short a day here and there but it didn't happen . i'm booked and things are still wide open a week later. When I checked availability for Nov in Aug it was open for a pretty wide range of rooms so you may be fine. I had already booked airfare for 8 people and my dates were not flexible but my worries were for nothing as everything went well.

We are there that same week...

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

Snack shack and shaved iced

 

[nemofans]

I know this thread is for villas, but wondering if any of you would know this answer.
We are not DVC members, but plan to stay at Aulani this summer. I will be booking a standard room with island/garden view. Would any of you happen to know which building(s) we may be in? Also, what requests I could put in the ressie to insure a good location?
I appreciate the help!

 

[ACDSNY]

We did the Ko Olina Coast Sunset Cocktail Cruise and we arranged the excursion through Holoholo Travel & Tours here at Aulani. We had stopped by the Holoholo desk and asked the representative for some general information about tours and excursions that can be arranged by guests staying at Aulani.

Our cruise was an enjoyable two-hour boat ride off the west coast of O'ahu. The tour included transportation from Aulani up the coast to the marina at Waianea. We then boarded a catamaran that sailed up the coast to the northwest point of O'ahu. We had appetizers on board, two free cocktails (actually, we were offered more), plus free sodas and juices. We had a great sunset, then we watched the full moon rise over O'ahu. We also saw spinner dolphins. We'll be posting photos when we get around to doing our trip report. BTW, the cost of the cruise was $79/pp.

Thanks for sharing this, I'm just starting to look at some options for a sunset cruise in February.