I posted on the resorts board, so, if you like, you can read a bit there about my vacation.
Vero was great. I didn't think it was very crowded. The front desk told me that they were 100% occupied, and I was shocked. It is a small resort, so that 100% is a smaller 100% than BWV, for example. I would definitely go there again, and will look forward to it. I would consider buying points there as well, but probably not more than fifty. The view from the inn oceanview rooms is the most spectacular I've ever seen. This is a relaxation only resort.
AKL was different than I thought, bvecause it wasn't all about the animals. It was all about Africa. The experience is in interacting with the employees, most of whom are from Africa. The artifacts are amazing and interesting. I liked this resort, but felt it was very crowded. There are people everywhere. I didn't understand how they would handle all the people when the resort is completely finished and all rooms are open. This is why I liked Vero better. I didn't feel that there were people on top of me at Vero. You have a lot of space and much relaxation.
To answer: stayed in a fifth floor room, so I guess it was a deluxe. The difference in the rooms is a tiny bit of size. The deluxe room is the size of the balcony bigger. If you are on the bottom floor, you can look up and see that the balconies on the fifth floor hang over the others only the size of a balcony, so it's about three feet deeper than a standard size room. You see animals everywhere. There wasn't a time that we didn't see big animals from our balcony. There was absolutely no smell as some were concerned about earlier. If you go there, take the time to talk to the African people. Your conversations with them will make all the differences in your stay there.
