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

[pilferk]

If you look at the first set of floor plans in the Kidani Units thread, Unit 64C is a dedicated 2BR and Unit 64D across the hall is a 2BR lockoff. The only differences I can see in the floor plan for the dedicated 2BR are:

1) a closet in the 2nd bedroom of the dedicated where the kitchenette would be

2) the lack of a separate entrance from the hallway into the 2nd bedroom

There are supposed to be two queen beds in the 2nd bedroom of the dedicated 2BR instead of the one queen bed and one full-size sleeper sofa that you get in a studio. As far as we know, the "dedicated 2BR" is a separate booking category and should be guaranteed like it is at the other DVC resorts.

Thanks Lisa! That's exactly the info I was looking for.

 

[twinklebug]

One of my favorite spots was just outside the Jiko

A river?!!! I love this as it's the one thing VWL has/had over AKV! We stayed there for several days back in February but didn't really look around as we were ill. Time to explore our new home!

 

[Donald is #1]

Hi everyone! I am not sure if I am going to stop at a grocery store or not on my trip to AKV in 2 weeks. But in case I do, where is the closest grocery store?

 

[tedisney]

Hi everyone! I am not sure if I am going to stop at a grocery store or not on my trip to AKV in 2 weeks. But in case I do, where is the closest grocery store?

If you exit the resort and turn right at the first light, you'll head out towards 192. Turn right at 192 (the next light you come to), and there is a Winn Dixie just down the road on the left side. It's only a few minutes away from AKV.

 

[Donald is #1]

If you exit the resort and turn right at the first light, you'll head out towards 192. Turn right at 192 (the next light you come to), and there is a Winn Dixie just down the road on the left side. It's only a few minutes away from AKV.

Excellent thanks!

 

[horselover]

If you exit the resort and turn right at the first light, you'll head out towards 192. Turn right at 192 (the next light you come to), and there is a Winn Dixie just down the road on the left side. It's only a few minutes away from AKV.

Totally non-AKV related Ted, but I just had to say your avatar picture is beautiful! Daughter, granddaughter? She's adorable.

 

[tedisney]

Thanks! That's my 2yo daughter, Aly. That picture was taken in Maine this summer. She's a lot of fun, and loves Disneyworld.

 

[DVC Mike]

We're having dinner at Jiko tonight (one of our favorite restaurants). I'm looking forward to seeing the progress of Kidani Village. We won't be staying at AKV again until Mar 2010!

 

[athenna]

We're having dinner at Jiko tonight (one of our favorite restaurants). I'm looking forward to seeing the progress of Kidani Village. We won't be staying at AKV again until Mar 2010!

Oh, my fav restaurant Hope you have a great dinner!
Let us know how Kidani is coming along
Can't wait to stay there for the first time in May!

 

[DVC Eric]

Love Jiko.

 

[DVC Mike]

Oh, my fav restaurant Hope you have a great dinner!
Let us know how Kidani is coming along
Can't wait to stay there for the first time in May!

Jiko was great! We had a fantastic meal there.

Kidani Village is coming along just fine.

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[athenna]

Thanks, Mike!
Can't wait to see Kidani

 

[rbcheek]

Jiko was great! We had a fantastic meal there.


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What room did you stay in? it looks like we were just around the corner from you. we stayed in 5312 which is the corner room on the left side of this picture. Was this photo taken from the hallway windows?

 

[DVC Mike]

What room did you stay in? it looks like we were just around the corner from you. we stayed in 5312 which is the corner room on the left side of this picture. Was this photo taken from the hallway windows?

We took the picture from the hallway on the 5th floor of Jambo House.

This trip, we're at BWV and BCV. We were at AKV for dinner at Jiko.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Love the photos Mike......thanks for posting.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Love the photos Mike......thanks for posting.

I agree...awesome photos. Can't wait until we go "home" for Christmas.

 

[blossomz]

It's here!! It's here!! I got my beautiful framed piece of art as a founding member today!! I LOVE IT!!! Anyone else?

 

[stopher1]

Hey there AKV buddies! We just returned on Saturday from a 9 day stay in the world, with 5 nights at AKV. We did a split stay at BWV / AKV and had a wonderful time. I do have some photos that are AKV specific that I'll try to post tomorrow or so. It was wonderful to be at AKV. We loved it so much, and can't wait to return. We know we're going back in Jan. 2010 having invited my folks to come along, and are talking about something in mid-09 as well, but we already have a trip planned for VWL for our 15th anniversary next March... but who knows. We've also begun the paperwork for our add-on so we're pretty excited about that.

The animals were awesome! Our camera isn't the best quality, but it sure was fun trying out some new things. We LOVED Boma (our first time eating there) - and actually enjoyed both a dinner and a breakfast there. We weren't thrilled with the Mara at all.

I can't wait to go back!

 

[marvali]

Thanks for the update stopher. Can't wait for the pics. We really enjoyed Boma also when we ate there. What was it about Mara that you didn't like? We haven't tried it but the menu didn't look that great to us, so would be interested in hearing your report about it. We have our first stay coming up at AKV in January, then we will be back in Kidani the end of June. Can't wait to stay there for the first time.

 

[DVC Mike]

It was wonderful to be at AKV. We loved it so much, and can't wait to return. We know we're going back in Jan. 2010 having invited my folks to come along, and are talking about something in mid-09 as well, but we already have a trip planned for VWL for our 15th anniversary next March... but who knows. We've also begun the paperwork for our add-on so we're pretty excited about that.

I can't wait to go back!

Glad to hear you enjoyed AKV. Due to scheduling, we probably won't be back at AKV until Mar 2010.