I also gave it an 8 due to the long waits we had for the AK bus and sometimes the other busses as well!!! And for the AWFUL smokey smell we had from the oven cleaning the day we checked in. It was after 5:30 pm before our 2bdroom was ready and the oven was still on it's 'cleaning' cycle. The whole condo was filled with smoke from it. The brought over one of the ionizers to try and clear out the smoke but it didn't work. That smoke and smell remained for three days and I have two children (plus myself) with bad asthma. The oven was so incredibly hot to the touch I was afraid one of my kids would get burned. I probably should have asked if we could have been moved but since we had checked in early (around 11 am) but couldn't get our room until after 5 pm I figured it would have been an impossible task anyway.
Other than that we loved OKW and are glad that we made it our home!! It was our second time there and we haven't tried the other DVC properties yet to compare it with. Actually that whole "room" was somewhat of a nightmare for us. It was one of the older buildings which was nicely close to a bus stop and the Hospitality house. But the seals on the doors weren't very good and we had the seepage of the forest fire smoke come in on a couple of nights. Plus there wasn't a way to unlock the masterbath's door from the outside. One the very last day one of my monkey like children locked it and closed the door. We had to get maintenance come in to take the door off of it's hinges, pry off the door handle and replace it with one that could be unlocked with a pen or toothpick. They "thanked" us
o ) because they hadn't realized that they were like that. (The newer buildings didn't have those kind of door handles) They said that had plenty of the 'bad' kind in inventory and they were shipping them back to the manufacturer immediately and getting more of the unlockable kind. I give the maintenance guys a AAA+++ rating. They were great!! Friendly, funny and fairly adept at their job!!
I love the free video rentals too but the selection leaves a lot to be desired!! The shower in the newer building had wonderful water pressure (scary toilets though
) but the older bldg.'s shower pressure left a LOT to be desired. The maintenance guys told us that due to the water problems Florida was having that the shower heads were being changed to the low-flow kind to conserve water. I don't know if this is still the plan but that is what we were told this June.
Loved the size of the 2bdr!! The color scheme was relaxing, the master suite HUGE, the second bedroom large, the laundry room was a blessing!! I loved having the balcony (hated the mosquitoes and wasps) but had hoped to be able to see the Epcot's fireworks better. We can't wait to go back again and possibly share it with more of our family!!
