heatherlynn444
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ok. so we just got in a while ago and I thought I would pop on and give my two cents since I dont have time to start/add to my pree trip report tonight. we stayed at the AKL from last sat. to this sat and here is my view:
PROS:
1.)this is the most themed resort at DIsney. I had fun looking at all the amazing details that wet into this place. vey cool
2.) service. great CM's, housekeeping was great, lots of towel animals, and we got upgraded from a standard to a savannah view b/c we asked....dont ask dont get so it never hurts!
3.)peacefulness. we were on a back savannah at the very end of teh zebra trail and it was very very quiet, no problems there.
3.)nice room size and we were given plenty of towels, shampoos, etc. etc. good details in room, etc. etc.
4.) busses we great. we waited maybe one time over 10 minutes, and io liked having the private bus that didnt go to other resorts.
CONS:
1.) Lighting. it was very dark in the rooms and hallways. in the morning i ahd to practically squish my face against teh mirror to see to put makeup on. at night we had on all the lights and CHristmas lights in the room and it was still too dark for me.
2.) lloonngg walk. as i said we were at teh END of the zebra trial, it was a HIKE! and at the end of the day it was miserable to walk that far.
3.)turn down service ppl. we requested it on our first night and said we would be there till sat. if they could do it every night. they did it the first night, not the second. so on the 3rd day we called again...said we were staying all week..we got it that night, but not teh next night...I mean come on people!
4.) the Mara. TOO SMALL! in the mornings we had to FIGHT to get a table. and we felt pressured to leave as soon as we had done eating b/c ppl were hovering over us to get our table.
I am sure I could think of other things, and will be more specific in my trip report. now dont get me wrong, we had a great stay and really enjoyed ourselaves and were glad we got to expereince this unique resort. But we will probably not be returning. I love light colors, whits and pastels, lots of windows and natural light. SO if you are a GF or SSR fan b/c of those reasons, you man not like AKL. the whole tribal thing is just not our style. no offense, we just rather other styles. I hope this does not offend anyone just my opinion. like I said, we still enjoyed the resort and the animals, it was a lot of fun, but probbaly not a repeat for us. more to come on my TR> link in the bottom of my siggy!
PROS:
1.)this is the most themed resort at DIsney. I had fun looking at all the amazing details that wet into this place. vey cool
2.) service. great CM's, housekeeping was great, lots of towel animals, and we got upgraded from a standard to a savannah view b/c we asked....dont ask dont get so it never hurts!
3.)peacefulness. we were on a back savannah at the very end of teh zebra trail and it was very very quiet, no problems there.
3.)nice room size and we were given plenty of towels, shampoos, etc. etc. good details in room, etc. etc.
4.) busses we great. we waited maybe one time over 10 minutes, and io liked having the private bus that didnt go to other resorts.
CONS:
1.) Lighting. it was very dark in the rooms and hallways. in the morning i ahd to practically squish my face against teh mirror to see to put makeup on. at night we had on all the lights and CHristmas lights in the room and it was still too dark for me.
2.) lloonngg walk. as i said we were at teh END of the zebra trial, it was a HIKE! and at the end of the day it was miserable to walk that far.
3.)turn down service ppl. we requested it on our first night and said we would be there till sat. if they could do it every night. they did it the first night, not the second. so on the 3rd day we called again...said we were staying all week..we got it that night, but not teh next night...I mean come on people!
4.) the Mara. TOO SMALL! in the mornings we had to FIGHT to get a table. and we felt pressured to leave as soon as we had done eating b/c ppl were hovering over us to get our table.
I am sure I could think of other things, and will be more specific in my trip report. now dont get me wrong, we had a great stay and really enjoyed ourselaves and were glad we got to expereince this unique resort. But we will probably not be returning. I love light colors, whits and pastels, lots of windows and natural light. SO if you are a GF or SSR fan b/c of those reasons, you man not like AKL. the whole tribal thing is just not our style. no offense, we just rather other styles. I hope this does not offend anyone just my opinion. like I said, we still enjoyed the resort and the animals, it was a lot of fun, but probbaly not a repeat for us. more to come on my TR> link in the bottom of my siggy!
