Hey TC, we stayed in 2016 and loved it. it was our first time staying on property and first time in a
DVC resort, and we were only 5 adults, so factor that observational position into my comments. It certainly showed need of updating but was still nice and comfortable. The space is terrific. A very large kitchen with island, large dining table and large common area. I think if you were going to push towards full capacity or have multiple children it’s a great option, especially if cooking in the unit which we did do. Also, it’s the only resort we can think of with a “sit at” table and chairs on the balcony if that is a call at all. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay again and were planning to but we have enough points to book our home resort GV (SSR) at 11 mo for an upcoming trip so we will. At the point cost it is a great deal and probably hard to get a lot of the time. Downsides would be possible poor proximity to the feature pool, all second floor entries AFAIK and a resort with a multiple bus stop loop. But, none of those things made our stay at all unenjoyable. We were in building 49, had some noise from the nearby road but not too bad, and that South point bus stop was the first pick up so we never had any issues getting on, but had to ride through the other resort stops going and coming.
Also, that extra bathroom for all of us will be super nice compared to all other 2-bedrooms except for BLT. I’ve never stayed at AKV and am looking forward to it. 
