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Which one to stay? Kings Land or Waikaloa (have kids)

Kmakani

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Hello,
I was wondering which place is better for kids, Kings Land or Waikaloa? I wanted to be closer to the the actual resort with the pools and beach for them and didn't realize neither of them are connected to the resort. Thanks!
 
Kmakani said:
Hello,
I was wondering which place is better for kids, Kings Land or Waikaloa? I wanted to be closer to the the actual resort with the pools and beach for them and didn't realize neither of them are connected to the resort. Thanks!
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I would stay at Kings Land -- the pool infrastructure at Kings Land is tremendous.

The actual room is nice at HGVC Waikoloa, so you are trading space for the pool amenities. Additionally, you may have to use more points at Kings Land if you are in Phase 1.

Both properties have access rights to the hotel, which is a real benefit. We loved the hotel.

Please look at this thread titled Kings Land 2BR that I started in June 2012 for more info.

Best,

Greg
 
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I am curious if cost enters into your decision? If you are doing an RCI exchange that there may or may not be a point difference. If you are using HGVC points than there is a big point and room size difference. If you are a HGVC member and staying on Open Season, like myself going over June 8th
the price for Bay Club is $30-40 less at the Bay Club and the same for Kingsland and the Beach Resort. Be careful in that Kingsland have phase 1 and phase 2, and phase 1 is preferred.

I stay at all of them, and depending on which one of the above methods of reservation for the same cost, I pick Kingsland Phase 1. If I am spending 7000, 8400, or 10-12K points for a two bedroom, I pick Bay club
 
Thanks for the info. We just bought into Hilton and part of the buy in was rescued 6200 from last year. We don't have enough points for this year since the broker used those for a trip to Florida this summer (don't know why they didn't use the rescued points instead). We were told we could place them into RCI but only have next year to use them. I'm not sure which is a better deal. We were planning on possibly going in October for a long weekend to the Big Island with our kids to use either Kings Land or Waikaloa to use up the points but wanted to be the closest to the hotel to use the facilities.
 
The two resorts, HGVC Kings Land and HGVC Waikoloa, are about 1/2 mile apart. You can walk between them in about 10 minutes.

HGVC Waikoloa and HGVC Bay Club are side by side, but Bay Club does not have the privilege of using the Hilton Waikoloa Village Hotel amenities for free.

Therefore, the distance to the Hilton Waikoloa Village Hotel is virtually the same. It makes very little difference as you will be 1) driving or 2) taking the free shuttle to the Hilton Waikoloa Village Hotel.

If you stay at Kings Land, you won't be going to the Hotel as much, because Kings Land has 4 water slides! in its massive pool area. If you stay at Waikoloa, the pool is quite small, with only one 3 foot slide (can hardly be called a slide), so you would enjoy the option of the Hotel's pool/waterslide complex.
 
We stayed one night at the Waikoloa Hilton Resort several years back as a gap night between timeshares. My girls got bored with the pools there very quickly.
 
Thanks for the info! We have stayed at the hotel years ago and Kings Land sounds like the winner :)
 
Yes kingsland definetely has a better pool but its colder than waikaloa. Still its, amazing. I think if you go to kingsland there is no need to go to the main hotel. The decor in the rooms at waikaloa is brighter. Kingsland more upscale.

Have fun!
 
Give you travel during Gold Season the Waikoloa is only 5000 pts-5800 as compared to Gold season 5000-8,700 at Kingsland. If you have points you need to spend in excess of 5000 then Kingsland works fine, and if you want to use all available excess points consider adding a few days.
 
We are heading over to the Wakoloa Beach Resort in May. I know we get access to the big pools at the Hilton, but i am curious is there a charge to use these? Sort of a "resort fee' etc, and if so is only charged on the days we use it, or is it charged every day we are staying at the HGVC Waikoloa?

How about access to the other properties like Kingsland, can guests at the Waikoloa visit Kingsland?


Just curious.
 
1Kflyerguy said:
We are heading over to the Wakoloa Beach Resort in May. I know we get access to the big pools at the Hilton, but i am curious is there a charge to use these? Sort of a "resort fee' etc, and if so is only charged on the days we use it, or is it charged every day we are staying at the HGVC Waikoloa?

How about access to the other properties like Kingsland, can guests at the Waikoloa visit Kingsland?
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If you booked through your hilton account, you won't have additional fees for hotel pool use. I think they even gave me free parking at the hotel,but I was staying at King's land. Not sure if that mattered, but it sounded like King's land and Waikoloa offered same hotel stuff.

Kingsland use if you aren't staying there is available for elite owners. If you just want to go the bar or have breakfast there, I'm sure they will let you pay with cash.
 
presley said:
If you booked through your hilton account, you won't have additional fees for hotel pool use. I think they even gave me free parking at the hotel,but I was staying at King's land. Not sure if that mattered, but it sounded like King's land and Waikoloa offered same hotel stuff.

Kingsland use if you aren't staying there is available for elite owners. If you just want to go the bar or have breakfast there, I'm sure they will let you pay with cash.
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Thanks, yes we booked as a timeshare via our HGVC account. I am HHonors Diamond, but don't Elite status with HGVC, so won't expect use of Kingsland facilities. That was more out of curiosity anyways, i am sure i will wander over to take a look at some point during my stay anyways..

Can i charge meals or purchases at Hilton back to my room at the Waikoloa? That's not a big issue, but it does simplify some things...
 
1Kflyerguy said:
Thanks, yes we booked as a timeshare via our HGVC account. I am HHonors Diamond, but don't Elite status with HGVC, so won't expect use of Kingsland facilities. That was more out of curiosity anyways, i am sure i will wander over to take a look at some point during my stay anyways..

Can i charge meals or purchases at Hilton back to my room at the Waikoloa? That's not a big issue, but it does simplify some things...
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Yes, they will give you slips with your room number for charge backs, you also show it to get pool towels and slide wristbands down at the Hotel resort. Make sure and list all guest names at check in for KL, they do print a list of names at the KL pool desk, makes it quicker so you don't have to be there for all your guest towels. The Hotel doesn't have the list, they go by the slip.

Note: Bay Club does not participate in this agreement.
 
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