My girlfriend and I stayed here from September 6-13th, also our last two days is when hurricane Olivia came through, and on this side of the island it really was not that bad at all. Weather is perfect around Lahaina/Kaanapali! Anyways, the location of the room is one of the closest rooms you can get to the beach at the El Dorado, and the view from the room and lanai is severely underrated in the photos. Once you are there you can see a lot more ocean than shown. The room itself is awesome, pretty much every aspect. The best tip I can offer is DO NOT bring your own snorkel gear, towels, boogie boards, etc. This room has all of it! We made that mistake and it ended up being a waste of space in our luggage. The resort is close to everything. Also another tip, go to the concierge orientation in the morning. Every person that went won some sort of buy one get one free activity, from aquarium tickets all the way up to a day trip to Lanai snorkel cruise. (which is like $200 a ticket)
Loved every second, we cannot wait to come back. See you again soon J120!