Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

“A wonderful experience”

I spent two weeks here with my son and daughter-in-law and my daughter and her boyfriend, my husband being left behind for health reasons.. It was wonderful. We had not booked a savannah view but ended up with a good view of the animals. Giraffes would walk right past our balcony. We did not have a… more

I spent two weeks here with my son and daughter-in-law and my daughter and her boyfriend, my husband being left behind for health reasons.. It was wonderful. We had not booked a savannah view but ended up with a good view of the animals. Giraffes would walk right past our balcony. We did not have any difficulty with accessing any of the parks from the hotel. The buses were regular and efficient. The pool was lovely and the bar there was a nice place to sit outside on an evening. We also enjoyed the Victoria Falls bar and had a couple of meals at Boma restaurant which we enjoyed. I recommend the jungle juice they serve at breakfast.. It did seem like a long way to our room when we returned from the parks but I think that was down to the distances we had already covered during the day. I shared a room with my son and daughter-in-law and it was a decent size. The beds were comfy. We liked the way the bathroom was laid out with a door between the toilet and shower area and the washbasins. It meant two of us could get ready at the same time. there was plenty of storage space for clothes and suitcases. We had a coffee machine in the room and plentiful supply of pods. On our first day we all woke up at 3.30 am so the coffee was much appreciated. The onsite quick service place is very handy and has a reasonable selection. We discovered on day two that our meal plan allowed us to have an individual bottle of wine with our breakfast. We used to get one each and put them in the fridge for a pre dinner drink when we returned from the parks. The lobby was amazing and I would love to see what it is like in the winter. There were loads of comfy sofas . It was very hot and humid when we went so we didn't get to see the fire pit in action. We did attend the marshmallow roasting one evening though which enabled us to meet one or two fellow guests. The machines in the laundry room require the use of a mobile phone. During our stay they were experiencing a problem with the software which meant non American credit cards were rejected. The staff could bypass the issue but on one occasion we had to wait ages for someone to come and help us. We thought the hotel was value for money. When the children were younger my husband and I took them to one of the value resorts on two occasions. we had no complaints about what we got then but, having sampled the deluxe resort, I know what I'll choose if I ever go again.

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