We're back from a fantastic Christmas/NYE trip to WDW!!
We had room 4530 at OKW, overlooking the canal that leads to Downtown Disney. It was a bit of a walk from the South Point bus stop, but walking is all that we do anyway, so no biggie.
The view was beautiful and peaceful, exactly what I need when I'm on vacation.
My DD and her friend rented the Water Mice one day and had a ball.
One problem that we had was an infestation of teeny tiny ants!
We had picked up two boxes of donuts, and I guess the little buggers found them irresistable. Not only did they exterminate the ants, they replaced the donuts!
When we stayed at OKW during the holidays previously, at some point we found a letter in our room advising us of any special things that we should know about. On 12/30, I called the desk to see if such a letter was issued. After some confusion, the CM found it and told me that I can pick it up. It was a bit annoying to find that they had added "Extra Magic Hours" at other parks on 12/29 and 12/30 that we would have liked to have known about.
On 1/2, I called to see if a new Portable Perks had been issued since the offers in ours expired on 12/31. Again, more confusion and again, I'm told I can pick it up. This time I got a bit cranky (it was the end of the day.) I said that on past visits any updates were delivered to our room, and that I was tired of being the one to initiate this. The CM said that he'd talk to his manager, and I thought "yeah, right." Much to my surprise, I got a call back within minutes and was told that the new Perks would be delivered to our room immediately.
Overall, the annoyances were minor, and the trip was FANTASTIC.
Our DD's boyfriend joined us, and he was wowed by the 2 bedroom unit. We brought an Aero Bed for him, which worked out fine in the LR. I was very surprised that Mousekeeping left a set of sheets for his bed when they did a full clean. His were in the dryer, but it was still thoughtful of them.
The buses were excellent, and we used the Downtown ferry a few times as well.
We had breakfast, lunch and dinner at Olivia's, and were very impressed with both the price and the food.
And now I have to start planning what to bring on the Member Cruise!!!
We had room 4530 at OKW, overlooking the canal that leads to Downtown Disney. It was a bit of a walk from the South Point bus stop, but walking is all that we do anyway, so no biggie.
The view was beautiful and peaceful, exactly what I need when I'm on vacation.
My DD and her friend rented the Water Mice one day and had a ball.
One problem that we had was an infestation of teeny tiny ants!
We had picked up two boxes of donuts, and I guess the little buggers found them irresistable. Not only did they exterminate the ants, they replaced the donuts! When we stayed at OKW during the holidays previously, at some point we found a letter in our room advising us of any special things that we should know about. On 12/30, I called the desk to see if such a letter was issued. After some confusion, the CM found it and told me that I can pick it up. It was a bit annoying to find that they had added "Extra Magic Hours" at other parks on 12/29 and 12/30 that we would have liked to have known about.
On 1/2, I called to see if a new Portable Perks had been issued since the offers in ours expired on 12/31. Again, more confusion and again, I'm told I can pick it up. This time I got a bit cranky (it was the end of the day.) I said that on past visits any updates were delivered to our room, and that I was tired of being the one to initiate this. The CM said that he'd talk to his manager, and I thought "yeah, right." Much to my surprise, I got a call back within minutes and was told that the new Perks would be delivered to our room immediately.
Overall, the annoyances were minor, and the trip was FANTASTIC.
Our DD's boyfriend joined us, and he was wowed by the 2 bedroom unit. We brought an Aero Bed for him, which worked out fine in the LR. I was very surprised that Mousekeeping left a set of sheets for his bed when they did a full clean. His were in the dryer, but it was still thoughtful of them.
The buses were excellent, and we used the Downtown ferry a few times as well.
We had breakfast, lunch and dinner at Olivia's, and were very impressed with both the price and the food.
And now I have to start planning what to bring on the Member Cruise!!!
Were those KrispyKremes you left open for those little buggers?
See you on the member cruise.
