I thought the resort was fine. I knew it wasn't going to be fancy (like the HGVC) and that was ok with us. It was a little farther to the beach then we thought I think it was closer to 6-7 blocks away (I might be wrong since it has been a couple of years).
The units were very clean, there were restaurants close by, and shops all around us. We felt very safe there and we had 4 teenage girls with us. We got 2- one bedroom units and we were in one with my son and the girls were a few doors down from us. Some of the units are apartments that people own and other are timeshare units. When I called they offered me the 4th of July and I didn't have to wait for an exchange. I did pay an extra charge since they booked a holiday week and they gave me 2 units for my 2 bedroom. I think I paid around $500 in exchange fees plus the $350 m/f on my unit so it was around $850 for 2 units over the 4th which I thought was a great deal.
We never had any problems with anyone at the hotel, they were very nice, the pool was on the 7th floor (I think) and they had a bbq pit that you could use. The one bedroom had a sofa couch, kitchen and a small dining area.
If you are looking for a clean place with a pool and you dont mind walking to the beach then I would stay here. Again it is not really fancy more of a moderate resort but I thought it was clean, comfortable and the staff was very nice.
I am not sure why II doesn't get many deposit but I think Platinum Interchange had quite a few when I was looking.
Summer was great in Honolulu, they had a big screen on the beach and they played movies on Friday and Saturday. They had fireworks, vendors and games for the kids.
We had got the entertainment coupon book and used that for additional discounts.
The only thing that I would recommend is watch out if you are traveling 5 days before/after a full moon. There are lots of polynesian manowar (sp?) like a jellyfish, on the side of the ocean that we went on (I think it was the west side) we had did a tour and they took us snorkeling then took us to another location to pay in the ocean. Out of 12 people of us 6 (including my son who was 6 at the time) got stung. I now check and see when a full moon is before I travel.
If you have any other questions let me know.
TIA,
Susan
