***The Official AKV Owners And Lovers Thread***. Come And Chat

[NVDISFamily]

Thanks for the advice! Your encouragement before did make me realize that with my points at 3 bedroom grand villa IS possible.

Glad to be of service. We love AKV for reunions and it will likely be one of our top choices in the future. Most of our family and friends love it.

Kidani pool vs Jambo pool which is better? Also I got to thinking, if I’m staying Kidani going to the Jambo pool isn’t considered pool hopping right?

Kidani is the better pool and it's a bit less crowded from my experience.

Kidani - better slide, awesome splash pad.

Jambo - might be a tad larger overall. Seems to be more crowded. Spa near flamingos. Plus the closer access to a great quick service @ the Mara.

If you are a guest of the AKL resort you have full access to both pools.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Glad to be of service. We love AKV for reunions and it will likely be one of our top choices in the future. Most of our family and friends love it.


Kidani is the better pool and it's a bit less crowded from my experience.

Kidani - better slide, awesome splash pad.

Jambo - might be a tad larger overall. Seems to be more crowded. Spa near flamingos. Plus the closer access to a great quick service @ the Mara.

If you are a guest of the AKL resort you have full access to both pools.

Im leaning towards just doing the pool at AKV and skipping going to BB. Such a tough decision, but we don't love crowds especially at a water park where you need to have place to sit. My son had a blast at the VDH/DLH pool so he may not even miss BB since hes still pretty young.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Okay ya'll one last question... I think. I just reviewed a plan disney question because if we skip BB we may want to head to Ft Wilderness for archery. The plan disney person said its 46 minutes to get there. Is that pretty accurate?

 

[NVDISFamily]

he may not even miss BB since hes still pretty young.

The splash pad at Kidani is awesome. Recommend you take a quick look at a video or something. For a young kid I bet they would be well entertained for hours.

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[VGCgroupie]

The splash pad at Kidani is awesome. Recommend you take a quick look at a video or something. For a young kid I bet they would be well entertained for hours.

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Going to watch this with my son now.

 

[drusba]

Me again. My stay is next week so I’ll be done pestering you all with my questions.

Kidani pool vs Jambo pool which is better? Also I got to thinking, if I’m staying Kidani going to the Jambo pool isn’t considered pool hopping right?

Anyone staying at AKV can use the amenities at either building. The Jambo pool is larger than Kidani and has a number of shaded areas around the pool where you can sit, and Kidani has few shaded areas. Kidani has the much longer slide into the pool. Kidani also has a better separate kids water play area.

As far as using the Jambo pool if staying at Kidani, the distance from your room to Jambo can be very far. The Kidani building, which has the lobby in the middle which faces west, has a north wing and south wing. From lobby is about 1/2 mile walk to Jambo lobby. The Kidani building, end to end, is near 2/3 miles long. The southern wing is closest to Jambo and an exit to ground floor from last elevator on that south wing of Kidani gives you about a 1/4 mile walk to Jambo. If you are in a room near the end of the north wing at Kidani, the walking distance to Jambo's lobby exceeds 2/3's of a mile. There is shuttle bus that travels between the two lobby areas throughout the day and evening.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Anyone staying at AKV can use the amenities at either building. The Jambo pool is larger than Kidani and has a number of shaded areas around the pool where you can sit, and Kidani has few shaded areas. Kidani has the much longer slide into the pool. Kidani also has a better separate kids water play area.

As far as using the Jambo pool if staying at Kidani, the distance from your room to Jambo can be very far. The Kidani building, which has the lobby in the middle which faces west, has a north wing and south wing. From lobby is about 1/2 mile walk to Jambo lobby. The Kidani building, end to end, is near 2/3 miles long. The southern wing is closest to Jambo and an exit to ground floor from last elevator on that south wing of Kidani gives you about a 1/4 mile walk to Jambo. If you are in a room near the end of the north wing at Kidani, the walking distance to Jambo's lobby exceeds 2/3's of a mile. There is shuttle bus that travels between the two lobby areas throughout the day and evening.

I will use the shuttle. I just read another post about the hallways being 1/3 of a mile to the rooms

 

[Mirabell Rose]

Okay ya'll one last question... I think. I just reviewed a plan disney question because if we skip BB we may want to head to Ft Wilderness for archery. The plan disney person said its 46 minutes to get there. Is that pretty accurate?

Going via Disney busses and including bus wait time it may average 46 minutes. Driving yourself it’s not near that long.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Going via Disney busses and including bus wait time it may average 46 minutes. Driving yourself it’s not near that long.

We would be taking Disney transportation.

 

[Mirabell Rose]

We would be taking Disney transportation.

I would plan on at least that amount of time.