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

[edk35]

Let me post my two threads with pictures of our 2 night stay at Kidani Village.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2310905


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=33989174#post33989174

 

[rbthntschl]

My dear friends,

Just introducing myself. I bought 160 points in Dec., 2008 and will be making my first trip to AKV in April, 2010 (had to use the developer points first). We were hoping to get in for our Halloween/Bruce's Birthday trip but they had nothing available in studios. We go about 3 times a year: Flower & Garden, the big June trip and Food & Wine. We went to Disneyland earlier this month and stayed at Grand Californian, not the villas, though I did get to see the model units. Very nice.

Looking forward to following this board.

Bob of

 

[DeeCee735]

My dear friends,

Just introducing myself. I bought 160 points in Dec., 2008 and will be making my first trip to AKV in April, 2010 (had to use the developer points first). We were hoping to get in for our Halloween/Bruce's Birthday trip but they had nothing available in studios. We go about 3 times a year: Flower & Garden, the big June trip and Food & Wine. We went to Disneyland earlier this month and stayed at Grand Californian, not the villas, though I did get to see the model units. Very nice.

Looking forward to following this board.

Bob of

Hi Bob, welcome to the boards. Congrats on your AKV purchase and WELCOME HOME! You are going to love your membership! Have been to AKL or stayed at any of the villas?

We have owned (BWV) since 2000, and we go together (myself, DH, DS, DD) once a year, and then I go for long weekends 2x a year with friends and cousins. We just bought a small add on at AKV after staying in a Jambo one bedroom standard view. I fell so in love with it and DH was right there with me! I banked the first years points and booked a one bedroom savannah view at Kidani for 21 days from now!!! I'm busting at the seams to get there.

Have you checked out the other sites that have pictures of the resort and the rooms? You'll be able to find the pics here, but wdwig.com also has a great area for pictures of the villas and the resort. Youtube actually has a couple of good videos of the grounds as well.

On day one of our trip we are doing the Wanyama Safari Tour followed by the dinner and wine pairng at Jiko! Can't wait for that. I also booked Boma for breakfast the day we check out, and there's a lunch at Sanaa during the trip as well. This is going to be a 3 night/4day trip and a non park trip as well, so I really wanted to make use of the gorgeous resort and it's wonderful restaurants!

Enjoy your upcoming trip and all the trips that will follow!

 

[Donald is #1]

Welcome Bob! I've stayed at Jambo House twice as a DVC member and will be making my first Kidani trip this December. Also, I'll be making my first DL trip, staying at the VGC, in May.

 

[rocknspots]

Hi, everyone. DH & I will be "home" 2 weeks from today at Kidani for our first official DVC vacation. I can't wait. (We used our developer points at the Grand Californian in March.) I really appreciate all of the info...good/bad. We know we're going to have an awesome vacation...thanks to all the posts I've read. You guys rock!

Question: I know you can order groceries. Is there a store on the premises? If so, are the prices the same as on the order form online?

 

[manntra]

Welcome Home Bob!!!

I got back from my first trip to Kidani (have stayed at Jambo twice) October 9th. Loved it and just reaffirmed why I bought AKV in the first place. Yes, Kidaini's lobby is on a smaller scale but it is just as beautiful...we actually found to like walking through the lobby a bit better because it wasn't as crowded as Jambo The pool area was a lot of fun (had my 13 year old niece with me) and we played some trivia games and won at one of those and Bingo!
Our room was on the 2nd floor (lobby floor) and I think was number 7214..studio savanah. Had a great view and lots of activity with giraffes, zebras, ostriches, and even some vultures
I have another trip planned for May and am taking a friend who hasn't been in some years....I asked where she wanted to stay and guess what...we are staying at AKV again Of course that is fine by me!!

Tracy

 

[Nutty4Disney]

Just make our first reservation at Jambo for Feb. 10. We will be staying in a savanna view studio. Our first DVC trip. We had lunch at Sanna earlier this month and loved it. I am so glad we bought at AKV. I love the resort and like the fact that it is away from the parks. I want to stay at the Epcot resorts one day, but we like to get away from it all too and this is the best of both worlds. A hectic day at the parks and than a nice quiet relaxing evening at the resort. I am hoping to try out Jiko this time.

 

[DenLo]

We just closed on 100 points at AKV with the TSS today! That means we'll have two home resorts. We stayed in regular CRO savana room at Jambo House last June and loved it. Can't wait to stay at Kidani using our points. Hope to make reservations for next September 23 - October 1 as soon as our points are available (as the 11 month mark is coming up in two days)!

 

[rbcheek]

....
Question: I know you can order groceries. Is there a store on the premises? If so, are the prices the same as on the order form online?

Just to the right of the lobby as you walk in, there is "Johari's Treasures" which serves as the resort market. Most everything on the grocery delivery list can be found here for the same price.
The only difference is you pay the service charge for the delivery and it's in your room by the time you get there.

Enjoy

 

[Donald is #1]

We just closed on 100 points at AKV with the TSS today! That means we'll have two home resorts. We stayed in regular CRO savana room at Jambo House last June and loved it. Can't wait to stay at Kidani using our points. Hope to make reservations for next September 23 - October 1 as soon as our points are available (as the 11 month mark is coming up in two days)!

Congratulations & Welcome Home!

 

[dwelty]

Hi everyone,

We have stayed at Jambo before, but are checking in for the first time this Saturday at Kidani. I have four questions:

Are all of the rooms completly finished now?

Is the new Savanna open?

Can you see the new savanna from the pool?

We are a standard view, any requests we should ask for?

Any help would be appriciated.

 

[SIMJUN]

We are counting down to our first trip as DVC members. We will be spending Christmas at Kildani Village.

I am so excited!

 

[Donald is #1]

Hi everyone,

We have stayed at Jambo before, but are checking in for the first time this Saturday at Kidani. I have four questions:

OK, let's see what I can answer.

Are all of the rooms completly finished now?

Yes the resort is completely open now.

Is the new Savanna open?

Yes, Pembe is open.

Can you see the new savanna from the pool?

We are a standard view, any requests we should ask for?

Any help would be appriciated.

These 2 I don't know the answer to.

 

[lisah0711]

Checking in to AKV Jambo 2 bedroom savanna view 60 days from today for our first trip to WDW at Christmas!

 

[lisah0711]

Wow! I can't believe that I managed to kill the AKV owners thread with my post last month!

I received an email from my Guide that for a very limited time if you have a Dec UY and do an AKV add-on before the end of November they will give you 08 points as well as 09 points. I'm not in the market for any more points now but for those of you who might be . . . notice I didn't say I didn't need any more points because, of course, I always think I need more points.

Thirty-three days until Christmas at AKV Jambo!

 

[stopher1]

Hey lisah - we're not too far behind you... we check in to a 2 br at Kidani in just 55 days! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas at AKV!

 

[twinklebug]

Wow! I can't believe that I managed to kill the AKV owners thread with my post last month!

I think AKV just needs a more established group here. Most of us are fairly new owners (<5 years) as opposed to those at the older resorts who've owned in their resorts for a decade or so and greet each other as good friends. We'll get there... until then, keep bumping the thread!

I received an email from my Guide that for a very limited time if you have a Dec UY and do an AKV add-on before the end of November they will give you 08 points as well as 09 points. I'm not in the market for any more points now but for those of you who might be . . . notice I didn't say I didn't need any more points because, of course, I always think I need more points.

I never got that email. I'd seriously consider adding on another 50 pts if so. Of course I'm always looking for an excuse to add-on

 

[stopher1]

I think AKV just needs a more established group here. Most of us are fairly new owners (<5 years) as opposed to those at the older resorts who've owned in their resorts for a decade or so and greet each other as good friends. We'll get there... until then, keep bumping the thread!

I agree - but it sure fun to be seeing many of the same "newer" folks on the different threads frequented. Personally I'd "forgotten" about this thread for a while, but fixed my notifications so I can easily find it and be updated once again.

: I never got that email. I'd seriously consider adding on another 50 pts if so. Of course I'm always looking for an excuse to add-on

That's exactly what I say. I'd love 50 more, if it's the right deal.

 

[lisah0711]

Hey lisah - we're not too far behind you... we check in to a 2 br at Kidani in just 55 days! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas at AKV!

Have a great time! We usually go in January so I am a tad afraid how bad the crowds will be in comparison.

I think AKV just needs a more established group here. Most of us are fairly new owners (<5 years) as opposed to those at the older resorts who've owned in their resorts for a decade or so and greet each other as good friends. We'll get there... until then, keep bumping the thread!

I never got that email. I'd seriously consider adding on another 50 pts if so. Of course I'm always looking for an excuse to add-on

Preaching to the choir here. I added on 25 AKV points last summer to save a VGC developers point reservation I had to reschedule at the last minute.

This thread was so buried I had to go to my subscriptions to find it but did want to share the info in case anyone had a Dec UY and was thinking of an add-on. I was shocked to have an email directly from my Guide and even more shocking was that he replied to my response which I thought they never do -- it was only a one liner.

We will be going to our first Merry Mixer on 12/24. Hopefully we will see some other AKV owners there!

 

[rbcheek]

Right before this years Member Cruise, we stayed only 1 night at Kidani, but that was enogh to convince us to purchase 50 more points when we got back home. Here are a couple of photos you all might enjoy