Ok first impressions of Alii Tower:
- There is nightly live music from the bar in the middle of HHV property. If you are in a resort facing view, you will hear this noise until 9:30pm. For a family friendly resort with tons of small children who go to bed before 9pm, it's puzzling.
- Alii tower check in desk closes around 6pm. The whole private check in experience is worthless if you arrive at night because you have to go to the main lobby to check in.
- Pool towels can run out. This just means you have to wait 20 minutes for a clean batch. If you see the pool stand with towels, get them instead of waiting until later.
- Charging to your room is a manual process that is not seamless or automated. It requires taking your ID and room number to verify your information and some restaurants on site make a big deal about it. This will add a couple of minutes to your payment process. Exception: the Tropics grill on the beach was fine with room charging without the lookup. YMMV.
- Starbucks on site is not open all day. They are not a normal Starbucks location, so no app orders or gift cards usage. Some people bring their own coffeemaker or instant coffee packets. Alii tower rooms have Keurig machines and hot water electric kettles.
- Eating on site all the time can get expensive, especially if you have kids. The mini fridge in the Alii room is incredibly helpful. Target grocery is a 15-20 min walk. If you are going to do some self catering, recommend bringing your own metal utensils in your checked bag. Also, bring reusable bags for shopping.
- Alii King room has a sofa bed. Alii double rooms don't have a sofa bed. Rollaways cost 125/night.
- Friday fireworks can be viewed from the 2nd floor pool. Best place to stand is along the balcony railing facing the beach. The beach will be insanely packed with people.
- Lapperts has a great breakfast pastry lineup with local Hawaiian flavors like mango bread and coconut muffins. They also brew Kona coffee.
Will add more observations later.
Last edited by izzik; Dec 29, 2024 at 7:57 am