OKW Veterans, A Little Help Please

[madduck]

Im making reservations on Monday so Id like to know which building to choose to make my stay more enjoyable.These are the things most important to me in order.

1.Close to mug refill station.
2.Close to a pool and hot tub.
3.Close to a bus stop.
4.Close to the exercise room.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Brian Noble]

It's hard to be far from a pool or a bus stop. Both are well-placed. I believe all pools have hot tubs, so that's easy too.

You will want to try to book the Hospitality House category. You can also refill mugs at the Turtle Pond quiet pool, but I am not sure of the hours.

 

[madduck]

Wow that was fast! Do you happen to know any building numbers? Ive been seeing good things about the Turtle place (pond or shack).

 

[dvc_john]

Note that 'Hospitality House' area is not just a request, it is a guaranteed booking category (but no difference in amount of points required.) This area is close to the main pool, restaurant, check-in, bus stop, shop, exercise room, mug refill station, etc.

But also note, that in these units there is no direct access to the bathroom from the living room without going thru the master bedroom (or thru the 2nd bedroom in a 2-br unit). This may be important to you if anyone will be sleeping in the living room. I believe it is buildings 30 and higher that have the extra door to the bathroom thru the laundry room, with no need to go thru a bedroom to get to the bathroom.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Refillable mugs are not as useful for DVC villas because you have the larger refrigerator in your villa. We never get refillable mugs if we are staying in teh villas, only if we are staying in one of the other resorts and spending a lot of time at the pool.

 

[kda]

Refillable mugs are not as useful for DVC villas because you have the larger refrigerator in your villa. We never get refillable mugs if we are staying in teh villas, only if we are staying in one of the other resorts and spending a lot of time at the pool.

I agree completely. Even DH, who LOVES to get the mugs, is perfectly contented to fill up the mug we bring from home before he goes to the Turtle Pond pool, and this usually lasts the 2-3 hours he's there. Even though there's a snack bar at Turtle Pond pool, it really isn't open that much. We'd never be able to survive on the soda we'd get from it being open 5-6 hours a day. Purchasing the mug wouldn't pay for itself.

But, if the mug is important to you, stay near the HH (and don't limit yourself by asking for a specific building).

PS -- OKW may appear to be spread out, but each of the areas is organized so it's usually just a few minutes walk to the pool and the bus stop.