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[stmize]

Yes, all buildings in the HH category have been renovated.

Enjoy!

Woohoo can't wait

 

[dsneygirl]

Yes, all buildings in the HH category have been renovated.

Enjoy!

Not all. We just got back from building 23 and our room was not renovated. It was an HH category.

 

[jennib5426]

Just got back from OKW and was in Blg 22 on Miller's road, the last building on the road. It was awful, far walk to bus stop and quiet pool, had to bus or drive to HH and the building was facing the main road that POR & POFQ are on and the road noise was awful all night long, cars and buses non stop.

The room had just ben refurb'd so that was a plus but the amount of items still broken it the room was bad. Front door didn't open or close properly, broken plugs, broken close line in shower, DVD player not hooked up.

I stayed at OKW two years ago and loved it, this year not so much.

 

[Lost boy]

Thanks Doc, now to start my shopping list for garden grocer.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Front door didn't open or close properly, broken plugs, broken close line in shower, DVD player not hooked up.

I stayed at OKW two years ago and loved it, this year not so much.

The broken outlets are an issue at OKW, and have been for some time. I was hoping they would at least replace those when they did the refurbishing. It's a simple and inexpensive fix, but our unit had the old recepticals where the plug kept falling out too.

No excuse for the front door not closing after a refurb either. The DVD player was probably unhooked by the previous occupant so the kids could use a game system.

Not sure what a close line is in the shower. What is that?

 

[Chuck S]

The broken outlets are an issue at OKW, and have been for some time. I was hoping they would at least replace those when they did the refurbishing. It's a simple and inexpensive fix, but our unit had the old recepticals where the plug kept falling out too.

No excuse for the front door not closing after a refurb either. The DVD player was probably unhooked by the previous occupant so the kids could use a game system.

Not sure what a close line is in the shower. What is that?

Diane, the studio units have/had a retractable clothes line in the shower/tub. Heavy enough for lingerie, but not much else.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Diane, the studio units have/had a retractable clothes line in the shower/tub. Heavy enough for lingerie, but not much else.

DOH! For some reason I read it as "close", and I couldn't figure out "close to what"!! I guess I never really noticed a retractable clothes line, but then I don't stay in studios either.

 

[rice00]

If you are interested in the Turtle Krawl area, main pool, dining areas and general store, this is by far the most conveinent area. If you are interested in a more secluded area I would suggest buildings in the 50s.

 

[Bexx]

now why DVC does not give 11-14 a cross walk - just don't understand.

There is a cross walk now, thank goodness - it was done a few months ago I will be a bit happier if I get one of those buildings now.

We were in Building 23 during our last visit in Oct. A refurbished room would have been nice, but I ended up being quite happy to be staying in an old style OKW room one last time!!!

 

[dianeschlicht]

There is a cross walk now, thank goodness - it was done a few months ago I will be a bit happier if I get one of those buildings now.

We were in Building 23 during our last visit in Oct. A refurbished room would have been nice, but I ended up being quite happy to be staying in an old style OKW room one last time!!!

Really? There was no crosswalk from buildings 11-14 when we were there 2 weeks ago. The crosswalk for the Peninsular Road villas has always been there. It looks like that is what you are talking about. Pat was talking about the buildings 11-14 area, and there still is no crosswalk there. It is VERY much needed.

 

[RobDoc]

Really? There was no crosswalk from buildings 11-14 when we were there 2 weeks ago. The crosswalk for the Peninsular Road villas has always been there. It looks like that is what you are talking about. Pat was talking about the buildings 11-14 area, and there still is no crosswalk there. It is VERY much needed.

The crosswalk for the Buildings 11-14 area was installed in the last several months. It extends from the sidewalk near Buildings 13/14 diagonally across the street to the corner of the sidewalk leading to HH. It was there when we arrived on 12/2 staying in Building 14 and we used it every day of our stay. It is a great help crossing that busy intersection used by WDW busses, guest autos, delivery trucks, DCL buses, ME buses, Bell services, etc.

 

[Bexx]

Really? There was no crosswalk from buildings 11-14 when we were there 2 weeks ago. The crosswalk for the Peninsular Road villas has always been there. It looks like that is what you are talking about. Pat was talking about the buildings 11-14 area, and there still is no crosswalk there. It is VERY much needed.

Absolutely!! When we stayed there a few years ago, I moved from Building 12 after one night because I was not at all happy about taking my two young children across the parking lot several times a day, with no crosswalk or path to use. It's a problem I have always felt they should address. So I was amazed and delighted to see the crosswalk while we were waiting for the bus at HH during our trip a few months ago. Then I started to wonder if it had always been there and I had just missed it before (!), so checked Google Earth when I got home - and no, it wasn't even on the last pictures taken in May this year.

 

[dianeschlicht]

The crosswalk for the Buildings 11-14 area was installed in the last several months. It extends from the sidewalk near Buildings 13/14 diagonally across the street to the corner of the sidewalk leading to HH. It was there when we arrived on 12/2 staying in Building 14 and we used it every day of our stay. It is a great help crossing that busy intersection used by WDW busses, guest autos, delivery trucks, DCL buses, ME buses, Bell services, etc.

I never noticed it. I suppose I would have had I been staying over there, but I've always hated that there was no crosswalk there. Interesting that it's diagonal. I would have thought they would put it at the intersection.

 

[RobDoc]

I never noticed it. I suppose I would have had I been staying over there, but I've always hated that there was no crosswalk there. Interesting that it's diagonal. I would have thought they would put it at the intersection.

There is no sidewalk at the intersection, so they made it diagonal to extend from the HH sidewalk to the Building 13 sidewalk. It cuts right across the roadway and the entrance to the OKW portico and bus stop. Those using the crosswalk are very visible from all angles.

 

[dianeschlicht]

There is no sidewalk at the intersection, so they made it diagonal to extend from the HH sidewalk to the Building 13 sidewalk. It cuts right across the roadway and the entrance to the OKW portico and bus stop. Those using the crosswalk are very visible from all angles.

That makes sense. Is it a "backtrack" for those staying in building 14?

 

[RobDoc]

That makes sense. Is it a "backtrack" for those staying in building 14?

Not really. The sidewalk in front of Building 13 ends at the edge of the entrance to the Building 14 parking area, so it's no inconvenience to use the crosswalk from #14 (and the traffic was great about stopping for guests walking in the crosswalk).