OKW lovers thread !!!

[TheSilverTherapist]

I grew up going to OKW almost every time we went to Disney World. I'm glad to have stumbled on this thread. To me, OKW is THE Disney World resort.

We're currently booked to go there this September. My wife is hoping the waitlist for BWV pans out, but I'm plenty happy to have OKW as our "backup."

 

[BEASLYBOO]

Hey fellow RI'er!! Just got back from a week at BCV and it just made me want to stay at OKW all the more. cheryl

The villas are so small at BCV !!!!!!!!!

 

[chepic]

The villas are so small at BCV !!!!!!!!!

They really are!! I just finished my TR and there is a funny story in there....we won't be going back, staying with OKW. Going to take friends next year so going to try for the GV in August.

che

 

[MarkyMouse]

So I'm not a DVC member(yet!!!) but we rent points and love staying at OKW. Someday we may stay somewhere else, but if it ain't broke why fix it. I keep seeing people posting about online check in, my wife did on-line check in last time we stayed but we still had to go to the lobby and physically check in, my question is what is the advantages of on-line check in?

One advantage to online check-in is that your room keys and car pass are already prepared. At least ours was. We just walked up and gave them our name and they had our little packet already prepared. Keys and all!

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[BEASLYBOO]

, staying with OKW. Going to take friends next year so going to try for the GV in August. che

Good luck, I just reserved an OKW GV for Feb 2014 for the 10 of us!

 

[jimmytammy]

23 days til paradise at OKW

 

[dianeschlicht]

Just booked our March trip for the 2 of us in a 1 bedroom at OKW again. These March trips are always a pre-curser to our Spring Training trips to Fort Myers, and next spring will be no different.

 

[tb1972]

The villas are so small at BCV !!!!!!!!!

Now you have me worried! We're doing an OKW/BCV split stay next month. The only reason is my kids want to experience SAB.

 

[WILDERNESS FAN 55]

23 days til paradise at OKW

See ya there Can't wait !!

 

[AnnaS]

About 12 days for us

 

[BEASLYBOO]

Now you have me worried! We're doing an OKW/BCV split stay next month. The only reason is my kids want to experience SAB.

Don't worry, we are generally 6-8, so it's always a 2bd and with that many, living space becomes rather important! OKW was the 1st vacation club and with it the "Powers at be" figured out pretty quickly that they you could make them considerably smaller and thus produce more villas, studios etc.

BCV is considerably smaller and when I travel I prefer a dedicated rather than a lock-off, we're looking for beds more than anything, and unfortunately neither BCV nor BWV have the sleeper chair. So I seldom book these, it's either OKW or Kidani (smaller footprint too, but comes with a spiffy 3rd bathroom and the sleeper chair, real handy w/ 4 teenagers).

Realistically most people spend little time in the actual villa so you shoudl be fine!

 

[chepic]

Now you have me worried! We're doing an OKW/BCV split stay next month. The only reason is my kids want to experience SAB.

You have to try every DVC to really understand why OKW is the best!

Our kids liked the pool, however, as I said in my TR (see the TR thread) the area has the feeling of an upscale hotel versus a "home". The quiet pool is nice....not as nice as Turtle pond, IMO, but "homier" than the big pool.

I am in no hurry to go back there....OKW is home.

che

 

[Pirate Granny]

We love the GV, 2 bedroom and studios at OKW, although we added points at BCV for the pool...

 

[miprender]

Hey fellow RI'er!! Just got back from a week at BCV and it just made me want to stay at OKW all the more.

cheryl

We switched over to a 2Bed at VWL and I think the 1 bed at OKW was bigger. I know many people have said that OKW was roomier, but to really experience it how BIG it is was amazing.

 

[disfanforlife]

Don't worry, we are generally 6-8, so it's always a 2bd and with that many, living space becomes rather important! OKW was the 1st vacation club and with it the "Powers at be" figured out pretty quickly that they you could make them considerably smaller and thus produce more villas, studios etc.

BCV is considerably smaller and when I travel I prefer a dedicated rather than a lock-off, we're looking for beds more than anything, and unfortunately neither BCV nor BWV have the sleeper chair. So I seldom book these, it's either OKW or Kidani (smaller footprint too, but comes with a spiffy 3rd bathroom and the sleeper chair, real handy w/ 4 teenagers).

Realistically most people spend little time in the actual villa so you shoudl be fine!

Does OKW have the sleeper chair too?

 

[Chuck S]

Does OKW have the sleeper chair too?

Yes, 1 & 2 Bdrm units at OKW have the sleeper chairs. I have not stayed in a GV since the rehab...so I don''t know if they were added to GVs.

 

[disfanforlife]

Yes, 1 & 2 Bdrm units at OKW have the sleeper chairs. I have not stayed in a GV since the rehab...so I don''t know if they were added to GVs.

Oh great! I didn't know that. I thought it was only at AKV and BLT.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Yes, 1 & 2 Bdrm units at OKW have the sleeper chairs. I have not stayed in a GV since the rehab...so I don''t know if they were added to GVs.

The GV we had in June 2011, had the sleeper chair.

 

[Checkers]

Does OKW have the sleeper chair too?

Yes, OKW has the sleeper chair in the 1br, 2br. etc., but not the studio.

 

[Junebugwv]

We are staying at OKW early Sept with an RCI exchange. Of course, our paperwork does not have a reservation number so I can't do online check-in. Do I need to call the regular Disney number to get a reservation number?