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I'm not all there myself
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- Aug 3, 2019
For me, chillest means which one I'm most content having nothing planned for the day other than taking it easy and recharging/relaxing, with no intention of leaving the premises. For this definition there needs to be a relaxing environment (an ocean or some sort of body of water would be great), good/great quick service or mobile order table service (or readily available table service), and maybe a spa with decent same-day availability.
Aulani gets my vote as it checks most of these boxes, sometimes emphatically (just not sure about same-day availability of spa as we've always scheduled in advance). But it's not an option in the poll.
Next would be CCV, but specifically the Cabins. Roaring Fork and MO/walk-up Geyser Point are decent/great options. But the Cabins aren't a resort themselves, are points-expensive, and the non-Cabin rooms don't check enough boxes, so this still doesn't get my vote.
Next up, VGF and SSR, which have on-premises spas.
VGF is more bustling overall and the non-reservation food options are limited to Gasparilla Island Grill. But maybe you get lucky with walk-up at Narcoossee's or Citrico's or GF Cafe, which range from good to excellent. There's also Enchanted Rose if a lounge is what the day needs. Again, not sure of same-day availability for spa treatments but there is a spa. Some decent views of Seven Seas Lagoon.
SSR is less bustling than VGF, but you might be bussing to food and the spa. I'd put Artist Palette below Gasparilla. Best food is Turf Club, which is 'just' good. I think VGF wins the VGF/SSR comparison despite being more bustling, but there's a lot of variance based on walk-up availability of restaurants/spa.
Poly is an interesting one as there are good lagoon views from the Bungalows and Lake View category, and it has small a beach. Other than Aulani, unplanned food is probably the best with Capt Cooks, Kona Mobile Order, Kona Island, Tambu Lounge, Pineapple Lanai, and Trader Sams. There's no spa and it can be bustling, especially the main pool, but it's also kind of a sleeper choice between the beach, good room views, and the unplanned food options. I think this gets my vote?
As for OKW getting a huge share of the votes, I agree it's relaxed. But when I tried to think of why, I realized it's because it has to be? The food options are limited and 'just' good. They're also far away, sometimes a bus ride away, from most rooms. The main pool is subpar. A decent portion of rooms have some sort of body of water view, or golf course, but a lot don't. There's very little to do at OKW other than relax at your room, which I think enforces the relaxing sentiment. But you can relax in your room mostly anywhere. This is probably a lightning rod comment, but it's probably a good thing OKW has a relaxing reputation, because it probably couldn't live up to any other reputation.
Aulani gets my vote as it checks most of these boxes, sometimes emphatically (just not sure about same-day availability of spa as we've always scheduled in advance). But it's not an option in the poll.
Next would be CCV, but specifically the Cabins. Roaring Fork and MO/walk-up Geyser Point are decent/great options. But the Cabins aren't a resort themselves, are points-expensive, and the non-Cabin rooms don't check enough boxes, so this still doesn't get my vote.
Next up, VGF and SSR, which have on-premises spas.
VGF is more bustling overall and the non-reservation food options are limited to Gasparilla Island Grill. But maybe you get lucky with walk-up at Narcoossee's or Citrico's or GF Cafe, which range from good to excellent. There's also Enchanted Rose if a lounge is what the day needs. Again, not sure of same-day availability for spa treatments but there is a spa. Some decent views of Seven Seas Lagoon.
SSR is less bustling than VGF, but you might be bussing to food and the spa. I'd put Artist Palette below Gasparilla. Best food is Turf Club, which is 'just' good. I think VGF wins the VGF/SSR comparison despite being more bustling, but there's a lot of variance based on walk-up availability of restaurants/spa.
Poly is an interesting one as there are good lagoon views from the Bungalows and Lake View category, and it has small a beach. Other than Aulani, unplanned food is probably the best with Capt Cooks, Kona Mobile Order, Kona Island, Tambu Lounge, Pineapple Lanai, and Trader Sams. There's no spa and it can be bustling, especially the main pool, but it's also kind of a sleeper choice between the beach, good room views, and the unplanned food options. I think this gets my vote?
As for OKW getting a huge share of the votes, I agree it's relaxed. But when I tried to think of why, I realized it's because it has to be? The food options are limited and 'just' good. They're also far away, sometimes a bus ride away, from most rooms. The main pool is subpar. A decent portion of rooms have some sort of body of water view, or golf course, but a lot don't. There's very little to do at OKW other than relax at your room, which I think enforces the relaxing sentiment. But you can relax in your room mostly anywhere. This is probably a lightning rod comment, but it's probably a good thing OKW has a relaxing reputation, because it probably couldn't live up to any other reputation.
