Originally Posted by
Eujeanie View Post
Have you checked out the Ho'Olei condos across the street? Depending on the ages of your kids, it might be a better value than 4 people in each room. We had 'tweens who freely walked over and back to the GW on their own, as well as to what they called the "little pool" at the Ho'Olei, just beautiful, and NOT little. Full kitchen, living area, HUUUUGE decks. Most units have 3 BRs with king beds - we were lucky enough to get the few they had with one bedroom having 2 beds, but they are in great demand. They don't do rollaways, but they will give you air mattresses if the kids are amenable to the adventure.
It's worh a comparison before you make a decision.
Got some pricing for Ho'Olei in July and it works out to be cheaper doing 2 rooms in the hotel for the week, when comparing Garden View rooms. 2 rooms all-in (with resort fees, tax, and the 30% Elite Member rate discount) is $19k for the week. For the 3-bedroom condo (which only gets the 20% discount) it's $24k. Even if the 30% discount applied, it still only gets it down to $22K.
In running all the numbers, one thing that stood out is how much of an impact the 30% discount has on the room tax. At 17.41% (14.5% state + 3% local tax), it knocks off another $1k in taxes for the 2 rooms.