"Live" from AKV

[AKV707]

Here is day one of our first AKV stay. Flight in from Philly went very smoothly, apparently we got out before the Philly fog set in and delayed flights. It was an early morning, but it was worth it.

Got into MCO at 11:15 AM and found our way to the ME desk. (First time ME riders) ME was easy and fast. It was Sunday, and the ME desk was very busy. Our bus stopped at Pop, CSR, and then AKV.

Check in at AKV also went very smoothly. No “welcome home”, though. We were surprised to see that our room was ready!

We are in a 1 br value. The only down side, is that we have room 5004, which is very nice, near the elevators, but with a view of the roof of Boma. Well, it’s not construction at least. And I figure, for the value points, I can’t complain.

The room is awesome. Plenty big for DW and I. I will be posting photos soon.

Took the bus to Epcot, (took 12 minutes door to door) and grabbed something quick at the Cantina. Then went to Spaceship Earth. I wasn’t sure if I would like the upgrade…but I really did! That little animation thing at the end is really fun, and I like the added scenes. It was just good to ride one of our favorites again.

After a while in Epcot, we were pretty tired and decided to head back to AKV.

It was a great first day, and wow we were tired! Well, after a great night’s sleep, we are now heading out for day2, feeling much more rested and energized.

More to come! Feel free to ask any questions.

 

[MikeyNS]

I'm jealous! I can't wait to see a 1BR Value room! Take lots of pics!

 

[AKV707]

We received our Owners Locker! Received a text when we were still in Philly that it had been delivered. It is awesome!

We also used Garden Grocer for the first time. When we got to our room, bell services brought up our order, Everything went great with the order.

More to come!

 

[moredisneyplease]

Sounds like a great start to a great trip! Oh and I love to new Spaceship Earth as well!

 

[westjones]

Can you tell us if there are any 'activities' going on at the resort? I remember a storytelling circle at night, so they still do that.

Thanks!
DJ

 

[brandylouwho]

I'm jealous! I can't wait to see a 1BR Value room! Take lots of pics!

We are staying in one this December. I am looking forward to your trip report/updates AKV707.

 

[LisaS]

Great report! I have a question about your room. When you walk in from the hallway, is the bedroom portion to your left? And are there two sinks in the bathroom? The floor plan shows it that way but all of the other Value 1BR floor plans show only one sink in the bathroom so I want to verify that your room does in fact have two.

Thanks! and have a great stay!

 

[momof3poohlovers]

Hi! We are here too! We are staying concierge level and we are absolutely loving it. Unfortunately, we check out tomorrow. I hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy the little bit cooler weather(although I hear thunder as I type this).

 

[Simba's Mom]

Great report! I have a question about your room. When you walk in from the hallway, is the bedroom portion to your left? And are there two sinks in the bathroom? The floor plan shows it that way but all of the other Value 1BR floor plans show only one sink in the bathroom so I want to verify that your room does in fact have two.

Thanks! and have a great stay!

You got me thinking about the sinks in my value studio, so I went back and looked at the picture. Sure enough-2 sinks. So hopefully, you'll hear that the 1 BR value has 2 sinks also.

 

[isyt]

I would also love to see some pictures of the values.

 

[Cyndibear]

Hope you have a wonderful trip! AKV is wonderful! Enjoy your time at WDW, your not missing much in PA!!

Cyndi

 

[AKV707]

Great report! I have a question about your room. When you walk in from the hallway, is the bedroom portion to your left? And are there two sinks in the bathroom? The floor plan shows it that way but all of the other Value 1BR floor plans show only one sink in the bathroom so I want to verify that your room does in fact have two.

Thanks! and have a great stay!

Lisa,
Yes the bedroom and bath are to the left when you walk in. There is that little hallway between the two and at the end of it is the washer and dryer.

And yes, we have two sinks! DW is very happy about that.

 

[justloveit]

Have a great vacation! Our first stay at AKV will be in Oct, can't wait!

 

[kimberh]

I would also love to see some pictures of the values.

I would too. We have one for two days next May.

 

[AKV707]

I will post some photos as soon as I can figure out how!

Day 2 was great. A lazy morning, DVC style, breakfast in the room, a little time on the balcony looking at the roof, and then off to Epcot again.

Wrapped up the day at the Rose & Crown. Hard to beat the bangers and mash!

Tomorrow, morning, up early, for the Keys to the Kingdom Tour. That will be a first for us.

This resort really is incredible. Happy to be an AKV owner.

 

[LisaS]

Lisa,
Yes the bedroom and bath are to the left when you walk in. There is that little hallway between the two and at the end of it is the washer and dryer.

And yes, we have two sinks! DW is very happy about that.

According to the floor plans, your Value 1BR is the only one that has two sinks. Most of the Value studios have two sinks but only one of the Value 1BRs does. Thanks for confirming that!

 

[AKV707]

According to the floor plans, your Value 1BR is the only one that has two sinks. Most of the Value studios have two sinks but only one of the Value 1BRs does. Thanks for confirming that!

That is interesting. I wonder why. The bathroom is certainly large enough.

 

[LisaS]

That is interesting. I wonder why. The bathroom is certainly large enough.

In a couple of cases it looks like there is a part of the building structure that prevented them from putting in a wide vanity. In another case (5010) the 1BR is HA and has a roll up sink. But in one case it looks like there was room for a wider vanity but they put in a small closet next to the sink instead. There is an empty space where the main closet should be in the kitchen area of this particular 1BR so I don't know if they just didn't draw one in on the floor plan or if in fact they couldn't put a closet there so they put one in the bathroom instead. Many of the floor plans are missing parts of the drawing so in a case like this it's hard to tell if there really is no closet or if the floor plan is just incomplete.

 

[jns]

thanks for posting
enjoy your trip
looking forward to seeing the photos

 

[AKV707]

Ok, I think I have figured this out. So here goes:

Dining table:

Kitchen:

Living area from kitchen:

More to come.