sndral
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- Joined
- Feb 3, 2008
What is the difference between a regular room vs a value studio at Jambo? I've never seen the value studios come up as a choice before and I'm guessing they go fast. As far as I can tell, the only differences are:
Two queen beds vs. a queen and a pull out couch
price
no microwave vs. microwave
My son has his heart set on a savannah view but the price difference is substantial, so I'm considering a value studio instead. Anything I need to know about these? Touring Plans room finder shows that many of them have partial savannah views which could be great.
I think, although I could be wrong, that values for AKL villas is the parking lot view, whereas standard could be a pool view. I don't think there's a pool view option for the villas
Sigh... room categories at AKL are complex.Touring Plans shows 18 rooms under the "value/studio" category and when I looked at the "view from the balcony" pictures 8 were partial savannah view, 8 were pool view and 2 were parking lot. Am I interpreting "value/studio" category correctly? How accurate is the room map on their site?
The DVC villas are all on the 5th floor. The value villas are all on Ostrich or Giraffe trail and have varied views - the two arms at the front of Jambo. They are smaller than the standard or savanna view studio villas by a couple of feet. They are extremely popular because they save points, thus they are typically 100% booked. It's really luck of the draw in terms of view & if you are in a view you don't like (pool, towards parking) you can't change as there won't be an empty value villa to go to w/ a points stay @ least. The savanna views are partial & I suspect not the best, given the locations of the villas.
Standard DVC villas in Jambo have pool or partial savanna views and are on Zebra or Kudu trail. Savanna view DVC villas are on Zebra or Kudu trails and face one of the 3 larger AKL savannas. As I mentioned they are all on the 5th floor.
Concierge villas are on the 6th floor, are very hard to get and don't have the best views.
Regular rooms are located on all floors up to & including the 4th. A standard view can get you partial savanna or front of the building/parking lot on any of the 4 trails - maybe even obstructed pool? Pool view gets you a pool view and savanna view should put you on Zebra or Kudu trail w/ views of one of the 3 main savannas. Regular room categories have changed through time.