alisonslp
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2008
We are at the beginning stages of planning for a Hawaii trip and would like some BTDT tips regarding time of the year and how long we should plan for. Here is the background:
- thinking 2014 but maybe 2015. must be May-Oct; we are not Aulani owners so we do not have the 11mth booking
- 3 kids (currently 13, 13, 10) and 2 parents
- our first trip to Hawaii and, due to the cost of the flights, probably our last for a very long time
- we would like to see some of the attractions - volcanoes, Pearl Harbor; 2 of us will want to snorkel/snuba;
- mostly want to hang and relax
If we use 2yrs of points, we have enough for a long stay (10-14 days) for a 1bdrm ; but we likely will get a 2 bdrm for a shorter stay (up to 7day)
Any tips and insight is appreciated in terms of when is the best time to go, how much time we should allocate for just enjoying the resort vs exploring the islands, should we spend more points for the ocean/pool views or can you enjoy this enough through the resort itself? we have 3 that prefer pools vs beach/ocean. Is there a better area to request given this? ; any tips on in resort activities for the teen population?
- thinking 2014 but maybe 2015. must be May-Oct; we are not Aulani owners so we do not have the 11mth booking
- 3 kids (currently 13, 13, 10) and 2 parents
- our first trip to Hawaii and, due to the cost of the flights, probably our last for a very long time
- we would like to see some of the attractions - volcanoes, Pearl Harbor; 2 of us will want to snorkel/snuba;
- mostly want to hang and relax
If we use 2yrs of points, we have enough for a long stay (10-14 days) for a 1bdrm ; but we likely will get a 2 bdrm for a shorter stay (up to 7day)
Any tips and insight is appreciated in terms of when is the best time to go, how much time we should allocate for just enjoying the resort vs exploring the islands, should we spend more points for the ocean/pool views or can you enjoy this enough through the resort itself? we have 3 that prefer pools vs beach/ocean. Is there a better area to request given this? ; any tips on in resort activities for the teen population?