OKW lovers thread !!!

[heathers4um]

I hope you are able to take some pics and post them because I am DYING to get back there. Closest I could come was SSR, but I am not complaining! Just cant wait to get back HOME

Only 4 more days and we'll be back. It's our first stay as DVD owners, but third at okw. Our stays there convinced us to buy into DVC. Can't wait to relax there with just dh. 3 glorious nights!I don't think I'm going to want to come home.

 

[dmoore22]

I hope you are able to take some pics and post them because I am DYING to get back there. Closest I could come was SSR, but I am not complaining! Just cant wait to get back HOME

We were booked at SSR for F&W with a wait list for our OKW home. The wait list came thru!!!

 

[KatMark]

We were booked at SSR for F&W with a wait list for our OKW home. The wait list came thru!!!

Happy for you.

We'll be there in 19 days for our first stay.

 

[heathers4um]

YAY for you! Thats great!

We have never stayed in a studio at OKW before, and arent crazy about the double Q's since we prefer a sitting area, and its just the 2 of us so I hate wasting the bed space too. But I am itching to get back HOME and considered the WL myself. I just wish they had a regular studio set up for couples.

We were booked at SSR for F&W with a wait list for our OKW home. The wait list came thru!!!

 

[dmoore22]

YAY for you! Thats great!

We have never stayed in a studio at OKW before, and arent crazy about the double Q's since we prefer a sitting area, and its just the 2 of us so I hate wasting the bed space too. But I am itching to get back HOME and considered the WL myself. I just wish they had a regular studio set up for couples.

Just think how gigantic the room would feel if it was just a Q with a sitting area. I can visualize a queen size sofa bed.

We stayed at SSR last year for the F&W. We would not have been disappointed if our wait list did not come thru. As nice as SSR and the other DVC resorts are we feel more at home at OKW. My DW and I can live with the 2 Qs as long as The Gurgling Suitcase is nearby.

 

[Deb & Bill]

YAY for you! Thats great!

We have never stayed in a studio at OKW before, and arent crazy about the double Q's since we prefer a sitting area, and its just the 2 of us so I hate wasting the bed space too. But I am itching to get back HOME and considered the WL myself. I just wish they had a regular studio set up for couples.

Ah, but the problem is that OKW was the original studio. So all the other are the non-regular studios. When they started adding more DVC resorts at WDW, they wound up downsizing the villas and two queen beds wouldn't fit. So they deviated from the original format and put in one queen and one double sleeper sofa.

The OKW studio bathroom is huge compared to all the other toilet rooms at the other studios.

 

[Twende]

Seeing these pictures is just making me even more excited to arrive for our trip.
We have a 2 bedroom Lock Off and a 1 bedroom reserved.

I hope we will be happy with the 2 bedroom being a lock off. We normally stay at BCV and there we prefer the 2 Bedroom dedicated.

Is there much of a difference between the lock off and the dedicated at OKW? It just seems like we get an extra entrance door.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Seeing these pictures is just making me even more excited to arrive for our trip.
We have a 2 bedroom Lock Off and a 1 bedroom reserved.

I hope we will be happy with the 2 bedroom being a lock off. We normally stay at BCV and there we prefer the 2 Bedroom dedicated.

Is there much of a difference between the lock off and the dedicated at OKW? It just seems like we get an extra entrance door.

Oh, yes. An extra closet where the door might have been. No porch on the dedicated. No kitchenette, but an extra bathroom sink.

 

[heathers4um]

Touche...you are correct

I think I just need to bite the bullet and stay in one to get over it!

Ah, but the problem is that OKW was the original studio. So all the other are the non-regular studios. When they started adding more DVC resorts at WDW, they wound up downsizing the villas and two queen beds wouldn't fit. So they deviated from the original format and put in one queen and one double sleeper sofa.

The OKW studio bathroom is huge compared to all the other toilet rooms at the other studios.

 

[heathers4um]

We love SSR as well and arent disappointed either, but do understand the more at home feeling you get at OKW.

And you make a good point with the Gurgling Suitcase!

May have to make our way over to visit while there...

But now Im thinking of putting in a WL for OKW just to see what happens. We will leave it up to the DVC Gods!

Just think how gigantic the room would feel if it was just a Q with a sitting area. I can visualize a queen size sofa bed.

We stayed at SSR last year for the F&W. We would not have been disappointed if our wait list did not come thru. As nice as SSR and the other DVC resorts are we feel more at home at OKW. My DW and I can live with the 2 Qs as long as The Gurgling Suitcase is nearby.

 

[dmoore22]

The OKW studio bathroom is huge compared to all the other toilet rooms at the other studios.

I also feel that there's a little more elbow room on the balconies.

 

[Dasha]

Just back from 5 days at OKW. Every time we go it reminds use why we bought and still own there after 12 years. Stayed in 1212 near the main bldg and had a great time.

 

[glaserjm]

So excited about our upcoming stay at OKW (even though it's almost 6 months away)! DH and I have looked at pictures a million times and I know we will both love it, but especially him as he's the one who needs a laid-back vacation vibe every now and then. We've talked about DVC but I just know that we'll be sold after this trip and that OKW will likely become our new "home".

I think one of the things I'm most excited about is the community that obviously exists among the owners there and how funny and easy the vibe is on this thread!

 

[Cinders Mum]

I am sure you will LOVE it when you get there Jayne.
We are not owners, but stayed at OKW last year, and returning this year, and that sense of community you feel on here, is only amplified in resort. Everyone we encountered was so welcoming and friendly, and it was truly just like coming home. We loved it.

Both hubby and I have stressful jobs and you cannot help but unwind and chill out at OKW, resistence is futile LOL.

Enjoy

 

[edk35]

I am sure you will LOVE it when you get there Jayne.
We are not owners, but stayed at OKW last year, and returning this year, and that sense of community you feel on here, is only amplified in resort. Everyone we encountered was so welcoming and friendly, and it was truly just like coming home. We loved it.

Both hubby and I have stressful jobs and you cannot help but unwind and chill out at OKW, resistence is futile LOL.

Enjoy

Couldn't have said it better. We have stayed at OKW 3 times and love it more each time. LOVE IT. It just says RELAX!!!

 

[BethanyF]

The last few weeks before a trip always seem to drag. It's killing me, LOL

MNSSHP tickets ordered, ME documents received, Halloween party costumes almost ready, travel size toiletries bought, packing pile started, Garden Grocer order in my cart. I think all I have left to do is make the packing list and pack. Oh, and wait....ugh, it seems so far away

 

[dianeschlicht]

The last few weeks before a trip always seem to drag. It's killing me, LOL

MNSSHP tickets ordered, ME documents received, Halloween party costumes almost ready, travel size toiletries bought, packing pile started, Garden Grocer order in my cart. I think all I have left to do is make the packing list and pack. Oh, and wait....ugh, it seems so far away

If you think the last few weeks drag, try the last few months! It's only September, and I've been pining for our December trip for awhile already. I suspect it's because we haven't been to WDW or OKW since the end of January.

The worst part is that I keep forgetting that we aren't staying at OKW this time! I keep picturing our visit at OKW, but in fact, we are at Kidani this coming trip.

 

[MEK]

Fun thread! I will be staying at OKW for the first time this December. We have points at SSR and VWL, but this will be our first OKW stay. Really looking forward to it! Sounds like a great resort!

 

[lovedisney50]

We bought at okw. We are planning our first visit in Nov 2012. We can't wait. We will be bringing family.

 

[Catira]

We will be staying in a 2 bedroom 10/22-10/29.. what location would you all recommend?

Thanks