We had our first stay at OKW in September after we bought it directly from Disney pretty much unseen last Thanksgiving. Prior to buying, we had a quick look at the lobby and the main pool, but that was about it.
We absolutely loved it. We had studio on the first floor in building 43 in the Turtle Pond area. The studio was a really good size. The Turtle Pond pool was right across the street and the bus stop was about 2 minutes walk away. The Turtle Pond pool is not much smaller than the main pool and DH, who basically lived near the pool while we were there, said there were never more than 2 or 3 other people in that pool. They also have a nice kid's play area, a shuffle board area, an arcade and a pool bar/ snack bar (open seasonally) at Turtle Pond pool.
We spent our last day hiring a Surrey Bike and riding it around the resort and hanging out in the community hall.
We really loved OKW. It has such a laid back atmosphere and it is so pretty. All the CMs that we met were wonderful. We loved Olivia's and ended up having most of our evening meals there.
One slight issue is the sound proofing. We had fountain near our room that was running 24/7 and was really noisy. We could also hear pretty much everything that went on in the apartment next door (loading of dishwasher, people talking, children crying every night and morning, people watching TV, etc.)
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The kids gave the pool slide a thumbs up. I give the Turtle Krawl (the lounge's signature drink) two thumbs up.
