***The Official AKV Owners And Lovers Thread***. Come And Chat

[Anna114]

My husband and I are here right now. We have the best studio location in all of Kidani. We are on the main floor 3rd room from the lobby. The laundry is just across the hall. We didn't go to a park and just ate at Sanaa. I needed to walk SO we measured how long it was. From the lobby to the end is 1/4 mile and took about 6 minutes. I walked the whole thing back and fourth in about 25 minutes. The one positive note is that all of the walking is inside. The giraffes, I believe are being paid to stay on the south end lol. The best part have been the zebras. 2 babies are quite playful and really adorable.

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[mickeys girl 52]

My family will be staying in a standard view grand Villa in June. It is our first time and we are looking forward to it. I have heard they have storytelling around a fire pit but was wondering if they have marshmallow roasting or S'mores too? Also do they have movies on the big screen at night like some of the other resorts do. Thanks advance

 

[goin' again!]

Anna114,

Glad to hear you are loving your room! Less than 5 months til we are celebrating at Kidani One question, are you bothered by the noise of the laundry room?

 

[Anna114]

Anna114, Glad to hear you are loving your room! Less than 5 months til we are celebrating at Kidani One question, are you bothered by the noise of the laundry room?

Not even a little. It's rarely used. But it's been great for me.

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[ali in wonderland]

Has anybody stayed in a Standard view room they loved?

We just got back from a stay in Kadani room 7827. It's standard view, two in from Rafiki elevators. We had a car so we loved this spot. Rafiki elevator has a back entrance to the pool, and we always found a parking spot next to the elevator.

 

[psac]

My husband and I are here right now. We have the best studio location in all of Kidani. We are on the main floor 3rd room from the lobby. The laundry is just across the hall. We didn't go to a park and just ate at Sanaa. I needed to walk SO we measured how long it was. From the lobby to the end is 1/4 mile and took about 6 minutes. I walked the whole thing back and fourth in about 25 minutes. The one positive note is that all of the walking is inside. The giraffes, I believe are being paid to stay on the south end lol. The best part have been the zebras. 2 babies are quite playful and really adorable.

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It does sound like the perfect location!! Glad you got a good one. How was Sanaa?

 

[Anna114]

It does sound like the perfect location!! Glad you got a good one. How was Sanaa?

We loved the bread with the spreads. I had a chicken tandoori sandwich that I wished had been cooked a little more but I really liked it. My husband hand the Durban shrimp, basmati rice and the chicken vandiloo. He loved his choices. We also had dinner at Boma, that's was great.

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[Niewoe]

We loved the bread with the spreads. I had a chicken tandoori sandwich that I wished had been cooked a little more but I really liked it. My husband hand the Durban shrimp, basmati rice and the chicken vandiloo. He loved his choices. We also had dinner at Boma, that's was great. Sent from my awesome iPad using DISBoards

Would you choose Sanaa or Boma? We ate at Sanaa are last trip, but were not staying at AKL. I'm thinking we loved it so much because of the animal experience.

Agree about the breads and spreads! I could have made that my meal! Yum!!

 

[psac]

Would you choose Sanaa or Boma? We ate at Sanaa are last trip, but were not staying at AKL. I'm thinking we loved it so much because of the animal experience.

Agree about the breads and spreads! I could have made that my meal! Yum!!

Boma is by far the best buffet dinner in WDW. But it stil is a buffet, so it's a very different type of experience of course. The flavors on everything really pop, and my spicy-phobic wife loves it as well.

 

[GAVSMOMS]

New AKL owner waiting to book my first trip. Read the last 10 or so pages, what great information. At this point I'd take the worst location and be there. Lol
I will use your comments when I book the rooms. Can't wait to see the animals and eat at the restaurants.

 

[jerseygal]

Congrats and Welcome Home! AKV is our "home" resort and we love it!

We love to "rotate" and try different resorts, but we had a great summer vaca at Kidani a few summers ago.

Going to Jambo during the first 2 weeks of December for 2 nights, then BWV for 2 nights...Jambo will be a FIRST for us, although we loved the quick serve Mara...Love the Jambo pool too! Was dying to try BWV so we decided to "inconvenience" ourselves a bit and do the split stay...First vaca childless, so it will be just a studio for DH and me...Not a lot of packing up kids, etc so basically should be "effortless".

WELCOME HOME!

Hope you enjoy DVC as much as we do!

 

[GAVSMOMS]

Congrats and Welcome Home! AKV is our "home" resort and we love it! We love to "rotate" and try different resorts, but we had a great summer vaca at Kidani a few summers ago. Going to Jambo during the first 2 weeks of December for 2 nights, then BWV for 2 nights...Jambo will be a FIRST for us, although we loved the quick serve Mara...Love the Jambo pool too! Was dying to try BWV so we decided to "inconvenience" ourselves a bit and do the split stay...First vaca childless, so it will be just a studio for DH and me...Not a lot of packing up kids, etc so basically should be "effortless". WELCOME HOME! Hope you enjoy DVC as much as we do!

Thanks. I'm not sure about doing a split stay. Have a young one with us that makes traveling hard enough, but maybe in the future.
Can't wait to get down there and try out the different resorts.
I think having Mara's close might be good for us unless we get a 1BR.
Have fun on your trips.

 

[Jeniie]

My parents are new AKV owners (they decided they wanted more points during their last trip and love AKV so it was a natural choice) and they have graciously offered to let DFi and I use some of their points for our honeymoon in February 2015! I'm a huge Jambo House fan especially but this trip will be a first for DFi so I'm excited to show him around!

 

[jennifer in canada]

Looking for a good room request to put in for Kidani. Staying in a 2 bedroom villa savannah view in Sept for the first time (last two trips have been at jambo and we were on the sunset savannah with lots of giraffes and zebras) just want a good location for seeing the giraffes and zebras again

 

[Goofy442]

We own at AKV and have never been able to get a concierge room. I called just to see what they had available for April 2015, and they had a room. Trying to figure out, is it only on the sixth floor or is there other floors.
Thanks for the help.

 

[MarlaSingersLaundry]

We own at AKV and have never been able to get a concierge room. I called just to see what they had available for April 2015, and they had a room. Trying to figure out, is it only on the sixth floor or is there other floors.
Thanks for the help.

I think there are also a few club rooms on the 5th floor. We are club reservations next week, so I will know for sure then! This is the first time we were able to book club level, so we are really looking forward to it!

 

[Kidanifan08]

We own at AKV and have never been able to get a concierge room. I called just to see what they had available for April 2015, and they had a room. Trying to figure out, is it only on the sixth floor or is there other floors.
Thanks for the help.

I think there are also a few club rooms on the 5th floor. We are club reservations next week, so I will know for sure then! This is the first time we were able to book club level, so we are really looking forward to it!

Actually, all of the DVC concierge rooms are on floor 6. There are 5 two-bedroom lock-offs. I think three are savanna view and two are pool view, but it may be the other way around. The CRO concierge rooms are on 5. The DVC rooms have relatively crummy views, as there are thatched roofs that come down over the balconies, and the rooms are higher than desirable for a savanna view. But, concierge is a great experience to do at least once. It's definitely tough to get.

 

[MarlaSingersLaundry]

Actually, all of the DVC concierge rooms are on floor 6. There are 5 two-bedroom lock-offs. I think three are savanna view and two are pool view, but it may be the other way around. The CRO concierge rooms are on 5. The DVC rooms have relatively crummy views, as there are thatched roofs that come down over the balconies, and the rooms are higher than desirable for a savanna view. But, concierge is a great experience to do at least once. It's definitely tough to get.

Thanks for the info. This was really tough to book, and I ended up with three RSVP to piece all the dates together. Im looking forward to it, but we did have an iffy experience on the 5th floor before.

Last year we stayed in a value, I think on the 5th floor, pool view. It was on the top floor of whichever wing we were on. Something was loose on the roof and made noise all night. We called maintenance about it several times, but they either could not find the source or wouldn't fix it. I couldn't sleep at all. I hope we don't have that issue again staying on the top floor.

 

[anbouk]

We are sooo excited to finally have been able to secure a CL room at AKL after sooo long! We have stayed multiple times at AKL and we LOVE it! Just wondering if anyone has any pics of the CL? We just can't wait for this upcoming trip. When I step on AKL grounds i almost don't want to leave the hotel and go to the parks. There is so much to do and see !

 

[Kidanifan08]

Thanks for the info. This was really tough to book, and I ended up with three RSVP to piece all the dates together. Im looking forward to it, but we did have an iffy experience on the 5th floor before.

Last year we stayed in a value, I think on the 5th floor, pool view. It was on the top floor of whichever wing we were on. Something was loose on the roof and made noise all night. We called maintenance about it several times, but they either could not find the source or wouldn't fix it. I couldn't sleep at all. I hope we don't have that issue again staying on the top floor.

Enjoy your stay! We're hoping to get a 2BR on the CL for our 2015 trip. We had one a few years ago and really enjoyed the CL services, particularly the IPO. We also did the Sunrise Safari, which was awesome!

We just did a 3 night CL stay in early April in a studio. We had a pool view, but they were re-roofing the thatch roof over Boma, so our view was not ideal. Fortunately, they were not working in the early AM or at night.

We have a 1BR value for our upcoming December trip. We like how close they are to the lobby, although I like the villas at Kidani better. It is definitely a nice points savings to get a value.