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miles_navigator
Stayed in 1 bedroom villa ocean view using points. Awesome room, great service, and very friendly staff. Absolutely no resort fee or parking fee nonsense.
Loved the villas inside and love they bring you extra laundry detergent or dishwasher soap on request unlike Marriott that gives you a starter set and then says go buy your own.
Only note on this trip, 4 years later, the kids weren't allowed to do activities on the hotel/ Regency side. Had to beg and lady let us. Last time I recall kids went back and forth for activities, i.e. the ones you have to sign up for. Not sure if it's left over from covid protocols or a change they are making. Even though Camp Hyatt is still closed there were more kids activities on the Regency hotel side.
Pools are still useable across both properties which is probably what most people care about.
Happy hour is more affordable on time share side. Made mistake thinking it's same price while on hotel side, got drink, got the bill, ouch! At least didn't repeat the mistake.
The conceirge desk is a different company between Residence Club and Regency. Had to walk over to Regency to get my tickets for Tour of the Stars that I booked a couple of months before.
Fell free to DM if anyone has questions. In general great stay and would come back here again.
Must have missed you! Stayed here also in a 1-br ocean view villa on points roughly the same time. Had to keep checking until I was able to book five nights between two reservations. I only received a 3rd floor unit, so not the best view of the ocean, but definitely still good.
30k a night books both the 1-br mountain view and the 1-br ocean view, so get the ocean view if available. Found it to be a great value, especially compared to 25k for a standard room at the Regency next door. I saw a 2-br unit available on a few nights, but never with points, so I don't know if that's possible anymore. Kitchen had high-end Bosch appliances and was well-stocked. Washer and dryer were decent. Bathroom is spacious, the pull-out sofa was actually comfortable, and the lanai is terrific.
Like miles_navigator said, guests can use pools at both properties. Didn't check out any of the kids' activities as mine were fully satisfied with the waterslides at each. Wish I knew about that Tour of the Stars program - sounds like it would have been a lot of fun. The beach in front of the HRC was pretty good (much better than the Regency's). Beach gets much wider as you walk north toward the Ka'anapali Alii. A little farther and you're at Black Rock for some good snorkeling.
There were a few tables around the area of both properties offering timeshare presentations. I was never asked to take one during our stay, but I did approach a table to see what freebies they were offering. A couple of free rounds of golf or a gift card to the spa was all that I was told was available. All the boat tours and luaus have been booked out for a while. I passed.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay!