Confused about AKL deluxe rooms!

[wrldpossibility]

Hi all,

You may remember many other resort posts from me, unfortunately, we can't seem to make up our minds! Luckily we have a year before our trip! Anyway, we are currently booked for 10 nights at POR. The kids would like to experience AKL, so we are considering spending our first 3 nights there. It has the be the first 3 nights, because after that, my parents join us and we can't afford multiple rooms at AKL. First, is it a good resort to stay during the beginning our our first trip to WDW (I fear it's isolated), and second, DH wants to stay in the deluxe room because he thinks it is like the WL jr. suite (with two rooms connected by french doors). Is this correct? To me, the description seems to say it's just bigger, but still all one room. We want two rooms (3 young kids, and it'll be easier to get them to bed). Is WL the only place they have that configuration? Also, are all the AKL deluxe rooms Concierge? So confused...

 

[crazy4wdw]

The AKL standard rooms are 340 square feet; the deluxe rooms are 380 square feet. All of the deluxe rooms are located on the fifth floor of the resort so if you have a savannah view, you have a more expansive view of the animals. I also believe the deluxe rooms have a sofa in addition to two queen beds. All of the deluxe rooms are not concierge.

 

[daannzzz]

We have stayed in both the Jr. Suite at the WL and a Deluxe room at AKL and the Deluxe rooms at AKL are nothing like the Jr Suite. The deluxe room is just is the same as a standard room with and extra three feet added onto the length. It also has different fabrics on the bedspreads and curtains. All of the Deluxe rooms are on the top floors. Concierge does not come with all of the deluxe rooms.

 

[wrldpossibility]

That info really makes a difference to us. Dh really wants 2 rooms so the kids don't wake each other all night.

 

[daannzzz]

There are Jr. Suites at the other deluxe hotels but I don't know much about them or if they would work for your purposes.