HELLO ALL you Lounge Lizards!!!!!
Just walked in from a long day of flying!
The crowds at MCO were WORSE than WDW!
In a nutshell, we weren't able to upgrade to CL at CR because it was 100% FULL, but the CR Tower was wonderful.
The resort has it's own beauty and appeal!
Just loved to see the Wishes FW from our balcony and watch the castle turn colors all night long! (we were on the 11th floor, odd number room)
DS and friend LOVED the arcade and pool and MONORAIL!
As well as, Chef Mickey's!
And those Stickey Mickeys at Concorse Steakhouse were decadent! just loved them!
AKL Concierge was AWESOME!!!!!!!
Got on the 6th floor savannah and saw LOTS of animals, loved the staff, and got the scoop on different bedding and room numbers for concierge level. I will post it later because it's still packed!
Also, Kenny at AKL CL offered us an upgrade when we were checking out to a 2 bedroom suite just to keep us there!
IF the boys weren't so DEAD SET on the YC/BC pools, I would've taken it !
The Sunset Safari was beyond words....just incredible what this staff does for you...they really go that extra mile to keep you wanting to stay there forever!
Only thing.....NO Bottled water. PERIOD. Not even the glass, because some folks would throw them over the railing, or accidently knock them off, and the glass breakage was too dangerous for the animals.
OK...now the scoop on my YC CL experience......what can I say?
We checked in early, about 11:30 am, and were told that we had been upgraded to a waterview down the hall from the lounge.
Went to the Studios and came back at 3:00 and our room was...
are you ready for this one?
gone! Our room was GONE and they were 100% FULL! 
No pooopoo!
Well, Amy from Concierge Planning came on the scene, as well as the GM, Sammy, and they seached for 30 minutes for any concierge room on property!
The 2 bedroom suite at AKL, which DH NOW knows we should have grabbed up... was long gone!
Well, we ended up with a gardenview CL room at the Beach Club.
We haven't stayed there since their renovation, and I have to say this....they were WONDERFUL!
The room was done in beautiful peachy and teal with the neatest wallpaper, baby seahorses, and the bedspreads were the mickey characters on the beach scenes.
the food was very good and great for picky eaters!
PLUS...all the bottled water you wanted...just had to ask and it was in GLASS.
OK, OK, I'm getting a little cross-eyed and will post more later!
Also, I gotta get these pics on a site to link, and Debbie, your little baby Ankole calf is soooo precious! We got to see him so close, could almost touch him , on the Sunset safari!
Good to be back home, but I'm looking forward to our next trip and helping all of ya'll plan yours!
We'll be right here to get you through - after all, we all share your obsession, 'ya know?!!
. I have read others giving AKL a thumbs up, too. You being the well rounded, seasoned WDW diser you are, I trust your opinion. My DH said his next choice would've been AKL. Maybe while we're there, I'll take him to go take a peek at the resort to kind of persuade him to go next year or sooner.
