TikiRob
In a Tropical Hideaway
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- Apr 4, 2018
Has anyone been recently to Jambo House know what activities are open? Community Hall? Movies at Night? Anything else?
I can tell you in 12 days!
Has anyone been recently to Jambo House know what activities are open? Community Hall? Movies at Night? Anything else?
Has anyone been recently to Jambo House know what activities are open? Community Hall? Movies at Night? Anything else?
AugustHoping the US allows UK visitors to visit in August as we have reservations for AKL Jambo 5th to 19th.
Is it wishful thinking that Boma and The Mara will be open by then? (not holding my breath lol)
Hoping the US allows UK visitors to visit in August as we have reservations for AKL Jambo 5th to 19th.
Is it wishful thinking that Boma and The Mara will be open by then? (not holding my breath lol)
So we are doing a split stay - 3 nights at AKL - Kidani followed by 3 nights at YC. On our transition day, my daughter will still have virtual school though and will need to be online from about 8 - 2 PM. What's our best bet for making sure she can be online. We'll surely have to check out of the room before 2 but I'm also sure we won't be able to get into our YC room before 8 AM. I haven't stayed at either resort before so wondering, is there a quiet and not-to-busy (read: COVID-safe) spot at either resort where she can log in to her Chromebook and attend her virtual classes? (Preferably at AKL) Any recommendations? Maybe Jambo lobby is less busy with that side not fully open?
I am planning a trip for February 2022 with my DH, DD and her husband,and my DGD who will be 2 and a half and going on her first trip to WDW. We have stayed, (cash reservations), in 2BR villas and love them!
Also, how do I even book a 2BR at Jambo online? Do I book a 1BR and a studio since they don't list 2BRs as an option?
Thank you, Best Aunt, for your very informative reply. We are not DVC members, hence the former stays in 2BRs I mentioned as cash customers. We have never even rented points because I have always gone for room only reservations with the 5 day cancellation policy. My parents are in their 90's and there are other reasons I like to have that option.No, do not book a 1BR and a studio and hope that equals a 2 BR. You could get a 1 BR in one area and a studio in another area. A 2BR is a booking category. If you want it, you have to book it.
You didn't say when in February, and you didn't say if this will be another cash reservation or a reservation made on points.
For reservations made on points: members can only book 11 months ahead, and only at their home resort, meaning the resort for which they have a DVC contract. So if, for example, you wanted a points reservation for the end of February, it can't be done yet because it isn't 11 months out yet. Members can book at any resort at 7 months out.
For cash reservations: the number of DVC rooms which become available for cash reservations is limited. More might become available closer to your travel dates, if DVC members have not booked them. I put in some random dates at the end of February 2022 for cash reservations, and the DVC hotel options right now are extremely limited.
You can't check availability for one method and assume there will be rooms to book for the other method. Sometimes rooms are available for cash reservations but not for points reservations, and vice versa.
Another thing to keep in mind is that some DVC members have a lot of points to use now, because they could not or would not travel earlier in the pandemic. So that could make it harder to book a DVC room.
If your dates are definite, you might want to book regular hotel rooms. If DVC rooms become available to book, you can cancel the regular hotel rooms.
Also keep in mind that Feb 21, 2022 is Presidents' Day. Pre-COVID, some schools gave vacations for the whole week, making that a popular time to go to Disney World. I don't know what schools are doing next year.
Buses will drop off/pick up at Kidani first. We have not stayed at AKV Jambo since re-opening, but before, there was an internal bus that would go to Kidani and the Disney Springs bus stopped at Jambo first then KIdani.How do the buses work there? Do they drop off at Jambo and if so, do you have to walk all the way to Kidani or is there another way to get there for those of us who don’t/can’t walk that distance?
Is it true that the villas at Jambo are not available for cash reservations?