Your airline's website has a page listing recommended arrival times.
AA's minimum check-in time w-bags is 45, but that is not enuff time for TSA.
AA's recommended arrival is 1.5 hours before departure, which sounds right.
I'd allow 30 minutes to drive there (it may only take 15). So, leave ~ 6PM
Does HGVC have luggage storage that could hold our bags while we do something during the day?
Your airline's website has a page listing recommended arrival times.
AA's minimum check-in time w-bags is 45, but that is not enuff time for TSA.
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We do have pre-check & we have access to the lounge at the airport, so we considered arriving early and drinking/eating there, so maybe would even leave by 4:00-5:00.Depends upon whether one has Pre-Check. With that, I would expect 45 minutes to be sufficient, but not plentiful. Without, I'd allow at least 20 minutes more.
Cheers.
We do have pre-check & we have access to the lounge at the airport, so we considered arriving early and drinking/eating there, so maybe would even leave by 4:00-5:00.
Q: If we wanted to stay in our room right until 10:00, what a good activity right the resort area that would take 5-6 hours?
Time to climb Diamond Head? visit Pearl Harbor?
Are there facilities to clean up before heading to the airport? Don't really want to pack wet swim suits.
Agree on TSA Pre, but I would never suggest arriving with 45 mins left to anybody without knowing, would feel bad if someone miss the plane. To each his own. Everyone must decide their comfort level of buffer time needed at the airport.
...Visit Pearl Harbor?
So if we save Pearl Harbor for the final day, would it make more sense to store our bags @ HGVC and uber/tax to Pearl Harbor, then return for our bags and head straight to the airport+1 Pearl Harbor. It is really an all day event.
I would not leave your bags at hhv, go to pearl harbor, drive back to pickup luggage and then head to airport. Pearl harbor is 15 minutes away from the airport.So if we save Pearl Harbor for the final day, would it make more sense to store our bags @ HGVC and uber/tax to Pearl Harbor, then return for our bags and head straight to the airport
OR
rent a car & drive ourselves to everything?
Check out before 10, leave your luggage at luggage area. Hike diamond head, enjoy the view, have a nice lunch somewhere in Waikiki, enjoy the beach, head to hotel and use the guest lounge area to shower etc. then head to airport using Charley.
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Do not leave your bags in the trunk of your rental car. It would be much easier to just keep your bags with you but a lot of cars get broken into in Hawaii. I see a lot of broken glass in the parking lots at popular sites, beaches, etc.
Q: If we're checked out by 9:00AM, what's a good use of 2-3 hours with a car before visiting Pearl Harbor?
Hoping to do something that won't need to shower or pack wet clothes in our bags.Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay or just nice drive to that part of the island.