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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2002
We had a great time - the resort is beautiful, although did not get to do as much around the lodge as we would have liked.
Just some thoughts and observations.
The rooms are dark. All the lamps have thick, opaque globes. But didn't find this to take away from the atmosphere.
Had read about noise from 'toilet flushing', we could hear toilets flushing, but was muted and was not loud or distracting.
The A/C worked great - no motion sensors!
The CM's were all very nice and friendly. We had booked a standard view, but upgraded to a pool view. I inquired about a savanna view. The CM made a call and found they had a couple available and for an additional $10 a night we could be upgraded. We jumped at it, and had a Zebra Trail room - overlooking Uzima savanna, third floor. A short walk to the stairs or the elevator to the pool. (We almost always chose the stairs) Our room was available right away - We were settled in and at the pool by 2 pm.
Plus - when the final bill came we were never charged for the upgrade!
We had giraffes, ankole cattle, tommies, blesboks, bongos and impalas, plus numerous birds in the savanna. A watering hole almost directly in front of our room. The ideal time for wildlife viewing seemed to be around 5 pm each evening.
We enjoyed the night vision on the savanna, the storytelling, plus we won the trivia game in the Sunset Overlook room one night! DS (14) and DD (10) won some animal beads and enough regular beads to make bracelets.
No towel animals. (But seeing as we have never gotten them, no big loss) My DD's stuffed animals were arranged differently every night. No turn down service the first 2 nights - but we did receive it the last 2 nights - the mousekeeper apologized and said we should have gotten it every night - she left extra chocolates for us to make up for it! LOL
On the balconies there are 2 chairs and a small 3 legged patio table about 18" high. We noticed on more than one occassion that small children would climb up on top of the table to see over the railing and then the table would fall over. We either witnessed this or heard it 8 different times while outside on the balcony. Commented on this to the mousekeeper - she said she would talk to her boss - the next day she reported to me - that security is aware of this (there are cameras overlooking the savanna and balconies!) and if they witnessed children climbing on the tables - the guests would be asked to leave. It seemed to be quite dangerous - heard many kids crying.
Sorry to be so long winded - any questions?
Just some thoughts and observations.
The rooms are dark. All the lamps have thick, opaque globes. But didn't find this to take away from the atmosphere.
Had read about noise from 'toilet flushing', we could hear toilets flushing, but was muted and was not loud or distracting.
The A/C worked great - no motion sensors!
The CM's were all very nice and friendly. We had booked a standard view, but upgraded to a pool view. I inquired about a savanna view. The CM made a call and found they had a couple available and for an additional $10 a night we could be upgraded. We jumped at it, and had a Zebra Trail room - overlooking Uzima savanna, third floor. A short walk to the stairs or the elevator to the pool. (We almost always chose the stairs) Our room was available right away - We were settled in and at the pool by 2 pm.
Plus - when the final bill came we were never charged for the upgrade!
We had giraffes, ankole cattle, tommies, blesboks, bongos and impalas, plus numerous birds in the savanna. A watering hole almost directly in front of our room. The ideal time for wildlife viewing seemed to be around 5 pm each evening.
We enjoyed the night vision on the savanna, the storytelling, plus we won the trivia game in the Sunset Overlook room one night! DS (14) and DD (10) won some animal beads and enough regular beads to make bracelets.
No towel animals. (But seeing as we have never gotten them, no big loss) My DD's stuffed animals were arranged differently every night. No turn down service the first 2 nights - but we did receive it the last 2 nights - the mousekeeper apologized and said we should have gotten it every night - she left extra chocolates for us to make up for it! LOL
On the balconies there are 2 chairs and a small 3 legged patio table about 18" high. We noticed on more than one occassion that small children would climb up on top of the table to see over the railing and then the table would fall over. We either witnessed this or heard it 8 different times while outside on the balcony. Commented on this to the mousekeeper - she said she would talk to her boss - the next day she reported to me - that security is aware of this (there are cameras overlooking the savanna and balconies!) and if they witnessed children climbing on the tables - the guests would be asked to leave. It seemed to be quite dangerous - heard many kids crying.
Sorry to be so long winded - any questions?
