Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa

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Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Kapolei, offering a luxury environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.

Rooms at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa provide a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and a kitchenette, and guests can stay connected with free wifi.

In addition, while staying at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa guests have access to room service and a concierge. You can also enjoy a pool and breakfast. Need a place to park? Parking is available at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa In Hawai`i Hotel.

Close to some of Kapolei's most popular landmarks, such as Ihilani Spa (0.1 mi) and Ko Olina Marina (0.7 mi), Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa is a great destination for tourists.

While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the cafes, including My Cafe, UlU Café, and Kalapawai Cafe & Deli, all of which are a short distance from Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa In Hawai`i Hotel.

Best of all, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa makes it easy to experience some great Kapolei attractions like Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, which is a popular military museum.

Enjoy your stay in Kapolei!

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Electric vehicle charging station
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Beach
Water park
Babysitting
Valet parking
Wifi
Hot tub
Lazy river
Pool / beach towels
Infinity pool
Pool with view
Adult pool
Outdoor pool
Heated pool
Sauna
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Poolside bar
Entertainment staff
Evening entertainment
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Kids club
Business Center with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Massage
Salon
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Concierge
Convenience store
Currency exchange
Gift shop
Non-smoking hotel
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Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
ATM on site
24-hour front desk
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Air conditioning
Private beach
Additional bathroom
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Flatscreen TV
Private balcony
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Brbnkseaj wrote a review Aug 5
Los Angeles, California98 contributions33 helpful votes
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All of the staff were really excellent. The housekeeper posed my kid's stuffed animals on the bed, which was really cute. We booked a standard view room because it would have been an extra $100 a night for a pool view, but they upgraded us to a pool view anyway. I suspect that they do that whenever there are empty rooms, but it might have helped that it was my 50th birthday and our first time there. The view would have been worth the extra money, too (we were on the 4th floor, near the entrance). If you don't get a good view, every floor has a floor to ceiling window with chairs in front of it by the elevator, I recommend a trip to the top floor just to check it out. The lobby also has a great view. The resort was fairly crowded considering it was July, but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as Disneyland. It was a little hard to get an innertube in the middle of the day, but not at night or morning. Pool loungers are impossible to get midday, but they have a place where you can stash your personal items by the water slide. It would be better if they had lockers where you could put things since 90 percent of the chairs were just holding people's things and not actually being used for sunbathing. If you rent a cabana, make sure to do it exactly six months in advance. I called five months in advance and everything was reserved. The character breakfast can be reserved thirty days in advance at midnight Hawaii time, which I did without any problems. The characters are pretty easy to get pictures with, very short lines, and the app tells you when and where they will be, but just for that day. They are only in a few spots and not that often, so plan ahead. They do walk around a little bit, though. One of the cast members saw me on my room balcony and had Stitch wave at me, and we saw Minnie almost get in the lazy river from our balcony. The pool party is also worth going to if you want to see characters. I though Moana really went above and beyond what was expected when we took pictures with her. There are a lot of cast members that are there just to answer questions about the time shares, but they never once tried to sell us anything, and even offered to take our picture by the Mickey statue. The best time to see the lagoon is early morning before the pools open. There aren't many fish in it, but I saw a couple by the rocks. I tried paddle boarding for the first time there and absolutely loved it. A lot of beach toys and life vests for kids can be checked out for free. The pools are all excellent and I have never seen so many lifeguards at a resort, and they were all very active and professional. There are a lot more food options a short walk across the street, but our room did not have a microwave, only a fridge.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Anne S wrote a review Nov 2022
Los Angeles, California712 contributions170 helpful votes
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I came from another hotel, and was hoping and praying we could check in early and we could!!! We arrived around noon. I'm sure it's usually based on availability. Our room was easy to find, and it's like everyone from housekeeping welcomed us as soon as we arrived. We stayed in a garden view room, which wasn't as pricey as the other rooms, but it was still nice!! We had a king bed and a couch seating area that folded open to a bed. There was a fridge, which I loved. And there was a safe in the closet, but I never figured out how it worked. I loved having a balcony. The door's a bit heavy, but when I got it open it was nice to just stand there and feel the warm breeze. You can even see part of the lagoon. We ate at several restaurants. Off the Hook was nice pool/beachside casual sit down dining. Ulu cafe was good grab and go stuff, but their hot items were really good! I had a smoked salmon quiche for breakfast once. Deeelish! On my birthday, we had reservations for Makahiki that's now a sit down 3 course pre-fixe dinner. I kinda miss when it was a buffet, but this was pretty good too. The ribeye was cooked to perfection, and the manager made a special trip to our table to make sure everything was cooked to our liking and to wish me a happy birthday. If you're having a day at the pool, you go to one of the stands to get your wristband for the day, but you do have to show your key card. Pool chairs are first come, first served. But make sure you stay active on your chair because people assume you've left already. As a childless adult, I thought there would be kids everywhere running and screaming, but it really wasn't too bad at all. There were some groups that were just adults. We also went snorkeling in their reef. It's $25 for the day or $45 for your entire stay. It's salt water. There's lots of fish, but my life vest kept deflating whenever I touched the mouthpiece. If you love swimming with fishes all day every day, then the entire stay might be worth it. But to be honest, one day just for 1-2 hours was fine for us. There are certain activities that are included, some that are a charge. Activities fill quickly, so it's best to a have a plan as soon as you can. I tried the ukulele class. But I have some basic skills, so this class is good for families who have never done this before. The class was a bit too easy for me, and I thought the teacher, Drew, even though was a good ukulele player, he was kinda full of himself. I kinda regret not trying the ultra bougie restaurant, Ama Ama. Maybe next time. I was so impressed with all the entertainment they had there. There was a great poolside story time that had one man narrating and some dancers acting out the story. It was really cool. I also enjoyed the live performers at the cocktail lounges and outside the Ama Ama restaurant. Even though there was a "room occupied" sign on the door, housekeeping still snuck in every day to remove garbage. That's ok. They're just doing their job. When it's check out time, you can just leave. I almost always have to go to the front desk to check out, so it felt weird to just leave. My ONLY Aulani gripe, we had to swipe our keycards an average of 10 times to open the door, and that is not an exaggeration. Other than that, everything was great. We left feeling happy and relaxed. Aulani does not disappoint when it comes to quality, and that Aloha spirit. One cast member said, "Welcome home" and I answered, "Someday this will be my home!"
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Date of stay: October 2022
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Sarah T wrote a review Aug 5
5 contributions1 helpful vote
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Beautiful resort! Our room was great. The kids loved it. They loved the lazy river, water slide, beach, snorkeling, etc. We had a great time at the luau and character breakfast. Staff is very friendly. Of note, you must book things as early as possible so you don't miss out, i.e. characters dining, Auntie's beach house. I felt like it was very competitive to get reservations, and a lot of pre-planning is needed.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Very busy, get your pool or beach chairs early in the day. Book activities and dining as early...
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Traveldom4 wrote a review Aug 5
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This is an amazing place to visit. There are so many different activities for people to do. The staff is very friendly and so are the Disney characters. I personally enjoyed the easy access between the beach and the pools. I would definitely come back in the future.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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ModernWanderers wrote a review Jul 2023
Fairfield, Connecticut1109 contributions245 helpful votes
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Disclaimer 1: I have travelled the world and am not generally a “resort” kind of person. And if I were to stay at one, a Disney resort would certainly not be my first choice. However, my husband is a DVC member, so I suck it up and accompany him on the sort of adventures he prefers — like staying at Aulani for two weeks (I know I know, definitely not the worst thing in the world!). Disclaimer 2: I’m a gym junkie and Aulani does lose half a star from me for its gym. Please keep these two disclaimers in mind as you read my review :) OVERALL? Aulani is pretty darn awesome — yes, even coming from anti-Disney me! I rarely give 5-star reviews but, gym aside (see more info far below), it’s difficult to fault this place……… The staff are INCREDIBLE (seriously can’t fault a single one of them, from the wait staff to the front desk staff to housekeeping … and everyone else in between). We loved our room (deluxe studio standard view) — clean, bright, roomy and with everything we needed. Having a mid-size fridge and microwave was a huge plus! We enjoyed a few of the on-site restaurants: Olelo Room (my husband LOVED this place and we went back a couple of times), Ulu Cafe (hubby was well impressed — and oh! those pizzas, wow!), Off The Hook (mediocre) and Makahiki (my husband in particular was most disappointed, especially for the price). This being said, Aulani is right across the road (walking distance) from numerous other eateries and only a short drive from many others, so you don’t have to stay and eat at Aulani if you don’t want to. Further to the comments above, the location is superb. Away from the hustle and bustle of Waikiki but also not in the middle of nowhere. Close to numerous attractions and only a short jaunt from the airport. We switched back and forth most days between seating overlooking the lagoon and floating on the Lazy River and using the water slides — we are early risers and never had an issue getting a chair each day. Loved the views and being away from the craziness of the pool area. Only a couple of negative comments from me: - Recycling and trash, despite separate trash cans being offered in the rooms/suites, is mixed upon pick-up (as an avid recycler, this upsets me — does someone then go into the mixed pick-up and sort the trash from recycling all over again or does it simply get thrown out as one?). - Our bed had four pillows — but only two of the pillows ever had a pillowcase on them, which made me feel a little skeevy… Despite my two small concerns above, we’d definitely return! Aulani was the highlight of our time on Oahu (and we did a lot outside the resort too!) and we will definitely be returning :) ********** ********** ********** If you plan to use the gym at Aulani, the following is my review of their fitness center — because the gym is perhaps my biggest peeve of our stay. If you’re not a gym junkie like me (I went to the gym on about 11 days of our 14-night stay), SKIP THIS PART!!! Overall, the gym is good: a variety of modern equipment, but…… - it’s not big enough (most days people were waiting for some time to use equipment) - towels were sometimes available and other days there weren’t any - none of the clocks on the walls were correct - equipment wipes ran out on one of the days (that being said, not everyone wipes down their equipment after using it — so heads up!) - one treadmill was broken the entire time I was there (I told staff about this several times and nothing was done about it — not even an OUT OF ORDER sign was placed on it … very frustrating for gym-goers) - the entry door wasn’t working for the first few days (gratefully, staff did ensure this was quickly fixed) - the cleanliness of the fitness center left a lot to be desired (see photo) Admittedly, the gym became less crowded by the second week of our stay and it was much more pleasant to be in.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Grab a chair early but don’t be a chair hog — make sure you’re actually using it!
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yadakings wrote a review Jul 2023
Los Angeles20 contributions23 helpful votes
I called to inquire about parking validation over the phone. I was told that they will validate as long as it's at least $50 on one receipt either at restaurant or gift shop. We bought to go food of over $70 at Ulu cafe for sunset picnic at the lagoon. We weren't given a pager or text alert. You had to be there physically waiting for the order. Was told at least 25 mins. We finally got the food after 50 mins. Missed the sunset completely. On top of that, was told they don't validate. Fine, will buy some stuff at gift shop then. After eating pizzas, we went to do some shopping at the gift shop. 2 T-shirts for a total over $70. I double checked and asked the cashier if they validate parking ticket and was told "Yes." After she rang up over $70, then she conveniently said that "We validate the first hour of parking." I was fuming, felt cheated. I was on vacation, didn't want to make a big scene. Is this what we want to teach our kids. Tell the truth, but not the whole truth. We were totally disappointed by Aulani. The resort wasn't even all that nice. Just a lazy river. What a wasted of our evening to visit the property and got cheated for over $160 for 2 pizzas, 1 mashed potato + grilled chicken, and 2 T-shirts.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Jenny wrote a review Jul 2023
Tennessee2 contributions3 helpful votes
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Aulani is such a beautiful resort with friendly staff and clean rooms. But the resort is very crowded, food options are limited, and no poolside/room service. The resort ran out of towels at the pools almost daily. And unless you get to the pools early in the morning, don't expect to find any seating available. The pools are freezing and not heated like advertised on their website. For what it costs to stay at Aulani, you can stay over at the Four Seasons for nearly the same with much better service and amenities.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Belladonna wrote a review Jul 2023
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If you crave for enchantment, then you must explore the fantasy that Disney created here in this beautiful island of Oahu. What we expected is what Disney is about, a fantasy. However, if you think of a nature lover's paradise, then you will be disappointed. Disney is the Master of all fantasy, nothing here is real. If your children must see authentic Hawaiian culture, the Polynesian Cultural Center is where the action is - Aulani is essentially a water-park, and lagoon resort for families with children who listen to stories told by pseudo-natives. The most majestic beaches, crystalline waters, and breathtaking wonders and everything in between are outside of Aulani, oh what a pity if you spend more than one day in this resort!
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Date of stay: June 2023
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sazzlem88 wrote a review Jul 2023
Uttoxeter, United Kingdom1416 contributions162 helpful votes
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We stayed as part of a wedding party for 4 days/3 nights. We travelled as a couple, but think this hotel suits families and couples. We are not normally fans of large resorts, but ew really enjoyed our stay here. It really does have everything...lots of on-site restaurants and snack bars (our favourite was the coconut shrimp from Mama's Shack which was reasonable at $18), as well as a beautiful beach, spa/gym, so many pools and water slides, lazy river. Staff were always very friendly and attentive. They even give you disney badges for whatever occasion (first visit, birthday, anniversary etc). The disney characters are great and there is something every hour (view the daily schedule) and get there about 10 mins early to avoid a long queue. We also did the firepit storytelling which was good as well as the nature tour - also interesting. The rooms are very spacious and premium quality. It is pricey, but you can arrive early and stay late, so really make the most of that. Public transport in Koolina is non-existent so get Uber/Lyft or hire a car to travel to places. We stayed for another week based in Waikiki which was cheaper and better transport links for sightseeing, so would suggest making the most of the resort if staying here. Paradise cove is a short walk round the corner and a nice place to snorkel for free (we saw a monk seal and turtle). We also did the luau here, which was great food and effects. Also very convenient as don't need to travel elsewhere. It is within the hotel, so not the prettiest of backdrops (others are based on the beach) and there is a small bit in the intro with Mickey (so not the most authentic), but good food and drinks, service and pre-show entertainment (make sure you arrive early to make the most of this). Also, the luau was cancelled a couple of times we were there due to weather, so would suggest booking it early in your trip in case it is rescheduled. I'd also recommend purchasing one of the Aulani beakers (around $25). Not only is it a great souvenir, but you can get unlimited refills during your stay. That is on all soft drink and they have soooo much choice. I'm not a fan of carbonated/fizzy drinks, but they have about 10 different types of vitamin/flavoured water - so plenty of choice! You will make your money back in a day with this! They also offer a similar scheme with popcorn, but I never tried this.
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Date of stay: May 2023
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Kelly D wrote a review Jul 2023
Hilliard, Ohio138 contributions37 helpful votes
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We are Disney Vacation Club members so we used our points for our room. We had a one-bedroom Oceanview suite and it worked for us quite nicely. We had a fully equipped kitchen so we were able to save money by cooking many meals in our room. The Resort was absolutely beautiful and provided a ton of activities that our family of four could enjoy. The Rainbow Reef snorkeling was a favorite as well as the complementary use of boogie boards for playing in the lagoon. We enjoyed a couple of the activities that the resort provided (at an extra cost) such as Make Your Own Mickey Ears and a Landscape Painting activity. We will definitely return.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Frequently Asked Questions about Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa
Which popular attractions are close to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Nearby attractions include Ko Olina Lagoons (0.3 miles), KA WA‘A, a Luau at Aulani (0.03 miles), and Ihilani Spa (0.2 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and a poolside bar during their stay.
Is parking available at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Yes, valet parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Conveniently located restaurants include Island Vintage Coffee Ko Olina, Roy's Restaurant, and Island Country Markets at Ko Olina #87.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness center, and a sauna during their stay.
Are any cleaning services offered at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business center, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Does Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the harbor view available here.
Is Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.