Here are answers to some of the other questions:
Where is the valet lot?
In front of the building at ground level (below lobby level) starting to the south of the lobby and running behind and below the bus stop. The spaces are numbered and there is a security gate at the entrance to the lot.
How does the under building parking access the side of the building near the pool?
You enter the under building parking near the end of the south wing. If your room is in the north wing, you meander along, following the curve of the building, passing under the lobby into the north wing. The Rafiki elevator is located at the end of the second building segment north of the lobby. I suspect there will be one more elevator in the north wing in the Pembe savanna section (Phase 2). There is some outside parking in between the building and the pool. You access that parking from the under building parking. There is no direct access to that outside parking from the entrance road.
How do the pedestrian walkways interact with the roads? Do you need to cross roads to get to the pool?
If you go to the pool area from the Kidani lobby, you do not cross any roads. If you go to the pool from the under building parking area (which you might choose to do if you are staying in the north wing of Kidani), you cross an outside parking area and then walk up a ramp to the pool area.
What portions of the building are still not finished; are all common amenities -- pool, new recreation area near pool, restaurant, store, main viewing area for animals, (others), open?All common areas are open. The entire south wing is open and the first two building segments in the north wing (between the lobby and the pool area) are open.
How long is the walk from the end of one of the wings to the lobby (estimated distance but better, time it takes, normal walking pace)?
The walk from the lobby to the end of the south wing took 5 minutes. It is a very long hallway!
Where is the public laundry room located? Is there the right detergent for it? Is there more than one location? How many machines are there of each type? Are they "HE"?
The public laundry area is near the lobby, just beyond the community hall and the arcade. There are three washers, two are conventional washers and the other is a large, front-loading HE washer which was "out of service"!
What model TV's are they and what jacks are easily available?
LG flat screen TVs. There is a connection box on the shelf of the dresser with many jacks (see photo):
- HDMI Digital Video In
- PC Video In (a 15-pin D-type connector - you can go from video out on your PC to this if you have the right cable)
- Video In phono jack
- Two audio In connectors (white/left channel, red/right channel)
- Audio In, 3 millimeter stereo jack
If you are staying in a 1BR or larger are the new washer/dryers the conventional type or the newer HE (High Efficiency) type that require special detergent? If HE, do they provide HE detergent?
Our 1BR had a conventional washer. The usual box of Tide was provided.
Close up photo of themostat?
I don't have the override instructions but here is a close up photo of the thermostat: