Anyone at Maui Ocean Club Now? [Merged]

[22go]

I just spoke to someone at the Maui Ocean Club. We have a reservation for a one bedroom ocean front unit for May.
I was told that I would either be in Molokai or Lanai. I asked about the construction and was told that Molakai would be in very acive construction at that time but Lanai would also have construction and some lanais would not be usable. Having booked Ocean Front, not being able to use the lanai is not too good.
Wondering if anyone there now can add to what is going on.
thank you!

 

[JIMinNC]

We were at MOC last week in a 1BR Ocean View in Lanai tower 4th floor. We had no issues at all with construction. There did appear to be one Ocean Front stack in Lanai tower with scaffolding outside. It was the corner stack that faces north toward the pool area.

The only time we heard any construction noise was when we were using the lounge chairs on the lawn in front of Nāpili tower. We could hear work going on in Molokai tower next door.

 

[dj_drf]

We are considering going there next January. Does anyone have a crystal ball projection of what to expect in the way of construction?

 

[Fasttr]

We are considering going there next January. Does anyone have a crystal ball projection of what to expect in the way of construction?

This is likely your best crystal ball.

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[BigDawgTUG]

We are here now, but in the Napli Tower. Took a photo tour for you. Here is what I can see:

Molokai Tower - The rear 2/3 of the South facing rooms all appear to be under construction and vacant. Workers are present and you can see equipment and appliances on the balconies. IMG_2405

Molokai Tower - The ocean front rooms show no signs of construction. IMG_2406

Lanai Tower - The North/Front corner (impacting some of the higher floor Ocean Front rooms) shows some work being done on the exterior balconies themselves. I cannot tell if the rooms are vacant or if the occupants just don't have access to the balconies. IMG_2407 and 8

Lanai Tower - The South/Rear corner shows a lot of work being done on the exterior balconies themselves. I cannot tell if the rooms are vacant or if the occupants just don't have access to the balconies. IMG_2409

 

[22go]

We are here now, but in the Napli Tower. Took a photo tour for you. Here is what I can see:

Molokai Tower - The rear 2/3 of the South facing rooms all appear to be under construction and vacant. Workers are present and you can see equipment and appliances on the balconies. IMG_2405

Molokai Tower - The ocean front rooms show no signs of construction. IMG_2406

Lahaina Tower - The North/Front corner (impacting some of the higher floor Ocean Front rooms) shows some work being done on the exterior balconies themselves. I cannot tell if the rooms are vacant or if the occupants just don't have access to the balconies. IMG_2407 and 8

Lahaina Tower - The South/Rear corner shows a lot of work being done on the exterior balconies themselves. I cannot tell if the rooms are vacant or if the occupants just don't have access to the balconies. IMG_2409View attachment 105679View attachment 105680View attachment 105681View attachment 105682View attachment 105683

Thank you . Enjoy your time in Maui - looks beautiful!

 

[JIMinNC]

We are here now, but in the Napli Tower. Took a photo tour for you. Here is what I can see:

Molokai Tower - The rear 2/3 of the South facing rooms all appear to be under construction and vacant. Workers are present and you can see equipment and appliances on the balconies. IMG_2405

Molokai Tower - The ocean front rooms show no signs of construction. IMG_2406

Lahaina Tower - The North/Front corner (impacting some of the higher floor Ocean Front rooms) shows some work being done on the exterior balconies themselves. I cannot tell if the rooms are vacant or if the occupants just don't have access to the balconies. IMG_2407 and 8

Lahaina Tower - The South/Rear corner shows a lot of work being done on the exterior balconies themselves. I cannot tell if the rooms are vacant or if the occupants just don't have access to the balconies. IMG_2409View attachment 105679View attachment 105680View attachment 105681View attachment 105682View attachment 105683

Note that the pictures that you identified as “Lahaina Tower” are actually “Lanai Tower”

 

[dj_drf]

This is likely your best crystal ball.

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Thanks! Given the typical Hawaiian pace, plus ongoing recovery work in Lahaina, it feels ambitious to expect this work to be wrapped up as planned in mid December.

 

[BigDawgTUG]

Note that the pictures that you identified as “Lahaina Tower” are actually “Lanai Tower”

Yup, my bad. I corrected the original post. Thank you!

 

[rickandcindy23]

We are not in a remodeled unit in the Lanai tower, but it's still beautiful and doesn't really need updating, not in my opinion.

When we saw the refrigerator in the unit, we were worried our food wouldn't fit into that little thing, but it did fit with room left over. We did bring our electric griddle for breakfast and grilled sandwiches or omelets later. We have an abundance of eggs right now, having purchased our limit at Costco and our limit at Napili Market.

If this was a Soleil-managed property, they would call the remodel good for at least another 15 years. Kind of a huge difference in management companies and exactly why I am going to see about deeding back our Hono Koa units to Soleil. $3,258 for an annual week at Hono Koa, and even though it's 40 feet to the ocean, it's not the quality or the comfort of Marriott and Westin. The oceanfront view at Hono Koa cannot be beat, but there is no AC, making it difficult to stay anytime during summer, especially July-September.

 

[Shiba]

Can you tell which tower(s) they are working on? Have an upcoming reservation and trying to figure out where I should request.

 

[alwysonvac]

Can you tell which tower(s) they are working on? Have an upcoming reservation and trying to figure out where I should request.

see photos posted last week

Anyone at Maui Ocean Club Now?

I just spoke to someone at the Maui Ocean Club. We have a reservation for a one bedroom ocean front unit for May. I was told that I would either be in Molokai or Lanai. I asked about the construction and was told that Molakai would be in very acive construction at that time but Lanai would...

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[rickandcindy23]

We just have a view of the dumpsters and the park, but there are constant dumping of trucks into the dumpsters. I hope they aren't throwing out these great beds. Someone can use these beds.

 

[lynne]

We just have a view of the dumpsters and the park, but there are constant dumping of trucks into the dumpsters. I hope they aren't throwing out these great beds. Someone can use these beds.

usually when resorts upgrade, they donate the former furnishings to habitat for humanity after they offer them to their employees.

 

[andre10056]

We just have a view of the dumpsters and the park, but there are constant dumping of trucks into the dumpsters. I hope they aren't throwing out these great beds. Someone can use these beds.

Non-stop dumpsters are not quite what we'd like to see if we were on vacation.

Most places won't accept beds (if you're talking mattresses). They always tell students not to bring home beds that may have just been put out at the curb for garbage pick-ups. Too many different types of critters that might be in beds.

And yes, I know those beds would be coming from a professional lodging facility that knows how to spot and deal with such critters. Unlike the average airbnb host who decides to rent out part of his house. But still.

 

[davidvel]

Non-stop dumpsters are not quite what we'd like to see if we were on vacation.

Most places won't accept beds (if you're talking mattresses). They always tell students not to bring home beds that may have just been put out at the curb for garbage pick-ups. Too many different types of critters that might be in beds.

And yes, I know those beds would be coming from a professional lodging facility that knows how to spot and deal with such critters. Unlike the average airbnb host who decides to rent out part of his house. But still.

Every time you stay at a timeshare or hotel, you are sleeping on a mattress previously "used" by thousands of people, in varying states of health and cleanliness.

 

[cowboy]

All of the floors on the north side of the Molokai Tower are being torn out. They are working on the first and second floor as of today.

 

[Thunder Up]

We were at the MOC for 2 weeks from 1/15/2025 until 1/31/2025. We were in an Ocean Front studio the first week, that unit was recently renovated and the second week we were in a 1 bedroom suite and that unit has not been renovated. We were in the Lanai Tower both weeks and we were on the 8th floor both weeks. We had full access to the balconies during our stay, we were in the center of the floor both weeks. We did not hear any construction noise during our stay.

On a more important side note, the whale activity from our view on the balcony was awesome; probably the most activity we had seen in the last 8 years.

 

[cowboy]

We are currently at MOC in the Molokai Tower in an ocean front villa having moved from the prior weeks stay in a garden view villa in the Lanai Tower.

There was some noise in the Lanai tower from the tennis/ pickle ball/ basket ball court and from the dumping in the trash bins in the area behind the building of the tear out being done on the north side of the Molokai Tower.

When we arrived last Friday to our Molokai villa the construction crews were on the 2nd floor, now they are next door on the 9th floor. The noise was barely noticeable until this morning when they started working next door. There seems to be a lot of drilling noise next door. Not to bad though.

There was a little construction going in the Lanai Tower last week but nothing noticeable as far as noise.

Weather has been almost perfect and the ocean seems to have a lot of whale action and is beautiful as always.

 

[cp73]

We were in an Molokai Ocean front studio 3rd floor (left corner closest to Starbucks building) and left on Feb 12th. Just the day before we left they were starting construction on the Ocean Front right side of the building and wrapping around that right corner to meet where they had just finished. I had spoken with a few of the workers who had indicated that this is being done in 10 phases and they were just completing the 3rd phase. They started I believe he said in June 2024. I dont know if it's 10 equal phases but if it is it I dont see how it can be completed in 2025. But thats ok with me because the resort is so nice with less people....I wish it was like this all the time. The construction didn't bother us at all and we were close to it.

 

[alwysonvac]

Latest Update
Molokai Tower is currently being worked (see photos below).
We were told that once this section is complete, they will take a three month break then work on the Lanai Tower.