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[drusba]

New AKL DVC member. Curious Jambo vs Kidani? Whats pros and cons of each?

Though my following posts are fairly old, they still provide many of the differences between the two buildings: (a) see post #10 on this page https://www.disboards.com/threads/akl-or.3805475/#post-62055054, and (b) post #6 on this page https://www.disboards.com/threads/kidani-or-jambo-savannah-2-bed-with-teens.3817485/#post-62441580

 

[Mjd1563]

Though my following posts are fairly old, they still provide many of the differences between the two buildings: (a) see post #10 on this page https://www.disboards.com/threads/akl-or.3805475/#post-62055054, and (b) post #6 on this page https://www.disboards.com/threads/kidani-or-jambo-savannah-2-bed-with-teens.3817485/#post-62441580

Thank you for this!

 

[CarolynFH]

New AKL DVC member. Curious Jambo vs Kidani? Whats pros and cons of each?

We normally book 1BR, and we choose Kidani for three reasons. First and foremost, at Jambo the tub shower is surrounded by a rim that is so tall and wide that it’s difficult for me to climb over. Furthermore, the bathroom is not en-suite with the bedroom but is across a hallway, and anyone going between bedroom and bathroom is clearly visible to anyone in the living room. The third reason is that we usually have a car, and at Kidani we can park under the building, close to the elevator to our room and sheltered from sun and rain.

Obviously, if you book studios and/or don’t have a car, these are not relevant to you!

 

[sndral]

We normally book 1BR, and we choose Kidani for three reasons. First and foremost, at Jambo the tub shower is surrounded by a rim that is so tall and wide that it’s difficult for me to climb over. Furthermore, the bathroom is not en-suite with the bedroom but is across a hallway, and anyone going between bedroom and bathroom is clearly visible to anyone in the living room. The third reason is that we usually have a car, and at Kidani we can park under the building, close to the elevator to our room and sheltered from sun and rain.

Obviously, if you book studios and/or don’t have a car, these are not relevant to you!

We usually book a 1 br. & lately 2 br.s and favor Jambo & your post highlights for me how choosing between the 2 buildings is such an individual thing. We fly & rely on Disney transportation, nonetheless, I’m tempted by Kidani’s larger square footage, extra bathroom, ability to get a lower floor w/ a savanna view, ability to get 2 real beds in the dedicated 2 br. villa’s second bedroom, being first bus pick up & drop off for the parks are all strong reasons for me to go w/ Kidani, yet I keep booking Jambo & I admit that my Jambo bias isn’t exactly rational .
It’s really about the feeling I get coming back to Jambo’s spacious lobby (especially when the Christmas tree is up,) walking across the sky bridge, walking through the large store on my way back from the buses, having the QS Mara in the building, the chance to overlook Arusha or Uzima savanna rather than just Sunset (or even Pembe,) & for us having the spa tub off the hallway makes it feel less like you are invading the folks in the master bedroom’s space when you want to hop in the spa tub - although I agree that shower over tub & large rim/ledge was poorly designed.
I vacillated more than usual on whether to go w/ Jambo or Kidani when I booked my first GV stay this fall & I had more reasons than usual to go w/ Kidani - I thought the kids (two 9 yr. olds & a 4 yr. old) would like Kidani’s pool better, the upstairs mezzanine extra sitting/sleeping space seemed better suited to our sleeping arrangements v. the pool room at Jambo, & being first on the buses might matter more w/ a party of 9 v. our usual smaller party, but ultimately I went w/ my heart & opted for Jambo, justifying my choice by reasoning that Kidani would just be starting their refurb. .