So what is the difference then, between the Deluxe Ocean View and regular Ocean View if you don't get the direct Ocean Front?
I would expect that to not work [slipping the desk clerk a $20 for 'anything they can do' upgrade?]
Have you tried it? You'd be surprised. These folks are not people of means- even if they are in nice uniform suits. A few bucks to a bellman or housekeeper early in a stay, a maitre'd, valet, Skycap. They all have access to what will make your travels better, faster, easier.
On the Google Maps, it shows a sewage treatment plant on the east side of the highway where Lower Honoapiilani Road connects to Honoapiilani Highway.
I wonder if this is where the sewer smell is coming from?
It's not quite correct to say that it is a converted Embassy Suites Hotel. It, like all of the other old Embassy Vacation Resorts, was purpose built as vacation resorts, not as hotels.Kaanapali Beach Club is a converted Embassy Suites hotel. It is not comparable in quality to the Marriott Maui Ocean Club or the Westin timeshares, but it is at the top of the next tier in the area. I would be happy to stay there.
Totally agree...... It is not comparable in quality to the Marriott Maui Ocean Club or the Westin timeshares, but it is at the top of the next tier in the area....
Well the center three parts of the MOC is a converted hotel. How do you figure it is not comparable in qualityKaanapali Beach Club is a converted Embassy Suites hotel. It is not comparable in quality to the Marriott Maui Ocean Club
Well the center three parts of the MOC is a converted hotel. How do you figure it is not comparable in quality
We owned at MOC and sold it to get more time at Embassy.
It's a nice enough property that Hilton was apparently seriously thinking of acquiring it from Sunterra - I understand they couldn't agree on price.
HGVC desperately needs a location on Maui. I'd love to spend my HGVC points there.
Yep ... too bad.Hilton missed the boat on that one.
The beach is not really swimmable due to the high waves and wind most of the time - there is a better snorkelling beach near the Westin.
Nearly all of the resort has been refreshed and will be recolored too. The pink is supposed to be replaced. After 20 years ... it kinda grows on ya.Unless there have been some dramatic improvements over the past couple of years do not expect a 5* resort.
FWIW, the owners get what they pay for. If it's a points reservation, they pay a premium for the view. If it's a deeded week they get the view they purchased. I've stayed at DRI resorts as an outside exchanger and have been placed in premium units because that's what was available. I wouldn't expect that at KBC. Most people seem to pay for the view if they're going to go to Hawaii.
FWIW, the owners get what they pay for. If it's a points reservation, they pay a premium for the view.
In the beginning the DOV units were limited to the ocean front and the pool side. As Sunterra rolled units from the hotel into timeshare they became very liberal in the definition of DOV including a large number of units in that category that should not be classified as DOV.For the most part, Deluxe Ocean View rooms are on the southwest corner of the building, so you are either ocean front or pool front. However, on the 12th floor, just about all the rooms are Deluxe Ocean View.
In the beginning the DOV units were limited to the ocean front and the pool side. As Sunterra rolled units from the hotel into timeshare they became very liberal in the definition of DOV including a large number of units in that category that should not be classified as DOV.
For comparison if I remember correctly a 2BR in a new tower at MOC is over $125,000 and the maint. fees are near or over $2000/yr.