Surgie2
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2016
Our family of 10 (6 adults and 4 preschoolers) just returned from from WDW and are already thinking about our family vacation for 2020. We love Hawaii and we like Disney and thought maybe Aulani and somewhere else on Oahu might be a good combination.
1. Can someone point me to the process of reserving at Aulani? I know a little bit about David's and point rentals but not much. I saw the sticky in this forum on how to choose location. Can someone give me a current price in dollars, not points, for a 3 bedroom villa in mid-July? Obviously will change in 2 years.
2. We want to split our time with 2-3 nights at Aulani and the rest of the time (10-12 nights) in a house rental on the windward side. Coming from Illinois so there will be jet lag. Trying to decide which first - wondering if kids will think beach house is sleepy after the excitement of Aulani. But then Aulani at the end doesn't seem as relaxing. We will have rental cars but don't plan to do much island exploring while at Aulani.
3. Reviews...I know opinions vary, but there have been recent very negative reviews about Aulani on a different travel forum. Outdated rooms...crowded...kids activities difficult ti sign up for, etc. Of course there are positive ones, but enough negative to make me wonder.
4. I'll continue to read this forum but if there are other resources that would help me in planning that would be great.
1. Can someone point me to the process of reserving at Aulani? I know a little bit about David's and point rentals but not much. I saw the sticky in this forum on how to choose location. Can someone give me a current price in dollars, not points, for a 3 bedroom villa in mid-July? Obviously will change in 2 years.
2. We want to split our time with 2-3 nights at Aulani and the rest of the time (10-12 nights) in a house rental on the windward side. Coming from Illinois so there will be jet lag. Trying to decide which first - wondering if kids will think beach house is sleepy after the excitement of Aulani. But then Aulani at the end doesn't seem as relaxing. We will have rental cars but don't plan to do much island exploring while at Aulani.
3. Reviews...I know opinions vary, but there have been recent very negative reviews about Aulani on a different travel forum. Outdated rooms...crowded...kids activities difficult ti sign up for, etc. Of course there are positive ones, but enough negative to make me wonder.
4. I'll continue to read this forum but if there are other resources that would help me in planning that would be great.