OKW lovers thread !!!

[MySecondHome]

My absolute favorite resort!

OKW bound in 3 weeks!!!

"My Second Home"

You drive thru the gates and immediately you are at peace! Strolls down the lane to the main building, hearing the birds, warm sun!

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[chalee94]

I am at OKW in march. I have never been here before.I want to try something different. WHat building is best to be as close as possible to the HH and I am in a studio. Close to busstop nice to..Dont need to be close to a pool though. Thanks everyone cant wait to get there.

you can see a map of OKW here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1375743&page=199

 

[BEASLYBOO]

You drive through the gates and immediately you are at peace! Strolls down the lane to the main building, hearing the birds, warm sun! Sent from my iPod touch using DISBoards

Perfect description..... I even love the corny, "Welcome Home!"

Arriving in 10 days!

 

[dianeschlicht]

I am at OKW in march. I have never been here before.I want to try something different. WHat building is best to be as close as possible to the HH and I am in a studio. Close to busstop nice to..Dont need to be close to a pool though. Thanks everyone cant wait to get there.

Well first off, you need to be booked in the HH category, since it is a separate booking category. Closest to HH and the HH bus stop would be buildings 13 and 14. Neither are favorites of mine, but then I don't know how they are for studios, since we only stay in the villas and not studios.

Not sure WHY you want to be as close as possible to HH, if you aren't interested in the pool. That is really the ONLY reason to be close to HH. I much prefer "close to a bus stop" at all other locations over HH.

 

[Mouse511]

Hi fellow OKW lovers....we are here now and are wondering if you can still bypass the ac sensor for the room. We are from new england and love our room super cold at night. With these darn sensors, the room really heats up while you are sleeping and not moving around. I thought you could hold the power and down arrow to put it in bypass mode....but that doesn't seem to work. Thanks in advance.

 

[BobNed]

Hi fellow OKW lovers....we are here now and are wondering if you can still bypass the ac sensor for the room. We are from new england and love our room super cold at night. With these darn sensors, the room really heats up while you are sleeping and not moving around. I thought you could hold the power and down arrow to put it in bypass mode....but that doesn't seem to work. Thanks in advance.

Press and hold the F/C button on the left side of the thermostat. After 2-3 seconds bp will show on the display. The bypass will last for 24 hours so you need to do it every day.

 

[Mouse511]

Press and hold the F/C button on the left side of the thermostat. After 2-3 seconds bp will show on the display. The bypass will last for 24 hours so you need to do it every day.

You're the best!!!! Thank you very much.

 

[disneydreaming92701]

Stayed OKW this summer before fantasy cruise with a DVC member friend. Fell in love and we bought DVC on the boat. Staying May 2013 and had a question and sorry if this has been answered many times. Can we pack a cooler for the kids for the pool and if yes are adult beverages also able to be brought in? Haven't decided what area to ask for yet but we stayed in 18 last time but not sure if want that again liked being near the smaller pool but didn't like walking all the way around the block to get to it.

 

[Mouse511]

Stayed OKW this summer before fantasy cruise with a DVC member friend. Fell in love and we bought DVC on the boat. Staying May 2013 and had a question and sorry if this has been answered many times. Can we pack a cooler for the kids for the pool and if yes are adult beverages also able to be brought in? Haven't decided what area to ask for yet but we stayed in 18 last time but not sure if want that again liked being near the smaller pool but didn't like walking all the way around the block to get to it.

Can't tell you about the main pool, but we just came back from the turtle pond pool and there was a group of people with adult beverages brought in and no one said anything.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Stayed OKW this summer before fantasy cruise with a DVC member friend. Fell in love and we bought DVC on the boat. Staying May 2013 and had a question and sorry if this has been answered many times. Can we pack a cooler for the kids for the pool and if yes are adult beverages also able to be brought in? Haven't decided what area to ask for yet but we stayed in 18 last time but not sure if want that again liked being near the smaller pool but didn't like walking all the way around the block to get to it.

Yes, just no glass bottles or containers of any sort.

 

[jimmytammy]

My absolute favorite resort!

OKW bound in 3 weeks!!!

"My Second Home"

You drive thru the gates and immediately you are at peace! Strolls down the lane to the main building, hearing the birds, warm sun!

Sent from my iPod touch using DISBoards

Us too and cant wait!!

 

[Laz1985]

Hi everyone, first time poster here! My family (DS - 23, DM, DD) and I are staying at OKW Dec 16 - 20th. We're very excited! We've reserved a 1 BR Villa, which means I will be taking the pull out couch, and DS is taking the sleeper chair (or the other way around if she puts up a stink about it).

I wanted to know if anyone has slept on either of the pull out beds in the 1 BR Villas, and if so, how comfortable were they?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Please and thank you!

 

[Pirate Granny]

ENJOY your stay, we had no issues with either the couch or chair. Did you ask for a room in Bldg 30 or above...those have another entrance to the bathroom so you don't need to go through the bedroom to get to it. Handy for the folks in the living room.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Hi everyone, first time poster here! My family (DS - 23, DM, DD) and I are staying at OKW Dec 16 - 20th. We're very excited! We've reserved a 1 BR Villa, which means I will be taking the pull out couch, and DS is taking the sleeper chair (or the other way around if she puts up a stink about it).

I wanted to know if anyone has slept on either of the pull out beds in the 1 BR Villas, and if so, how comfortable were they?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Please and thank you!

We've had guests CHOOSE both when they didn't need to, and they said both were comfy. I think the chair was more comfortable than the sofa, but it is small.

 

[disneydreaming92701]

ENJOY your stay, we had no issues with either the couch or chair. Did you ask for a room in Bldg 30 or above...those have another entrance to the bathroom so you don't need to go through the bedroom to get to it. Handy for the folks in the living room.

How close to the stay should special requests such as this be made? I can't figure out how to do with the online reservation so I assume you must make a call.

 

[OKW Lover]

How close to the stay should special requests such as this be made? I can't figure out how to do with the online reservation so I assume you must make a call.

You should make your requests when you make your reservations. Call now.

 

[Laz1985]

ENJOY your stay, we had no issues with either the couch or chair. Did you ask for a room in Bldg 30 or above...those have another entrance to the bathroom so you don't need to go through the bedroom to get to it. Handy for the folks in the living room.

Thank you! Great to hear! At this point I have not requested a specific room, how would I go about doing that? Just calling into the Disney Booking number?

 

[Deb & Bill]

Thank you! Great to hear! At this point I have not requested a specific room, how would I go about doing that? Just calling into the Disney Booking number?

How did you book OKW? Through Member Services or Disney Reservation Center?

 

[Laz1985]

How did you book OKW? Through Member Services or Disney Reservation Center?

We booked through the Reservation Center, we aren't DVC. Does that affect our chances of asking for a specific area in the resort?

 

[Deb & Bill]

We booked through the Reservation Center, we aren't DVC. Does that affect our chances of asking for a specific area in the resort?

Well, you won't get the Hospitality House area since that is reserved for members on points. Just call DRC and add your request to your reservation for a villa numbered 30 or higher if you want the two entrances into the bathroom in the one bedroom villa.