Chances for GV/AKV holiday time 2013?

[dianeschlicht]

I have enough AKV points to book 1 night in a GV, and I could transfer in a few points to book a second night. After that, I have to rely on the 7 month booking window.

My question is if anyone has tried to book AKV/GVs at 7 months for mid December on to Christmas. We don't really need a GV since there are only 4 of traveling, but we wanted the adult offspring to each have their own room.

My inclination is to book 2 nights in the AKV GV at the beginning of the trip, and book the rest of the week in a GV at OKW. Then at 7 months, if the GV at AKV isn't available, I can try to switch all to a 2 bedroom at AKV. The goal is to at least spend a few nights at AKV for our adult DS who has never stayed there. He loves zoos and animals, and would really enjoy AKV. He's stayed in OKW GVs many times, so no intrigue there.

So....Anyone successful booking GV's at AKV at Holiday 7 month window?

PS, Our trip is from the 15 through the 23, so not there on the holiday itself.

 

[dvcterry]

We had it (GV) booked around the holiday, not the holiday itself. Own there so booked at 11 months. Cancelled it because husband said we are not going again blah blah blah blah. Now have booked somewhere else but will tell you that for curiosity checked whenever I could so that I could give my husband the death stare with holiday availability. Nights become available but broken up, not consecutive. So waitlisting is still an option, but certain nights I have found just don't come up as available. Good luck to you.

 

[dianeschlicht]

We had it (GV) booked around the holiday, not the holiday itself. Own there so booked at 11 months. Cancelled it because husband said we are not going again blah blah blah blah. Now have booked somewhere else but will tell you that for curiosity checked whenever I could so that I could give my husband the death stare with holiday availability. Nights become available but broken up, not consecutive. So waitlisting is still an option, but certain nights I have found just don't come up as available. Good luck to you.

Thanks for the info! That's kind of what I thought. I have to look and see how many GVs there are at AKV. I have forgotten. I figure it's worth trying for at least a couple of nights at the 11 month window. Since the 15th is a Sunday, I suspect those first two days might be tougher than the following weekend. I figure Jan. 15 will tell me if it's going to be possible, and I'll just go from there with the rest of the plan. We know and love the OKW GVs, so it would be a legitimate option for us as well. Who knows...if there are 2 bedrooms available at AKV, I would be inclined to take that at the 7 month mark too.

 

[wdrl]

I have to look and see how many GVs there are at AKV. I have forgotten.

There are 22 Grand Villas at AKV: 6 GVs at Jambo House and 16 at Kidani Village. All 6 GVs at Jambo House are classified as Savanna View. I believe two of the 16 GVs at Kidani are classified as Standard View.

 

[dianeschlicht]

There are 22 Grand Villas at AKV: 6 GVs at Jambo House and 16 at Kidani Village. All 6 GVs at Jambo House are classified as Savanna View. I believe two of the 16 GVs at Kidani are classified as Standard View.

Thanks!

 

[drusba]

At 7 months out this year for the period Dec 15 to 24, 2012, you could have gotten a GV at AKV (but not at OKW if you are thinking of trying to put all nights there if AKV does not come through).

 

[bobbiwoz]

At 7 months out this year for the period Dec 15 to 24, 2012, you could have gotten a GV at AKV (but not at OKW if you are thinking of trying to put all nights there if AKV does not come through).

That's interesting! I would like to get a GV at AKV sometime.

 

[drusba]

That's interesting! I would like to get a GV at AKV sometime.

The previously held belief that GVs are usually always difficult at 7 months out has proven to be incorrect based on tracking openings via the on-line reservation system. AKV GVs are open most times of the year at 7 months with the exception of the first two weeks of Dec and Christmas week. OKW is also usually open except for Dec through Marathon weekend, Easter week, Thanksgiving time, and a few times in summer and October. BLT is also usually open except Dec and many times in Oct to mid-Nov. SSR GVs are always open except for potentially the first week of Dec (DVD's highest demand week of the year). BWV GVs, however, are usually closed out. Example of availability. You can reserve June 28-July 5 right now and thus get night of July 4. All GVs are open for that entire period except those at BWV and the OKW ones at the Hospitality House area.