Aulani

 

Hello, fellow Disney fans!  This is my very first blog so bear with me as I figure this out. 

I am a Kindergarten teacher who LOVES Disney.  I have been to Walt Disney World (WDW) many times.  This past summer I visited Aulani for the first (though hopefully not last) time.  I thought I would post a few pictures of my visit and write about my short time there. 

This was not my first visit to the island of Oahu, but upon landing at Honolulu International Airport, I felt as much in awe of Hawaii as I did on my first visit.  The warm, breezy, open-air airport made me feel like I had just arrived in Paradise.  The beauty of the island overwhelmed my senses. 

After landing and getting my luggage, I took a shuttle to Aulani over on the southwest side of the island.  I was greeted by a Disney Cast Member (CM) wearing a Hawaiian shirt who offered me a lei.  It was fresh and fragrant.  He personally guided me to the reception desk and waited with me until I was being helped by someone at the counter.  A kind lady helped me with checking in and even upgraded my room to an Ocean View room for free.  After checking in, I went up to my room and it was everything I expected and more!

 

 



Here is a selfie I took wearing the lei I got upon arriving at Disney's Aulani resort

  

This is one of the murals in the lobby area.  Everything in the resort is meant to tell a story.

 

Even the door to my room was beautifully decorated.

 

 The furniture was beautiful and in excellent condition.  The bed was comfortable and had a beautiful decorative cover at the foot.

The balcony had two chairs and a table, but the impressive part was the amazing view.



Check out this beautiful view!  I wish I could see this every day.

The same view at sunset.

The lazy river as seen from my balcony.

The view of the lazy river at night.

Even the shape of the architecture tells a story, but you'll have to visit Aulani to hear the story.

The décor on the outside of the buildings is part of the story as well.

In Hawaii, Mickey is a total surfer dude.

 

I was only in Aulani for about two days, but that was all it took for me to fall in love.  I never left the Aulani resort while I was there - I enjoyed as much of the resort as was possible in my short time there.  Aulani combined my two favorite things/places - Disney and Hawaii.  One of these days I will go back and spend more time at Aulani.  It was the most beautiful and relaxing place I've been and I can't wait to go back. 

I hope you've enjoyed this post.  I hope to post more on other Disney destinations in the future.  Thanks for reading!