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Dec 13, 2016, 6:48 am
#122
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 45
Dec 21, 2016, 9:51 am
#124
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 45
Dec 23, 2016, 2:08 am
#125
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: whatever comes with CCs
Posts: 1,082
I'm considering bookign this room type:
MAKAI-MOUNTAIN SIDE-LAGOON TOWER-1 KING BED MAKAI at Lagoon Tower Mountain Side.
It comes out to 46k points per night for my 5 night stay. This room is 530 sq ft vs 422 for the Hale Ike.
A few questions.
1. how far is this room from
- beach : we will have a 2 yo with us and walking too far wouldn't be fun
- parking - we will be leaving the resort for some meals
- pool areas
2. Is this a newly renovated room?
3. would you rate this better than the hale ike rooms?
MAKAI-MOUNTAIN SIDE-LAGOON TOWER-1 KING BED MAKAI at Lagoon Tower Mountain Side.
It comes out to 46k points per night for my 5 night stay. This room is 530 sq ft vs 422 for the Hale Ike.
A few questions.
1. how far is this room from
- beach : we will have a 2 yo with us and walking too far wouldn't be fun
- parking - we will be leaving the resort for some meals
- pool areas
2. Is this a newly renovated room?
3. would you rate this better than the hale ike rooms?
Dec 29, 2016, 8:17 am
#126
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 45
Room Location
You will be looking over the parking lot with that room. If you look at a resort map, it could be labeled Lagoon Tower. You will be close to the kids pool which has a sand bottom. It is not that far from the beach at the lagoon, either. The Hale Ike rooms are generally further from both the pools or the beach but were just recently refurbished. The Ocean tower have the oldest decor but are close to a pool and the kids club but the furthest from the beach at the lagoon.
If you go to google maps to look at the resort, there is a streetview feature that actually lets you virtually walk around some of the paths. That will give you an idea of locations and distances.
If you go to google maps to look at the resort, there is a streetview feature that actually lets you virtually walk around some of the paths. That will give you an idea of locations and distances.
I'm considering bookign this room type:
MAKAI-MOUNTAIN SIDE-LAGOON TOWER-1 KING BED MAKAI at Lagoon Tower Mountain Side.
It comes out to 46k points per night for my 5 night stay. This room is 530 sq ft vs 422 for the Hale Ike.
A few questions.
1. how far is this room from
- beach : we will have a 2 yo with us and walking too far wouldn't be fun
- parking - we will be leaving the resort for some meals
- pool areas
2. Is this a newly renovated room?
3. would you rate this better than the hale ike rooms?
MAKAI-MOUNTAIN SIDE-LAGOON TOWER-1 KING BED MAKAI at Lagoon Tower Mountain Side.
It comes out to 46k points per night for my 5 night stay. This room is 530 sq ft vs 422 for the Hale Ike.
A few questions.
1. how far is this room from
- beach : we will have a 2 yo with us and walking too far wouldn't be fun
- parking - we will be leaving the resort for some meals
- pool areas
2. Is this a newly renovated room?
3. would you rate this better than the hale ike rooms?
Dec 29, 2016, 7:54 pm
#127
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 127
Hey guys,
Considering this property for a stay. Seems fairly kid friendly, but I'm just looking for something that my SO and I can enjoy. Ideally with a nice beach, some things to do nearby (I don't need a city but ideally something outside the hotel potentially?)
Hard to get a sense of this place from their website. Doesn't seem all that particularly great? Or does it really vary on where you stay on the property?
Considering this property for a stay. Seems fairly kid friendly, but I'm just looking for something that my SO and I can enjoy. Ideally with a nice beach, some things to do nearby (I don't need a city but ideally something outside the hotel potentially?)
Hard to get a sense of this place from their website. Doesn't seem all that particularly great? Or does it really vary on where you stay on the property?
Jan 2, 2017, 8:18 am
#128
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 45
Where to stay
The HWV will not check your box for a nice beach. Their beach is a sandy strip at the edge of the lagoon. The Big Island is not known for its beaches although it does have a few. There are other resorts on the Kohala coast with better beaches. It all depends on your budget.
Hey guys,
Considering this property for a stay. Seems fairly kid friendly, but I'm just looking for something that my SO and I can enjoy. Ideally with a nice beach, some things to do nearby (I don't need a city but ideally something outside the hotel potentially?)
Hard to get a sense of this place from their website. Doesn't seem all that particularly great? Or does it really vary on where you stay on the property?
Considering this property for a stay. Seems fairly kid friendly, but I'm just looking for something that my SO and I can enjoy. Ideally with a nice beach, some things to do nearby (I don't need a city but ideally something outside the hotel potentially?)
Hard to get a sense of this place from their website. Doesn't seem all that particularly great? Or does it really vary on where you stay on the property?
Jan 2, 2017, 7:30 pm
#129
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,909
Hey guys,
Considering this property for a stay. Seems fairly kid friendly, but I'm just looking for something that my SO and I can enjoy. Ideally with a nice beach, some things to do nearby (I don't need a city but ideally something outside the hotel potentially?)
Hard to get a sense of this place from their website. Doesn't seem all that particularly great? Or does it really vary on where you stay on the property?
Considering this property for a stay. Seems fairly kid friendly, but I'm just looking for something that my SO and I can enjoy. Ideally with a nice beach, some things to do nearby (I don't need a city but ideally something outside the hotel potentially?)
Hard to get a sense of this place from their website. Doesn't seem all that particularly great? Or does it really vary on where you stay on the property?
Jan 14, 2017, 4:09 pm
#130
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: IAD...and loving it?!
Programs: UA Platinum (1MM Gold), HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 858
just had a nice stay...
First, the Big Island Breakfast buffet benefit for Diamond and Gold is great. Very nice buffet normally priced at $32.95/pp so the included breakfast was worth about $66/day for this Gold couple. We also received an Ocean Tower upgrade from "Resort View" to "Ocean View"...kind of ironic since we'd originally booked the latter and then changed the reservation to the former at a savings of $50/nt...and then we were bumped back to where we started. Both tended to soften the $30/day resort fee (of which we used the wifi) and the $25/day parking fee.
Jan 17, 2017, 7:52 am
#132
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicagoland/ORD
Programs: UA Million Miler (Gold), Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,458
I tried to book an Ocean Tower room for September, and there are none. I'm assuming it's because they're starting the conversion of that tower to timeshares, although I can't find a date for the conversion to begin.
Jan 17, 2017, 2:31 pm
#133
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 45
Jan 17, 2017, 11:49 pm
#134
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: St. Louis
Programs: HHonors Diamond, SWA A-List Preferred, DL Gold, AA Gold, National EE
Posts: 106
Jan 18, 2017, 1:39 am
#135
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Somewhere In The Five Eyes
Posts: 228
Rescinded benefit:
Starting this past Monday, no more free, hot/full breakfast for Golds and Diamonds. Only the cold/continental is free and limited to two people per room. Upgrade to the hot/full breakfast is now $10 + tax per person, limited to two people per room.
On Monday, no signage or announcement of this change ... until the check hit the table. On Tuesday morning there was a small sign at the desk.
Starting this past Monday, no more free, hot/full breakfast for Golds and Diamonds. Only the cold/continental is free and limited to two people per room. Upgrade to the hot/full breakfast is now $10 + tax per person, limited to two people per room.
On Monday, no signage or announcement of this change ... until the check hit the table. On Tuesday morning there was a small sign at the desk.
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