Grand Villas at AKL?

[TL-CP96]

Jambo or Kidani? Which would be better for a large group where we would need a GV and a couple 2-br units?

 

[bobbiwoz]

I have never been, but I think the ones in Jambo have a pool table.

 

[erionm]

Jambo House GVs are one floor and as Bobbi noted have a pool table.
Kidani Village GVs are two floors.

Jambo House has 6 GVs (all Savanna View) and Kidani Village has 2 Standard View GVs and 14 Savanna View GVs.

 

[LittleFishy101]

Haven’t stayed in Jambo GV, but stayed in a Kidani GV recently and it was very spacious. We only ever had 8 in the room but I definitely think that 12 could fit comfortably in the living room without feeling cramped. Not sure about if this is the case for Jambo, but Kidani had 4 full bathrooms as well so it made it more convenient when everyone was showering in the morning.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Important note that Kidani 2BRs have an extra bathroom over Jambo. Also, all Jambo 2BRs are lock offs so that adds an element to getting them.

 

[drusba]

Both GV's at AKV are good. The single story Jambo GV has the pool table room. a huge master bathroom with a tub that faces a TV, and very large balconies. The two-story Kidani GV has an extra bathroom, windows from floor to second floor ceiling in the living room for viewing, an alcove at the top of the stairs that provides a pull-out couch queen and TV, and the w/d is on the first floor where it should be (unlike some others like SSR and the two-stories at BWV where it is inconveniently stuck on the second floor), and if you want to save points, two standard GVs which actually have a savanna view (just more limited than the savanna view rooms).

Kidani has the much better two bedrooms that have three bathrooms and are about 100 sq ft larger than Jambo. Also, if you have a car you can park close to an elevator fairly near your room in the under-building parking lot (Jambo lot is across from the front entrance and walk to room can be not bad to forever from the parking lot..

If rooms mean significantly less to guests than amenities, then Jambo stands better with the larger lobby and store, larger pool (but Kidani has the excellent waterpark area for kids and a much longer pool slide), and multiple restaurants including a quick service.

 

[TL-CP96]

Thanks to everyone for the great feedback. It seems like Kidani is may be slightly better for this situation, but hard to pass up up on that pool table and without a car (magical express) it may be easier for everyone to get in and out of Jambo.

 

[TikiRob]

I've been drooling over both of the GVs at AKV. The massive windows in Kidani are breathtaking, but those huge 180˚ balconies at Jambo would be great if visiting at a cooler part of the year.