It is all being handled by First American Title. Closing will take place in about 4 months which was part of the contract. I’m in no rush so that is fine with me. Points
Congrats! Actually this gives me an idea if down the road you want to give it away here while not wanting Disney to take it back for free. I’m just kidding but for something like MVC points someone could add some ridiculously long time to close in the contract so Marriott won’t do it but privately you can still close earlier.
My wife wants to do Aulani for her birthday in May so we should be OK booking that…hopefully.
While we’ve visited Aulani many times because we were at the MVC next door, we’ve only stayed once. We were severely disappointed in our ‘ocean view’ villa and would never choose one again. Yes, there are ‘Ocean Front’ villas with amazing views…but at Aulani there is no way to book one.
What room size? Could 2-bed be situated better? I want at least 1-bed but 1-bed only comes with 1-bath, which means I have to use the one in lobby!
We were in a 1BR (part of a LO OV 2BR). I’m not at my computer so I can’t easily see if the dedicated OV 2BRs are better located.
[Once again on my computer] Yeah, the dedicated 2BRs are better placed than the LO 2BRs (and thus the studios and 1BRs since there aren't any dedicated studios or 1BRs at Aulani). A little less than 1/2 the dedicated 2BRs are in fact immediately adjacent to the 3BR Grand Villas with the best views in the house.
Thanks for sharing. If I book 2-bed ocean view, do you know if it's a guaranteed dedicated 2-bed or not? Will do some research on this!
When I book BLT I choose which 2BR I want. I assume the same is also true of Aulani.
Down to the exact unit?
I see what you mean when I tried booking. Yeah I have a choice between 2-bed and 2-bed lockoff, for the same point cost.
Was it a studio, one-bedroom or a two-bedroom? We had a one-bedroom ocean view and thought the view was fantastic. Below is a picture from the balcony.
It was a 1BR...813 or 913 judging from the villa map. It faced northwest and was tucked in against the south west facing wing. The view was mainly of other Aulani villas, the Four Seasons hotel, and Four Seasons garage rooftop/tennis courts with a peek at the ocean in the far distance. Being on the balcony kind of sucked most of the day because of the noise - the cul de sac below served as a loading zone.
I had reserved an ocean view and that is what I got. It isn’t ocean front as that view is about 10:00 o’clock off the balcony. That was my first time at Aulani so not sure of the differing quality of ocean views rooms but it seemed to me that they all should be somewhat similar based on the angle of the buildings.
