OKW lovers thread !!!

[HiHoOffWeGo]

I want to say thank you to those who helped! My DD38 is on it and will checkout renting DVC points for June 2013.

 

[Twende]

Maybe we should try to meet up??

We should work on it. I am still finishing our schedule but we are only doing two parks in the OKW time frame. We will have done the other two before our cruise.

I will keep this thread marked and get back to you when I figure out what we are doing on which days. We hope to get a day in at one of the water parks too.

 

[njtinkmom]

I am so excited we just booked our trip for July 21-28 in a 2br villa in OKW. We have not stayed there yet so I am hoping to get some good tips on things to do and good places to stay close to the main pools, and mug refill places as my 9yo dd is not a fan of walking unless we are in the parks! I waitlisted the area close to the main house so I am keeping my fingers crossed for that!

 

[cornish pixie]

Hi all wow what a long thread what I have managed to get through is Amazing so thank you to everyone who has posted. Im sure somewhere there already is an answer to the question im going to ask but as yet havent found it. Anyway we are staying in a Studio this August sooooo excited, have seen some pics with a toaster in the kitchenette ? I didn't think the studios had one and was planning on buying a toaster when we got there so if anyone can help do the studios have a toaster or not ? Many thanks
Cornish pixie

 

[dianeschlicht]

Hi all wow what a long thread what I have managed to get through is Amazing so thank you to everyone who has posted. Im sure somewhere there already is an answer to the question im going to ask but as yet havent found it. Anyway we are staying in a Studio this August sooooo excited, have seen some pics with a toaster in the kitchenette ? I didn't think the studios had one and was planning on buying a toaster when we got there so if anyone can help do the studios have a toaster or not ? Many thanks
Cornish pixie

Yes, toaster, microwave, small fridge with freezer compartment, and full sized coffee maker.

 

[mlittig]

Hi all wow what a long thread what I have managed to get through is Amazing so thank you to everyone who has posted. Im sure somewhere there already is an answer to the question im going to ask but as yet havent found it. Anyway we are staying in a Studio this August sooooo excited, have seen some pics with a toaster in the kitchenette ? I didn't think the studios had one and was planning on buying a toaster when we got there so if anyone can help do the studios have a toaster or not ? Many thanks
Cornish pixie

Here is a photo of the studio kitchenette:

I love Old Key West and in 9 days I will be checking in

 

[merbobear]

Does anyone have a price list for the various foods available at OKW (like bread, milk, coffee, etc)?
Thanks!

 

[cornish pixie]

Yes, toaster, microwave, small fridge with freezer compartment, and full sized coffee maker.

Thanks for your quick reply bagels and coffee it is to start the day

cornish pixie

 

[cornish pixie]

Here is a photo of the studio kitchenette:

I love Old Key West and in 9 days I will be checking in

Thanks for pics Bet you can't wait for your trip looking forward to hearing all about it on your return any pics you wouldn't mind shareing would be good as well
Cornish Pixie

 

[gray52]

After many studio stays... only 9 months until our first 2 BEDROOM Disney trip!

 

[Deb & Bill]

After many studio stays... only 9 months until our first 2 BEDROOM Disney trip!

You will never stay in a studio again.

 

[chepic]

Does anyone have a price list for the various foods available at OKW (like bread, milk, coffee, etc)?
Thanks!

If you go to dvcmember.com you can click on planning tools and you can then pull up the grocery list with prices. An example of some of the prices: 1/2 gal milk 2.95
Minute Maid OJ 59 oz 4.49
arnold's bread 4.29
Kelloggs frosted flakes 4.95

Cheryl

 

[gonecrusin]

You will never stay in a studio again.

You are so right. We haven't been in a studio for years.

 

[gonecrusin]

If you go to dvcmember.com you can click on planning tools and you can then pull up the grocery list with prices. An example of some of the prices: 1/2 gal milk 2.95
Minute Maid OJ 59 oz 4.49
arnold's bread 4.29
Kelloggs frosted flakes 4.95

Cheryl

We usually order from the garden grocer (www.gardengrocer.com) they have a little more variety. They deliver to bell services if you aren't there and when you get to your room just call and bell services will bring it to your room.

 

[ellenmiele]

We are just back today from our first visit to OKW and we loved it! We were in a 2 br in building 18. The location was great for us - we found we could use either the Millers Road or HH bus stop ( the last 2 stops in the resort) when going placs and get off at the Peninsular Road stop on the way back ( first stop). And overall the bus service we experienced was great!

So here's what we loved -
The theme and style of the resort as well as the overall layout. Easy to get around on foot, plenty of shade.
The food both at Olivia's and at the quick serve window was delicious!
The staff - very friendly and helpful. (something we noticed all over WDW this trip that seemed even better than usual - which is era really swing something!)
The bus and boat service - never waited long at all.
The pool - it was crowded because of the time of year but I can imagine it being fabulous if it were just a little less busy. Chairs were in short supply as with all WDW resort pools we've experienced during Easter weeks but we always managed to find something.
The layout of the room and the decor.
Now I can fully understand why OKW has so many loyal fans.!!

And here are my two complaints -
The wifi was terrible - sporadic and unreliable. Good thing DH did not bring office work this trip because I could see that being a really big problem for someone if they were relying on internet service for anything important during their trip.
I was a little disappointed with the room from a housekeeping standpoint when arrived. There were crumbs on the kitchen floor and island and Some splashes of something (makeup, I think) on the tile in the bathroom.

So in summary, OKW is now in the top 3 of our fave DVC WDW resorts and we will definitely stay there again!

 

[chepic]

We usually order from the garden grocer (www.gardengrocer.com) they have a little more variety. They deliver to bell services if you aren't there and when you get to your room just call and bell services will bring it to your room.

I agree, we use gardengrocer ourselves since we are always there for a week.

che

 

[Mai Ku Tiki]

BLDG 55 POOL Closure 4/23-4/24 as per Mousesavers. Plan accordingly.

 

[PrincessAlways]

We are just back today from our first visit to OKW and we loved it! We were in a 2 br in building 18. The location was great for us - we found we could use either the Millers Road or HH bus stop ( the last 2 stops in the resort) when going placs and get off at the Peninsular Road stop on the way back ( first stop). And overall the bus service we experienced was great!

So here's what we loved -
The theme and style of the resort as well as the overall layout. Easy to get around on foot, plenty of shade.
The food both at Olivia's and at the quick serve window was delicious!
The staff - very friendly and helpful. (something we noticed all over WDW this trip that seemed even better than usual - which is era really swing something!)
The bus and boat service - never waited long at all.
The pool - it was crowded because of the time of year but I can imagine it being fabulous if it were just a little less busy. Chairs were in short supply as with all WDW resort pools we've experienced during Easter weeks but we always managed to find something.
The layout of the room and the decor.
Now I can fully understand why OKW has so many loyal fans.!!

And here are my two complaints -
The wifi was terrible - sporadic and unreliable. Good thing DH did not bring office work this trip because I could see that being a really big problem for someone if they were relying on internet service for anything important during their trip.
I was a little disappointed with the room from a housekeeping standpoint when arrived. There were crumbs on the kitchen floor and island and Some splashes of something (makeup, I think) on the tile in the bathroom.

So in summary, OKW is now in the top 3 of our fave DVC WDW resorts and we will definitely stay there again!

Glad to hear you had such a wonderful experience!! OKW is one of my favorites too! It feels more relaxed for some reason & you can't beat the size of the villas!! When traveling to meet family, there's 7 of us with 3 young girls! Plenty of room for all!!

You spoke of the internet connection....there's no extra charge now for that, right?? I usually don't bring my laptop but was thinking of doing so this trip.

 

[merbobear]

If you go to dvcmember.com you can click on planning tools and you can then pull up the grocery list with prices. An example of some of the prices: 1/2 gal milk 2.95
Minute Maid OJ 59 oz 4.49
arnold's bread 4.29
Kelloggs frosted flakes 4.95

Cheryl

Thank you The site said I had to log in so I wasn't able to view the list (I am not a DVC member, we are staying on rented points) but I did do a teeny bit of googling and found some prices.

 

[merbobear]

We usually order from the garden grocer (www.gardengrocer.com) they have a little more variety. They deliver to bell services if you aren't there and when you get to your room just call and bell services will bring it to your room.

I looked into that, but I don't plan on doing any cooking...we just will need some coffee creamer and I thought maybe a couple snacks or english muffins just to have in the room, so I decided the delivery cost wasn't really worth it for us. Definitely if we were doing meals in our room though! A grocery store near me is doing delivery service beta testing in a few stores and I am tempted to give it a go! lol We are having water delivered also, from walmart.com.