As to GVs. we believe both Jambo and Kidani are ideal. Jambo has the single story advantage which is best if you have little ones (or older ones) who have issues with stairs. They are very large, the master bath is almost hedonistic (a TV to view from the bathtub), the pool table is an extra touch, and the porches are hug. You also have the Jambo amenities such as three restaurants, the larger lobby and much larger store. (A bus does run throughout the day from front door area to front door area of the two buildings).
Nevertheless, the Kidani 2-stories are also ideal. The upstairs bedrooms are at the end of the hall on each side, and the alcove at the top of stairs is an extra plus with a queen pull-out and TV for those who might not want to double up in a bedroom. The w/d is ideally located downstairs, and the living room's ceiling is the top of the second floor and it has essentially floor to ceiling windows in that room. The balconies are fine although much narrower than Jambo.
There are two standard Kidani GV's, both on the Pembe savanna, right by each other, one at the end of the sixth building pod on the north wing (the lobby faces west and the pool is on the north wing side) from the lobby and the other at the beginning of the seventh pod. They both have savanna view. The reason they are standard is because the outside perimeter fence of the savanna comes somewhat close to the buildings there, but you still see animals. For two walk-throughs of the same standard view GV go here youtube.com/watch?v=iy38d42R_2o&t=227s and here youtube.com/watch?v=31lNSVRzelc (both those walk-throughs were created before the rooms were converted to standard view and also before any remodel, e.g., larger TV's now). Despite that there are only two standard view GVs, they are often open at 7 months out.
Kidani has only one restaurant, Sanaa, a sit-down which is very good for dinner and also serves breakfast (but not lunch). Its pool is smaller than Jambo and has less places to find shade, but it has a very good kids (young to 13) water play area, the much longer slide, and its bar area at the pool has a number of tables under its roof at which you can sit and have a drink (or lunch).
The major issue at AKV for any room is distance to lobby and other amenities. At Jambo, the GV at the end of each wing gives you a long walk to the lobby and bus station. At Kidani, the end of each wing has multiple savanna view GVs and if you get one of those, you should plan an overnight trip to get to the lobby, spending the night about half way down. It is actually about a 6 minute walk, normal adult pace, and up to ten minutes if traveling with little ones, just to get from room to lobby. And note those standard view GV's, though not at the end of the wing, are still a very long way to lobby, and longer to the bus stop which is on the south wing. Neverthelees, if you have a car, Kidani can be ideal with its under-building parking lot lt that runs almost throughout the building, and with three elevators along each wing, you can usually find a parking place that puts you close to your room no matter where it is.
