[mickeycrazy]

We stayed in June of 2004 for our anniversary. We booked a standard view room but were upgraded complimentary at check in to a savannah view room. We loved this resort!!! We have stayed at GF, Poly, and CR and had good experiences at all of them, but AKL is our favorite. We found this resort to be a completely transporting experience.

The smells that fill the lobby, the huge window and bridge overlooking the savannah, and the warm decor are beautiful. We loved coming back from the parks every day just to walk through the lobby. The rooms were lovely as well and had lots of beautiful furnishings and touches, such as the mosquito netting canopy and the hand carved armiore and headboards. And what can beat sitting on your balcony with your morning coffee and watching the giraffes have breakfast on the savannah.

We didn't mind the busses since AKL was the only stop it seemed not to take as long as the resorts that have to share routes with each other. The gift shop was amazing.
We enjoyed Boma for breakfast, but not for dinner (too exotic for us during dinner).

We loved it so much we bought DVC here so we can keep coming back!

Cons:
Resort is large and walks to your room can be very long!
It is more distant from all the other parks except AK. Some don't like the bus only transportation.