To start off it has the best lagoon/pool area of a...

To start off it has the best lagoon/pool area of any resort on the island. A huge lazy river, three hot tubs, a double layered infinite pool for adults and a family lazy pool. Now it's great that they have this poop area because their cove has terrible swimmer's itch. For you who don't know what swimmer's itch is, it's where microscopic parasites that normally infect birds are riddled through out the shallow water and dig into your skin. Your body then has an allergic reaction and rejects them forming hundreds of not thousands of pimple/blister sores. Some get it bad, and some don't get it much. So at least it has an extensivr pools area (even has a Lil kid water playground, and a bigger kid water playground as well as a tube slide and a normal dark slide l).the restaurants are hugely overpriced don't go to the ama ama I went there twice, not worth it. Makahiki is actually delicious (go for dinner and get the salmon) but it cost $102 for just two people. So it's also pricey. The resort is 40 min (on good traffic and over an hour and a half in bad traffic) from Waikiki where all the fun is. That's where you can go parasailing for like 35 bucks. At the Disney resort you got two options fork over 100 bucks per person for the sail boat excursion l, or pay 50 bucks for the an hour of paddle boarding. Not much to do. Also at the local ko olina marina you got dolphin/snorkeling boats but even those cost 130 a person. So if you come to aulani expect to just play in their extensive pool area for the whole time. My favorite thing to do was to go to the country Market across the street. Buy good and drinks at a much more reasonable price and lots of good snacks. Best market around for sure. I've stayed a total of two weeks at aulani and got terrible swimmers itch within the first three days. So just watch out.