My wife and I and our three children (21, 18, 11) just returned from a 10-night stay at Kidani--1BR Sav view. Our first visit to our "home" resort since joining DVC. Here are some rather random observations--good and otherwise-- for what they are worth:
1. BEAUTIFUL RESORT--We absolutely loved the lay-out and quiet refuge from the hectic pace found everywhere else in WDW. The view was awesome (though I wished we could have landed on a lower floor) and just downright relaxing. Seeing the animals every morning and night was just so much fun--a different treat every time.
2. POOL AREA--Nice and big--plenty of room for everyone. Slide is ok, nothing special. Loved the hot tubs. "Kiddie" area seemed cool.
3. REMOTENESS--Blessing and a curse. It's nice to be away from it all, but as countless others have posted, you are quite a distance from the main attractions. Going to Typhoon Lagoon, for example, is nearly a full hour of time on the bus. But on the up side, buses ran on schedule and it was nice to have the peace and quiet!
4. "SLOPPY" ROOM APPEARANCE--We were more than a little disappointed with the condition of our room upon arrival. The fridge and counter tops were dirty and the floor had not been vacuumed well. And you would expect a fresh, clean smell--which there was not. We called and they rectified quickly, but the point is--it should have been done right in the first place. It definitely tainted our first impression of an otherwise beautiful room and set of amenities.
5. IS THERE A LINEN CRISIS I'M NOT AWARE OF? I had a rather difficult time convincing folks that we needed 5 sets of towels instead of 3, which we were initially told was the "limit" for replacement linens? It eventually got straightened out, but seemed like an odd sequence of hoop jumping we had to do to get it.
6. TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN FOR THE SMOKING AREA: I understand that people have the right to smoke and should have an area to do so, but the location of the smoking site is really poor. Every time we headed to or from the bus stop, we had to walk through smoker's alley and we found that rather unpleasant. I urge management to explore other smoking locations that are not in a direct path to the bus stop. I'm sure I'll get ripped for this, but it really did become a downer for us to go through that every time.
6. BACK TO POINT ONE: Please don't let the above relatively minor annoyances detract from the main point--this is A BEAUTIFUL RESORT TO BEHOLD AND WE LOVED IT!! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESORT TO ANYONE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN YET, GET READY FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE!! HAVE FUN!!
1. BEAUTIFUL RESORT--We absolutely loved the lay-out and quiet refuge from the hectic pace found everywhere else in WDW. The view was awesome (though I wished we could have landed on a lower floor) and just downright relaxing. Seeing the animals every morning and night was just so much fun--a different treat every time.
2. POOL AREA--Nice and big--plenty of room for everyone. Slide is ok, nothing special. Loved the hot tubs. "Kiddie" area seemed cool.
3. REMOTENESS--Blessing and a curse. It's nice to be away from it all, but as countless others have posted, you are quite a distance from the main attractions. Going to Typhoon Lagoon, for example, is nearly a full hour of time on the bus. But on the up side, buses ran on schedule and it was nice to have the peace and quiet!
4. "SLOPPY" ROOM APPEARANCE--We were more than a little disappointed with the condition of our room upon arrival. The fridge and counter tops were dirty and the floor had not been vacuumed well. And you would expect a fresh, clean smell--which there was not. We called and they rectified quickly, but the point is--it should have been done right in the first place. It definitely tainted our first impression of an otherwise beautiful room and set of amenities.
5. IS THERE A LINEN CRISIS I'M NOT AWARE OF? I had a rather difficult time convincing folks that we needed 5 sets of towels instead of 3, which we were initially told was the "limit" for replacement linens? It eventually got straightened out, but seemed like an odd sequence of hoop jumping we had to do to get it.
6. TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN FOR THE SMOKING AREA: I understand that people have the right to smoke and should have an area to do so, but the location of the smoking site is really poor. Every time we headed to or from the bus stop, we had to walk through smoker's alley and we found that rather unpleasant. I urge management to explore other smoking locations that are not in a direct path to the bus stop. I'm sure I'll get ripped for this, but it really did become a downer for us to go through that every time.
6. BACK TO POINT ONE: Please don't let the above relatively minor annoyances detract from the main point--this is A BEAUTIFUL RESORT TO BEHOLD AND WE LOVED IT!! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESORT TO ANYONE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN YET, GET READY FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE!! HAVE FUN!!
