Jay Fischer

Review of Aulani, A Disney Resort and Sp...

Don t get me wrong, this is a great resort if you ...

Don t get me wrong, this is a great resort if you want the Disney experience on Hawaii. It is oversold as that and there are comparable resorts if you are looking for less Mickey Mouse and children. The pool area for as large as it is, is too small for number of rooms in the resort. Seating in the pool area is limited during busy times unlike other resorts. People hoard chairs and the Disney staff does nothing to stop it.
The restaurants are average and the food is high priced. Monkeypod across the street along with others in the area offer higher quality food at better prices. The service and food we had at Awa Awa was not good. The ribeye is below average for quality and is overpriced.
Our room was average, great part was the view over the pool to the ocean. Our TV would not function properly for the five days we were at the resort. The phone crackled and the front desk could not hear when we called about the TV.
Beds were your average foam mattresses near need of replacement with divers in them.
We stayed on Maui and Kauai at Hyatt and Koloa landings, both offered similar features to Aulani, Koloa even with washer and dryer in the room.
Do your homework before booking a resort. If you do end up with Aulani be prepared. The resort is located 30 minutes from Honolulu, traffic in the morning can double that drive if you are heading in.
If you are looking for the disneyification of Hawaii Aulani may be for you, but other resorts can offer the same features with more of an authentic feel.