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[runhousemouse]

In your opionion where is the best rooms located for savannah view room? Since I paid extra for this I want to make the best decision when requesting a location. Thanks

 

[garydove]

runhousemouse

We have recently returned from a wonderful time at WDW. We stayed for 10 nights at the Animal Kingdom Lodge followed by 4 nights at the Wilderness Lodge.

Both resorts are spectacular in design but for us Animal Kingdom Lodge wins hands down. We were lucky enough to have Savannah room. The view from our balcony was fantastic. We saw animals every day (giraffes, zebra, Ankole cattle etc etc) throughout the day and evening. Our room was on Kurdu trail (room 4219) and was well placed to overlook the ‘pond’ where the pelicans congregated. Also we were close to one of the feeding tracks and were able to watch the animal keepers unloading food for the animals and placing branches in the wire baskets near the top of trees for the giraffes.

The hotel overall was an truly unforgettable experience. Sitting round the firepit listening to stories, the décor & artefacts, the cultural environment.

And lets not forget Boma. A restaurant of outstanding food. Yes, it’s a buffet but the variety and quality of food was outstanding. We ate three evenings and two mornings here and were never disappointed (well that’s not strictly true – I was disappointed that they didn’t have the coconut curry seafood stew on every time we went, but we have asked for the recipe!)

The pool was great and there was plenty of space to relax.

Gary

 

[mrsltg]

We stayed on the Zebra Trail, Arusha Savannah and loved it! We were in room 2511 and it was fantastic! The room was just passed the elevators so there was little hall noise, but close enough to make trips to the pool, restaurants, and lobby really quick.

I really enjoyed being on the second floor because the animals were so close. There was a gembok (sp?) that slept just inside of the fencing on the savannah right beneath our balcony. We could see her and hear her breathing (slight snoring!) when it was really quiet. In fact, we loved the location so much that even though we're staying concierge this time, we requested the same room area and we'll just hike to the lounge!!!

Have a wonderful time at the AKL (how could you not???!!!)!

Erin