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

[MiaSRN62]

Glendamax....love your pics....and your video is too funny at the end where you say, the value room is "the lowest of the low of the DVC rooms" ! Cracked me up.....
You did have a very nice view---especially considering it was a "V" room. I can't wait to see your video when you have a stay in a savanna room. You're really gonna be singing the praises of your DVC

 

[horselover]

Glad I found this thread! AKV is my home resort. Here is part of the most recent trip report I wrote:

Thanks for the trip report & beautiful pics. We won't be going home until Dec. '09 so it's great to live vicariously through others!

 

[Tikihula]

Hi Glendamax! We had the room next to yours on our trip last January, renting points from a DVC member. We were also pleasantly surprised by the quality and size of the room and amenities. I enjoyed your video and pictures, too.

As of today, we are AKV owners, too! Our guide called this morning and he said our member number would be available this afternoon. We are soooooo excited!!! Well, okay, my DH is at work but I am soooo excited!!!! We already had a November trip planned and paid for, renting points for a 2-bedroom stay at OKW with my sister and her daughters, who have never been to WDW. That's gonna be a FUN trip!

Now we have to start planning how and when to use all those lovely points. We'll probably bank the current points (Oct use year) for a big trip next winter, and use the developer points for a trip to Disneyland with my son and his family who live on the west coast. Oh, it's just all too much for me to wrap my mind around - trips, trips and more trips! Gotta love it!

 

[Tikihula]

For our 100 point add-on ...

Priced at $104 pp
$8 pp credit (50pt min)
$500 Visa Card (will arrive in 4 weeks)- I believe this is $500 for each 100pts (100 pt min)
100 Matching Developer points (to be used at SSR, II, or DL within 1 year) (100pt min)

We also received AKV Oct '08 points that we can can't use until May '09. This may vary with your UY. We also do not need to pay dues on those '08 points until May '09, prorated. So it's like getting half the points free.

Also we got 6 months interest free on max $2500 by using the Disney Visa.

There is one other offer out there, getting $500 Disney rewards by using the Disney Visa but we didn't qualify. I'm not sure if it was because you couldn't do both offers at one time or you need an 160 point purchase.

HTH

We just bought 160 points as new owners. I called Disney Visa to find out whether they were still offering $500 reward points for using the Visa as a down payment for DVC purchase, and they are. Then I called my guide and told him we had Disney Visa rewards cards and could we also get the $500 reward points and he said NO. You can get the $500 Visa gift card (to use on anything you want, not necessarily at Disney) if you had a referral from another DVC member (we did), or you could get the $500 reward points for using Disney Visa for down payment, but NOT BOTH. Oh well, I tried.

 

[ekball]

Posting for the first time on this thread....
After perusing the DVC books and brochures for the past 2 years we are taking the plunge! DH placed a deposit yesterday and we are waiting for our contract to arrive for a 100 pt. new purchase. We hmm'd and haa'd over this many times, but decided to jump with the 100 pt. offer as it really is perfect for our family. We have done Disney for the past 3 years, but are more interested in every-other-year (we just kept getting offers too good to refuse!). 100 points is perfect for that so we are IN!!! So excited and happy that this offer came along as it really just feels RIGHT.

Oh - I also have to mention that seeing the AKV model in person at SSR last week sold us as well. We just fell in love with the 1BR unit - it is AWESOME!

 

[HayGan]

Oh - I also have to mention that seeing the AKV model in person at SSR last week sold us as well. We just fell in love with the 1BR unit - it is AWESOME!

I agree! We originally bought AKV sight unseen. We took a look at the model units last week when we were at SSR. It sold us on moving forward with a 100pt add-on!

 

[poohbear12880]

We're new AKL members, and we're considering the Concierge this summer? I've been looking for pictures of the food that is offered, but I haven't been able to find any? Does anyone know where I can find pictures of the concierge food offerings?
Thank you!

 

[jdvm]

Photographer daughter, Katie, has been wandering around Animal Kingdom Lodge and Villas and has put together a slideshow....

http://www.ownerslocker.com/forum/showthread.php?t=286

I think it's super....but I would say that.

John

 

[Glendamax]

Glendamax....love your pics....and your video is too funny at the end where you say, the value room is "the lowest of the low of the DVC rooms" ! Cracked me up.....
You did have a very nice view---especially considering it was a "V" room. I can't wait to see your video when you have a stay in a savanna room. You're really gonna be singing the praises of your DVC

Glad you enjoyed pics!

After staying in Savannah View rooms twice, I'M DONE!!! The walk from the lobby to those rooms is TOO LONG! It was such a luxury staying in that standard, value room! Funny how this was the "lowest" level AKV room, but it turned out to be the best for me! Below is part of the trip report I did Sept. 07 when I stayed in the Savannah-View room . . .

Day One cont.
The Room!

After getting the room number - 5528, Fee and I head for the elevators. Wow, I'm actually a guest here, and not a Lurker! We walked down a long hallway, found the elevators, got off, and discover that we have to walk down another long hallway. Right away, I'm worried. How in the world am I going to do this at the end of a long park day? After what seems like miles, we find the room.

The room was a studio with a Savannah View. When we walked in the room, there was "towel art" on the bed!

​

Notice the hidden Mickeys on the bed spread. There were alot of them througout the prints in the room.

Below, I took a pic of the chair, because it's a REAL chair. You know how some hotel furniture looks real, but then you go to move it, and it's light as a feather? Well this chair was heavy!

Check out the hidden Mickeys in the carpet!

There's an "LG" flat screen TV, and DVD player in the room. I was REALLY glad about the DVD player, because most of the channels were Disney-related of course.

Kitchenette . . .

Now here's the funny part. See how they've supplied dish detergent? Well, when I openned the cabinets, they had paper plates and bowls, and plastic flatware individually wrapped in plastic. They did have "real" cups though. I thought it was tacky.

Bathroom . . .

The shower was nice. The curtain road bowed outward, to give you extra room inside the shower. You can see some of the hidden Mickeys in blue.

The Balcony and View . . .

________________________________________________

Thanks for the trip report & beautiful pics. We won't be going home until Dec. '09 so it's great to live vicariously through others!

I hope you'll enjoy your trip, and most of all, your room!

Hi Glendamax! We had the room next to yours on our trip last January, renting points from a DVC member. We were also pleasantly surprised by the quality and size of the room and amenities. I enjoyed your video and pictures, too.

Wow! Next Door! Didnt you just love how close you were to the lobby? Congrats on buying in! I know you are SUPER excited!

 

[LauraLap]

Hi All! I am hoping to be a DVC owner at AKV in the next few months. DH wants to wait until we are IN Disney to do the purchase (so we can check out the resort), but I'm impatient and want to do it NOW!! LOL

Do you think there will be any incentives in late November?

 

[stopher1]

Glad you enjoyed pics!

After staying in Savannah View rooms twice, I'M DONE!!! The walk from the lobby to those rooms is TOO LONG! It was such a luxury staying in that standard, value room! Funny how this was the "lowest" level AKV room, but it turned out to be the best for me! Below is part of the trip report I did Sept. 07 when I stayed in the Savannah-View room . . .

Day One cont.
The Room!

After getting the room number - 5528, Fee and I head for the elevators. Wow, I'm actually a guest here, and not a Lurker! We walked down a long hallway, found the elevators, got off, and discover that we have to walk down another long hallway. Right away, I'm worried. How in the world am I going to do this at the end of a long park day? After what seems like miles, we find the room.

The room was a studio with a Savannah View. When we walked in the room, there was "towel art" on the bed!

​

Notice the hidden Mickeys on the bed spread. There were alot of them througout the prints in the room.

Below, I took a pic of the chair, because it's a REAL chair. You know how some hotel furniture looks real, but then you go to move it, and it's light as a feather? Well this chair was heavy!

Check out the hidden Mickeys in the carpet!

There's an "LG" flat screen TV, and DVD player in the room. I was REALLY glad about the DVD player, because most of the channels were Disney-related of course.

Kitchenette . . .

Now here's the funny part. See how they've supplied dish detergent? Well, when I openned the cabinets, they had paper plates and bowls, and plastic flatware individually wrapped in plastic. They did have "real" cups though. I thought it was tacky.

Bathroom . . .

The shower was nice. The curtain road bowed outward, to give you extra room inside the shower. You can see some of the hidden Mickeys in blue.

The Balcony and View . . .

What awesome pics - thanks for sharing!!

 

[Tikihula]

After staying in Savannah View rooms twice, I'M DONE!!! The walk from the lobby to those rooms is TOO LONG! It was such a luxury staying in that standard, value room! Funny how this was the "lowest" level AKV room, but it turned out to be the best for me!

Wow! Next Door! Didnt you just love how close you were to the lobby? Congrats on buying in! I know you are SUPER excited!

Super excited indeed! I just hope the paperwork gets here before Gustav does, so I can get everything secured in case that naughty hurricane veers eastward a little and tries to drown us.

Yes, I think that value view room was the deciding factor for us. We had toured AKL before and knew we love the atmosphere and activities available there, but when we stepped out on the little balcony and looked out over the lodge and the pool we just knew we were "home." And since I have a bad hip it was sooooo nice not to have to hike clear out to the savannah rooms.

We really enjoyed the Hidden Mickey hunt at the resort (you can pick up a sheet with clues at the check-in desk) and the campfire storytelling in the evening. Next time we'll check out the night vision goggles and the parade through the gift shop in the evening. Oh my, I'm making myself giddy again thinking about actually being a DVC member.

 

[Lynn5700]

Are the AKV SV Studios bigger than the moderate resort rooms?

 

[MiaSRN62]

After getting the room number - 5528

Glenda...our room wasn't far from yours !

 

[mikeandkarla]

Are the AKV SV Studios bigger than the moderate resort rooms?

whether sv means savanna or standard, both catogories of studios are approx. 366 sq.ft. at AKV. I am not sure what the size of moderate resort rooms are, but for some reason 315 sq.ft. comes to mind (size of value category at AKV).

 

[Lynn5700]

I meant Savannah View..sorry. Thank you!

 

[chaoscent]

GlendaMax, love your photos. Thanks, for sharing. Penny

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

I am sure there are pics posted on this thread but does anyone know off hand what pages 1 & 2 bedrooms are on? I am hoping to rent at AKV in Dec09 and am trying to make decisions on everything.

I LOVE the AKL! It is so amazing

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

I LOVE your pics! So amazing!!

 

[LauraLap]

Hi Everyone! Well, we bit the bullet and put in an offer for 210 AKV points resale at the TSS. Now we are waiting on ROFR.....wish us luck. I'm really looking forward to joining the AKV family