No, you don’t hear the ocean because 1) its kind of far and 2) there aren’t any waves. Ko’Olina is a serious of man made, protected lagoons. But the resort at night is just lovely. Dreamy. Depending when you go the pools will close at 8 or 10 I believe. You definitely will hear the pool noise. In Winter months, I prefer IG view becuase it gets the sun so it warms it up. In summer, you def would want interior (pool or OV) Ewa Tower. IG is more private also. Pool is by far the noisiest and least private. We ended up on the 3rd floor which is the lobby level for pool which was easy but we wont do pool again, ever. If you are a balcony dweller any view other than standard is perfect.We’re planning a trip for 2019 and are definitely looking to book an OV 1 bedroom. This might be the most ridiculous question, but are you able to hear the ocean from the room with the doors open?? Everything looks huge and far in the pictures I’ve seen.
My in-laws own a condo on Maui that is so close to the ocean that my kids were terrified the first night even though they were in the far bedroom. They were expecting a Tsunami at any minute. Granted there are drawbacks to being that close as they’re now dealing with a sink hole....
Anyhow, I’m just trying to decide how many nights to stay at Aulani based on that aspect since we have other options but really want to experience Aulani as well!
No, you don’t hear the ocean because 1) its kind of far and 2) there aren’t any waves. Ko’Olina is a serious of man made, protected lagoons. But the resort at night is just lovely. Dreamy. Depending when you go the pools will close at 8 or 10 I believe. You definitely will hear the pool noise. In Winter months, I prefer IG view becuase it gets the sun so it warms it up. In summer, you def would want interior (pool or OV) Ewa Tower. IG is more private also. Pool is by far the noisiest and least private. We ended up on the 3rd floor which is the lobby level for pool which was easy but we wont do pool again, ever. If you are a balcony dweller any view other than standard is perfect.
Our stays have always been 9-10 nights. We rent a car which is worth it, free parking. Kapolei has a lot more eateries now and we go into Waikiki and N. Shore easily. We dont see any reason to stay elsewhere during our trip. Waikiki for a couple nights would be our only consideration because we just adore the nights there.
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We’re planning a trip for 2019 and are definitely looking to book an OV 1 bedroom. This might be the most ridiculous question, but are you able to hear the ocean from the room with the doors open?? Everything looks huge and far in the pictures I’ve seen.
My in-laws own a condo on Maui that is so close to the ocean that my kids were terrified the first night even though they were in the far bedroom. They were expecting a Tsunami at any minute. Granted there are drawbacks to being that close as they’re now dealing with a sink hole....
Anyhow, I’m just trying to decide how many nights to stay at Aulani based on that aspect since we have other options but really want to experience Aulani as well!
This might be the most ridiculous question, but are you able to hear the ocean from the room with the doors open?? Everything looks huge and far in the pictures I’ve seen.