Back from AS Sports and AKL

[Disney Ella]

We spent one night at Sports before checking into AKL. Our room was in Homerun Hotel and was very clean and in good shape. This was our first stay in an AS and the room didn't really seem any smaller than any other motel. I don't think I would be comfortable in the double beds for a long stay, though. The turbo toilets sounded like a bowling ball hitting the pins. I heard them throughout the night, but I was having trouble sleeping, so I don't know if I they would have woken me. Very nice resort with nice pool areas.

We spent four nights in AKL (room 5020 on Giraffe Trail, pool view). Our room was clean and in good condition. We wanted bunk bed rooms, but the only bunk bed rooms available were in smoking rooms, so we went with the two queens. At feeding time, around 4:00, we saw giraffes out past the pool one day and ankole cattle another day. The kids loved the pool slide and went on it again and again and again. DH had a massage at the fitness center and recommends Rachael. We had a rental car, so I don't know how fast the buses were running. Everything was an easy drive from AKL.

We originally had reservations at WL, but there were no rooms available at the postcard rate so we switched to AKL. We made the mistake of going to WL later in the week for dinner and DH and I both wished we had stayed there instead of AKL, despite the price. AKL is a very nice resort, but there is something about WL that appeals to us more. I'm glad we stayed at AKL, and we enjoyed it, but I'm looking forward to staying at WL next time.

 

[HughJackman'n'me]

....was your room considered 'std'?? I was thinking of requesting Giraffe Trail for our upcoming vaca [and we have ressies for a std room]; I was wondering if pool view was still considered 'std' (or perhaps you received a complimentary upgrade??)...

 

[Disney Ella]

We had (and paid for) a pool view, but the rooms on the other side of the hall were standard. It's a good location, very close to the pool and Mara, although Zebra trail would be just as convenient.

 

[HughJackman'n'me]

...think Zebra Trail would be considered std, though....

 

[mega13]

I'm curious... what do you like better about the WL? We're staying at AKL in January, but it was a hard choice between that and WL.

Do you mind giving us your opinion of the pros and cons of each?

Thanks!

 

[robinb]

mega13: I have stayed in both resorts and I like AKL better than WL. I like the pool better (zero entry, great pool bar, secluded hot tubs), I like the restaurants better (Mara is better than Roaring Forks, Boma is better than Whipering Canyon, Jiko is better than Artist Point) and the animals are better (all kinds of African animals v/s beavers ... or are they otters?). Both resorts are deisgned by the same architect, so they feel very similar to me. The one advantage to the WL is the boat to the MK, otherwise the transportation is better at AKL since it does not share busses.

I am really looking forward to staying at AKL in a little more than a month!!!

 

[TheGodmommies]

Thanks for the info. We are 24 days and counting down.
Have the fridges been installed in the rooms yet?
Did your husband have a reservation for his massage or do they take walk ins too??

 

[HughJackman'n'me]

Originally posted by TheGodmommies
Thanks for the info. We are 24 days and counting down.
Have the fridges been installed in the rooms yet?

...thread that all the frig's have been installed!