OH MY GOODNESS. I must admit, fallen in love with Aulani. I absolutely hated to leave it. I'm back on the mainland now, getting ready for the Happiest Place on Earth for the next 3 days. (I'm here - but in the room getting some stuff done before going and having some fun). Excited to see the completed projects at the DL Hotel, and enjoying my beloved Grand Californian once more.
Aulani truly is magical. It was very hard to describe to my brother over the phone - but when he walked in to the Lobby, and I gave him a tour - he too was enchanted by it. He went over a few times during construction to tell me how progress was going, but hadn't been back to Ko Olina since before the resort opened. I am so ready to go back.
I got a tour of the DVC Grand Villas yesterday before leaving. There are 21 - 18 of which have direct ocean front views. The other 3 are basically too low down to have a view. All of the "oceanview" rooms that are not GV's - are angled, and have somewhat of an oceanview. The GV's are straight on, with 5 sliding doors - all looking
directly at the lagoon and the ocean. Here's a few shots of the view - these were all taken on the 10th floor:
Some yahoo that they let in - not sure why...
I CAN'T WAIT to be able to go back!