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

[experiment818]

Are the coffee makers in the villas normal coffee makers or are they like the ones in regular disney rooms???
Anyone have sample fax request letters they have used for AKV's???
thanks

What type of coffee filters do the coffee makers use?

Thanks.

 

[tink_lover]

I just got off the phone with MS and booked our first stay!! I wasn't all that excited until now about it. We bought AKV without staying there so this will really be our first time. We are booked in a 1BR SV -

 

[twinklebug]

Are the coffee makers in the villas normal coffee makers or are they like the ones in regular disney rooms???
Anyone have sample fax request letters they have used for AKV's???
thanks

What type of coffee filters do the coffee makers use?

Thanks.

They're normal 12 cup coffee makers, in both the studios and multi bedroom units. Think Mr. Coffee style.

 

[Laneychris]

We own at AKV and have not stayed there yet. Can't wait to go, I think it is the best resort they have for the theme.

 

[Donald is #1]

We own at AKV and have not stayed there yet. Can't wait to go, I think it is the best resort they have for the theme.

You will love it! I returned a few weeks ago from my second trip and this time I had my sister, niece (10) and nephew (11) with me. This was their first time there and they were jsut so amazed!

 

[Tinkerbellcrafter]

We just did an add on for AKV and have never toured...we plan to do that in 6 days!

Just curious, another poster indicated they were on a waitlist for June already...what type of room is this that is waitlisted?

Love the thread and videos!

 

[marvali]

Enjoyed the videos Glendamax. We have our first stay at AKV coming up over New Year's. We head down in just four weeks.

Anyone who has stayed in a 1BR Concierge, can you tell me how these rooms compare to the other booking category 1BRs at AKV? Are these the largest 1BRs?

I am pretty sure they will sleep five with the sleeper chair since I think the Value are the only ones that don't have it. Is this correct?

Thanks and we can't wait to get there.

 

[Cinderella1122]

Here are 2 video clips from my trip report, of the one bedroom.

Great videos! Watching them made me homesick! We stayed in a 1 bedroom pool view back in August (room 5432). It was fantastic. I enjoyed sitting out on the balcony in the early morning, or when a storm came threw and the pool was closed. It made for a lovely peaceful view.

 

[Marc A.]

Anyone ever made room requests for Villas???
If so do you fax to the regular room fax line.

 

[BrentR]

DW and I just purchased 100 AKV points. Just signed docs at noon today!! Booked our first visit for the end of Sept beg of October for F&W. Can't wait to stay in our new "Home"

 

[blossomz]

We just did an add on for AKV and have never toured...we plan to do that in 6 days!

Just curious, another poster indicated they were on a waitlist for June already...what type of room is this that is waitlisted?

Love the thread and videos!

I am waitlisted for a 2 BR Savanna view and my uncle for a 1 BR savannah view!

 

[kristenrice]

Here are 2 video clips from my trip report, of the one bedroom.

Glendamax, were you in a standard 1BR or a value? We are doing a value 1BR in June and I am trying to picture how much smaller it will be.

 

[Donald is #1]

DW and I just purchased 100 AKV points. Just signed docs at noon today!! Booked our first visit for the end of Sept beg of October for F&W. Can't wait to stay in our new "Home"

Congratulations and welcome home!

 

[bubba_mouse]

My wife and I are waiting for ROFR on our first DVC contract at AKV. We are already planning our first trip. We will have almost enough points for how long we want to stay. We have some friends that are DVC members and they have extra points that we are trying to work out a deal for, we just don't know how many we will need. If we get a value studio we only need a couple of points but we will need more if we have to get a Standard or SV (we aren't holding out much hope for a value). So how do we handle the reservation? Call and reserve as much as we can and then call our friend and get the points transferred and then call back and book the rest of the trip, or call and see what is available, then call to transfer points, and then call back to make reservations. Our projected date of when we will be in the DVC system and can make reservations is just a few days before the 7 month mark of when we want to stay at AKV so we would like to get it all cleared up before we reach that point and AKV is open to everyone.

 

[twinklebug]

My wife and I are waiting for ROFR on our first DVC contract at AKV. We are already planning our first trip.

Almost - congrats I hope it all works out for you.

We will have almost enough points for how long we want to stay. We have some friends that are DVC members and they have extra points that we are trying to work out a deal for, we just don't know how many we will need.

You should take some time and review the rules for transferring points - last I checked, only one transfer per year is allowed in and one out. This will apply to your friends account too, so they might not feel it's worth it doing it for just a couple. My suggestion, since they're friends anyhow, and if they don't mind, rent & have them book one night for you. No transfers involved. Simply mention to Member services to note on your reservation that you also have a night booked on xx/xx/xx and you'd like to stay in the same room (repeat this upon check in to verify they understand and can make the arrangements)

If we get a value studio we only need a couple of points but we will need more if we have to get a Standard or SV (we aren't holding out much hope for a value). So how do we handle the reservation? Call and reserve as much as we can and then call our friend and get the points transferred and then call back and book the rest of the trip, or call and see what is available, then call to transfer points, and then call back to make reservations.

Once you're in the system (this can take quite some time with resales) you can call and see what's available. Until then I wouldn't worry about this

Our projected date of when we will be in the DVC system and can make reservations is just a few days before the 7 month mark of when we want to stay at AKV so we would like to get it all cleared up before we reach that point and AKV is open to everyone.

Watch that 7 month window bit with transferred points. Those points still belong to the owner's home Resort and you will only be able to use them prior to the 7 month window at AKV if they are AKV home points. After then of course, all resort points are good.

 

[BrentR]

Congratulations and welcome home!

Thanks we are very excited about our new home although we love SSR. It was so quiet and when you were at the resort it was a great escape from the hectic pace of the parks.

 

[bubba_mouse]

Thanks twinklebug for the good information. We are still weighing all of out options about the trip, trying to figure out the best way to do everything that we want to in the week we will be there.

 

[Disney_Lunatic]

I had a FedEx missed package hanger on the door when I got home yesterday at four in the afternoon. It was, of course, the paperwork from DVC for our AKV purchase from last week's Thanksgiving at Disneyworld. Of course the hang tag says that it will be available after six in the evening. That was a VERY long two hours, let me tell you.

I got the package from FedEx and made it back home to find out that my DW hasn't made it home yet. Being the kind and loving DH that I am, I wait until she gets in at 7:30 to open the box to see that they misspelled my name on the contract. The pragmatist in me thinks, "Ok, it's got an extra 'e' in the name...the social security number and the address are correct, no big deal...fill it out and send it back and worry about the name change later."

While I'm at work today I get a call from the DW that she is on the other phone with DVC and she wants me to hear them tell me that I need to have them send me another set of papers with my name spelled correctly. The first question out of my mouth, of course, is, "Do we get another tote bag as well?" It turns out that my DW had asked the same question before calling me. I knew that I loved her for a reason. I never did get an asnwer about whether we'll get a second tote or not. Guess I'll have to wait and see...the wait is going to be hard to take a second time.

 

[purplepeg]

oh that hurts

 

[experiment818]

We just arrived at AKV last night.
We are staying in a 1 BR SV. Room 5319 which faces the Arusha Savanna and is HA. I am amazed at how much you can hear coming from AK. You can hear people screaming (I am assuming as they are plunging down Expedition Everest). We could hear the primates from asia early this morning. We can hear what sounds like a train whistle every once in a while.

Loving the resort so far.

Scott