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

[princessap]

just wondering if anyone on here is a family of five and have you ever stayed in a studio (one will be under 2). I am debating studio vs 1 bedroom and there is a BIG price difference so wondering if its worth it?!?!?

 

[XMom]

just wondering if anyone on here is a family of five and have you ever stayed in a studio (one will be under 2). I am debating studio vs 1 bedroom and there is a BIG price difference so wondering if its worth it?!?!?

We have stayed Ina studio villa many times with our three kids. They either all share the pullout couch with one of their heads at the foot. At. The Grand Califonian they will bring you a sleeping bag and sleeping pad as well. Our kids are young and small so it works for us. We are also not in the room a ton.

 

[mguilford1]

Hoping for some advice! We are taking our 8 yo Granddaughter to Disney for her birthday the last week of October and have rented points to stay at Jambo. We could not afford the upgrade to Savannaha view so we have standard. My granddaughter LOVES giraffes, can you make any recomendations for a room location? I know we wont be able to see them from our room, but if we could go to a window close by our room and watch that would be awesome!! Thank You for your help!

 

[Kimmy2Disney]

Have a 2 random questions. We are staying in a standard studio at Jambo house in 3 weeks. Am I able to request more hangers for the villa does anyone know? Also does anyone know if you can request an egg crate topper for a little extra support for the sofa bed?

Don't know about the egg crate; but we had no problem calling for both types of hangers last month.. We could have as many as we liked.

 

[drusba]

Hoping for some advice! We are taking our 8 yo Granddaughter to Disney for her birthday the last week of October and have rented points to stay at Jambo. We could not afford the upgrade to Savannaha view so we have standard. My granddaughter LOVES giraffes, can you make any recomendations for a room location? I know we wont be able to see them from our room, but if we could go to a window close by our room and watch that would be awesome!! Thank You for your help!

You have two possible requests to choose from and ask the owner to put in for you. Most of the standards are pool view and none are too far away from a lobby window that sees a savanna or from the lobby, off of which you have the outside viewing area. You could ask for close to lobby, which gets you closest to both the lobby's outside viewing area and a window along along the hallway. A different request you might consider is for a room with partial savanna view. Other than the pool view rooms, there are a small number of standards at Jambo that were converted from savanna view which actually have savanna view, although not that great of one.

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

Don't know about the egg crate; but we had no problem calling for both types of hangers last month.. We could have as many as we liked.

Thank you so much! One less thing to pack!

 

[goin' again!]

Staying for the first time at AKL Kidani!! Am I correct in assuming that the studios do not have a washer and dryer, but they are available for free in the building somewhere? And where would that be?

 

[psac]

Staying for the first time at AKL Kidani!! Am I correct in assuming that the studios do not have a washer and dryer, but they are available for free in the building somewhere? And where would that be?

I don't know if there were others, but we passed a laundry room on the 2nd floor (which is the lobby floor) on the south wing past the bus stop. I don't know if they're free.

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Staying next week for 4 nights in a Studio Savanna at Kidani! My friends are using their DVC points..since we are staying 4 nights/5 days..on night 4, is that when we will get the towel/trash service? I've never stayed on DVC points before! Thanks, can't wait!

 

[kbonner]

Staying next week for 4 nights in a Studio Savanna at Kidani! My friends are using their DVC points..since we are staying 4 nights/5 days..on night 4, is that when we will get the towel/trash service? I've never stayed on DVC points before! Thanks, can't wait!

Correct, towel and trash service is 4th day of your stay. Enjoy your stay it is a wonderful place!

 

[kbonner]

Staying for the first time at AKL Kidani!! Am I correct in assuming that the studios do not have a washer and dryer, but they are available for free in the building somewhere? And where would that be?

I don't know if there were others, but we passed a laundry room on the 2nd floor (which is the lobby floor) on the south wing past the bus stop. I don't know if they're free.

The laundry rooms are not free. Take a roll of quarters in case you need to use them.

 

[kristenrice]

The laundry rooms are not free. Take a roll of quarters in case you need to use them.

The DVC laundry room at Jambo House *is* free, as are all of the other DVC laundry facilities so I would expect the one at Kidani to be free as well.

 

[AlohaAnnie]

The DVC laundry room at Jambo House *is* free, as are all of the other DVC laundry facilities so I would expect the one at Kidani to be free as well.

They are free for DVC, your magic band will get you in to the laundry room for DVC members. I have used both laundry rooms. There are 2 washers in each room and 6 dryers.

The Kidani laundry room is located on the lobby level facing the back toward savanna on your right.

The Jambo laundry room is on the 5th floor, when you get off the elevator turn toward the bridge (to the right) the hallway will veer off to the right and it is just around the corner.


Non-DVC will have to bring quarters and use different laundry facilities intended for them at Jambo.


Good Luck!

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[jerseygal]

I am GLAD that laundry facilities are FREE FOR DVC MEMBERS as they SHOULD BE!

Have reservation for a "CHILDLESS" 4 night, 5 day stay at Jambo..AKV is our home...First two weeks in December are SO DIFFICULT as many like us want to see the HOLIDAY DECORATIONS! CANNOT WAIT!!! FIRST TIME EVER seeing WDW during the Holiday Season...First time EVER going childless to WDW! Youngest DS will be in college this August! Getting OVER THE HUMP now....Time for Mom and Dad to kick up and have some FUN!

Have stayed in a 2 BR with our older sons at Kidani a few years ago and loved it! Visited Jambo ALOT, but never stayed there!

Our first choice for this Dec trip is VGF and second is BWV, but if either don't come through at 7 months, Jambo will be JUST FINE! LOVE the pool at Jambo and the QUICK SERVE ALSO!

 

[kbonner]

The DVC laundry room at Jambo House *is* free, as are all of the other DVC laundry facilities so I would expect the one at Kidani to be free as well.

You are absolutely right. I was thinking about the poster not being being a DVC member themselves.

 

[Anna114]

The DVC laundry room at Jambo House *is* free, as are all of the other DVC laundry facilities so I would expect the one at Kidani to be free as well.

I saw the comment about bring the quarters last night and I was thinking that sucked. At VWL they are free, you just need a key card to get in. I'm a big fan of doing laundry while I'm there... forced down time. That and I like to empty my suitcase by putting most everything away instead of doing laundry. Last year we stayed in a 2bdrm. I loved using the washer as a wash basket and running the washer while we were away at the parks.

 

[AlohaAnnie]

You are absolutely right. I was thinking about the poster not being being a DVC member themselves.

If they are staying in a DVC room they can still use the washers and dryers for free, if they are cash paid, renting or borrowing points.


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[princessekrus]

I am so excited.

We are staying at Kidani for the first time from August 12-17 in a Studio Savannah View. My parents had some points (they own at BCV) that were going to expire, and I was the only one available to use them. Wahoo!

I will be alone with my DD4 and DD8 for most of the trip, but my DH is planning on coming for a long weekend. On the 18th we are moving to BLT for 3 nights as well.

I have never stayed at AK before, since my parents home resort is BCV we always stay there. This thread has been so helpful, and I just have a few questions for all of you experts.

1) I am trying to figure out room requests. We are AP holders, and go multiple times a year, but it will be August, and I have never gone in August, we usually go in November, January or February. The pool at Kidani is going to be critical, so I was going to ask for Near Lobby, sunset savannah Zebra wing (near pool), with a secondary request of Rafiki elevator. I think I would be ok with the Giraffe (South) wing too, as long as it was close to lobby - but was wondering how far a walk it was from the South wing to the pool.

2) We will have a car and my plan is to only use the buses to go to MK and maybe AK. I figure driving to EP and HS is preferable, especially since we will be doing rope drop on our park days. Any thoughts? I will have a double stroller for the girls most days, so I need to consider hauling that around as well.

3) This is a bonus trip (we just went in February, and are going back again in November), so I am not too worried about hitting the parks. We definitely want to do a few things, but for the first time ever, I plan on hanging out at the resort more than usual. Any tips for fun things to do besides the pool? I know they have campfires and outdoor movies, and I have read about "crafts" etc... any idea what some of that stuff is and what times it usually happens?

Thank you all!!

 

[Jennasis]

We have a 1 bedroom, savannah view, at Kidani this September. We prefer to spend our time at Jambo for the restaurants, lounge and pool (adult only trip). So we requested to be close to Jambo. Hopefully that will mean less of a walk.

 

[AliceandAriel]

Why not buy a couple towels at the park for suv. And use them instead of renting them. We usually buy a new towel at each park. That way we have them to use at home all the time also.

Or I could bring my own from home. It doesn't bother me either way, honestly.