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[orangetiggs]

The $200 ends tonight but Disney just told me tomorrow's deal is $100 gift card

 

[dixonsontour]

Did you book Caribbean beach?

 

[orangetiggs]

I've literally just booked akl was 194 more so thought why not

 

[dixonsontour]

Don't blame you

DH fancied AKL but in the end we went for OKW again

 

[scoobydooby]

I've literally just booked akl was 194 more so thought why not

You will love it there I really enjoyed it in May. Didn't have a savannah room but TBH we didn't end up in the room enough to have really warranted the extra spend. There are lots of places to see the animals. It is a very beautiful resort. Enjoy

 

[crabbie1]

I've literally just booked akl was 194 more so thought why not

Next to WLV its my favourite resort. The twins will love it. Take them over to the kidani pool sarah there is a great splash area

 

[orangetiggs]

Are we allowed to use that pool then if we are not dvc ?

 

[wilma-bride]

Are we allowed to use that pool then if we are not dvc ?

Yes you are. All facilities are shared across the two resorts

 

[flortlebap]

I LOVE AKL. So much so that I'm wavering about staying at the YC for our next trip, I'm wondering whether to just switch back to AKL...

 

[scoobydooby]

I LOVE AKL. So much so that I'm wavering about staying at the YC for our next trip, I'm wondering whether to just switch back to AKL...

I really enjoyed AKL. But no where near as much as Beach Club, which is identical other than theming to Yacht Club so in your position I wouldn't swap. The Yacht and Beach Club pool is outstanding, the Boardwalk is fun, there are a whole range of TS places to eat on your door step and at Epcot and you can walk to Epcot and DHS. I did really love AKL it is beautiful for sure, but wouldn't choose it over Yacht or Beach Club. We went there last trip because I didn't want to pay as much as the Epcot or monorail resorts costs as it was just a short 9 night trip for me and my daughter only.

As for the DVC pool at AKL that was the greatest disappointment of our trip. Very average to poor pool. My DD was too old for the splash area but that did look great fun for kids of the right age.

 

[pickers1982]

Love akl but thr location and pool at the the bc is hard to beat!

With akl we didnt book a savannah view and had a car park view. We asked if there was anywhere better and they kinfly moved us

 

[disneyholic family]

I LOVE AKL. So much so that I'm wavering about staying at the YC for our next trip, I'm wondering whether to just switch back to AKL...

i adore the yacht club - much much much nicer than AKL in my opinion...
of course, there are no animals, so if animals are a must for you that's different..
but otherwise, i much prefer YC...the pool is outstanding, the location is superb, and the rooms are much bigger than at AKL....

as for YC vs BC, i prefer the YC for two reasons....i prefer the decor of the YC and also all rooms at the YC have balconies unlike the BC (where some rooms don't)

 

[flortlebap]

Thanks to you both

I know in my logical mind that we will probably love YC even more than AKL, particularly as we spend a lot of our evenings at the WS at Epcot so location wise it's perfect. We just have some great memories of AKL so it's tempting to go back.

YC looks beautiful though so thank you for making me come to my senses!! Haha

 

[chmurf]

I know in my logical mind that we will probably love YC even more than AKL, particularly as we spend a lot of our evenings at the WS at Epcot so location wise it's perfect.

walking or taking a boat to EPCOT or DHS is priceless IMHO.

I like AKL, but it has one drawback. It's in a "remote" location. Well, it's not out of reach either, but comparing to other deluxes it's quite far away.

Monorail Resorts are close to MK and are on the monorail loop, so going around is easy.
Epcot resorts are conviniently located between DHS and EPCOT, and DTD resorts are close to ... DTD... obviously, lol

but AKL means spending at least 15 minutes on a bus or riding the car to go anywhere, even to eat at another resort hotel.

Other than that AKL is a gorgeous hotel. But it would have been close to perfection if it had not been so isolated.


And about YC/BC, Stormalong bay alone wins the cake.