Kidani Villas - pictures of accessible 2 bedroom?

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Hi All,

Have booked a 2 bedroom savannah view accessible villa. For my 85 year old dad and 80 year old mom they need a low bed, as beds can be quite high, a roll in shower with seat, accessbile toilet that we can access via wheelchair.

Looking for information about where the accessible rooms are located around the savannah and I'd like to show my Dad some pictures of the villa as he is nervous about being away from his own accessible bathroom & bedroom.

I've also rented a lift recliner from a disney recommended vendor to be delivered to the resort from Care Medical Equipment...has anyone rented medical equipment from Care ?

 

[SueM in MN]

Hi All,

Have booked a 2 bedroom savannah view accessible villa. For my 85 year old dad and 80 year old mom they need a low bed, as beds can be quite high, a roll in shower with seat, accessbile toilet that we can access via wheelchair.

Looking for information about where the accessible rooms are located around the savannah and I'd like to show my Dad some pictures of the villa as he is nervous about being away from his own accessible bathroom & bedroom.

I've also rented a lift recliner from a disney recommended vendor to be delivered to the resort from Care Medical Equipment...has anyone rented medical equipment from Care ?

We rented a Rehab bath chair from Care. It was fine, delivered and picked up on schedule. People have posted about renting reclining chairs from them and were fine.

I will look for accessible room pictures. Are you staying at the AK Lodge or villas?

 

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Hi Sue,

Thanks for the reply. We are staying in a savannah view villa, two bedroom at Kidani.

 

[SueM in MN]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for the reply. We are staying in a savannah view villa, two bedroom at Kidani.

Sorry, I missed the 2 bedroom villa part. I did need to know the Kidani part though. That is important because when we toured Animal Kingdom Villas, they pretty much told us that Jambo is not as accessible, but Kidani has nicely accessible rooms.
I have not been able to find any pictures of accessible rooms yet, but this post has some very nice pictures of the regular rooms. Most of the differences between the regular rooms and the accessible ones are in the bathrooms.

As far as bed height - there were no guidelines for bed height in accessible rooms until just recently (March 2011). So, there is no standard for low beds in accessible rooms. If the bed is too high, you can call Housekeeping and they will be able to help.

Still looking for accessible room pictures, but this will help for now.

Here are pictures from our savannah view one bedroom villa 7969 at Kidani Village at AKV.

Extra full bath accessed from the living room:

Master bath

EDITED TO ADD: I searched as many places and ways as I can think of and have not been able to find any pictures of a roll in shower bathroom at Kidani.
I am going to separate out your post and my replies from this thread so hopefully someone will see it and reply.

 

[Twende]

We just returned from a stay at Kidani in a 1 Bedroom non-accessible.

The master bathroom is huge and the only barrier is a splash block wall about 4" to 6" high. The shower is very large and has a shelf/seat in it on the back short wall. There would be room for another person to assist and a shower seat also. There was no hand held shower head but I would assume they could get you one or the accessible room would have one.

The toilet area is a small room and assisting someone in there would be difficult.

The bed in the master bedroom is high off the ground. I found myself slipping to the floor by a few inches each time I got out of it. I never noticed having to climb into it but getting up I could tell I was higher than normal.

I felt that the area in the living room/dining area was a bit tight. The walking area between the kitchen snack counter and the table was narrow to me.

I was bothered by the lighting in the entire suite. I needed to have the curtains open to get any kind of good lighting and at night I struggled to see well. I have very poor night vision.

We did love the parking under the building. There were plenty of handicapped spots that were close to the elevators and in our case that meant close to our room. We were in 7633 Rafiki, which was a standard view. It looked out over the lushly landscaped pool area (you really could not see the pool just glimpses of people coming and going and the red water buckets at the toddler area) and just a corner of the Savannah.

Have a great trip. It is a very nice resort. We enjoyed our time at the pool area in the shade. There is a nice zero entry area to the main pool and a wonderful shaded sitting area (two wooden benches) by the toddler play area that was not too busy and had the most delightful water fall.

 

[phxbbw6ft1]

Kidani in a 1 Bedroom looks amazing. How much is it for 7 nights there? anyone know? thanks

 

[hainerfamily]

The island is not there but the kitchen is L shaped...if you look at the picture with the island and the blank wall behind it; that wall has the additional kitchen cupboards, etc. We loved it; it has an amazing amount of floor space this way.

The stove is a ceran top with the controls at the front for access and all the upper cabinets are installed lower for access.

The master bathroom in the king room was just one very large room with the roll in shower, sink, toilet and tub (not accessible). The closet is in the bathroom.

The 2nd bedroom, or accessible studio has a roll in shower, sink and toilet, with a loft-style sliding door.

Hope that helps a bit.

Lynn

 

[digiMom]

Did not stay at akv, but rented a reclining lift chair for my DM for out last trip from Care Medical Equipment. We were very satisfied with them. They actually delivered the chair within 15 minutes of us getting to our room. Not sure if that was coincidence or not...