The Beach Villas at Ko Olina by Real Select Vacations

Great resort and a fantastic location! My family and I rented a villa here through VRBO and it did not disappoint. The villa was huge with a giant balcony with an ocean view, large living room and kitchen, and spacious bedrooms. I like that this resort wasn’t nearly as busy/crowded as the neighboring Marriot and Disney resorts. It felt very relaxed, which is what we prefer on vacation. We also liked the Ko Olina area in general. Very nice and secluded feeling. It’s away from all of the hustle and bustle of Honolulu. Overall great experience!

Absolutely wouldn't recommend anyone to go to this place unless you want your rights stripped away..no you aren't allowed to take any of your prescriptions on the property unless you are going to be kicked out and fined..and they get way to personal on wanting to much personal information!! Not sure how they refuse someone with a medical condition and tell them they have to leave the property.should rename the place Russia

Fantastic stay! Made accommodations through Ola Properties (so friendly and easy to work with). Our condo was so spacious, clean, quiet, and gorgeous view (beach tower 610). Slider doors open fully ip the lanai, so beautiful! Beach chairs, boogie boards, most kitchen accessories you’ll need, laundry detergent, even a clothing steamer! Pool area is kept very clean, in working order. Music out at the pool side bar was classy and low key! Staff was the friendliest we experienced during our entire trip. Lagoon felt comfortable and safe for swimming for our younger two. One day there was a bit of a rowdy crowd but the lagoon is big enough to just venture elsewhere when we felt it was too rowdy for our littles safety. If we ever return to Oahu we will definitely stay again. Cons: mattresses were hard, but pillows were very comfortable. We have two competitive swimmers that needed to get laps in and hoped to use the lap lane but one side was a bit too shallow and often had quite a number of people hanging out. Not a huge deal they just headed to the lagoon and got in a workout.

Nice outfitted condo with all the toys you need. Short walk to kid safe beach. Grounds nicely landscaped. Quite pool is simple, but heated. Kids pool is large but needs to be heated. All the kids were cold. This is not acceptable. Couldn’t tell if the ocean or pool was colder. Not good for the kids

Our unit was awesome! We have stayed 7 times at BV and we do love it. Those that complain are rule breakers, they are clear about the rules. They were a little lax this past visit on kids/babies in the quiet pool and the person who said some parents are entitled is correct. There is a whole pool geared to kids and two hot tubs. I think it’s gross when babies are wearing diapers in the quiet pool. Our unit was well stocked we had a mid stay clean which was fantastic as we were there a month. There are several management companies that represent owners and perhaps if you are having a poor experience you should try a different one. I have stayed in several units. Some are not as well equipped as others. The ground are wonderful and well maintained. Some units look a bit more tired than others.

This was our second visit to this location. We loved our stay and the only thing we didn’t particularly enjoy was the loud kids in the quiet pool area. The kids have a lovely pool area where they can play and splash around. The larger pool with a designated lap lane is the “quiet” pool, in which there are super clear rules posted all over, and also included in the house rules. We often like to go here to escape the noise and just soak in the sun. The number of entitled parents that felt these rules didn’t apply to them or their families was appalling. They were throwing balls across the pool, playing loud games and not being respectful of seniors attempting to swim laps peacefully. I didn’t even have to complain as the front desk could hear the noise and other residents would go speak to the staff and complain. My husband and I and our two adult kids sat there in awe of these parents that felt they were above the rules and watched as the poor staff had to continuously come and remind them to keep down and put their toys away, etc. (and be met with attitude). If you want to be loud and you can’t control your kids and feel that you need more than “just” two kids pools and an ocean… go elsewhere. Thank you to the staff at the resort, you are top notch. Thank you for trying to keep this resort in the best shape possible. Your hospitality and hard work does not go unnoticed.

While our individual condo was just fine, the resort as a whole does not welcome children. There are two pool sections - a “family-friendly” one closer to the beach and a “quiet” one closer to the condos. This would be fine, but the family pool is FREEZING (this was not our opinion alone, but the opinion of many other families). The quiet pool, however is a lovely 84 degrees. This meant the quiet pool was always full of kiddos, but that the front desk folks received complaints from the surrounding condos and had to come out and tell kiddos to keep the noise level down. Only, it’s not loud at all! In the two days I’ve been sitting here, kids have been pretty respectful. A few rules: They are not allowed to jump in the pool; play Marco Polo; throw nerf balls; laugh too much; etc. This would all be fine if the other pool was swimmable, but for most people here it was not. I get the desire for quiet, but this feels like something the condo board could easily fix by turning up the heat in the kids’ pool. Other than that, it’s worth noting that there are minimal facilities in the complex (no store or anything). It’s not far to a small shopping center, though.

The condos are very nice. If you want to be in Ko Olina, this is where to be. It is smaller than the other major resorts in the area. There are two buildings, the Beach and the Ocean. This is the Beach and is behind the Ocean. We met many owners while there. They gave us the pluses and minuses of each building. Each condo is privately owned. Hence, no two are exactly alike. They all have their own furniture, etc. I would also state Penthouse is used for floors 10-16 (no 13 floors). Noise travels from balcony to balcony very easily. The condo is as advertised. Note that NO umbrellas are allowed in the lagoons, so don't drag them to the beach. There are rules for the condo for parking, towels on patios, etc. It didn't bother us, but many guests complained about it while we were there. The workout room is well-appointed. I enjoyed the wet and dry saunas in the ladies locker room. Every night there was a singer song writer at the little bar. Usually, we could hear it from the patio. As others had mentioned, no restaurant was on site, but that was a big deal for us. We would love to come back and stay here. The staff at the condo is accommodating as well. We had a check-in issue, but that was our owner's fault, and they tried their best to make it a non-event.