BEASLYBOO
OKW/Disney... my happy place.
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2007
Had a 6 day stint at my favorite resort, got back 6/16/12! What a fantastic time, it was my friend and I, plus our 2 15yr old sons and 2 additional 15yr old friends. The OKW 2 bedroom was perfect and roomy; love the addition of that sleeper chair!
Arrived at 11am, and hey, for the 1st time at OKW our villa was not ready. They gave us the room keys but not the room number; they were going to text us when the villa was ready. I've never been successful at receiving a text from any resort telling me the room was ready & this was no exception. We dropped the boys off at the main pool and headed to DTD to get our AP's and a couple of water park tickets. Got back just in time for the, "Where are you, we're starved?" text from my son. It was a lovely, actually cool and breezy day for mid-June so we opted for Olivia's, outside patio with tropical music and paddle fans!
Olivia's bacon cheeseburgers & Cuban sandwiches, family favorites, the food was delicious! It was a great lunch and our waiter got to razzing the boys, we laughed, a really fun lunch and a great way to start a fantastic vacation! After lunch I called to see if the villa was ready and it was, no text!
Villa # 4222, 2bd, 2nd floor by the quiet pool, which I had requested, as the boys love the take multiple dips and I like to grill! Immaculate, noticed two changes, all white dishes replaced the old colored fiesta and 2 out of the 3 shade hardware mechanisms were pulled out from the wall. When it's loose it's actually easier to roll up & down, what a pain these are! This time around, view wasn't as important as the locale by the quiet pool, but it was still decent, "a corner of the golf green w/ a bit of rocks and water"
As Floridians and DVC owners it's not so much the parks that attract us, I've been to Disney 50 plus times, it's the resorts and what else Orlando has to offer. We ate breakfast in the villa every morning. Had a lunch there mid-day between our MK & DHS day, boy was it hot and steaming! Made baked ziti & meatballs, salad & garlic bread for dinner the night of our, don't tell Mickey, "Universal" day and grilled a marinated London broil on arrival night at the quiet pool!
It wasn't a Blue Zoo kind of trip, so with 4 15yr old boys, it was a "buffet" trip! The Chinese buffet, The Golden Corral (I detest buffets, but they have me with that Pot Roast). We had 2 ADR's, Tepan Edo, which we all loved and the other at Sci-Fi (But that was the rain day, so we cancelled it early and did Pizza Hut delivery and Salad at the villa instead, great call, it rained till 8:30pm!
We did Typhoon Lagoon, MK, DHS, Epcot, Universal and the 2 Outlet Malls, along with House of Hoops! (15yr old boys love anything Nike & Lebron’s (Go Miami Heat!) OKW buses, on time, no issues!
My friend and I took long walks in the early morning and late at night when it was cool. The boys played basketball, they love the resort also, we hosted them last June and it was such fun we had to do it again! A good time, but also a relaxing time, at 15 they can go on their own and at their own pace and so can we!
OKW is such a beautiful resort, and I already miss it! Next up, Kidani in August, it’s going to be hot!
Arrived at 11am, and hey, for the 1st time at OKW our villa was not ready. They gave us the room keys but not the room number; they were going to text us when the villa was ready. I've never been successful at receiving a text from any resort telling me the room was ready & this was no exception. We dropped the boys off at the main pool and headed to DTD to get our AP's and a couple of water park tickets. Got back just in time for the, "Where are you, we're starved?" text from my son. It was a lovely, actually cool and breezy day for mid-June so we opted for Olivia's, outside patio with tropical music and paddle fans!
Olivia's bacon cheeseburgers & Cuban sandwiches, family favorites, the food was delicious! It was a great lunch and our waiter got to razzing the boys, we laughed, a really fun lunch and a great way to start a fantastic vacation! After lunch I called to see if the villa was ready and it was, no text!
Villa # 4222, 2bd, 2nd floor by the quiet pool, which I had requested, as the boys love the take multiple dips and I like to grill! Immaculate, noticed two changes, all white dishes replaced the old colored fiesta and 2 out of the 3 shade hardware mechanisms were pulled out from the wall. When it's loose it's actually easier to roll up & down, what a pain these are! This time around, view wasn't as important as the locale by the quiet pool, but it was still decent, "a corner of the golf green w/ a bit of rocks and water"
As Floridians and DVC owners it's not so much the parks that attract us, I've been to Disney 50 plus times, it's the resorts and what else Orlando has to offer. We ate breakfast in the villa every morning. Had a lunch there mid-day between our MK & DHS day, boy was it hot and steaming! Made baked ziti & meatballs, salad & garlic bread for dinner the night of our, don't tell Mickey, "Universal" day and grilled a marinated London broil on arrival night at the quiet pool!
It wasn't a Blue Zoo kind of trip, so with 4 15yr old boys, it was a "buffet" trip! The Chinese buffet, The Golden Corral (I detest buffets, but they have me with that Pot Roast). We had 2 ADR's, Tepan Edo, which we all loved and the other at Sci-Fi (But that was the rain day, so we cancelled it early and did Pizza Hut delivery and Salad at the villa instead, great call, it rained till 8:30pm!
We did Typhoon Lagoon, MK, DHS, Epcot, Universal and the 2 Outlet Malls, along with House of Hoops! (15yr old boys love anything Nike & Lebron’s (Go Miami Heat!) OKW buses, on time, no issues!
My friend and I took long walks in the early morning and late at night when it was cool. The boys played basketball, they love the resort also, we hosted them last June and it was such fun we had to do it again! A good time, but also a relaxing time, at 15 they can go on their own and at their own pace and so can we!
OKW is such a beautiful resort, and I already miss it! Next up, Kidani in August, it’s going to be hot!
