PrincessNelly
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- Mar 28, 2014
Just booked a last minute trip at OKW for the first time. Where exactly does the boat depart for Disney Spring? Near the main building?
Our first visit there (as non-members) was next door in Bldg 45. We liked it so much we became members before we went home.1st time in building 46 and really liking it. Quiet, great view of the river, and not a bad walk to the main pool.
HCA GVs are found only in Buildings 48 (ground level access to the first floor of the villa) and 63 (elevator access to the first floor of the GV). No OKW GVs have elevator access to the second floor of the villa. Below is a map of the resort. Buildings outlined in red and yellow have HCA GVs.Just booked our first DVC stay here! OKW is also our home resort, as we've stayed here twice already (both on cash reservations)
I do have a question though. So we did book a room that was an accessible Grand Villa (ended up with double the points we were expecting for this trip, so decided to splurge). Which area is this in? (As far as I can tell, we did not book hospitality house, but does the accessible option change that?)
TIA
Ok, thank you!HCA GVs are found only in Buildings 48 (ground level access to the first floor of the villa) and 63 (elevator access to the first floor of the GV). No OKW GVs have elevator access to the second floor of the villa. Below is a map of the resort. Buildings outlined in red and yellow have HCA GVs.
Enjoy your stay. OKW is our favorite resort.
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Ok, thank you!
I do have another question. The option we have for the room is hearing accessible as well, and we do have two people that are deaf (myself and my twin). Do we have to do anything to set that up?
If you check the map in post #2487 above, it states there is a smoking area in front of each guest building. Some buildings are rather long, so if you are one end the smoking area might be at the other. The map shows the smoking areas at the pools and the hospitality house.I'm sure this has been covered, but are there smoking areas near all of the buildings? The maps I've seen only show a few over the whole resort. Unfortunately, my husband is a smoker.
Why does Turtle Pond get skipped? I hear this often and I can remember waiting 40 minutes for a bus at rope drop time. Watched two or three buses for other parks stop while I waited for Epcot.Stayed at South Point area in May and loved it - the bus stop is the 2nd one so even with a scooter we never had a problem getting on a bus - even first thing in the morning - Turtle Pond got skipped at least once on our trip.
No, the vacuums cannot be used for vacuum storage bags. Get the type where you roll the air out instead of the ones you suck it out with a vacuum.Two very quick questions:
1. Is there a vaccum in the room that I could use for vaccum storage bags? I'm thinking of using one of these to pack my own pillow as I sleep so much better.
2. When do the pools generally stay open until? I'd like to make some time to go swimming this trip and I hear the pools close earlier in the evening then they used to. Do the quiet pools stay open late enough that I might go swimming after the parks close?
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From the Member Service Web site:I have a Grand Villa near hospitality house reserved on points for Nov. 2017. I was told by DVC reservations CM that it would be in building 25. Apparently this building is where you are assigned if you succeed in getting a reservation for a grand Villa in the "hospitality house" category. I have a question regarding the size beds in the two bedrooms on the second floor. Some sources say 2 Queen beds in both bed rooms, some other sources say 2 Queens in one bedroom and 2 double beds in the second upstairs bed rooms. Can anyone who has stayed in a Grand Villa tell me which layout is correct? I am traveling with a large family group and knowing in advance would help us very much. I can't seem to locate an answer on Disney's Official website. Thanks very much.
From the Member Service Web site:
https://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/destinations/list/florida/old-key-west-resort/points-rooms/
3-Bedroom Grand Villa – Near Hospitality House
1 king-size bed, 2 queen-size beds, 2 double-size beds, 1 queen-size sleeper sofa
Sleeps Up to 12