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[Alicia22]

First DVC stay coming up at AKV Kidani in April, and we are so excited! Are there certain savannah views that are better than others? We would love to be able to see giraffes and zebras. Are certain animals confined to certain savannahs? Thanks!!

 

[sndral]

First DVC stay coming up at AKV Kidani in April, and we are so excited! Are there certain savannah views that are better than others? We would love to be able to see giraffes and zebras. Are certain animals confined to certain savannahs? Thanks!!

At Kidani the 2 savannas you could overlook are Sunset and Pembe.
Sunset savanna is the largest of all 4 savannas at AKV/AKL - it’s 18 acres I believe. It has zebra & giraffe.
Pembe is the smallest savanna at 4 acres and does not have giraffes (Pembe’s barn isn’t tall enough for giraffes) & likely not zebra either (for awhile there was a small subsection of Pembe they used for part of the zebra herd which I saw on one Wanyama safari, don’t think it was visible to the villas.)
I‘m no expert on Kidani since we typically stay in Jambo, but if I were staying there w/ a savanna view booked I’d want Sunset & I’d personally prefer a lower floor. Here’s a link to the map https://www.disboards.com/threads/kidani-map-with-elevators-marked.3558443/#post-60415897 I’d probably request something like Sunset savanna, near Timon elevator, lower floor.

 

[Alicia22]

At Kidani the 2 savannas you could overlook are Sunset and Pembe.
Sunset savanna is the largest of all 4 savannas at AKV/AKL - it’s 18 acres I believe. It has zebra & giraffe.
Pembe is the smallest savanna at 4 acres and does not have giraffes (Pembe’s barn isn’t tall enough for giraffes) & likely not zebra either (for awhile there was a small subsection of Pembe they used for part of the zebra herd which I saw on one Wanyama safari, don’t think it was visible to the villas.)
I‘m no expert on Kidani since we typically stay in Jambo, but if I were staying there w/ a savanna view booked I’d want Sunset & I’d personally prefer a lower floor. Here’s a link to the map https://www.disboards.com/threads/kidani-map-with-elevators-marked.3558443/#post-60415897 I’d probably request something like Sunset savanna, near Timon elevator, lower floor.

Thank you so much!!

 

[DISfam2401]

To answer my earlier question - we're at Kidani now and the pool is open! Closing for refurbishment 1/17. Kids are happy!

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

I was lucky to string a few value days in a row, via stalking the site. I would prefer a week later, however. When making a wait list reservation it asks about replacing the existing reservation, do I want to check that box? I guess the answer is yes, but I'm new and don't want to mess things up. I don't want to lose what I have. Thanks.

 

[CarolynFH]

I was lucky to string a few value days in a row, via stalking the site. I would prefer a week later, however. When making a wait list reservation it asks about replacing the existing reservation, do I want to check that box? I guess the answer is yes, but I'm new and don't want to mess things up. I don't want to lose what I have. Thanks.

If the WL comes through and you want to drop what you have and replace it with the WL, yes, check that box. If you want to keep what you have and also what’s on the WL, don’t check that box. PS if you have several nights in a row for dates earlier than what you want, you can walk them every day or even every few days (if you have 7 nights, walk at least every 5-6 days) by modifying on the member website (assuming those nights come open). Drop the nights at the beginning that you don’t want, add the nights at the end that you do want, until you have what you want.

 

[gabbyenovak]

Hi All!

Staying at Jambo House for the first time in less than two weeks! My fiance and I scored a 4 night stay in a studio with a savanna view!! We were so excited to stay here and of all things to get a savanna view during a low point time, that was a gift in itself. It's just the two of us so if anyone has any tips on cute things to do later at night at the resort would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! See you all at the Most Magical Celebration on Earth!

 

[DarthDadMan]

Alright, leaving for Kidani in a few days.. First stay as an owner. Is there a secret room where all AKV owners meet up and discuss League of AKV owners business? Or possibly a secret tree where everyone carves their initials into?

 

[deneenlee83]

Hi All!

Staying at Jambo House for the first time in less than two weeks! My fiance and I scored a 4 night stay in a studio with a savanna view!! We were so excited to stay here and of all things to get a savanna view during a low point time, that was a gift in itself. It's just the two of us so if anyone has any tips on cute things to do later at night at the resort would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! See you all at the Most Magical Celebration on Earth!

Great room and value on points! We will be there in 3 weeks and are looking forward to enjoying Victoria Falls lounge later at night. We also enjoy taking the hotel shuttle (comes every 5 minutes) to go back and forth from Jambo to Kidani.

 

[ScottOKW2K]

Hi All!

Staying at Jambo House for the first time in less than two weeks! My fiance and I scored a 4 night stay in a studio with a savanna view!! We were so excited to stay here and of all things to get a savanna view during a low point time, that was a gift in itself. It's just the two of us so if anyone has any tips on cute things to do later at night at the resort would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! See you all at the Most Magical Celebration on Earth!

If the cast members are still doing it there are night vision goggles you can use to see the animals after dark. It's been a while since I've done this so I don't know if they are still doing this. I personally enjoy sitting around the fire pit in the back of the main lobby. I'm usually not the only person there so others must find it relaxing too!

 

[RanDIZ]

Hi All!

Staying at Jambo House for the first time in less than two weeks! My fiance and I scored a 4 night stay in a studio with a savanna view!! We were so excited to stay here and of all things to get a savanna view during a low point time, that was a gift in itself. It's just the two of us so if anyone has any tips on cute things to do later at night at the resort would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! See you all at the Most Magical Celebration on Earth!

As PP mentioned, the fire pit is a nice spot to just relax and take it all in. Preferably with a couple of adult beverages. I would also try and score a Boma ressie. One of my favorite restaurants on property. Or head over to Kidani during the day and grab a window seat at Sanaa and enjoy the bread service and other fantastic menu selections while animal watching.

 

[Balmacara]

Can't wait to return to AKV Kidani with the family in June this year after 7 years absence! 2020 visit was (understandably) cancelled but didn't think we would have to wait another 2 years before being able to rearrange - so!!. This is the first time in 2 bed that we will need to make use of couch bed. Can anyone tell me if the linen for is provided without requesting? If so where is it in the villa? Thanks.

 

[CarolynFH]

Can't wait to return to AKV Kidani with the family in June this year after 7 years absence! 2020 visit was (understandably) cancelled but didn't think we would have to wait another 2 years before being able to rearrange - so!!. This is the first time in 2 bed that we will need to make use of couch bed. Can anyone tell me if the linen for is provided without requesting? If so where is it in the villa? Thanks.

Yes, linens are provided for the sofa bed. Usually the bed is already made up by Housekeeping, but sometimes people have found that the bed linens weren’t changed between guests , so when you check in you should probably open the bed and check the status of those linens. If it appears that housekeeping missed changing them, call housekeeping immediately so that can be fixed. If there aren’t any linens on the sofa bed, you should find them in a large, zip tied plastic bag up in one of the closets. And when we check out, if we used the sofa bed we strip the linens off and leave the bed open, so that it’s clear the Housekeeping that it was used.

 

[twinklebug]

Alright, leaving for Kidani in a few days.. First stay as an owner. Is there a secret room where all AKV owners meet up and discuss League of AKV owners business? Or possibly a secret tree where everyone carves their initials into?

I believe that secret room is the trash room Only owners seem to know they exist.

There's also the little roundabout at the end of the garage that must be invisible to non-owners. Seen too many rental SUVs do a 3 30 point turn to turn around when all they need to do is travel another 30 yards to it. Some of those SUVs are huge.

 

[kes601]

Was just doing some research for our 2 week AKV stay this summer and noticed Boma no longer has hours listed / taking reservations for breakfast. The breakfast menu is there but it is only showing 5p-9:30p for hours and when you look at availability it doesn’t let you check for breakfast.

ETA: Looks like if you do a time search without clicking into Boma then it will show up for breakfast, but if you are on the Boma specific page it will not.

 

[Balmacara]

Yes, linens are provided for the sofa bed. Usually the bed is already made up by Housekeeping, but sometimes people have found that the bed linens weren’t changed between guests , so when you check in you should probably open the bed and check the status of those linens. If it appears that housekeeping missed changing them, call housekeeping immediately so that can be fixed. If there aren’t any linens on the sofa bed, you should find them in a large, zip tied plastic bag up in one of the closets. And when we check out, if we used the sofa bed we strip the linens off and leave the bed open, so that it’s clear the Housekeeping that it was used.

Excellent - thanks for the response!

 

[mickeymom629]

Just back from a stay in a standard view GV in Kidani. We had a nice time and the resort was as great as always. The gripe I have is that we were told (on the website) that the Kidani pool would be closed for refurbishment in January and we ended up walking all the way to Jambo pool the one afternoon that we had a brief time slot for pool time. We ended up finding out that the Kidani pool was open (long story with family miss communication led us to this discovery) after half of our party had already shlepped to the Jambo pool. We ended up having very little time to be altogether in the pool because of this.

Lesson learned - always check to see if website info is correct when you arrive, or check it out yourself!

 

[deneenlee83]

Just back from a stay in a standard view GV in Kidani. We had a nice time and the resort was as great as always. The gripe I have is that we were told (on the website) that the Kidani pool would be closed for refurbishment in January and we ended up walking all the way to Jambo pool the one afternoon that we had a brief time slot for pool time. We ended up finding out that the Kidani pool was open (long story with family miss communication led us to this discovery) after half of our party had already shlepped to the Jambo pool. We ended up having very little time to be altogether in the pool because of this.

Lesson learned - always check to see if website info is correct when you arrive, or check it out yourself!

Any chance an official closing date was posted? We are staying at Kidani in less than two weeks. Hoping the pool is open and we don't have to go to Jambo.

 

[Disneymoon09]

We rented points through DVC rental store (I hope it's ok to post in here!!) for our first dvc/deluxe stay. We'll be there March 24-30. We have a studio with savanna view and I would prefer the sunset savanna-closer to Jambo, since it looks like the Kidani pool will be closed. When can make room requests?

 

[brent02139]

Was just doing some research for our 2 week AKV stay this summer and noticed Boma no longer has hours listed / taking reservations for breakfast. The breakfast menu is there but it is only showing 5p-9:30p for hours and when you look at availability it doesn’t let you check for breakfast.

ETA: Looks like if you do a time search without clicking into Boma then it will show up for breakfast, but if you are on the Boma specific page it will not.

Was just there and can verify that breakfast is running there