Post by Lamima on Aug 9, 2023 15:05:42 GMT -5
Pretty sure our last stay was 3 nights in Jan 2018. We've only had like 3 other stays prior to the last. Even though we owned at OKW originally (since resold). We love these things about OKW: parking right by villa, Gurgling Suitcase, busing trick (get on at HH stop and then coming back, get off at 1st stop near HH), size and layout of the 1BR/2BR, low point cost. Having the boat to DS is nice, not as great as walking from SSR, but still a nice option.
So, I booked OKW for this past Friday night. Booked last minute (like 5 days prior). Booked just the 1 night in a studio. We were meeting friends at Epcot. I did the online check in and asked for room ready early. The husband had to work until 2pm. I took doggo to board at vet. We left around 1:50pm and arrived to OKW around 2:10. Kept getting the 'room's not quite ready yet' texts. So we parked at HH and went to the bar (GS) and had some beers and nachos while we waited. ALso were waiting for our friends as I put their name on our room so they could park and ride bus with us to Epcot.
We got room number text around 2:40pm. It was in Turtle Pond section and #3526. We closed out and drove over. I must say the room was dingey(sp). Seemed very outdated, sparse and run down. I was reminded how I hate the blinds there when I closed them later in the evening (pulling the beaded cord). Those suckers have got to go. Then, since we were still waiting for our friends (they texted they were waiting at their off site hotel for their room), we wanted to open a bottle of wine I brought. Well, there was no corkscrew (luckily I had one in the car). And only 2 paper cups and 2 little plastic cups and a couple paper bowls and plates. Later I'd notice the room was hot and wouldn't cool to the 72 I'd set at. Then the next morning we woke to it feeling like 65 in there. But, the thing I did like was the pond view. And having the 2 real beds so DH and I each got our own was nice.
Overall, not chomping at the bit to book again. We prefer RR, SSR, AKV and CCV as our preference and pretty much in that order. We'll book BWV but I feel that's dated too. BCV, we'd book but it's not usually available. I do 1-2 nights in a studio each month we are in FL and often change dates/plans so I book last minute a lot. I always grab things at 7 months but usually change a couple times before the date. Every now and then we book BLT or Poly or VGF but we're not MK people so we won't likely book those much if ever. Since we got the house down here and have been doing the 1-2 night stays every month we are down here, I wanted to kinda try different things and check out all the resorts but we've been doing this a while now (1-2 years) so we got it down to what we really like. We like AKV for club level and because it's closest to our house (and AK is our #2 park to visit). We like SSR for the new rooms with murphy beds and walkability to DS as well as the fact it's always easy to book. We like CCV as our MK resort since it's more calm and quiet there, IMO. We love the Geyser Point and the lovely rooms. We have some points there too (and at AKV). Now, RR is my fave. It is so new and pretty. We love the skyliner and Bar Riva. SO funny, too, because I was a strong opponent of that Skyliner but, boy, do I love it. Also nice to be able to walk to the Banana bar at CBR.
Photos:
ugly carpet and chair mismatch
headboards don't touch floor
by kitchenette (looks like BWV hallways)
view
the dumb cord blinds
So, I booked OKW for this past Friday night. Booked last minute (like 5 days prior). Booked just the 1 night in a studio. We were meeting friends at Epcot. I did the online check in and asked for room ready early. The husband had to work until 2pm. I took doggo to board at vet. We left around 1:50pm and arrived to OKW around 2:10. Kept getting the 'room's not quite ready yet' texts. So we parked at HH and went to the bar (GS) and had some beers and nachos while we waited. ALso were waiting for our friends as I put their name on our room so they could park and ride bus with us to Epcot.
We got room number text around 2:40pm. It was in Turtle Pond section and #3526. We closed out and drove over. I must say the room was dingey(sp). Seemed very outdated, sparse and run down. I was reminded how I hate the blinds there when I closed them later in the evening (pulling the beaded cord). Those suckers have got to go. Then, since we were still waiting for our friends (they texted they were waiting at their off site hotel for their room), we wanted to open a bottle of wine I brought. Well, there was no corkscrew (luckily I had one in the car). And only 2 paper cups and 2 little plastic cups and a couple paper bowls and plates. Later I'd notice the room was hot and wouldn't cool to the 72 I'd set at. Then the next morning we woke to it feeling like 65 in there. But, the thing I did like was the pond view. And having the 2 real beds so DH and I each got our own was nice.
Overall, not chomping at the bit to book again. We prefer RR, SSR, AKV and CCV as our preference and pretty much in that order. We'll book BWV but I feel that's dated too. BCV, we'd book but it's not usually available. I do 1-2 nights in a studio each month we are in FL and often change dates/plans so I book last minute a lot. I always grab things at 7 months but usually change a couple times before the date. Every now and then we book BLT or Poly or VGF but we're not MK people so we won't likely book those much if ever. Since we got the house down here and have been doing the 1-2 night stays every month we are down here, I wanted to kinda try different things and check out all the resorts but we've been doing this a while now (1-2 years) so we got it down to what we really like. We like AKV for club level and because it's closest to our house (and AK is our #2 park to visit). We like SSR for the new rooms with murphy beds and walkability to DS as well as the fact it's always easy to book. We like CCV as our MK resort since it's more calm and quiet there, IMO. We love the Geyser Point and the lovely rooms. We have some points there too (and at AKV). Now, RR is my fave. It is so new and pretty. We love the skyliner and Bar Riva. SO funny, too, because I was a strong opponent of that Skyliner but, boy, do I love it. Also nice to be able to walk to the Banana bar at CBR.
Photos:
ugly carpet and chair mismatch
headboards don't touch floor
by kitchenette (looks like BWV hallways)
view
the dumb cord blinds
I was hoping to like it more with a car this time than in 2002 for 10 nights without a car. I found parking in the lot by our building a challenge. We were in Building 19 which is over near the cast member/backstage area and finally got a spot when two cm's moved their cars. It was fine for one night but will probably look elsewhere for another 1 or 2 night stay. We also found out that even on your check-out day you qualify for evening extra magic hours. We ended up not going as our other daughter had just arrived that day but could see that we could reserve the 6pm drop for Tron. 