Aulani rocks!

[Amy]

There were no other fees associated with this stay.

H

Really? I have been playing with the new online reservation system, and bookings for Aulani are accompanied by a message and chart about the requirement of a daily transient tax for Aulani. I wonder why you didn't have to pay it. Is this your home resort?

Edited to add: I just noticed your profile shows you own at GC. Are you sure they didn't add the tax to your tab at checkout? Here is the message online:

For all stays at Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas, Ko Olina, Hawai‘i, the State of Hawai‘i imposes a nightly transient accommodations tax based upon the number of Vacation Points required for the stay and the per Vacation Point Annual Dues for the calendar year of the stay. This tax must be paid by check-out. The amount of the tax will vary from year to year and is subject to change.

The chart shows the tax varies by size of resort and season (so basically tied to the number of points needed for the reservation). The cheapest is $3.89/night for a studio at the lowest season; and the highest is $39.76/night (ouch!) for an ocean view Grand Villa during highest season.

 

[heathpack]

Really? I have been playing with the new online reservation system, and bookings for Aulani are accompanied by a message and chart about the requirement of a daily transient tax for Aulani. I wonder why you didn't have to pay it. Is this your home resort?

Edited to add: I just noticed your profile shows you own at GC. Are you sure they didn't add the tax to your tab at checkout? Here is the message online:



The chart shows the tax varies by size of resort and season (so basically tied to the number of points needed for the reservation). The cheapest is $3.89/night for a studio at the lowest season; and the highest is $39.76/night (ouch!) for an ocean view Grand Villa during highest season.

Sorry, it was something like $5.60 per day, negligible amount.

When I said there were no fees I was referring to reservation fees, the person I was replying to is not a DVC owner and does not necessarily know how the DVC system works. For example, with my Hyatt, I get one "free" reservation per year, then each other reservation is $40.

H