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

[marvali]

Ouch, those pics are painful to look at! Those type temps are bad on established vegetation, but all the new plantings.........

 

[mla1977]

It was painfully cold there in January. I was one of the runners out there when it was sleeting and snowing. I took almost an hour long shower to try to warm up after the race.

 

[KermitRocks]

It's Official - My deed has been recorded!!!!



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[WonderlandsMostWantd]

COngrats!!! Yay!

 

[KermitRocks]

COngrats!!! Yay!

Thank you neighbor!

 

[Ronald Duck]

DW and I will be in a Standard Studio in Kidani in under 40 days now

Can someone who is a Kidani expert tell me if I'm right in thinking that with a Standard View there is a better chance of getting a room in the half closer to Jambo House than in the half further from Jambo House?

In looking at the Kidani map, it appears that there are more Standard View rooms on the right-hand (closer to Jambo) side of Kidani than on the left-hand (pool) side. That's because the rooms that are at the far left should be savanna views on both sides of the building (Sunset on one side, Pembe on the other).

Do I have it right? Thanks!

PS- It took over a decade, but I finally made 1,000 posts!

 

[Ronald Duck]

So, for the lazy people (me), is there a map showing with a highlight or something which Kidani room sections we KNOW to be standard view so far?

Yes,, if such a map exists, I'd love to see it too!

 

[marvali]

DW and I will be in a Standard Studio in Kidani in under 40 days now

Can someone who is a Kidani expert tell me if I'm right in thinking that with a Standard View there is a better chance of getting a room in the half closer to Jambo House than in the half further from Jambo House?

In looking at the Kidani map, it appears that there are more Standard View rooms on the right-hand (closer to Jambo) side of Kidani than on the left-hand (pool) side. That's because the rooms that are at the far left should be savanna views on both sides of the building (Sunset on one side, Pembe on the other).

Do I have it right? Thanks!

PS- It took over a decade, but I finally made 1,000 posts!

You are looking at it correctly. I believe every "bead" to the right, towards Jambo, would be standard view on the parking lot/roadway side. I'm guessing the first four "beads" to the left (poolside) are probably all standard view, possibly some in "bead" 5, and the rest would have savanna view of the new Pembe Savanna.

Maybe someone who has stayed in bead 4 and bead 5 in the outside rooms has pictures they could share so we can see where the actual division between standard and savanna view rooms occurs. It seems I have seen a (very) few people post their room was supposed to be Pembe Savanna View and they were disappointed that their room would be called such, and they would have to use up Savanna View DVC points because all they could see was one small corner of it.

 

[tbjam01]

My home resort is SSR , but our next vacation is Nov. at Kidani Village . We can't wait . it looks beautiful.

 

[TarheelDisneyMom]

We are now proud owners at AKL & will be at "Home" in December, can't wait!!

 

[KermitRocks]

We are now proud owners at AKL & will be at "Home" in December, can't wait!!

Congrats and Welcome Home neighbor!!!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

We are now proud owners at AKL & will be at "Home" in December, can't wait!!

Us too, us too. What part of December will you be there?

 

[WonderlandsMostWantd]

Us too, us too. What part of December will you be there?

We are now proud owners at AKL & will be at "Home" in December, can't wait!!

Us too!!

We'll be "home" Nov 30-Dec 10 Yay!

 

[rriley25]

When we visited Kidani briefly last fall, it appeared that the only way to the pool was straight out the front lobby door and past the parking area. There must be another, less "public", pathway. Where is it and is it easy to use? It makes no sense for all pool-goers to have to trudge through the main lobby to make their way back to their rooms???

 

[TarheelDisneyMom]

We will be home 12/1 - 12/6, may come in a little earlier but we definitely be there those dates.

 

[twinklebug]

When we visited Kidani briefly last fall, it appeared that the only way to the pool was straight out the front lobby door and past the parking area. There must be another, less "public", pathway. Where is it and is it easy to use? It makes no sense for all pool-goers to have to trudge through the main lobby to make their way back to their rooms???

The Rafiki elevator, north of the lobby, will bring you down to the parking garage. From there it's a short walk across the outer lot and a little further north to the back gate to the pool (near Maji). There are also bathrooms above and below the pool - my son preferred to change after swimming so he'd be dressed walking back to the room.

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

We will be home 12/1 - 12/6, may come in a little earlier but we definitely be there those dates.

Darn, we don't arrived til 12/10

 

[supersuperwendy]

We are getting sooooo close to our first trip home!!!

 

[saintstickets]

We are looking at adding days at AKV to our trip after Thanksgiving. We will do a split stay with BWV. This will be a trip for just DW and I and we have never stayed at AKV. I have been reading this thread but am not sure where to stay....Jambo or Kidani...Studio with Value, Std or Savanna view...upper floor or lower floor. Proximity to pool is not important but wouldn't mind not having to "hike" to restaurants or transportation stops. Any and all suggestions or ideas will be welcome. TIA.

 

[franandaj]

This will be a trip for just DW and I and we have never stayed at AKV. I have been reading this thread but am not sure where to stay....Jambo or Kidani...Studio with Value, Std or Savanna view...upper floor or lower floor.

If you've never stayed before, I would go for Kidani with a Savannah view. I've stayed at AKL & AKV a total of three times, all with a Savannah view and have never regretted it. The view is one of my favorite things about the stay. I love to sit on the balcony with a cup of tea or a glass of wine watching the animals. Even though I've been there a few times, every time, I'm like a kid in a candy store jumping up to take shots of the animals off my balcony.

The reason I suggest Kidani is that all the floors of Kidani are closer to the animals (2-5) whereas at Jambo you would be either 5 or 6. I just love the animals, not for every visit, but every few years staying there is a great thrill. Especially since you said that whether or not you are not worried about a long walk to restaurants. Many people complain about the trip to the CS restaurant, but we had no problem.

Let us know how it works out!