Over the Thanksgiving holiday my family were in florida and visited with my middle brother. He works for Disney in the video production department. One of the great things about having a relative that works for Disney is the availablity to get discounts on special event tickets, free entry into the parks, discounts on souvenirs, and discounted rates for hotels.
My wife asked if he could get us a room for one night at Animal Kingdom Lodge. He was able to get us a one night stay on Dec 2nd and got us a 4th floor room. When I checked in the CM told me it was a no smoking room and that would not due because of the wife. The CM checked and found no other smoking rooms available ( as she put it in a great location as our orginal room ). After looking for a while she did find a queen / bunkbed room on the 4th floor [ room 4981 ] and it was in a great location to see the animals coming into the savana.
Having stayed at many rooms at Disney ( all star music, wilderness lodge, dixi landings, port orleans, and fort wilderness ) I found the AKL to be one of the best ever.