Lama pa'ipa'i on the Lanai – an Aulani TR -Aloha and Mahalo Aulani! Link to PTR 11/5

[glennbo123]

Hmmm, now you've got me conflicted. I think I'm like Jeff in regards to massages, and was thinking that we'd (or at least, I) would skip the spa. But you're recommending it so highly, now I don't know.

 

[rentayenta]

What a wonderfully relaxing and beautiful way to begin the day. Love love love it! Whenever we make it to Aulani, this will be on my list. Looks and sounds incredible from the scrub and rub to the heated stones to the showers and the rocks. I like that you two chose the same *Dream*.

I always get a new Disney coffee mug on vacation. While I'm only on the decaf now I still like my mugs. I realized, for me, its the ceremony of the mug, the warm, and less about the caffeine.

Your view is gorgeous.

I dig a full fridge and a stocked pantry.

 

[bstarprincess37]

Enjoyed your update . The spa looks so relaxing. I agree about the hot stones. I was always someone who flinched during massages but after my first stone massage I was a convert. Definitely makes a huge difference in relaxing the muscles...

 

[eandesmom]

Oh - I have had that Starborough wine. One of the few types of white I like - Sauvignon Blanc!

I love Sauvignon Blanc but am picky about them, can't stand them when they are too sweet. In generally the New Zealand ones have a profile I like and I hadn't had this one before and the price was right!

A morning in the spa - That sounds just heavenly! I'm getting relaxed just reading about it and seeing the "lame" pictures!

Gosh, I wonder what you did next?

it was heavenly! I can't say enough great things about it.

What a wonderful start to your day! I do want the scrub and massage though. Man I wish I wasn't out of points until 2015.

Jill in CO

I am always out of points! I was really really sad to give up the scrub and rub but seeing how much Jeff loved it..and the hot stones...did go a long way towards easing that pain!

Sounds like you and Jeff had a great spa morning !!! Your pix of the resort are wonderful !!I am soooooo hoping I get a Free Trip to Hawaii next year !!! I told Carol to ask as I got the cruise this year so it is her turn and of course I will oblige her and go alongJudy would be soooo jealous She is still saying cruise next year but with Vegas for me this September I can see her wanting that !!!

Oh Rosie, wouldn't that be marvelous!

Oooohhhh ahhhhhhh! Your spa experience sounds perfect! Glad they were able to still give you the upgrade even if they had to be creative booking it.

Your Aulani mug is really pretty.

I'm glad it worked out and we were able to be in the couples room, it really added to the experience for both of us.

Thank you, I love my new mug! It's a good summer one

Wow, that sounds wonderfully relaxing! What a great way to start the day on vacation, I bet that would really put you in a mood well suited to a vacation atmosphere!

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It was wonderfully relaxing and a great way to start the day and definitely helped us get even more into that full relaxation mode which can often take most of the trip for us!

 

[eandesmom]

Ok, I've never been into the spa/massage thing myself, but that actually looks pretty awesome. I can see why Jeff changed his mind.

After reading Bill's review of it, then Ellen/Pods..then Lurkyloo/Patrick, all the guys seemed to really enjoy it. I am so glad he did and that we went for it. It really was wonderful.

I love your Aulani mug. And that's saying a lot. I use the same mugs every day. They're my absolute favorite. I vary it with one other. They're both Jack Skellington. But your mug is PRETTY!!!!

I want a Skellington mug for Halloween but haven't found the perfect one quite yet. It is a pretty mug and it's a great size. Not too big and not too small! and feels good in the hand. Those things are important!

That massage sounds like heaven. I'm so glad Jeff was able to enjoy it. I've had some rough massages, so I really understand what he means. When you leaving feeling more ow than wow, it's not good.

I like it rough. it's a good kind of pain to me. But yes, you want both, wow and ow. Or maybe it's more like oomph...I feel that but oh..yes...get that knot out! It was heaven.

What a wonderful start to your day! I've never had a massage but the one that you described sounds heavenly. Oh and the mug that you chose:

It was heavenly! I highly recommend it. I love my mug, thanks!!!!

other than the "hour of work" part, the day sounds like it got off to a wonderful and relaxing start! I can't wait to go to the spa at Aulani, I've heard so many wonderful things about it! I would probably end up breaking the bank there I'd want so many treatments!

there are so many lovely treatment options it's hard to choose. Had the budget allowed (and time) I'd have gone back again for sure.

The hour of work was pretty lame...an hour on the lanai with my laptop with my coffee looking at the beach. Just horrible!

I like the coffee mug too! One thing in my coffee mug criteria is that it must be large!

Thanks! It's a nice size, not too small but not too big.

That spa looks delish! I could use a massage like your's, it looked heavenly. What is with the bathtub? Is that area so private a bath could be had there or would you be in front of God & everybody?,

No clue what is with the bathtub and definitely NOT private enough to actually take a bath unless you had a swimsuit on. It is right at the entry to the womens locker room.

The spa was delish!

 

[MEK]

I wonder how my feet would handle those reflexology stones.

The indoor/outdoor spa is just too cool. Sounds like a wonderfully relaxing morning. Well, except when Jeff got "beat up".

I still can't believe how lovely your room view was. Just perfect.

Love the stocked fridge.

Yup - refillable mug cost a little high, but totally worth it to keep the rum and cokes going.

Nice update. Sorry I'm a few days behind. Just taking a quick break from the grad party prep. Must get back to work now.

 

[eandesmom]

Hmmm, now you've got me conflicted. I think I'm like Jeff in regards to massages, and was thinking that we'd (or at least, I) would skip the spa. But you're recommending it so highly, now I don't know.

It really was the combo of all the glowing reports from other couples that had me convinced he should try it. I think the fact that it includes the Kula Wai does change the picture from "just" a massage.

What a wonderfully relaxing and beautiful way to begin the day. Love love love it! Whenever we make it to Aulani, this will be on my list. Looks and sounds incredible from the scrub and rub to the heated stones to the showers and the rocks. I like that you two chose the same *Dream*.

It is a MUST do! I though it was pretty cool we chose the same stone.

I always get a new Disney coffee mug on vacation. While I'm only on the decaf now I still like my mugs. I realized, for me, its the ceremony of the mug, the warm, and less about the caffeine.

I agree though mine is still caffeinated. It's the aroma, the warmth..the ritual. It's how I start my day and I can't imagine it without it. I try to avoid speaking until I'm one cup in! I didn't get a mug on the Oct trip which was surprising but I really hope I find a lovely holiday one this NYE.

Your view is gorgeous.

The view junkies were most pleased

I dig a full fridge and a stocked pantry.

Yes, yes you do!

Enjoyed your update . The spa looks so relaxing. I agree about the hot stones. I was always someone who flinched during massages but after my first stone massage I was a convert. Definitely makes a huge difference in relaxing the muscles...

The hot stones are AMAZING!

 

[eandesmom]

I wonder how my feet would handle those reflexology stones.

It could feel amazing! And hurt. And feel amazing!

The indoor/outdoor spa is just too cool. Sounds like a wonderfully relaxing morning. Well, except when Jeff got "beat up".

He didn't get beat up at Aulani, that was Mandalay Bay but it did traumatize him! The spa is spectacular and worthy of all the many allocades and awards it is getting.

I still can't believe how lovely your room view was. Just perfect.

I could have lived on that lanai. Oh wait, we did!

Love the stocked fridge.

Me too! We did go a wee bit overboard....

Yup - refillable mug cost a little high, but totally worth it to keep the rum and cokes going.

Except neither of us were drinking coke. So it was hard to have it really pay off. I think we got 3-4 coffees and maybe 1-2 sodas. They didn't have iced tea which really annoyed me. But the ability to have our rum and juice drinks poolside and not pay pool service drink prices was...priceless.

Nice update. Sorry I'm a few days behind. Just taking a quick break from the grad party prep. Must get back to work now.

When is the party?

Nice ticker

 

[saintstickets]

Coffee on the lanai, an hour long massage, an hour in the Kula Wai and we were two VERY happy and relaxed campers who had loungers calling our name.

I would highly, HIGHLY recommend Laniwai to anyone headed to Aulani. And if you go for a massage, DVC or not, spend the 10 bucks and get the heated stones. I've had stone massages before and this isn't exactly that but oh does it make a huge difference. Huge. I think it was the key difference for Jeff. Next time I might allow time for the Kula Wai before AND after treatment! I apologize for the profoundly lame photos and promise that any of the 3 TR links mentioned at the intro to this TR have far better pictures.

I was relaxed. What can I say?

Ditto to all the kudos given to Laniwai at Aulani!! DW and I did the couples massage while we were there (it was a virgin massage for me) and I cannot praise enough the whole experience. DW said it was much better than the massages she gets in our home town but I think I've created a monster...now we have her a massage scheduled at the Dolphin when we are at WDW in October! I think I see a pattern developing.

 

[eandesmom]

Ditto to all the kudos given to Laniwai at Aulani!! DW and I did the couples massage while we were there (it was a virgin massage for me) and I cannot praise enough the whole experience. DW said it was much better than the massages she gets in our home town but I think I've created a monster...now we have her a massage scheduled at the Dolphin when we are at WDW in October! I think I see a pattern developing.

Andy and Glenn, take note!

It was your review that got me thinking I really should see if he wanted to go.

Ohhhh Mandara! They have an AMAZING "scrub and rub" I really hope to get one there over New Years. It is a lovely lovely spa, very zen like as well.

 

[afwdwfan]

Andy and Glenn, take note!

Well, if I'm going to do it, I want to do it right. Unfortunately, I don't know if/when I'll ever get to Aulani. It certainly won't be from lack of trying though.

 

[eandesmom]

Well, if I'm going to do it, I want to do it right. Unfortunately, I don't know if/when I'll ever get to Aulani. It certainly won't be from lack of trying though.

Never say never

 

[englishrose47]

Just checkinh in so I know where I left off reading

 

[eandesmom]

Just checkinh in so I know where I left off reading

 

[2xcited2sleep]

The view from your room is just so stunning. Wow!

Still cannot understand why they don't make all the coffee mugs dishwasher safe!

Your morning at the spa sounds heavenly. So glad it lived up to the "hype" and that even Jeff liked it. Definitely adding to the "must dos" for whenever I am able to make a trip out there!

 

[eandesmom]

The view from your room is just so stunning. Wow!

It was! So perfect, couldn't have asked for more

Still cannot understand why they don't make all the coffee mugs dishwasher safe!

Me either! Although interestingly enough, my "replacement" OKW one got put in the dishwasher last week by well meaning E's and it surrvived. Thank goodness! I did look at the bottom of the Aulani one (which is actually an O'leo room one) and it definitely had the handwash only or not dishwasher safe labeling so that was a deal killer for sure.

I wish melamine was dishwasher safe too, so many cute summer plates and things I would get...maybe it is for the best. Bad enough I have to hand wash my mickey salad tongs/servers as it is

Your morning at the spa sounds heavenly. So glad it lived up to the "hype" and that even Jeff liked it. Definitely adding to the "must dos" for whenever I am able to make a trip out there!

It really did live up to the hype, and then some!

 

[scottny]

The coffee mug is nice.
The spa pools sound nice but I do not care for anyone touching me. It looked pretty.

 

[eandesmom]

The coffee mug is nice.
The spa pools sound nice but I do not care for anyone touching me. It looked pretty.

Thanks! It is beautiful there. Unfortunately they don't sell just access to the Kula Wai, I imagine it would be very crowded if they did as it would be popular, you only get it with some kind of spa or salon service...which unfortunately does involve touching.

I like my mug too

 

[Leshaface]

Followed you over from your TR with Mary Ellen!

Now off to catch up

 

[eandesmom]

Followed you over from your TR with Mary Ellen!

Now off to catch up

Aloha and thrilled to have you here