Kings Land 2br

[GregT]

Just wanted to show you a view from the third floor of the Kohala Suites. Ocean! :whoopie:

Hey, that's good to know!!!

See pics of Hawaii make me want to go back RIGHT NOW. February seems far away.

Best,

Greg

 

[eal]

We just spent a week at Kings' Land and we are finishing up a week at the Bay Club. We were in Building 1 at KL and Building 3 at BC, and both units had a (distant) view of the ocean. I'll be posting reviews shortly.

 

[Sandy VDH]

These are called ocean glimpse not oceanvew.

 

[HatTrick]

All,

The very nice lady at the front desk found vacant rooms for me and another nice bell man took me on a tour. More random trivia on room sizes:

Living Area of Bay Club 2BR (Suite A) is 465sf including kitchen
Living Area of Bay Club 1BR is 334 sf including kitchen

Kohala Suites 2BR is ~390 sf including kitchen (harder to gauge because of angle)

And repeating earlier data:

KingsLand 2BR (Phase 1) is 300 sf including kitchen
KingsLand 2BR (Phase 2) is 266 sf including kitchen

All were in the same unit measurement (my flip flops) so the relative estimates are reasonable.

This may not be interesting to anybody (except me), but I was curious about the living space for the family in each of the area units.

All the best,

Greg

Hey Greg,

Revolution now shows square footage for Kings' Land units.

Phase I
1BR - 768
2BR - 1080
3BR - 1364

Phase II
1BR - 599
2BR - 920/950

Presumably, flip flops (slippahs in the local vernacular) were not used to obtain these measurements.

 

[HatTrick]

In Kona there is a stretch of road along the coast that is similar (to me) to the main road in Lahaina on Maui. On this road there are several more restaurants (like Bubba Gumps) and MANY gift and clothing shops.

Those would be Front Street (Lahaina) and Ali'i Drive (Kona).

 

[MaryH]

kona on Alia Drive by the Marriott courtyard is closed once a month for a craft fair. It was on Sun May 19 this month.

 

[GregT]

Hey Greg,

Revolution now shows square footage for Kings' Land units.

Phase I
1BR - 768
2BR - 1080
3BR - 1364

Phase II
1BR - 599
2BR - 920/950

Presumably, flip flops (slippahs in the local vernacular) were not used to obtain these measurements.

That's good to see, and I'm glad they included it, but I prefer the flip-flop/slippah relative measurement of Living Area... (please also note that I didn't include the bedrooms and bathrooms).

Although Phase 1 appears a lot bigger per the SF, the Phase 1 includes wasted space in the bathtub and doesn't efficient utilize the master bathroom space in general. So....Phase 1 looks a lot bigger than Phase 2 per the Revolution, but I personally believe Phase 2 is "only" 10% smaller than Phase 1 based on my experiment.

I'd be happy to stay in either one though! Thanks for highlighting the new info....

Best,

Greg

 

[MaryH]

Some picture of a 1bdrm Jr I think by HGVC classification on Hilton website.

Kitchen.

 

[MaryH]

Another view of Kitchen.. Not very well laid out. Don't cook often but like a good kitchen when I do.

 

[MaryH]

1bd Jr living Dining

 

[MaryH]

1bdrm Jr living room

 

[MaryH]

1bdrm Jr. bathroom. Very nice except lack of tub for those which it matter.

 

[MaryH]

Another bathroom view

 

[slum808]

Are there different point cost for the 1-bedroom Jr.?

 

[MaryH]

Not sure about HGVC since I am on a preview package. There is a price difference if you rent via Hilton website.

Some strange quirks, you have to turn on the water to use the washing machine but no info about the little switch to left of washing machine. Had to ask a staff.

Free DVDs for the week in a kiosk machine. DVD player via PS3 but controller detached in drawer and no info on setting to make it work.

Had to switch on the icemaker in the freezer.

Stopper for sink in bath is a pop up type but a couple of other parts which on other sinks may control the stopper of the sink.

They are now selling Kohala Suites and Bays Club with high incentives too but say they will build phase 3 soon. The sales girl I had was a fresh out of grad school local girl whose mom works there at HGVC sales that has only been working at HGVC for less than 1 month. I think I knew more about the HGVC then she did from my presentation 9 years ago and some reading on TUG. She had never seen anything at Kings Land other than the 2bdrm show unit so she saw Bay Club and Waikoloa resorts units for the first time... uhmm they should beef up the training if they want to sell full freight..

 

[bevans]

I am currently staying in a Phase 2 one bedroom at Kings' Land. I have stayed in all three resorts over the last few years and like all for different reasons. Our stay this time on the Big Island is for three weeks split between the Bay Club for the first half and Phase 2 for the second half. For my wife and I except for the pool at Kings' Land we would take the Bay Club for size of lanai's,location, and room layout. The kitchen's in Phase 2 do not have ovens but come with a two burner stove top and microwave. The pool area alone is not enough draw as we are beach people and spend very little time at the pool. For us we do not want to use any more points than we have to as we prefer to stay as long as we can as the draw for us is being in Hawaii not our amenities. Using up points for a higher floor makes no sense to us, I guess we are cheap as we value length of stay more. Getting 3400 point gold season one bedrooms at Phase 2 require booking early as there are few available and it seems I am not the only person who is unwilling to use up points on the higher floors. Curt

 

[MaryH]

Hi Bevans,

I am in building 22 2nd floor. yeah it is only a 2 unit hotplate and microwave. I have been in 1bdrm without a real oven at Hyatt Sunset Harbour but they had microwave convection oven. I was thinking of making some baked tortilla chips from ones I bought and realized no oven. I cannot reach the coffee cups, bowls and the casual glasses without help of a spectula.. I think the designer is 6 ft or taller since only empty cupboard in the kitchen is above the fridge for god sake lol..

uhmm higher floor is still a parking lot view. If it had a real ocean view, I might pay extra for it but not for higher parking lot view..

 

[HatTrick]

I am in building 22 2nd floor. yeah it is only a 2 unit hotplate and microwave.

According to the image below, that would put you in a regular 1-bedroom unit (HGVC doesn't have a "jr. suite" classification although the Hilton Web site does), unless building 22 is different from building 21.

Your unit sounds like a studio. Could building 22 have studios?

 

[MichaelColey]

We LOVED our stay at Kings Land last year. The property, and especially the pool complex, is just incredible. We are normally out doing stuff every day on vacation, but we only left the property THREE TIMES the week we were there.

Most of the other resorts in our "Top Ten" have some unique factors (like Harborside getting you into the Atlantis Waterpark, or Grand Californian having a walkway right out into Disney's California Adventure, etc.), but this one made our list based on merit of the resort alone.

 

[MaryH]

No it is a full 1bdrm but with limited kitchen rather than full kitchen.. Did not take a photo of the bdrm since it was a tad messy and forgot to do so when the cleaning came through.

 

[bevans]

The people here at Hilton refer to the one bedroom as a junior suite, there are no studio's here. I have stayed in Phase 1 before and they have full kitchen's in the one bedrooms but Phase 2 have more of a partial kitchen so perhaps the jr suite name? Curt

 

[HatTrick]

The people here at Hilton refer to the one bedroom as a junior suite, there are no studio's here. I have stayed in Phase 1 before and they have full kitchen's in the one bedrooms but Phase 2 have more of a partial kitchen so perhaps the jr suite name? Curt

I guess that's how Hilton distinguishes Phase 2 from Phase 1 for renters. 1-bedroom units with partial kitchen in Phase 2 are "junior suites" while their Phase 1 counterparts are listed as "1 bedroom suite - full kitchen".

Junior Suite description - Spacious 1-bedroom Junior Suite includes [a king-sized bed/two double beds] and a sofa bed and incorporates elegant amenities and furnishings like flat-screen HDTVs and DVD. An open living room offers home-like comfort enhanced by a private lanai. A kitchen features a stovetop, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator and all utensils. Suite bathroom has a shower only. Pack lighter and take advantage of the in-suite washer/dryer. Complimentary WiFi connectivity assures you're accessible when you want to be. Sleeps 4.

1-Bed Suite description - Gracefully decorated One Bedroom Suites sleep 4 people and offer one king-sized bed and a king-size sofa bed. Enjoy the convenience of a fully-equipped kitchen and the spaciousness of separate living and dining areas. The spectacular bathroom is luxuriously crafted with a free-standing shower and separate soaking tub. The suite also features a washer and dryer, cable TV/DVD and AM/FM-CD, and a private lanai. Stay connected while traveling with our complimentary high-speed wireless internet.

 

[LisaH]

Questions for GregT, slum808 (or anyone else), the pictures in post #16: Were they taken from phase I or phase II? Also, which phase has hardwood floor in the living area?

We will be there next month through an RCI exchange. Any tips/recommendations for the building(s)? I guess RCI exchangers are always placed in phase I?

Have not been to the Big Island for 7-8 years. Can't wait!

 

[fillde]

Picture 16 is phase 2. Phase 1 has hardwood floors.

Phase 1 has bigger rooms and nicer lanai furniture.

All rooms are nice. Enjoy your stay.

 

[slum808]

Correct, the pictures I posted for Greg are of phase II. I'm interested to see which phase they place you in. I have not seen a new RCI code, so I guess you could be placed in either.