![]() ![]() * Oversized bathrooms and custom-designed furnishing. * It features Roy Yamaguchi's Signature Kitchen, created by Hawaii’s own master chef, designed with luxury appliances and ample space perfect for entertaining. * High end hotel style complimentary bathroom amenities by Earlsley &Windsor and a seasonally inspired welcome basket. One king size bed, two twin beds and a queen pullout sofa bed, provide plenty of bedding for important occasions like friends and family reunions. The master bedroom is separated from the second bedroom each bedroom has its own full bathroom. This corner unit villa has a spacious living, dining, and open kitchen area in the middle. So basically the beaches are public, kinda sorta not really.Immaculate newly refurnished, warm Koa wood design condo, with luxurious bedding, pristine furnishings, and fully equipped top of the line kitchen and electronics. People said this violated the "public access" so the wall was taken down (and now a rope is there). The Four Seasons got a slap on the wrist a few years back when they tried to build a rock wall to separate their beach from the Aulani beach. They let people break the rules when they want to. ![]() The Four Seasons beach was littered with cigarette butts (also banned) right where the beach meets the sidewalk. They weren't obnoxiously large, but certainly larger than the average innertube. We also spent quite a bit of time in Lagoon #2 in front of the Marriot Beach Club and there was an assortment of larger floatation devices. I was also there last week as well and there was a very large mermaid floaty as well as a plink flamingo floaty in Lagoon #4 (Aulani) on several of the days. As for the floatation devices, that is at their descretion. For example, no alcohol is permitted on the beaches but many people, including myself, had alcohol on the beaches. ![]() This drew a lot of hostility and protests so public access is allowed to keep people happy, but the resorts make the rules, but they certainly bend them when they want. Because the beaches are technically "man-made" by blowing the beach back up onto the land closer to the resorts to create the lagoon, they do not fall under the "all beaches are public". The "privately owned" is a slippery slope that has drawn protests and anger from residents. Also, there are zero waves in the lagoons so I wouldn’t bother buying a Boogie Board either (though if you plan to stay in Waikiki at all, the waves there are great!). So don’t plan on buying any of that stuff at Costco or Walmart on your way to Aulani because you’ll just be disappointed. You can use a small donut float or a noodle. They told me the beach (and apparently somehow the ocean?) is private property. I carried the large Disney Sebastian and Disney Flounder pool floats (both single user floats) all the way to Aulani to use at the beach (since I knew in advance that private pool floats are not allowed in the pool) and was told I could not use it. Ko Olina (which is the entire area/community where Aulani is, composing many hotels and large stretch of coastline) has an “Aloha Patrol” that will not allow private beach chairs, umbrellas, or any large “unsightly” toys. One thing I wanted to mention to anyone that is going (since I did not know about it.) are the very restrictive rules for the beaches. Just got back from Aulani and it was great! I love the immersive resort life there. ![]()
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