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

[Nickyz79]

Sorry put last reply in wrong thread.

 

[NC State Tigger]

Just a little over 3 weeks till our Aulani vacation. Been checking this thread again
trying to decide on what to request for our 2 bedroom (dedicated) villa.
Been trying for the longest time to decide if I want to request a villa with the "straight" or "angled" balcony.
Have promised myself to contact MS tomorrow with request. Know I want to request "high floor facing the pool and valley". Just keep going back and forth about what building.

 

[wdrl]

If you want a view overlooking Waikolohe Valley, there is only one set of dedicated two-bedroom villas with a non-angled balcony (xx50), but there are five sets (xx02, xx08, xx74, xx80, xx86) with angled balconies. Given the odds, I wouldn't worry about the balcony configuration.

Good luck. If you don't like your villa, I'll be glad to finish out your stay for you, no matter how bad it might be.

 

[hbg4]

I just cancelled my Disney Fantasy cruise and booked flights to Hawaii instead. So glad I found this site so that I can have an idea of what type of villa to pick.

 

[hannahbelle]

As much as I LOVED our 1 bedroom pool view room last March, I booked a 1 bedroom STANDARD view for next March in order to maximize our points and stay an entire week.
I have enough banked points to stay in an Ocean view room however, I know we do not spend that much time in our room.
Can anyone tell me what I can expect with a standard view 1 bedroom. Will I even get in the new building or will I be up by the Lobby?
Anyone stay in a standard 1 bedroom that wasnt a big disappointment. Im wondering if I should wait list a pool view now??
TIA!!!

 

[Cinderpamela]

As much as I LOVED our 1 bedroom pool view room last March, I booked a 1 bedroom STANDARD view for next March in order to maximize our points and stay an entire week.
I have enough banked points to stay in an Ocean view room however, I know we do not spend that much time in our room.
Can anyone tell me what I can expect with a standard view 1 bedroom. Will I even get in the new building or will I be up by the Lobby?
Anyone stay in a standard 1 bedroom that wasnt a big disappointment. Im wondering if I should wait list a pool view now??
TIA!!!

Check out the pics of the standard view rooms "views" on the first page of this thread by clicking on the links next to them... that should give you a pretty good idea. Then from there is you look at the room category diagrams that WDRL posted back on the first page, it will give an idea where the standard view rooms are located.

 

[wdrl]

As much as I LOVED our 1 bedroom pool view room last March, I booked a 1 bedroom STANDARD view for next March in order to maximize our points and stay an entire week.
I have enough banked points to stay in an Ocean view room however, I know we do not spend that much time in our room.
Can anyone tell me what I can expect with a standard view 1 bedroom. Will I even get in the new building or will I be up by the Lobby?
Anyone stay in a standard 1 bedroom that wasnt a big disappointment. Im wondering if I should wait list a pool view now??
TIA!!!

We have 100 Aulani points which lets us stay for a week in a Ocean View studio every other year. If we booked at Standard View Studio instead, we could stay 11 nights. Four more nights would be really nice, but for us the view is worth the extra points.

Its not just the view that I like, but also listening to the sights and sounds from Waikolohe Valley. Last September we had a Pool View Studio (villa #304) and we loved sitting on our balcony and listening to the music that played during the day around the Waikolohe Pool and Lazy River. It was especially nice to hear the morning chant at the start of the day.

If we had a Standard View villa, we would not face Waikolohe Valley so we'd miss hearing the music from Waikolohe Valley. Instead, we'll probably face the driveway or another building. At best, we'll see some landscaping or a little bit of the Ko Olina neighborhood. So far, the least attractive Standard View I've have seen is from villa #457. Every other Standard View villa is a little better than #457.

Whatever you decide, good luck on getting a nice villa!

 

[ep1229]

Hi All! We are going on our Aulani trip at the beginning of November. We are super excited! First time to Hawaii!! I was wondering if anyone knew which dedicated 2 BR Ocean views have a good view of the ocean.

 

[LoveBugs]

Thank you all for the great info on this thread! I've been compiling a list of room areas that might be better than others, but thought I might as well post and see if anyone has any specific recommendations for me for our room request.

We're staying in an Island View 1 bedroom (next week!). Are there any requests you would recommend I make for room location?

I'll be sure to post pics when we return!

 

[amym2]

Thank you all for the great info on this thread! I've been compiling a list of room areas that might be better than others, but thought I might as well post and see if anyone has any specific recommendations for me for our room request.

We're staying in an Island View 1 bedroom (next week!). Are there any requests you would recommend I make for room location?

I'll be sure to post pics when we return!

We'll also be at Aulani later this month, and we have a 2bdrm Island View reserved. From reading this thread and others, it sounded like our best chance at a peek at the ocean was a room in the long wing of the Ewa tower, facing away from the pool, on a high floor. I called MS a couple of weeks ago and put in my request. For a 1bdrm, that would be a high floor ending in the following:

xx71, xx77, or xx83

Good luck!

 

[LoveBugs]

Thanks so much! I've been going through alllll the pages in this thread and did come across the pics of the xx77 rooms which include a peek of ocean. Just put in this request:

"Hi there,

We are arriving at Aulani on October 10 and I would like to put in a few requests for our room. The reservation number is XXXXXX....

We would appreciate being placed in the long wing of the Ewa building, facing away from the pool, on a high floor, specifically in a room number ending in xx71, xx77, or xx83.

Thank you very much!"


I hope it helps!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TagsMissy]

We went with a pool view for our next visit (10days but pondering tacking on a couple more), I just requested high floor and I'm going to hope we get a partial ocean view/peek

We were going to go with ocean view but we found out we have a wedding at DL later in 2014 so we need points to book a villa at GCV for a few nights.

 

[BowlingAriel]

Ok -we are heading to Aulani Nov 6-13th. So excited.
Booked a 1bedroom - oceanview.

I've been reading about people submitting room requests.
Where - when and how do I do that?

Thanks for the pics I am beyond excited to go after looking at all these.

 

[amym2]

Ok -we are heading to Aulani Nov 6-13th. So excited.
Booked a 1bedroom - oceanview.

I've been reading about people submitting room requests.
Where - when and how do I do that?

Thanks for the pics I am beyond excited to go after looking at all these.

I've always read that it's best to do it by phone, so I called Member Services to put in the request.

 

[BowlingAriel]

amym2 - thanks

 

[TagsMissy]

Oh whatever shall I do??!!! We can save $157 per person for flights by extending our Aulani vacation a couple of days -- let me think long and hard about that.

 

[Iceman93]

Okay, I kept meaning to take more pictures this year but really only got one. We stayed in 180, the dedicated 2BR poolside gardens view room on the ground floor of the Ewa tower. For my family, the location was absolutely perfect. We were convenient to absolutely everything, and never had to deal with stairs or an elevator to get to our room. This is the view looking out one of the patios toward the Waikolohe Valley.

 

[wdrl]

This is the view looking out one of the patios toward the Waikolohe Valley.

Thanks for posting your photo! One question about your villa. Did Aulani put a fence between your patio and the walkway? There weren't any fences when we were there in September 2012, but I thought Aulani had installed some in the last few months.

 

[jerseygal]

That is a pool view room correct?

We will try to book a standard dedicated 2 BR for our May-June trip. I have contemplated spending extra points for different view options, but have decided to stick with the standard view room for this trip. Perhaps I will use our remaining points on a 3 day quick getaway in early December for a studio for my hubbie and I! Youngest will be a freshman in college by that time, so we will be free to travel and enjoy!

Thank you for posting! I will cross my fingers and toes that we will have a decent standard view!

 

[Cinderpamela]

That is a pool view room correct?

We will try to book a standard dedicated 2 BR for our May-June trip. I have contemplated spending extra points for different view options, but have decided to stick with the standard view room for this trip. Perhaps I will use our remaining points on a 3 day quick getaway in early December for a studio for my hubbie and I! Youngest will be a freshman in college by that time, so we will be free to travel and enjoy!

Thank you for posting! I will cross my fingers and toes that we will have a decent standard view!

Just be aware when you are booking that the Standard View rooms are often the first to get snatched up... I have tried both times right at the 7 month window (for our July/Aug 2012 trip and this upcoming Christmas trip) to get Standard View and each time I have had to go with other category's as Standard was all booked.

Just have your different points scenarios planned in advance so you know what you can do with your points if the Standard category is already booked.

For our Christmas reservation I had to do the first 2 nights in a Studio Ocean View and then switch to a Island View One Bedroom due to availablity.