goofyfordisney
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2001
Hi everyone!
I've been reading and reading all of the posts that I can find about AKL & AKV. But, I still need some help!
I'm trying to decide between 2 rooms at AKL (with 'real' beds for everyone) vs. the 1 bedroom villa at AKV. My DH and I definitely want a king bed...no queen bed for us! My sons are both over 6'2". The priority for us would be comfy beds for everyone to sleep in every night.
Will we use the extra space in a villa...especially the kitchen? I can tell you right now...I will not be cooking on my vacation! We will have snacks in the room and use the fridge for drinks, but that about all we will use the kitchen for! We typically get up early for rope drop at the parks, come back mid-day for a pool break and then head out again to go to the parks in the evening.
If we get 2 rooms at AKL, we will all have 'real' beds to sleep in (no sofabed/chair bed), 2 bathrooms (one in each room), 2 tv's, and 2 balconies. I realize that we may not have adjoining rooms - although, it would be nice to have an adjoining room...our kids are 17 & 22 and they would be fine if our rooms aren't right next to each other.
I'm also considering a pool view instead of the savanna view...mainly because I don't want a huge hike to the savanna rooms, lobby and pool. In addition, I like looking at the landscaping at the pool...I know, its weird...but, that what I like! It just feels like I'm on vacation when I can sit out on the balcony and see the lush grounds and the pool!
Last time we stayed at AKL, I really enjoyed the public areas for viewing the animals more than the the savanna view room we had! (I think we had a savanna room on the Kudu Trail - we were pretty close to the lobby, our view of animals was kind of limited) We also did a split stay and didn't really stay long enough to enjoy the resort.
I'm really torn...everyone raves about Kidani and how awesome it is there! But, I keep thinking that AKL would be best because of the 'real' beds instead of the sofabed/chair bed issue...we would consider getting a 2 bedroom at AKV - but, I'm don't see that they're available via a cash reservation? Also, at Kidani - can I get a pool view? It looks like there's just standard (parking lot) views or savanna views?
Sorry for all of the rambling...hope I can get some great feedback from everyone!
TIA!
I've been reading and reading all of the posts that I can find about AKL & AKV. But, I still need some help!
I'm trying to decide between 2 rooms at AKL (with 'real' beds for everyone) vs. the 1 bedroom villa at AKV. My DH and I definitely want a king bed...no queen bed for us! My sons are both over 6'2". The priority for us would be comfy beds for everyone to sleep in every night.
Will we use the extra space in a villa...especially the kitchen? I can tell you right now...I will not be cooking on my vacation! We will have snacks in the room and use the fridge for drinks, but that about all we will use the kitchen for! We typically get up early for rope drop at the parks, come back mid-day for a pool break and then head out again to go to the parks in the evening.
If we get 2 rooms at AKL, we will all have 'real' beds to sleep in (no sofabed/chair bed), 2 bathrooms (one in each room), 2 tv's, and 2 balconies. I realize that we may not have adjoining rooms - although, it would be nice to have an adjoining room...our kids are 17 & 22 and they would be fine if our rooms aren't right next to each other.
I'm also considering a pool view instead of the savanna view...mainly because I don't want a huge hike to the savanna rooms, lobby and pool. In addition, I like looking at the landscaping at the pool...I know, its weird...but, that what I like! It just feels like I'm on vacation when I can sit out on the balcony and see the lush grounds and the pool!
Last time we stayed at AKL, I really enjoyed the public areas for viewing the animals more than the the savanna view room we had! (I think we had a savanna room on the Kudu Trail - we were pretty close to the lobby, our view of animals was kind of limited) We also did a split stay and didn't really stay long enough to enjoy the resort.
I'm really torn...everyone raves about Kidani and how awesome it is there! But, I keep thinking that AKL would be best because of the 'real' beds instead of the sofabed/chair bed issue...we would consider getting a 2 bedroom at AKV - but, I'm don't see that they're available via a cash reservation? Also, at Kidani - can I get a pool view? It looks like there's just standard (parking lot) views or savanna views?
Sorry for all of the rambling...hope I can get some great feedback from everyone!
TIA!