OKW lovers thread !!!

[DisneyBride'03]

We will be in a 2 bdr...HH category..in a few weeks! Will take lots of photos....Yes we will not have that extra door to the bathroom, but thats ok! I am hoping bldgs 23-26!

On a side note...Maria...love your 3 way upcoming trip! (Yes I did gigle a bit when I read it too quick!!) lol

 

[dvczerfs]

i would kill to be able to take a nap on the balcony about now!

 

[simzac]

i would kill to be able to take a nap on the balcony about now!

I would be happy with just getting to sit on the balcony.

 

[Megsmachine]

Has anyone stayed in Buildings 62,63, or 64 lately? Are they nice looking or are they getting old? Thanks!

 

[dvczerfs]

Has anyone stayed in Buildings 62,63, or 64 lately? Are they nice looking or are they getting old? Thanks!

sorry cant help, for the last 3 years have been in the 50s.

 

[bababear_50]

celebrating my Birthday yesterday and decided to make a little add-on at OKW,,so happy.
Two trips planned now --Christmas and March break in OKW.YEAH!!!


Thanks for all the pics being posted here,,

Hugs Mel

 

[simzac]

celebrating my Birthday yesterday and decided to make a little add-on at OKW,,so happy.
Two trips planned now --Christmas and March break in OKW.YEAH!!!


Thanks for all the pics being posted here,,

Hugs Mel

This reminds me of our upcoming trip home to OKW. DW and I will be at WDW from January 4th thru the 10th. I will turn 50 on January 9th and we plan to spend the day at the MK celebrating. I can't think of a better present for turning 50; being in WDW, staying at OKW, and walking down Main Street USA

 

[simzac]

Oh, and happy birthday Mel

 

[J&J'sMOM]

I just found this thread and am so happy I did!! It is really making me excited for our upcoming trip, Aug 11-18!!

 

[snowwhitemom]

I would be happy with just getting to sit on the balcony.

I would be happy to look out of the door at the balcony right about now.

 

[dvczerfs]

Oh, and happy birthday Mel

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMZAC!! have a great time.

 

[Verandah Man]

Just received this e-mail a few moments ago!!!

My DW and I became OKW owners just this past Thursday.

We stayed in a 2 bedroom at OKW back in Nov. 2002 for one night and fell in love with OKW, sadly we had to sell our DVC to help my mom get settled in Florida, but we are back now!!!

Hello Andy,

Thank you for contacting Member Services.

We have confirmed the following reservation:

Resort:
DISNEY'S OLD KEY WEST Resort

Vacation Home Type:
Studio


Arrival: Sunday August 31, 2008
Departure: Friday September 5, 2008

 

[dvczerfs]

Just received this e-mail a few moments ago!!!

My DW and I became OKW owners just this past Thursday.

We stayed in a 2 bedroom at OKW back in Nov. 2002 for one night and fell in love with OKW, sadly we had to sell our DVC to help my mom get settled in Florida, but we are back now!!!

Hello Andy,

Thank you for contacting Member Services.

We have confirmed the following reservation:

Resort:
DISNEY'S OLD KEY WEST Resort

Vacation Home Type:
Studio


Arrival: Sunday August 31, 2008
Departure: Friday September 5, 2008

AGAIN, CAN NEVER SAT IT TO MANy TIMES, WELCOME HOME, GLAD YOUR BACK!!! ill be 4 weeks behind you!

 

[DisneyBride'03]

Congrats!
We jsut got back Friday night!!
Loved our 2 bdr! My mom's studio was ground floor so had an awful view...lol..can post photos and room number if anyone interested!
Buses were hit or miss...not OKW's fault...one bus driver lied to us and said another was right behind him! Not! We waited abt an hour for an Epcot bus for EMH!
We had a great location...loved the pool and play area for kids...loved the laid back feeling!
However, we checked in late when we arrived, and was totally disappointed with the Cm I had at check in. Not a fun way to begin a vacation!
Ramona was great as usual...my mom loved hanging at the pool and meeting other DVC members!
Olivia's made a great cake fr DS14's 8th grade graudation!
Alot of new CM's earning their ears here at OKW I found....
But its true, you cannot beat the space a 2 bdr gives you! It did feel like home!!!

 

[Disney Kim]

Loved our 2 bdr! My mom's studio was ground floor so had an awful view...lol..can post photos and room number if anyone interested!
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Just wondering, do all the ground floor studios have a bad view?
I have a studio booked for my aunt for a week in December, I have no requests on it as of now (It is in the HH Catagory) Should I request an upper floor???

 

[DisneyBride'03]

Loved our 2 bdr! My mom's studio was ground floor so had an awful view...lol..can post photos and room number if anyone interested!
QUOTE]

Just wondering, do all the ground floor studios have a bad view?
I have a studio booked for my aunt for a week in December, I have no requests on it as of now (It is in the HH Catagory) Should I request an upper floor???

We did have HH category....we actually had a studio our first night before moving into our 2 bdr...we had 2310...ugh..ground floor..could not see anything due to the foilage. No big deal cause we were jsut there to sleep basically.
My mom's studio was 2410...ground floor, part of her view was ok, I will post some photos for you.
THe one nice thing is it was on the corner, no traffic...no stairs, she is 70. And I did love this HH area...so convenient to get to everything.....a walk to HH for a bus, or you are right by the *****ular Rd bus stop, where we got dropped off.

I had read previously that some ground floor rooms do not have the best views....I would request a higher floor

 

[DisneyBride'03]

views from studio 2410

 

[Disney Kim]

We did have HH category....we actually had a studio our first night before moving into our 2 bdr...we had 2310...ugh..ground floor..could not see anything due to the foilage. No big deal cause we were jsut there to sleep basically.
My mom's studio was 2410...ground floor, part of her view was ok, I will post some photos for you.
THe one nice thing is it was on the corner, no traffic...no stairs, she is 70. And I did love this HH area...so convenient to get to everything.....a walk to HH for a bus, or you are right by the *****ular Rd bus stop, where we got dropped off.

I had read previously that some ground floor rooms do not have the best views....I would request a higher floor

Thanks so much for the info, Me and DH are also staying only at OKW for one night and than moving to AKL 2bedroom with some other family the next day, My aunt and her kids are staying at OKW the whole week. (The two beds in the studio works out better for them than the 1 bed plus pull out)
so I will put a request in for her to have a higher floor!!
I'm sooo excited!!

Are all studios in the corner?

 

[MegansMom]

Congrats!
We jsut got back Friday night!!
Loved our 2 bdr! My mom's studio was ground floor so had an awful view...lol..can post photos and room number if anyone interested!
Buses were hit or miss...not OKW's fault...one bus driver lied to us and said another was right behind him! Not! We waited abt an hour for an Epcot bus for EMH!
We had a great location...loved the pool and play area for kids...loved the laid back feeling!
However, we checked in late when we arrived, and was totally disappointed with the Cm I had at check in. Not a fun way to begin a vacation!
Ramona was great as usual...my mom loved hanging at the pool and meeting other DVC members!
Olivia's made a great cake fr DS14's 8th grade graudation!
Alot of new CM's earning their ears here at OKW I found....
But its true, you cannot beat the space a 2 bdr gives you! It did feel like home!!!

Hey--we just got back today--I wonder if we were waiting at the bus stop together!!! Buses were definitely hit or miss this week. We were staying in a studio in bldg. 14 on the 3rd floor. Great view, but hard to carry up the stroller and 4 year old up the steps at the end of the night!! SOOOOOOOO wish they had an elevator! Loved OKW in every other way though!

 

[curiouser]

Just back as well!!

For the first time ever we had a second floor studio in Building 18 - the view was great!! We had a view of the fountain/pond. We've stayed in Bldg. 18 previously and we love that location and "quiet" pool and the easy walk to the bus stop. The room was clean and cozy and we noticed a lot of painting/updates being made to building 18 while we were there.

Busses were definitely problematic at times. We were late to an ADR at Le Cellier. The ADR was at 4:10 and we arrived at the bus stop at Miller Road at 2:45 only to wait for 35 min with no EPCOT bus. We ended up taking a bus to DTD to Y&BC and high tailing over to Canada. The next day coming back to OKW in the afternoon from HS we waited 32 minutes for a bus to show up.

Other than that, my only "complaint" is that I found Mousekeeping to be lackluster this time around. The room was clean but on Full Clean day they didn't replenish our toiletries or toilet paper - and we were on our last roll! We ended up picking up more at Target since Disney TP can get a bit "unfriendly" after a while. On T&T day later that week, Mousekeeping hung up four new towels on the rack very slopily and rather unceremoniously threw an extra towel, some wash cloths and extra toiletries on the counter. The shampoo had rolled behind my make-up bad, the shower gel had rolled onto the floor, no conditioner. It was very unlike any Mousekeeping experiences we've had previously.

Other than those two things everything else was fantastic. I will again say that I think that OKW hands-down has the best Bell Services of any resort. They are so quick and friendly!!