Aulani, A Disney Hotel & Resort

Honolulu, Honolulu

Star rating

Waikolohe Valley
Partial Ocean View Room
Standard Room
Waikolohe Stream
Wailana Pool
Wailana Pool Bar
Standard Room
Waikolohe Valley
Partial Ocean View Room
Standard Room
Waikolohe Stream
Wailana Pool
Wailana Pool Bar
Standard Room

The hotel

The magic of Disney meets the splendour of Hawaii at the Aulani. Relaxed yet regal, highlights include a white sandy beach, tropical gardens, luxurious lagoons and sparkling waterfalls. There’s also the most incredible water complex on-site with winding paths to explore, twisting through misty caverns and lava rocks, thrilling water slides, an interactive play area and 4 whirlpool spas, 2 of which are placed to capture perfectly the Hawaiian sunset! There are water sports in abundance on the beach as well as your own private snorkelling lagoon – Rainbow Reef – offering you close encounters with Angel Fish, Butterfly Fish, Tangs and many, many more. Aunty’s Beach House is a uniquely themed kids’ club with a whole range of exciting activities including traditional wildlife and nature excursions, Hawaiian games, video games, arts and crafts and, of course, Disney movies galore! Whilst younger members of the family are busy, treat yourself to a spa visit, soaking up the serene atmosphere that prevails and waving any lingering cares goodbye. There’s also a state-of-the-art health club with cardio equipment to keep you trim, yoga and tai chi classes. Four restaurants incorporate a fusion of flavours from round the world, using the finest local ingredients to tantalise your taste buds. Whether it’s an intimate sit-down dinner that appeals at the end of the day or a more casual form of dining, Aulani caters for all!

Amenities

  • Babysitting service
  • Kids Club
  • Wheelchair access
  • Families
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa

Where is it

At Ko Olina, overlooking a perfect stretch of sandy bay with shallow beach and calm waters. Transfer time from Honolulu Airport: Approximately 30 minutes.

Hotel information

246 hotel rooms, all with air-conditioning, private porch or balcony, flat screen TV, complimentary WiFi access, tea/coffee maker, mini-fridge, safe, hairdryer, bathrobes, bathroom amenities, iron and ironing board. 

Standard View Rooms with 1 king-size bed and 1 queen-size sleeper sofa or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

Garden View Rooms offer at least a partial view of the mountains, spa or landscaping from the room or balcony, with 2 queen-size beds or one king-size bed and one queen-size sleeper sofa, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

Partial Ocean View rooms with 2 queen-size beds or one king-size bed and one queen-size sleeper sofa, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

Ocean View Rooms have 2 queen-size beds, or one king-size bed and one queen-size sleeper sofa, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

‘AMA‘AMA (open-air dining, temporarily closed), Makahiki (International cuisine open for breakfast and dinner, Disney character breakfast available), Off the Hook (Poolside bar serving casual meals and drinks), The Olelo Room (Upscale lounge serving appetizers and cocktails, with live music on the patio), Wailana Pool Bar (coffee bar from 6.30-10.30am), poolside bar serving drinks and casual fare from 11am-5pm), Mama's Snack Stop (quick-service poolside eatery), Ulu Cafe (Poolside cafe open all day for light meals and grab and go selections), Papalua Shave Ice, Little Opihi's (beachside kiosk serving snacks and drinks). 

Daily activity schedule. Live evening entertainment. ‘Ohana Disney Movie Nights (select nights, weather permitting). 

Pool complex including Waikolohe Stream featuring waterslides, lazy river, and rapids, Waikolohe (main pool with waterslide and pool parties), Wailana Pool, Ka Maka Grotto (family infinity pool), Keiki Cove (interactive splash zone), Menehune Bridge (interactive splash zone), and 4 whirlpool spas. Poolside cabanas*. Beach with toddler activity area and teen zone. Fitness centre. Laniwai Salon and Spa* with 15 treatment rooms and hydrotherapy garden. Aunty’s Beach House (kids’ club, temporarily closed)*. Snorkelling*. Paddle boarding*. Sailing Canoe experience*. 18-hole championship golf course* across from the resort with complimentary shuttle. Menehune Adventure trail. Guided walking tours. HI Style studio for kids. Community hall featuring games, arts and crafts, and movies. Sunrise yoga*. Scuba diving lessons*. Ukelele lessons.

Complimentary WiFi access. Gift shop. Babysitting service*. 24-hour room service*. Laundry/dry cleaning service*. Concierge service. Self-parking and valet parking $37 plus tax per day (payable locally, subject to change).

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

*Denotes local charge.

100% non-smoking hotel.

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Awful Experience

Jun 29, 2025 Lennon74 Northford, Connecticut

We wanted to love this trip since it was our first to Hawaii and what better way to experience it than with Disney. We love the parks and expected the Hawaii resort to be every bit as magical. We were wrong. Our first issue was when we tried to book an excursion through the Aulani app. My daughter wanted to take the "Pua's 'Ahiu Wild Boar… Read more
We wanted to love this trip since it was our first to Hawaii and what better way to experience it than with Disney. We love the parks and expected the Hawaii resort to be every bit as magical. We were wrong. Our first issue was when we tried to book an excursion through the Aulani app. My daughter wanted to take the "Pua's 'Ahiu Wild Boar Offroad Expedition" which we successfully booked through the app... or so we thought. 20 minutes after receiving the "confirmation" email from Disney, we received a call from someone at Aulani stating that a mistake had been made and the experience was fully booked. She then suggested a similar ATV experience which we agreed to, though with slightly less enthusiasm than the one we originally wanted. Despite Disney and Aulani having the age of my daughter on file, we go⁹⁹t to the end of a long series of disclosures only to be told that, at age 16, she was too young to participate. The Aulani rep was apologetic but unable to offer anything else similar. We also attempted to reserve a spot for the Luau well before our arrival. No luck. Booked out "months in advance" as we were told. Upon our arrival, we set out to get some seats by the pool for the day. Despite being at the pool at 7:30am, there was not a seat to be had as they were all "claimed" by phantom guests who apparently dropped towels on the back to reserve the seats. Disney purports to have a policy on this whereby they will remove the towel after an hour of vacancy, but this was never enforced. I can only guess that the towels were set out the day before as we saw a lot of towels, but very few guests in the seats. Overall, the property is beautiful but poorly run. This is not the Disney you're used to. Staff was not particularly friendly. Several times we heard employees complaining to one another in passing (work schedule, guest interactions, etc.). We were also surprised by how dirty the pool areas were (we even saw a dirty swim diaper tossed to the side of a walkway next to one of the pools). While I know there is little that can be done to prevent guests from doing these things, in the Florida Disney resorts, trash would not be allowed to pile up on walkways. Perhaps with some changes in leadership, Aulani will live up to the Disney brand,. Unfortunately, as it stands now, it does not. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Aulani Resort-Underwater Explorer Program

Jun 28, 2025 AHMMYEE California

Our family just returned from a week stay at Aulani, while our family enjoyed the waterslides and the lazy river and spending time on the beach as well as the meals there. Our children greatly enjoyed the underwater explorers program that they offered at the rainbow reef Lagoon. This was a discovery Scuba class that was run by Dive Instructor… Read more
Our family just returned from a week stay at Aulani, while our family enjoyed the waterslides and the lazy river and spending time on the beach as well as the meals there. Our children greatly enjoyed the underwater explorers program that they offered at the rainbow reef Lagoon. This was a discovery Scuba class that was run by Dive Instructor Nicholas, as well as dive master Troy. The instructions were very well detailed and underwater experience and training was excellent. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great Ko Olina Resort

Jun 26, 2025 510brians Glenview, Illinois

Great resort! We are not a full blown Disney family and found this resort when my wife and I stayed next door at the four seasons 2 years ago. Since we planned on coming back with our kids (14,15) we chose Aulani as they wanted big pools and lots of snacks (poolside dole whips, shave ice and grab and go.). The Aulani did not disappoint! Great… Read more
Great resort! We are not a full blown Disney family and found this resort when my wife and I stayed next door at the four seasons 2 years ago. Since we planned on coming back with our kids (14,15) we chose Aulani as they wanted big pools and lots of snacks (poolside dole whips, shave ice and grab and go.). The Aulani did not disappoint! Great pools, tons of restaurants, grab and go, good pool food/beverage service! I felt the restaurants and pool service was very reasonably priced. THIS RESORT IS ALSO CELIAC FRIENDLY! They are probably the best we’ve seen catering to food allergies! The housekeeping was also probably the best we have experienced at a resort. Shout out to Jean! The only downside is it is every other day and our family consumes and produces garbage. When we got home I asked my teenage kids if they would want to return and the immediately said yes. It wasn’t overly Disney and the didn’t feel too old there. Read less
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Jun 20, 2025 Kevin P Canton, Ohio

Great hotel. Not overdone with disney stuff. Super expensive. Workers: Great customer service! They give stickers to the kids for no reason too. Hallways They pump some sort of smell in the hallways and it smells great. Resort Size Its Huge. Feels like it has its own zip code. Lots of tree and foliage around it. Super nice and it overlooks… Read more
Great hotel. Not overdone with disney stuff. Super expensive. Workers: Great customer service! They give stickers to the kids for no reason too. Hallways They pump some sort of smell in the hallways and it smells great. Resort Size Its Huge. Feels like it has its own zip code. Lots of tree and foliage around it. Super nice and it overlooks the ocean. Disney Credit Card Use it and you will save 10% on almost all merch. It also saved us 30% off the room when booking. Location. Only a coupe of miles from target and costco. Costco sells $10 large pizzas for a cheap dinner. Right across the street from a plaza with groceries. Not as cheap as target and costco but its walking. Literally right across the street. Sunset: The sun sets directly behind the ocean at the resort. Do the free pictures they offer at sunset. You can purchase all the pictures they take for $25 (digitally) on the disneyland app. Room We had a delux ocean view studio. Room size was large even for 3 adults and 1 child. Frig in room was much larger than we thought. The kitchen in the room was key to saving money. They provide paper cups, bowels, spoons etc. Pools: There were pools everywhere and most were really warm. They also allow you to check out life vests for children. Towel on chairs procedure: Someone had to explain this to me on the 1st day. If you put a towel a chair and they don't see anyone at the chair, they will fold a new towel and lay it across the back of your chair. They will come back 1 hr later and if that folded towel is still there, they take all your stuff off the chair(s). Painted sky spa: We had out daughters hair and makeup done there and they charged us $120. It was crazy expensive and def not worth what you get. Character breakfast. Costly but worth it. You get so much food that you can still practically eat it for lunch the same day. Characters come to your table and interact with you. Refill Mug This was the best bet. You get to keep the cup, good cup too! You get free refills all stay. 3rd Adult in room fee We added a 3rd adult to our room after the original booking and they charged us $100 a day, with 18% tax which came to $118 a day! It was insane stupid and no way around it. They said you need to pay it to get your wristband for the pool. I think you could prob get away with not having it and save the money Overall It was super nice! Don't regret doing it once. We will never go again because it was so expensive. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Ehh. Too many humans.

Jun 11, 2025 Sherri D

It’s typical Disney: long lines and lots of humans. The hotel is cute. The beach is beautiful. But NOT WORTH THE MONEY. There is no daily housekeeping. If you buy a room, you get it every other day. DVC. You get housekeeping every 4th day. That’s gross. If you rent a cabana on the beach, you have to hike up to the pool and get your own… Read more
It’s typical Disney: long lines and lots of humans. The hotel is cute. The beach is beautiful. But NOT WORTH THE MONEY. There is no daily housekeeping. If you buy a room, you get it every other day. DVC. You get housekeeping every 4th day. That’s gross. If you rent a cabana on the beach, you have to hike up to the pool and get your own towels. People start reserving pool chairs at 6am. The luau starts at 540. People line up at 4:30. The waits are insane. $10 shaved ice for your kids? 20 minute wait. Breakfast? Grab and go or $55/person character breakfast. Towels? 10 minute wait. Characters. Sure. 45 minute wait. You can’t bring a drink in the pool. Even water! It’s like a cruise boat that doesn’t move. Read less