ricoba
TUG Member
Arrived here on Tuesday.
We were to have a 2 bedroom penthouse at the Lagoon Tower, but there was a problem so they "upgraded" us to a 2 bedroom penthouse here at the GW. I was really quite disappointed, but there is no doubt the penthouse here at GW is very lovely and quite large and upscale. But I still wanted to be in the Lagoon Tower. Here at the GW we were on the 37th floor with a lovely view of the resort and out towards Diamond Head, but you can't see DH, because the Tapa Tower blocks the view.
The resort manager Daniel K. called when he found out we were disappointed and was quite accomodating. There was not much he could do, but he did allow us to get access to the owners lounge on 35th floor which was a nice perk, plus daily cleaning.
Today we moved to our 2 Bedroom Plus (Partial Ocean View). We are on the 31st floor and this is where Daniel the manager was helpful. Since it's the 4th tomorrow, I requested to be on the EWA side with the Harbor View, so we can see the fireworks from Ala Moana Park tomorrow and the display from the Aloha Tower tonight. Daniel pre-arranged this room for us, giving the highest room available, it we were one room over we would be at the end of the building on the ocean side. I actually like this view because it is quite open and you can see quite far, whereas the view on the 37th floor DH side was mainly a view of the ocean and the Tapa Tower and the resort itself.
In our first penthouse we had two master bedrooms which was nice, but we wanted two double/queen beds for the kids and so one child slept on the couch. Again Daniel made sure that this current room would be one master bedroom with two double beds in the guest room.
This current room is very similar to the rooms at the LV Strip location. It is quite nice, though smaller than the penthouse, and not quite as upscale, black appliances vs stainless steel and marble in the bath vs tile here, and La Occitaine (sp?) soaps vs the Crabtree & Evelyn soaps here.
The door opens into the Kitchen, dining area and the LR, with two bedrooms on either side of the unit, again, very similar to the Vegas units except it is not a lockout, rather a regular two bedroom.
Weather of course is lovely, and quite hot. This is our first trip to HI in the summer and I think I may stick to the winter and spring again in the future!
Anyway if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask.
We were to have a 2 bedroom penthouse at the Lagoon Tower, but there was a problem so they "upgraded" us to a 2 bedroom penthouse here at the GW. I was really quite disappointed, but there is no doubt the penthouse here at GW is very lovely and quite large and upscale. But I still wanted to be in the Lagoon Tower. Here at the GW we were on the 37th floor with a lovely view of the resort and out towards Diamond Head, but you can't see DH, because the Tapa Tower blocks the view.
The resort manager Daniel K. called when he found out we were disappointed and was quite accomodating. There was not much he could do, but he did allow us to get access to the owners lounge on 35th floor which was a nice perk, plus daily cleaning.
Today we moved to our 2 Bedroom Plus (Partial Ocean View). We are on the 31st floor and this is where Daniel the manager was helpful. Since it's the 4th tomorrow, I requested to be on the EWA side with the Harbor View, so we can see the fireworks from Ala Moana Park tomorrow and the display from the Aloha Tower tonight. Daniel pre-arranged this room for us, giving the highest room available, it we were one room over we would be at the end of the building on the ocean side. I actually like this view because it is quite open and you can see quite far, whereas the view on the 37th floor DH side was mainly a view of the ocean and the Tapa Tower and the resort itself.
In our first penthouse we had two master bedrooms which was nice, but we wanted two double/queen beds for the kids and so one child slept on the couch. Again Daniel made sure that this current room would be one master bedroom with two double beds in the guest room.
This current room is very similar to the rooms at the LV Strip location. It is quite nice, though smaller than the penthouse, and not quite as upscale, black appliances vs stainless steel and marble in the bath vs tile here, and La Occitaine (sp?) soaps vs the Crabtree & Evelyn soaps here.
The door opens into the Kitchen, dining area and the LR, with two bedrooms on either side of the unit, again, very similar to the Vegas units except it is not a lockout, rather a regular two bedroom.
Weather of course is lovely, and quite hot. This is our first trip to HI in the summer and I think I may stick to the winter and spring again in the future!
Anyway if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask.
