I am at Aulani now and feel free to ask me anything. This resort is so incredible that I am happy to share what I have learned. The saying here is, "Look twice, think three times." There is so much embedded in the scenery,artwork, architecture that each day will reveal more and more. I highly recommend the art and culture tour(see daily Iwa) which made me think three times!
We ate out only twice and cooked in the villa the six days we are here. I have a lot to share about purchasing food, cooking, etc. So feel free to ask any questions about that.
As far as excursions, my husband's plan to spend one night Waikiki worked well. We states at the Hyatt Place in Waikiki(awesome hotel) after flying in and then spent the next day at Pearl Harbor before checking in to Aulani. It allowed us to get an outing out if the way and avoiding an early check in. The only other excursion was to Kualoa ranch where we did the movie tour. Our kids begged to for back to the hotel! Knowing that this is not our last trip(God willing) we feel that we don't have to see everything on this trip.
Feeling so blessed to own at Aulani !!
Let me add more details about the family dinners! I finally found the book with all the details. The meals come with quite a bit of food. For example, the chicken dinner comes with garden green salad with cucumber and carrot with balsamic or ranch. Buttered corn on the cob, mac and cheese, seasonal cobbler and dinner rolls. Sounds yummy! Each additional person costs $35.
Can you please tell me more about this? Turtles are my #1 thing on our upcoming trip! Did you know in advance this was a turtle beach or did you just happen to stop and then saw the turtles? Curious if this is the type of beach where you are just driving along, see it, and decide to pull over or if it is a beach with a parking lot, etc.![]()
maybe a silly question, but is there stuff like morning yoga on the beach? also, any running paths through the resort? thanks!
As far as excursions, my husband's plan to spend one night Waikiki worked well. We states at the Hyatt Place in Waikiki(awesome hotel) after flying in and then spent the next day at Pearl Harbor before checking in to Aulani. It allowed us to get an outing out if the way and avoiding an early check in. The only other excursion was to Kualoa ranch where we did the movie tour. Our kids begged to for back to the hotel! Knowing that this is not our last trip(God willing) we feel that we don't have to see everything on this trip.
Feeling so blessed to own at Aulani !!
Blazer fan- We enjoyed the Kualoa Ranch tour because the location is amazing and once you hear the Hawaiian legend about how it came to be, you will love it even more. We did not go through ABD to book our tour. Instead, I called from Aulani about 2 days before our trip and reserved our spots. The tickets cost about $25 per adult and I think, $13 for kids and includes a 1 hour bus tour through the area. It's an easy drive and it allows you to see more the island by driving yourself.
This is an ideal trip for someone with a walker. There is very little walking but the bus stops in two different locations so you can take pictures and wander around. One spot is the site where they filmed Jurassic Park and Lost, and the other site is a WW2 bunker that houses movie posters and a couple of props. The only difficult thing may be getting on and off the bus, but with some help it should be just fine.
It was a relaxing and exciting tour and the location is priceless!