We've been there for two 4th holidays. On the first one, our room faced the valley so we couldn't see fireworks from the room without leaning way over the lanai. Better to be in the throngs on the beach or at the edge of the property. This year, we somehow got a room overlooking the Ka Wa'a grounds facing the ocean. We could see the fireworks from the launch point and all the way up into the sky. Very nice. Can't hear the music, but no crowds to deal with either. Don't plan to go anywhere afterwards, though. The road is completely clogged for hours with people trying to get out of the area using that one small road.