OKW lovers thread !!!

[BEASLYBOO]

Would love some advice on a room request!

Buildings 62,63,64 seem perfect. So...my question is this.

Do I even have a chance at those buildings or is the risk we get an older building too high and I should change the request to Turtle Pond or South Point?

I am not planning to do online check in, we will arrive around noon on a Friday, and the resort isn't sold out.

Thanks!

No, not much of a chance unless you require an elevator (then you need to make that request known now) Though at times it's a pain to schlep those bags of groceries up to the 2nd or 3rd floor, it's not medically necessary so we climb!

 

[OKW Lover]

Member services didn't seem to think that was an option on the requests, saying all the requests are by location, or HA which matches the online check in options.

Call back and talk to a different agent. You most certainly can request building 30 or higher. All they have to do is put it in the notes.

 

[dianeschlicht]

staying at OKW for the first time as a regular reservation (not points) we have a two bedroom

My question is that my DH sometimes can at times have some knee pain and I am worried about the stairs and luggage with stairs. I have requested ground floor. Should I change my request to ground floor or building 62, 63 or 64? I think those are the ones with elevators correct?

Would putting two requests be too much?

The other question I had is where is the boat access to downtown Disney? We will have a car but our first night we have dinner at House of Blues and was thinking maybe it would be easier taking the boat


TIA

You can't request "Hospitality House" since that is a booking category that is reserved for point stays only. HOWEVER....My 66 year old DH has two very bad knees and a bad hip. He says the stairs at OKW don't bother him much because the steps are the lower rise 8 inch high variety. We'll see what he thinks this December, since he is likely having knee replacement before our December trip. If you are worried about it, I would request ground floor so you wont have stairs.

There is no need to carry your own luggage if you don't want to do so. Bell services can take care of that for you. The boat to DTD is a wonderful way to get there. We sometimes just take it for the boat ride even though we aren't planning to do anything in DT!

 

[disneydreaming92701]

Hello all was wondering which buildings are your favorites and why? Have only stayed once here in a studio but loved it so much.

 

[BEASLYBOO]

Grand Villa Buildings - Favorite #15 for View and proximity to the main pool, Olivia's Etc. # 43-42? Can't remember which one has the GV's for the quiet pool and grill!

2Br - Buildings 45 & 46 if it's just us, nice water views! Building 42/43 - Near the (not so ) quiet pool and grill, if we have all the boys with us! I like to grill and have cocktails by the pool while they horse around!

 

[DVC Jen]

We have only stayed once but were lucky enough to get building 45 (a request after doing my research and asking here). We loved it. Sooo quiet and a wonderful view of the canal. It is also close enough to a quiet pool that we didn't feel like it was a major trek.

I am not sure I would do that area again if we didn't have our own car (we are not fans of disney buses) - but for us it was perfect.

 

[chepic]

Hello all was wondering which buildings are your favorites and why? Have only stayed once here in a studio but loved it so much.

You are going to get a large response from everyone because we all have our favorites...

We love the 41/42/43 group because we love Turtle Pond pool and the area is nice and quiet. We also don't mind the 5 or so minute walk to the main pool area. We have really enjoyed 37/36/33/32 for the view of the golf course....and also not a bad little walk to turtle pond or the HH. Also enjoyed 45 for the nice view of the river and the people going by.

Really, really, really disliked #29. We were in a bottom floor studio and our view was of the air conditioners and the noise from the street was the worst!! And of course that was the time it was just to 2 of us on a short romantic weekend!!!

We have stayed in pretty much all of the buildings, but those were our favorites.

Have fun

Cheryl

 

[bunkkinsmom]

63!!! That was my first OKW stay and it was a GV looking out over a water hazard with a fountain on the Golf Course. Fantastic location, beautiful view, amazing villa.......

*****SIGH*******

 

[dvczerfs]

You are going to get a large response from everyone because we all have our favorites...

We love the 41/42/43 group because we love Turtle Pond pool and the area is nice and quiet. We also don't mind the 5 or so minute walk to the main pool area. We have really enjoyed 37/36/33/32 for the view of the golf course....and also not a bad little walk to turtle pond or the HH. Also enjoyed 45 for the nice view of the river and the people going by.

Really, really, really disliked #29. We were in a bottom floor studio and our view was of the air conditioners and the noise from the street was the worst!! And of course that was the time it was just to 2 of us on a short romantic weekend!!!

We have stayed in pretty much all of the buildings, but those were our favorites.

Have fun

Cheryl

cheryl, short romantic weekend and you noticed what was outside the windows?

 

[Deb & Bill]

You can't request "Hospitality House" since that is a booking category that is reserved for point stays only. HOWEVER....My 66 year old DH has two very bad knees and a bad hip. He says the stairs at OKW don't bother him much because the steps are the lower rise 8 inch high variety. We'll see what he thinks this December, since he is likely having knee replacement before our December trip. If you are worried about it, I would request ground floor so you wont have stairs.

There is no need to carry your own luggage if you don't want to do so. Bell services can take care of that for you. The boat to DTD is a wonderful way to get there. We sometimes just take it for the boat ride even though we aren't planning to do anything in DT!

Diane, I had my second knee replacement at the end of October last year and by the first of December I was walking with a cane and sometimes no cane. I was back to work by about Dec 10.

 

[chepic]

cheryl, short romantic weekend and you noticed what was outside the windows?

lol....you got me on that one!!!!!!! It was really hard with the loud rumbling noice but somehow we got through it!!!!

che

 

[chepic]

oh and btw.....16 days until OKW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TinselAngel]

Hi all
This is my first post on this thread - hope someone can advise. Do the rooms have proper hairdryers or are they the wall mounted ones that don't really have any power ? Have only stayed in POFQ before and they had the wall mounted ones. I might bring my own travel dryer if OKW is the same, but trying to avoid the extra weight in the baggage.
Thanks

 

[Leleluvsdis]

When we were there in 2011, they had the wall mounted ones. I always bring my own because of them.

 

[chicharitta]

DH and I will be staying at OKW Jan 2013. On allears i saw pics of pedal boats and some other thing they looked sort of like a jet ski that you sit IN rather than ON. What are they and what do they cost to rent. Im thinking they would be a fun afternoon event weather permitting of course

 

[TinselAngel]

When we were there in 2011, they had the wall mounted ones. I always bring my own because of them.

Thank you - looks like I'll have to go crawling under teenage DSs bed to find the travel dryer then - fabulous !

 

[dianeschlicht]

Diane, I had my second knee replacement at the end of October last year and by the first of December I was walking with a cane and sometimes no cane. I was back to work by about Dec 10.

He just got back from the doctor, and they want to replace his hip first. That makes sense I guess, so I'm hoping we have enough time to do both hip and one knee before our November trip.

 

[chalee94]

DH and I will be staying at OKW Jan 2013. On allears i saw pics of pedal boats and some other thing they looked sort of like a jet ski that you sit IN rather than ON. What are they and what do they cost to rent. Im thinking they would be a fun afternoon event weather permitting of course

sounds like the sea raycers. here is a link for info on sea raycer rentals

 

[nansmama]

My kids (17 and 14) and I will be staying at OKW Jan. 4-15. I'm not a DVC member so paying out of pocket. We visited a bunch of the resorts on our last trip to Disney and I let the kids pick which one they'd like to stay at next. We have only stayed at Pop Century prior to now so this will be a huge step up.

These are the reasons my kids liked OKW:

* Quiet
* Spread out
* The buses
* Pretty
* The pools (apparently they conducted an extensive study of this, LOL)
* Shuffleboard and Key Lime pie (haha)

I have read through part of this thread but not the whole thing. However, based on what I've read and the map of the property, I'm thinking our best bet for "privacy" (as my kids put it) and a view (which I would like) would be buildings 45-48 or 53-56. Does that sound right? I know I definitely DON'T want our balcony to be right next to the air conditioners so I think I'll request an upper floor as well. Can I call to add these requests to our ressie now or do I have to wait until 10 days before for the early checkin period? Are there any cool hidden away things on the resort you would recommend looking for once we're there? We love finding little details like that.

Thanks for any answers. We're really looking forward to OKW! We love Pop but after four consecutive visits we are just about burned out on it and know practically every inch of the place, so I'm hoping OKW will be a refreshing change. The kids are old enough now that they enjoy the hotel experience just as much as the rest of the trip so I'm much more willing now to pay for better places.

 

[chicharitta]

sounds like the sea raycers. here is a link for info on sea raycer rentals

YUP Thats them. Thank you so much! Im glad somebody understood my crazy description of what they were