The ULTIMATE Guide to Ko Olina Resort | Disney, Four Seasons, Marriott, and More!

Ko Olina is the preeminent place to stay on Oahu. Hence, we lived here for 2 years! Explore what Ko Olina has to offer for your Hawaii vacation. Find more Oahu places to stay here: thehawaiivacationguide.com/stay/
From white sand lagoon beaches to waterpark swimming pools to fine dining, see why we love to come back to visit Ko Olina. We will get you familiar with Ko Olina so you can book a stay!
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Ko Olina Guide:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Who is Ko Olina Best For?
01:31 Ko Olina Hotel Overviews
03:17 Ko Olina Weather and Location
03:53 Four Seasons Resort on Oahu
05:45 Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
06:37 Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa
08:33 Ko Olina Pools
09:21 Walking Tour of Ko Olina
09:46 Ko Olina Lagoons
11:58 Ko Olina Things to Do
12:33 Ko Olina Vacation Rentals
12:48 Ko Olina Shopping
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[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Mahalo for watching! Erica's Where to Stay directory of her favorite Hawaii hotels and vacation rentals is the place to find your place to stay. She continues to add to it daily! thehawaiivacationguide.com/stay/

[@brendamclean8447]

Loved this video so much❤ Mahalo! Also, the look on your baby girls face with dad on the lazy river was priceless ❤

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

She loved that river as much as Henry. I think we did three full laps with her.

[@aceofspades6667]

ugh this channel is so helpful for vacation planning... gives you a clear picture on what to expect from each resort and where to go based upon preferences.

[@wnmech6495]

Perfect timing on this video we are going to Ko Olina the 13th of January staying at the Marriott 👍

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

we aim to please! Enjoy the stay. Dang, the 13th is around the corner.

[@vinouthavong1388]

Thanks for posting this. Had no idea there was a Disney Resort in Oahu.

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

thanks for watching! A lot of folks come to Oahu for the Disney resort. A little Mickey in paradise.

[@r.lawrence4902]

Thanks for this awesome look at Ko Olina! Will visit next time we are on Oahu. Cute Family!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

thanks for watching and the comment! Put it on your list!

[@sylviachacon4152]

AWESOME!!!!

[@tashadupuis5379]

December 2022 I vacationed at the Grand Wailea , your videos were extremely insightful. I loved watching them prior to my trip to help be prepared. Did submarine, surfing, helicopter, Molokini absolutely amazing islands. I still watch them now because I live in Canada and wish I could live in Hawaii lol. Thank you for your videos you guys are great !!!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

thanks for continuing to watch from Canada! I'm glad they helped for your epic Maui trip. We hope you can come back soon!

[@lindastafford6391]

This video contained a lot of info I was looking for...many thanks.

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Glad to hear it! Have a great trip!

[@caisis2]

OMG Thank you!!!!!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

I'm glad this video came out at a good time for you! Thanks for subscribing to our newsletter, it is our other baby. Edith is enjoying Hawai'i! She managed to make it to the four major islands before turning 1 years old.

[@bryanhull5159]

I'm starting a new job in Kahului around April 1. Still trying to decide where I want to live. Hope to meet you four, you're an amazing family!

[@michaelryan490]

Mahalo! Excellent video! We stayed at Aulani the first week of September. Wonderful weather and it was an easy drive to all the other parts of the island for excursions (Turtle Bay, Kualoa Ranch, Diamond Head). One additional highlight for us was the margarita flight at Mekiko, across from Monkey Pod. Thanks again for your great videos! Really helped us plan.

[@dpg0906]

Hi! Just wanted to say awesome video! It really got me excited since me and my family are leaving to Ko Olina in a week and a half! It’ll be my third time going and this just reminded me how fun it’s going to be😁

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Thanks so much! It’s always a good time at Ko Olina with the family. Have a great trip!

[@birdman5223]

You guys ROCK😎

[@johnhall8364]

Informative and fun video. Ko Olina, is where you go if you want to go to Hawaii without actually being in Hawaii. However if you have young kids it’s the place to go.

[@matthewwiemken7293]

lmao:) you are too funny:)

[@adventureescape1929]

Thank you!!

[@JaciHirschi]

Summer 2022 was my first trip to Hawaii and we stayed at Aulani. It was amazing and a great place for families. Took a walk to some tide pools which is my favorite and overall had the best time. Aulani has a resort reef that you can snorkel in and it was so awesome. It was a great place to snorkel for the very first time. 10/10 would recommend and absolutely go back!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

the resort reef is pretty amazing. Henry loved staring at the giant fish tank when we took lazy river breaks. Ko Olina is a great place for families to kick it for their Hawaii vacation.

[@bubbalo3388]

The resort reef is not free and is not cheap.

[@Cruisingfoodies]

Great video! I actually hang out at Lagoon 4 when I take a break from work sometimes lol

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Thanks! I like the new YT handle and your cruise videos!

[@Cruisingfoodies]

@@TheHawaiiVacationGuide ahh thank you guys so much. Yes I loved being back at sea more. You gotta come join us!

[@matthewwiemken7293]

TY for nice overview of Ko Olina.

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Thanks for watching!

[@runningchemist6248]

Omg I just got back from Aulani! I wonder if I was there when you guys were! It was my first time in Hawaii and your videos have been super helpful for planning!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Glad we could help! Hope you can make it back. Aulani was a fun place to stay.

[@michellem434]

My. husband and I are planning a trip in 2023. He wants to go in February and we both agreed we want to vacation in Maui. Your videos are helping me plan. First time for us!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Thanks for watching! Check out our website for more travel planning resources, especially our Maui Whale Watching Guide with discount codes! February is peak whale season.

[@amyhwang2020]

I own at Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, and as a correction they go from studios to 3 bedroom villas, not 2. Been coming back (used to live on Oahu) since 2006; bought there in 2008. We love the resort and being away from Waikiki; the restaurants have really upped their game! Last year, had wonderful food at Longhi’s, and even Longboards is now good (years past I refused to eat their food; it was really bad).

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

thanks for the correction! You bought a nice place. They have done a good job of keeping it updated. It has aged well. And yes, the restaurants are so much better. When we lived there it wasn't Longboards but another name, like Menehene's but that wasn't it...

[@3up3down.]

We stay at the Ko Olina beach villas privately owned condos listed on vrbo. The rooms are just as nice as four seasons for a fraction of the price. Better views too. Must stay Vrbo condos!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

thanks for sharing the tip! They are a great place to stay, Erica did a write up on them here for those that are interested: thehawaiivacationguide.com/stay/ko-olina-beach-villas-review/

[@Tylerbolen]

Me running to youtube after getting a notification from my favorite youtube channel. 🌴🌞🏃‍♂

[@LaceyLace_]

Thanks for this video. Planning a trip for 2024 and doing my research now. I think I'm settling for the Marriott. Love Disney but the kids and I are only interested if it's a theme park. Any thoughts in luaus? I definitely want to do one but I have a VERY picky eater.

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

good choice, we like the Marriott also. Here are reviews on our 4 favorite luaus: thehawaiivacationguide.com/activities/oahu-luau-reviews/ Chief's is a good one near Ko Olina, at the water park. The food isn't the best but the fire knife show is the best.

[@michaellatta]

We love the Marriott. 20 days and we just went to the beach each day.

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

that sounds lovely!

[@bubbalo3388]

Aulani is really expensive compared to the Marriott. I priced them out once for a two bedroom villa and the Disney was like almost double and didn't provide a full kitchen at the time. The difference in cost could of been used for another family vacation or extended stay somewhere else. The Disney pools didn't have much space for lounging around the pools or any onsite open areas to relax. You would have to exit the property to go to the lagoons for open space. Well, the lagoon in front of Aulani is packed with their beach chairs so you would probably need to walk down to one of the other lagoons if you don't want to stare at the back of beach chairs. Marriott was at the end where there are two lagoons and a park so it's almost like Marriot has them to themselves. Marriott has like 5 pools spread out. One has a slide and tunnel for playing, another more for grown ups, another for just whatever, another for quiet and relaxation and another shallow kiddie pool. Lastly, Marriott has a large lawn area within the property to play or spread out if you don't want to go in the sand. You want a Disney experience? Go to the Marriott and use the money you save to take another vacation to Disneyland or Disneyworld. A two for one.

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

You said it better than we could.

[@matthewwiemken7293]

Aulani is best if you have a DVC membership. You pay far less, get complementary parking and if you rent an EV, complementary charging:)

[@bubbalo3388]

@@matthewwiemken7293 that's the thing. You would need a membership with Aulani to get close to the price of Marriott without out a membership. If you got a membership with Marriott it would make it cheaper than with Aulani still. Also with Marriott you own the membership for life and pass it down to your children unlike Aulani where you only own it for 20 years. Both offer like a points system where you can use the points for stays at other places or use them for like airline tickets cruises for example but it may not be the best way to use them that way. For example Marriott you are given a week stay at a Marriott resort with a 2 bedroom villa but if you opted to convert them to points to stay somewhere that did not offer a resort but had a hotel that was on their list of hotels you can use points for you may actually get less than a week stay in a standard hotel type room. So you really have to learn how everything works and be creative on when and where you travel to maximize what you paid for. On that same note though you can actually get more than a week in the same size accommodations you own if they have resorts in an area where you want to go and it's the off season. Not sure of Disney operates like this exactly but you get the idea. Now don't hold me 100% to what I mentioned as one would need to research the details for themselves. This is what I heard and did a little digging on for myself. Timeshares are not for most people. Lot of people get suckered into them and it all sounds amazing when they salespeople make it seem so amazing and such a great value they are. There is a reason they say you need to purchase now and that they cannot offer you the deal if you decline and walk out and change your mind. Timeshares are not your vacation dreams come true for most people. But that's a whole other topic

[@Jeffrey5859]

Hello, my family and I have been watching a few of your videos for sometime and this video convinced us to chose Marriott Ko Olina for our vacation in January 2023. Thank you! Could you comment on homeless and crime awareness in Oahu so we are prepared? Upon doing some research, it appears there are some homeless and crime concerns primarily along the western side of Oahu from reviews of places along the coast from Ko Olina to North Shore. Thank you again for your time!

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Aloha Jeffrey, the Waianae Coast is a community area and there isn't visitor places to visit. Go there if driving to the harbor for a snorkel or scuba tour but we the locals there like their privacy. Waikiki is working on improving support for the homeless. They are there but we have never been bothered by their presence.

[@stargazer5073]

Marriott is our fav, Disney is overwhelming for our family. Do any grocery stores deliver to the Marriott now?

[@amyhwang2020]

Yes! Last year I used Instacart a few times to the Marriott where we own! Had a minivan rental for 2 weeks, and due to my back injury it sat parked almost the whole time. Next year, not even bothering renting a car (we have been so many times, lived on Oahu years ago, so just love the resort). Going to place our Instacart order once we arrive next time (I prefer Target for most items but Costco for some so will do both lol)

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Thanks for sharing. Kapolei has a Costco and Target so it is a quick delivery to Ko Olina.

[@stargazer5073]

@@TheHawaiiVacationGuide thank you, Merry Christmas and Enjoy your little ones!

[@antoniorosario6473]

Hey thanks for everything you guys do for us! With shark attacks being an unfortunate reality, I just wanted to bring to light that there are tested and proven shark repellent bracelets, like shark off and sharkbanz. I don't see anyone talking about these on vacation planning channels. These are things that would need to be purchased before your trip so people would need to know in advance. Maybe you guys could partner with shark off for a video :) not sure if that would be too much of a negative topic lol just a thought. Thanks again

[@Maka-gu6nt]

Hauʻoli makahiki hou🎊

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

Happy New Year!!!

[@dionible]

Can we go to aulani disney to just see disney characters even though we book on different hotel?

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

They don’t offer day passes. They used to allow non guests to the makakiki character breakfast but I don’t think they do anymore. No wrist band, no characters.

[@iggy1172]

Hi can non-guest visitors go Disney resort? Is there like a day pass? Thanks

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

There is no day pass available at this time.

[@iggy1172]

@@TheHawaiiVacationGuide thanks, you mentioned it on the video too 😀

[@Itsadarkworld34]

It's been 16 years since I've left that Island and will be back next month for a short visit. Do people have to have a reservation at these resorts to enjoy any of the Lagoons for the day?

[@TheHawaiiVacationGuide]

The lagoons are public beaches so enjoy! Parking can be tough though. Go to lagoon 4 or the marina.

[@Itsadarkworld34]

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide Cool, I'll keep #4 in mind, thank you

[@fancynancymacy]

The Four Seasons looks like Embassy suites

[@TheRichb688]

I would rather stay in Waikiki, I would not want to sit around a pool for my whole vacation in an isolated location in Oahu-what is the point in that? why go to Hawaii?

[@sieurnewt2272]

very nice, BUT..... 550$ per day... minimum ... and whitout taxes.... ^^ need something more cheaper ^^