- Joined
- Jul 19, 2007
- Messages
- 7,128
- Reaction score
- 1,886
- Points
- 599
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA
- Resorts Owned
- Marriott: Maui Ocean Club Lahaina Villas (3BRx5), Ko Olina, Shadow Ridge II, Willow Ridge, Aruba Ocean Club, DC Points HGVC: Flamingo, Sea World, I-Drive, Starwood Bella (x4), SDO, TradeWinds, Worldmark
All,
Jack and I arrived on Saturday and have had a great few days so far. We've visited Hapuna Beach, the Hilton Waikoloa, and did a snorkel cruise on Fair Wind. The snorkel cruise is one of the best I have been on, and the destination is just a stunning location.
We are staying in Phase 2 and have a very nice third floor room. I like saving the points, but the room definitely lives smaller than the Phase 1, most noticeably on the balcony. The third floor has a nice mountain and golf course view and someone spending alot of time on the balcony probably would pay the points premium (8,400 vs. 7,000).
Having the road open to Highway 19 appreciably increases the traffic flow, but it's still not problematic. This is a great property and I love coming to visit it! I'm going to try and figure out what the composition of Phase 3 is, but the locations of Phase 1 and 2 are really hard to beat.
Best,
Greg
Jack and I arrived on Saturday and have had a great few days so far. We've visited Hapuna Beach, the Hilton Waikoloa, and did a snorkel cruise on Fair Wind. The snorkel cruise is one of the best I have been on, and the destination is just a stunning location.
We are staying in Phase 2 and have a very nice third floor room. I like saving the points, but the room definitely lives smaller than the Phase 1, most noticeably on the balcony. The third floor has a nice mountain and golf course view and someone spending alot of time on the balcony probably would pay the points premium (8,400 vs. 7,000).
Having the road open to Highway 19 appreciably increases the traffic flow, but it's still not problematic. This is a great property and I love coming to visit it! I'm going to try and figure out what the composition of Phase 3 is, but the locations of Phase 1 and 2 are really hard to beat.
Best,
Greg