at Kings Land now
We also purchased a VIP package from the HGVC Marbrisa in Carlsbad for, I believe, $1795 which included 7000 points and 2 extra nights to spend at the Marbrisa or Grand Pacific Palisades where another follow up presentation was required. It was interesting that they didn't require another presentation on the week reservation instead of during the revisit to Carlsbad because the Carlsbad use was required before the week use. Therefore when we went back to the Marbrisa and did our 2nd presentation, how could we buy when we haven't yet seen what the 2b/2b Kings' Land was like, ha ha?
The Kings' Land 2b/2b requires 7500 points so we paid $150 for an additional 500 points. We are here now and like the room and the resort. It is VERY quiet, unlike the WKORV where we will be next week. I am happy with the price we paid for the VIP package.
Having been to the Marriott Waiohai, Marriott Ko Olina, Marriott Maui Ocean Club, WKORV & WKORVN on multiple occasions, what we miss most while staying at Kings' Land is the direct Beach Access. Yes the units are nice, the resort pools are great, the staff excellent, just no beach... When we are in Hawaii we want to be or at least see the beach, which you can not do here at Kings' Land. We did go down to the lagoon at the Hilton Waikoloa and also to A-Bay but prefer the beaches at WKORV and Waiohai.
However, the Big Island for us FORCES us to take more excursions, whereas the other places we stay in Hawaii make it too easy just to relax at the resort all day and hang at the beach or pool, and not have to get in the car most of the week. Yesterday, we rented a boat from Kona Boat Rentals for the whole day and went fishing and got to swim with dolphins where Captain Cooks Monument is. Spent a few hours just with the dolphins there, awesome and probably the top 3 things we ever did not only in Hawaii but anywhere. Over the next few days we will venture to several other beaches and visit the Mauna Kea Visitors center at night. May or may not make the trip to Volcanos national park, becuase we heard you cant see any lava from there and it would take miles of hiking through rough lava fields to get to see anything, and traveling with our 9yo and 6yo will make that a little difficult.