Official OKW Facts and Fans Thread

[thesupersmartguy]

Hi all, I see fact threads over on the resort board, so I thought I would start one for OKW.

Enjoy!

 

[thesupersmartguy]

Disney's Old Key West Resort is a Deluxe-Villa Resort located at,

1510 North Cove Road
Lake Buena Vista, 32830

Phone - (407) 827-7700
Fax - (407) 827-7710

It originally opened on December 20 1991 as "Disney Vacation Club"and is themed to Turn-Of-The-Century Key West. It contains 709 guest villas with a varity of sizes from studios to Grand Villas. Rooms are also available year-round for cash rental by non-members (and members) as Disney Vacation Club retains ownership of a majority of the resort. Check-in is 4:00 pm and check-out is at 11:00 am. Express check-out is available to those paying by accepted credit cards. The bill will be left on your door on the morning of check-out.


There are 4 pools at Disney's Old Key West Resort. the main pool features a large sandcastle slide, childrens pool, vollyball court, basketball court and rental "Shack". The second pool on Turtle Pond Road next to building 41 has a snack bar and playground. There are also two leisure (quiet) pools: One is between buildings 55 and 56, and the other is between buildings 19 and 20. Pool hours are 9:00 am to 10:00 pm.

NOTE: With the exception of the OKW main pool area, the pools do not have lifeguards. Parents MUST accompany their children to all pools. Flotation devices (WDW approved only) are available at no charge from Hank's Rent 'N Return. Pool hours are 9:00 am until 10:00 pm. Towels are available at all pools.

The public laundry facilities are located at the main pool. All 1,2 and 3 bedroom have washers and driers in the villa.

More to come.

 

[thesupersmartguy]

Future space for resort info on rooms.

 

[disneybass]

Being the laid back type of guy I am, it was easy to fall in love with OKW. We are pretty new at DVC. Members since 2006 and making our 4th trip down in a couple of weeks. We are big fans of OKW and really don't see using our points at any other resort.

 

[simzac]

There already is an OKW thread somewhere on this board. I'll have to look for it.

 

[GDUL]

Here's the latest "coded map" for OKW.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Here's my "what is OKW"

OKW is like a spread out neighborhood of vacation townhomes. Each building is 2-3 stories and will include 1 bedroom/studio lock offs, 2 bedroom or 3 bedroom villas that are walk ups or walk ins from the parking are right outside your door. This gives a nice secluded vacation home feel IMO. The villas are the largest in the DVC system, and have huge master baths and very large great rooms and fully appointed kitchens with full sized appliances. There is also a complete laundry room with full size washer and dryer (not stackables). There is a large covered balcony that includes a dining table, 4 chairs and a ceiling fan. The balcony is accessed from both the living room and the master bedroom. The studios are lock offs from the second bedroom in some units, and will have 2 queen beds, a large closet, a huge full bath and a kitchenette/sink area that will include a microwave, fridge, coffe maker and toaster as well as some plastic and paper table ware. There is a small table with two chairs and a large balcony for the studio rooms as well.

There are 3 neighborhood pools on site, and a larger main pool that has a new sand castle slide. Each pool area includes a childs play area and a laundry for those who are staying in the studios (full size villas have their laundry room in the villa).

Bus service is excellent to all the parks, and there are 5 bus stops located throughout the resort.