OKW lovers thread !!!

[mamaboogie]

Just wanted to pop in say that we are doing a very excited double digit dance - counting down to our first stay at OKW in August.
Three months tomorrow to be precise!

Can't wait to be relaxing in a wonderful one bedroom villa

 

[Mai Ku Tiki]

You will have a WONDERFUL time! And be prepared to fall in LOVE!!!!
(shhh....don't tell my BCV neighbors!)

 

[chepic]

Can someone tell me if OKW has a children's club/program where children can spend the evening? Or if they don't, can we use another resort's kids club? Thanks! And if so, what ages can use it? Thanks!

The one at OKW is not the type that they can stay at really supervised...I believe you mean something like the neverland club over at Poly or at beachclub. I believe they are $10.00/hour /kid and it includes a child's meal. We have used the one at Beachclub and our kids (4 and 8 at the time) loved it. There are a few others at the higher end resorts.

che

 

[honeymo78]

So excited! We were able to get a 1 bedroom at OKW Dec 2-7. Waitlisted for HH.

 

[RLRDA]

Just wanted to pop in say that we are doing a very excited double digit dance - counting down to our first stay at OKW in August.
Three months tomorrow to be precise!

Can't wait to be relaxing in a wonderful one bedroom villa

We'll be following right behind you (from my ticker, looks like 5 days behind you)....our first stay as well.

 

[Janis]

Here's the relevant text of the letter:

[/INDENT]

Thanks for posting the letter! We leave also in a little more than a month and haven't received the letter. It's always good to have a heads up.

 

[saintstickets]

Here's the relevant text of the letter:
Quote:
In order to double the size of our Resort Airline Check-in facility to reduce guest wait times and prepare for the future addition of Southwest Airlines to the service, a refurbishment effort will be occurring in the Porte-Cochere area at the Hospitality House. This project will begin on Monday, May 3, and we expect it to be completed by the end of June. Please note the following information regarding impacts to some of our transportation.

Walt Disney World Bus Transportation Information

Our Walt Disney World bus transportation system will continue to operate as normal.

To Theme Parks, Water Parks, and Downtown Disney:
With the Hospitality House bus stop be unavailable due to the refurbishment, guests may utilize any of the remaining bus stops on Miller's Road, Peninsular Road, Old Turtle Pond Road and South Point Road.
To the Hospitality House:
Guests wishing to travel to the Hospitality House area from their guest room may board any Walt Disney World bus and request a drop-off at the Turtle Crawl adjacent to the Hospitality House. Note that Guests traveling in a wheelchair or ECV will disembark at the Peninsular Road bus stop to get to the Hospitality House.
Guests traveling back to their room from the Hospitality House area may board any Walt Disney World bus at the Peninsular Road bus stop.
Disney's Magical Express and Taxi Service Information

Guests who are departing on Disney's Magical Express or requiring taxi service should access these from the usual location adjacent to the Porte-Cochere.

We have reservations for 5/25-5/30/10 at OKW and we did not receive a letter like this. DISboard member rb5505 just returned 4/30/10 and he stated the bus at HH was up and running at that time. (Thread here... http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2457357&page=2)
Guess I'll have to wait and see when we get there. We requested bldg 62 but when we get there, we may request something else depending on the construction.

BTW, here is a link that rb5505 posted to some OKW pics. They are really nice.
http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q...y+old+key+west

 

[mamaboogie]

We'll be following right behind you (from my ticker, looks like 5 days behind you)....our first stay as well.

We'll look out for you by the pool!

It looks like such a beautiful resort.

 

[dvczerfs]

i got a dedicated 2 bedroom for december 1st and departing december 11th. i have the 6 foot, lighted christmas tree shrinked wrapped and ready to go!!!! anyone intrested in taking the tree on december 10th, just let me know, you can have it, we are not going to drag it back home with us. just need to bring your own decorations!!

 

[dmoore22]

i got a dedicated 2 bedroom for december 1st and departing december 11th. i have the 6 foot, lighted christmas tree shrinked wrapped and ready to go!!!! anyone intrested in taking the tree on december 10th, just let me know, you can have it, we are not going to drag it back home with us. just need to bring your own decorations!!

Alas, I wish we could help. We will be there from 12/19 thru 1/1/11.

 

[cccdisney]

The one at OKW is not the type that they can stay at really supervised...I believe you mean something like the neverland club over at Poly or at beachclub. I believe they are $10.00/hour /kid and it includes a child's meal. We have used the one at Beachclub and our kids (4 and 8 at the time) loved it. There are a few others at the higher end resorts.

che

Thanks for the info! We will be doing the Candlelight Processional on Nov 26th and I'm thinking my 4 yr old son would enjoy the Beach Club kids club better. And quite honestly, I'd probably enjoy the whole experience better too.

 

[chepic]

Thanks for the info! We will be doing the Candlelight Processional on Nov 26th and I'm thinking my 4 yr old son would enjoy the Beach Club kids club better. And quite honestly, I'd probably enjoy the whole experience better too.

There are times when it is easier to just let Disney handle the kids and let the adults relax and have a good time. We have often brought our older nieces or nephews with us for just that reason...some down time in the afternoon/evening.

Have fun. Oh, BTW, never felt nervous leaving them there and my 8 y.o. son (at the time) didn't want to leave and this year..now 9 y.o....was disappointed that he couldn't go. We brought my niece this time.

cheryl

 

[Caren]

Is there any word on what the OKW rehab schedule is? We love the place, but my husband swears that if we have one of those old couches again in December, he's going to call a furniture rental place to have a comfortable one delivered.

 

[dmoore22]

Is there any word on what the OKW rehab schedule is? We love the place, but my husband swears that if we have one of those old couches again in December, he's going to call a furniture rental place to have a comfortable one delivered.

Here's all the grit that's fit to print: http://dvcnews.com/index.php/resorts/old-key-west/news

 

[briangli]

We just returned from a 1 week (paid) stay at an OKW 1BR, and it was our best family vacation ever. My 2 1/2 year old loved the pool so much we only got into the park a few times.

OKW fits our lifestyle absolutely perfectly. I'm in the process of becoming a member... we're sold.

BTW, we saw the refurbishment of the bus area start.. it wasn't very disruptive at all.

 

[BEASLYBOO]

I'm in the process of becoming a member... we're sold. .

Congratulations! Good luck with the whole process, from another satisfied customer since 2000!

 

[saintstickets]

We just returned from a 1 week (paid) stay at an OKW 1BR, and it was our best family vacation ever. My 2 1/2 year old loved the pool so much we only got into the park a few times.

OKW fits our lifestyle absolutely perfectly. I'm in the process of becoming a member... we're sold.

BTW, we saw the refurbishment of the bus area start.. it wasn't very disruptive at all.

Glad you're "joining" up! Was the bus stopping at the HH station?

 

[TinkOhio]

Time to subscribe to this thread. We just booked OKW for the week leading up to Christmas. We'll be there through Christmas Eve. We've only stayed once before, and that was over the Easter break. They did have cute activities planned for Easter. Does anyone know if they decorate the resort at Christmas time? And do they have any special activities planned for Christmas? We're so excited! So glad that this thread can add to the excitement!

 

[cwnhokie]

Just posting to see my ticker to see how many days I have until I'm relaxing at Old Key West!

 

[dianeschlicht]

Time to subscribe to this thread. We just booked OKW for the week leading up to Christmas. We'll be there through Christmas Eve. We've only stayed once before, and that was over the Easter break. They did have cute activities planned for Easter. Does anyone know if they decorate the resort at Christmas time? And do they have any special activities planned for Christmas? We're so excited! So glad that this thread can add to the excitement!

I can't comment on the special activities, since we have never been there between Christmas week itself. We are usually either there early December or starting December 31.

The resort IS decorated though, and it's definitely a tropical feel to the decor. They often have poinsettia trees around HH, and they have garland with a "Key West" feel to it that has bows and poinsettias in it. They also decorate the light posts that way as well. The thing I like best about OKW during the holiday season is the the lights that many of us put up on the balcony. FYI, there is an outdoor outlet next to the balcony door on the side nearest the Master bedroom door.