We arrived on Sunday about 10:30am at AKL. I love the landscaping of the whole complex as it does make it feel as if you were in an "African" village. Our home resort is SSR, so we wanted to take a vacation in one of the other vacation club resorts this time.
our room wasnt ready, so we just did a quick tour of the place. Our kids absolutely loved the ability to check out the animals from the various lookout spots and outdoor viewing areas.
I know some have a mixed opinion on the underground parking, but I love it. Keeps the car cool in the summer and dry if it rains.
We headed to the parks for some fun since our room wasnt ready. Got the text that our room was ready about 3pm.
We didnt have a savannah view unfortunately. We are on the third floor very near the lobby. I would probably not suggest a room so close to the lobby if you do not have a svannah view. You do hear some noise in the morning as the buses start running and people start moving about outside the lobby. It is certainly not bad, just something we will note for future.
We have a 2 bedroom lockoff unit. The unit is very large. I know the square footage is not that much greater than SSR, but it just feels alot bigger. We love the added third bathroom and the layout is simply better. We always wondered who designed the master bathroom at SSR 2 bedroom villas. There is what 4 or 5 doors in that small area? We love the decor throughout our villa as well as the lodge itself. quick side note, We wonder if they will miss one of the ANimal Kingdom Lodge mats outside the elevators? We would never take one, that was just a joke, but we do love them and know they would look great on our front porch at home!! The chair that folds out into a single bed is great for our DS 11 as well. The flat screen HD tv's are a nice touch for sure. We have two dvd players in our rooms as well which is also pretty nice. Overall the room is a bit 'dark' but I do get why they did it this way. It has a very nice warm feel, just for practicality, is a bit dark.
We love the pool at Kidani and have spent the most of the afternoon there today. It is raining a bit now, but that doesnt stop us. COmmunity hall is a nice touch for the kids if they want to chill out.
The walk from Kidani lobby to Jambo lobby is about 8-10 mins depending upon your pace. Not too bad really. We walked over to Mara yesterday for the flatbread pizzas, chicken pita and turkey ciabatta. YUM. I do agree that they need a counter service restaurant of some sort at Kidani, but that might be nit picking a bit.
There is two grocery stores very close, Super Target and Publix if you have a car to get to them. We chose Target and got everything we needed. There are a ton of restaurants off site along 192 as well.
So far two thumbs up. I will report back if I find anything else that I think would be interesting.
our room wasnt ready, so we just did a quick tour of the place. Our kids absolutely loved the ability to check out the animals from the various lookout spots and outdoor viewing areas.
I know some have a mixed opinion on the underground parking, but I love it. Keeps the car cool in the summer and dry if it rains.
We headed to the parks for some fun since our room wasnt ready. Got the text that our room was ready about 3pm.
We didnt have a savannah view unfortunately. We are on the third floor very near the lobby. I would probably not suggest a room so close to the lobby if you do not have a svannah view. You do hear some noise in the morning as the buses start running and people start moving about outside the lobby. It is certainly not bad, just something we will note for future.
We have a 2 bedroom lockoff unit. The unit is very large. I know the square footage is not that much greater than SSR, but it just feels alot bigger. We love the added third bathroom and the layout is simply better. We always wondered who designed the master bathroom at SSR 2 bedroom villas. There is what 4 or 5 doors in that small area? We love the decor throughout our villa as well as the lodge itself. quick side note, We wonder if they will miss one of the ANimal Kingdom Lodge mats outside the elevators? We would never take one, that was just a joke, but we do love them and know they would look great on our front porch at home!! The chair that folds out into a single bed is great for our DS 11 as well. The flat screen HD tv's are a nice touch for sure. We have two dvd players in our rooms as well which is also pretty nice. Overall the room is a bit 'dark' but I do get why they did it this way. It has a very nice warm feel, just for practicality, is a bit dark.
We love the pool at Kidani and have spent the most of the afternoon there today. It is raining a bit now, but that doesnt stop us. COmmunity hall is a nice touch for the kids if they want to chill out.
The walk from Kidani lobby to Jambo lobby is about 8-10 mins depending upon your pace. Not too bad really. We walked over to Mara yesterday for the flatbread pizzas, chicken pita and turkey ciabatta. YUM. I do agree that they need a counter service restaurant of some sort at Kidani, but that might be nit picking a bit.
There is two grocery stores very close, Super Target and Publix if you have a car to get to them. We chose Target and got everything we needed. There are a ton of restaurants off site along 192 as well.
So far two thumbs up. I will report back if I find anything else that I think would be interesting.
. We are planning on dinner at Boma and lunch at Sanaa so we will at least get to visit.
. They are going to see the Animal Kingdom Lodge for the first time
. We are staying 2 nights in studios at Jambo followed by 3 nights in a 2BR at Kidani
. I love reading reports about AKV...even though they make me "homesick"
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