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

[gingermouse17]

 

[drag n' fly]

Anyone doing anything special for Mother's Day?

 

[gkrykewy]

This may help (FYI - this is Jambo House only, no Kidani Village stats yet)

LisaS and TSMIII - thanks for posting these great graphics and tables - this thread will now become a permanent resource for me!

 

[zumbergc]

Are there people pens on the uzima savannah?

I was wondering how this savannah is? We've stayed sevearl times a long time ago on the arusha savannah. When we are out in the pool , viewing areas, it seems like a great savannah, however the jutting out of the wings, may obscure views? What do people think?

Thanks

 

[Monorail Purple&Gold]

Hi Everyone! Just joining the thread and I've already added my avatar! I didn't have one before--so thanks for the suggestion. We purchased DVC AKV in February this year and we bought 160 pts. Our first trip "home" is already booked for March 2009!

Jambo and karibu nyumba!!!

 

[stopher1]

In two days DW and I are outta here for 5 nights at AKV followed by 2 nights at BWV! We're doing the Sunrise and Sunset Safaris as well as the Wildlife Discovery Excursion.

Have a great time! Can't wait to see pictures - so please be sure to post some!

Here's a tip we learned from our safari guide on the Wanyama (Sunset) Safari: this event is less crowded during the week and often sold out on the weekends. We did ours on a Wednesday and there were only four of us plus one guide in the back of the truck. That was great because no matter where the animals were relative to the truck, we could all just move around in the truck to look at them and take photos. If the truck had been full then sometimes we would have had a front row view and other times we would have had to look over/between the folks on the other side of the truck to see the animals. We also got a lot of time to talk to our safari guides and ask them questions about caring for the animals at AKL.

We thoroughly enjoyed both the Sunrise and the Wanyama/Sunset Safaris. The Sunrise is less expensive and you see a wider variety of animals but the Wanyama Safari takes you so close to the animals (those same animals you've been watching for years from those balconies at AKL!) that it made it very personal and special. Now when I look at the animals at AKV, I feel like I know them a little bit.

I also learned that the cute and comical hornbills that we enjoyed watching on our first stay at AKL will soon be residing in AKV's new savanna! The hornbills were a problem for the staff because they would run under the trucks and even jump up on to the bumper of the food truck and hitch a ride. AKV's own savanna will be small compared to the others and the animal care staff will not be using trucks to service it so it will make a great home for those wonderful hornbills!

Great info - thanks!

Only 6 more days until I arrive for my AKV conceirge level stay! I just can't wait. We have booked the sunrise safari for a week from Sunday.

I hope your trip is wondeful, too! Be sure to tell us about it afterward.

LisaS and TSMIII - thanks for posting these great graphics and tables - this thread will now become a permanent resource for me!

I'll second that - thanks so much for putting these things out there for us.

 

[lisah0711]

Happy Mother's Day to all the AKV Kidani Club members!

 

[dugski]

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU TOO LISA

Only 5 days till our first trip home- very excited-

 

[BCV23]

We are staying concierge level, so our chances of getting a savanna view are 60%.



We're doing the Sunset Safari this coming Monday and Sunrise Safari this coming Thursday.

My husband and daughter are doing the Sunrise Safari on Thursday as well. We're only staying two nights in a 2 BR but can't wait to get back. We were club level 3 nights in Feb but only a 1 BR then.

 

[rbcheek]

add me to this group, this is my favorite place to stay. I've stayed there twice but won't be able to stay until this October as an owner.
by the way,how can I find and add those signature owner icons?

 

[lisah0711]

Only 5 days till our first trip home- very excited-

Have a great time and come back and tell us all about it!

 

[HayGan]

I can't wait to hear about he safaris. We are considering doing one next year but are still weighing the cost/benefit aspect.

 

[dnoyes]

New kid on the block .... as of today a AKV owner with 200 points a year.

Thanks to all of you for answering my stupid questions. Believe it or not math is my strong subject but I just couldn't get my head around all these uy dates and points. But you all got me through it so again, thanks for the help

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We bought AKV today.

We're using points in August to stay at OKW (which isn't bad, considering we were trying to book 3 months out!) and we'll stay at AKV next year. The first 9 nights of our August trip will be at AKL, so it all worked out in the end!

 

[HayGan]

We bought AKV today.

We're using points in August to stay at OKW (which isn't bad, considering we were trying to book 3 months out!) and we'll stay at AKV next year. The first 9 nights of our August trip will be at AKL, so it all worked out in the end!

Well, that was quick! Good for you and WELCOME HOME!

How did you book OKW with your points? With the current promo the developer points were only good at SSR and '08 points can't be used until Kidani opens. Did they offer you a different deal?

 

[Donald is #1]

New kid on the block .... as of today a AKV owner with 200 points a year.

Thanks to all of you for answering my stupid questions. Believe it or not math is my strong subject but I just couldn't get my head around all these uy dates and points. But you all got me through it so again, thanks for the help

We bought AKV today.

We're using points in August to stay at OKW (which isn't bad, considering we were trying to book 3 months out!) and we'll stay at AKV next year. The first 9 nights of our August trip will be at AKL, so it all worked out in the end!

Welcome home both of you!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Well, that was quick! Good for you and WELCOME HOME!

How did you book OKW with your points? With the current promo the developer points were only good at SSR and '08 points can't be used until Kidani opens. Did they offer you a different deal?

It was quick, wasn't it?

I called to see what sort of deal they would offer me, and the deal isn't as good as what some other people got as far as points to use in the future, but this worked well for us.

We got 160 pts. to use NOW (I'm assuming they are 2007 pts.?) and we'll get another 160 pts. 12/1/08, which means we have a December UY. We are in Phase I AKV. We got $8 off per point.

He never offered us the deal where we could have had the SSR points and then the Kidani Village points.

The thing is, by being able to use the points in August we can cancel our room-only ressie and have that money refunded. That nearly pays our entire down payment!

 

[taurus8012]

New owners at AKV2 Kidani Village ....Its been a Dream that finally come true 160 points to start (I know that I will be adding points ) I am already borrowing points LOL... but just like to say Welcome Home

 

[Donald is #1]

It was quick, wasn't it?

I called to see what sort of deal they would offer me, and the deal isn't as good as what some other people got as far as points to use in the future, but this worked well for us.

We got 160 pts. to use NOW (I'm assuming they are 2007 pts.?) and we'll get another 160 pts. 12/1/08, which means we have a December UY. We are in Phase I AKV. We got $8 off per point.

He never offered us the deal where we could have had the SSR points and then the Kidani Village points.

The thing is, by being able to use the points in August we can cancel our room-only ressie and have that money refunded. That nearly pays our entire down payment!

If you got Jambo house points (i.e. phase 1) then you are actually better off I think with the deal you got. Because:
1) They most likely are your 2007 points which means that any points that you don't use in August can be banked, within the banking window, and used during your '08 UY
2) If they gave you SSR points for this year plus Kidani points for next year, I would assume that you would need to use up the SSR points before the end of the year and wouldn't be able to bank them. (This is just a guess on my part.)

 

[Donald is #1]

New owners at AKV2 Kidani Village ....Its been a Dream that finally come true 160 points to start (I know that I will be adding points ) I am already borrowing points LOL... but just like to say Welcome Home

Welcome home!