2nd trip on points - OKW this time

[bbowers]

Well, I have now experienced one of those joys of DVC ownership - being able to treat my friend and myself to an on-site WDW stay during a business seminar trip to Orlando.

This is just my second trip on points (DH and I stayed in our home resort of VWL last Nov, and also used points to stay at AKL). I needed the 2 queen beds and the least points, so an OKW studio it was.

Room was great (but I still like VWL a little better - we had a 1st floor woods view that was soooo peaceul - OKW was quiet, but not peaceful, if that makes sense - probably needed some woods noises) (room 3517) except for one incident of repeated slamming doors upstairs. (About 10 slams or more, for heaven's sake.)

Parking near the room was very nice, but DARNED if I didn't have a horrible time finding OKW over and over. They have a billion signs for every other resort, but only one for OKW, I swear. Last June when I was down here by myself and stayed off-site, I found everything without a map. This time I practically had the map memorized and still got lost on a regular basis. *sigh*

Trip report is at
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=588265
for those interested in how much we could cram into 3 short days.

Next up is HH this September before our first DCL cruise...

 

[nisiemouse]

Thanks for the report. We just got back from OKW about 10 days ago and dh made the comment while we were there about the lack of signs for OKW. He knows his way around as it was our third stay there but I can see how the lack of signs would make it difficult.
We are going on our first DCL cruise in December. Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Pa@okw95]

One way to find OKW is to think of OKW and DD and now SSR as well as Pleasure Island and West Side ,all 5 places being on one giant block. You can travel around making right turns from DD passed Pleasure Island and West Side on the right side of your car, then make a right turn go to the next right turn and you will go passed OKW gate and then further down the road you will run into SSR then a right turn again and you will run into DD, you can go around in one big circle, once you find DD just go around the block until you get to OKW. You can do the same by going around making left hand turns, but it will take longer because of traffic lights.