AKL Villas Question

[eeyoreali]

Just wanting to know is there such a thing as a value 2 bedroom at the AKL villas? I shows this style listed on the points chart. What's the difference between a value & a regular style?

 

[dzorn]

Just wanting to know is there such a thing as a value 2 bedroom at the AKL villas? I shows this style listed on the points chart. What's the difference between a value & a regular style?

Values are only at Jambo, very limited supply and about 3 feet shorter than the other at Jambo. Jambo two bedroom with only have 2 baths while at Kidani they will have 3.

No guarantee of a particular view a value maybe parking lot, pool or savannah view.

Denise in MI

 

[ZebraDomeCrazy]

The difference between Value and Standard accommodations at AKL is that Value is at Jambo House. Standard is at Kidani. At Jambo, all of the DVC rooms are redesigned pre-DVC rooms. At Kidani, all the rooms were constructed for DVC. The main differences in the rooms are the number of people they sleep and the number of bathrooms. For example a 1BR at Jambo has one bathroom, while at Kidani there are two! At Jambo they basically added the kitchen where a bathroom had originally been. For your example ( I am typing this description right out of our DVC book) ;

Kidani - Sleeps up to 9
1 King bed, 2 Queen beds, 1 Queen size sleeper sofa, 1 sleeper chair.
OR- 1 King bed, 1 Queen bed, 1 Queen size sleeper sofa, 1 Dble sleeper
sofa, and 1 sleeper chair.
3 - Bathrooms
Full kitchen

Jambo - All sleep 8, some sleep 9
1 King bed, 1 Queen bed, 1 Queen size sleeper sofa, 1 Dble sleeper sofa,
Most have 1 sleeper chair
2- Bathrooms
Full kitchen

IMHO the most important thing when traveling with more people is More Bathrooms! We are trying a 1BR this next trip for the four of us, as our kids are adults now - we wouldn't even consider Jambo House for this reason. And we LOVE Jambo House, but I can't see spending the extra points and not getting a second bathroom. We certainly use the bathrooms more than the kitchens, lol.
I hope that helps! Jane

 

[drusba]

Jambo has standard view, savanna view and value rooms. Kidani has standard and savanna view. The 2BR standard and savanna view rooms at Jambo are about 1072 sq ft. Most standards there face the pool but a small number have partial savanna view because they are rooms initially designated as saavanna view that were converted to standard becuase view was not that good.

The values are at the front of the the Jambo building along Ostrich and Giraffe Trails, see map here http://www.parkinfo2go.com/dvc-akv/floor5-large.html They are value because they are smaller with the 2BR being about 945 sq ft. You can get parking lot, pool or savanna view with those but you cannot request view with value and it is luck of the draw. Moreover, because of the low point cost and limited number of rooms, the values tend to go quickly during the 11 month reservation window and are hard to get at 7 months out most of the year.

All the Jambo 2BRs have 2 bathrooms and all except the values have the pull-out, twin size sleeper chair in the living room in additon to the pull-out couch. All the Kidani 2BRs also have the sleeper chair, and they are about 1173 sq ft and have three bathrooms.

 

[chalee94]

Jambo - All sleep 8, some sleep 9
1 King bed, 1 Queen bed, 1 Queen size sleeper sofa, 1 Dble sleeper sofa,
Most have 1 sleeper chair
2- Bathrooms
Full kitchen

the value 2BRs sleep 8 due to their smaller size and lack of the sleeper chair (as drusba said). all other AKV 2BRs sleep 9.

 

[DebbieB]

Jambo has standard view, savanna view and value rooms. Kidani has standard and savanna view. The 2BR standard and savanna view rooms at Jambo are about 1072 sq ft. Most standards there face the pool but a small number have partial savanna view because they are rooms initially designated as saavanna view that were converted to standard becuase view was not that good.

The values are at the front of the the Jambo building along Ostrich and Giraffe Trails, see map here http://www.parkinfo2go.com/dvc-akv/floor5-large.html They are value because they are smaller with the 2BR being about 945 sq ft. You can get parking lot, pool or savanna view with those but you cannot request view with value and it is luck of the draw. Moreover, because of the low point cost and limited number of rooms, the values tend to go quickly during the 11 month reservation window and are hard to get at 7 months out most of the year.

All the Jambo 2BRs have 2 bathrooms and all except the values have the pull-out, twin size sleeper chair in the living room in additon to the pull-out couch. All the Kidani 2BRs also have the sleeper chair, and they are about 1173 sq ft and have three bathrooms.

And club level.

 

[Deb & Bill]

The value villas book up quickly by owners who own at AKV. You need to own there to book those.

All two bedroom villas at Jambo House are lockoffs. None are dedicated. So the second bedroom has a queen bed and double sleeper sofa (plus the kitchenette and entrance from the hallway).

 

[eeyoreali]

Thank you all for replying to my question!

Your answers helped solve my confusion!