Welcome back, greg! I, too, am at my assigned workplace after a long drive from the World that got us home around 8 p.m. last night. No water in basement, just cat puke. We leave extra food, and they have a tendency to gorge themselves in our absence. Goobers. Still, better puke land mines than a flood. Again, thanks for the glasses! Our friends say thanks, too!
Artist Point: Yep, sad. Gary, the manager, stopped by moments before things starting going downhill (we had met him to thank him for our wedding experience a couple of years ago), and we spoke for 5-6 minutes. I wish he had come
after the meal. We didn't make a big deal out of the meal at the time since we didn't want to influence our guests' thinking--we felt it would be impolite. We did get
DVC discount, but even with that, our meal was over $150 before tip. Can't afford to do that if the meal is mediocre.
OKW: We enjoyed the resort and would stay there again. It is very spread out, but as Granny mentioned, is quite lush and has a wonderful walking path system. The main pool area has re-opened, though the pool proper is a bit small. There is an attached beach area that now includes a fire pit and a couple of hammocks, too. We were in a studio and, yes, there is a ton of room in there. The room was clean and both heated/cooled quickly. The shower/tub was large and had great pressure and a seemingly unlimited supply of hot water (I like longer showers). Lighting in the room is good, but in the bathroom, I'm told it's inadequate (to be fair, "we've" yet to find any resort or hotel with adequate lighting, I think
). Room decor? For our tastes, it's bland. There isn't much furniture in there--we had two queens, one round table w/two chairs, a nightstand and the bureau with the TV on it. Yeah, that sounds like a lot, but the room is so big that the furniture swims in it. The TV is too far away for its size, not that I watched much TV, but still. The carpet was looking tired and worn in our room, too. Safe is large.
Bus system was good when we used it (which we should have on Osborne night). However, our room was located directly across from a bus stop, so beginning around 6:30 each morning and running until about 1 a.m. the next morning made for a loud-ish room. We sleep easily, so no worries, but if you're a light sleeper, it could be an issue if you get such a room. Oh, we also had a really nice balcony (it was a corner room on the second floor--4424), but we had no opportunity to use it, of course. We were close to the Village Pool, too.
We got a very relaxed vibe from OKW, and we found it convenient to Disney Springs. It's not terribly close to any park, but given we drove, it wasn't difficult to get anywhere. . .except Osborne Lights night.
Honestly, it's not our favorite (or even second or third favorite) resort. However, it's not because the resort is bad--it's just a design and decor style that doesn't thrill us, nor is it a location that suits our park visitation habits. In other words, there are no quick ways to get back for a nap or to relax around the pool. Still, it's lovely, serene (with the exception of all the buses, a by-product of internal bus pickup system), and quite relaxing. If you think it would suit your style, I'd give it a hearty thumbs up.
Speaking of APs, we have them but might let those lapse, too. The prices have continued to skyrocket, and I'm lucky in that I can do military tickets. The downside is there are a limited number of them you can purchase in a year. Ours worked perfectly fine--as did the Magic Bands--with one small exception. Seems if you do online check-in and put a cc on the account, the online system has a habit of dropping it. Thus, we tried to charge to the room a couple of times the first night and couldn't. Otherwise, all went well.
). So we stayed several times in a row afterwards. Our kids really liked it too, esp. the roominess. Its IMO a simple resort, nothing fancy. Not a lot of bells and whistles, but that allows for a peaceful stay. 
but I understand what I am getting going in.
