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[chezp]

That's the question I'm looking at this week in the PassPorter Disney Vacation Club blog - which is better, Jambo House or Kidani Village?

[westie22]

Tagging onto this discussion. Also if anyone can give me info on the Studio/Standard/Value rooms, I'd appreciate it. They are a lot less points!

[westie22]

Okay, good news....while on the phone with DVC, one room opened up for our entire stay for a Standard Studio in Jambo! Woohoo! At least we have a secured ressie for our entire trip...although we're still waitlisting for Boardwalk!
Should we put any room requests for our Standard studio? I heard some do have Savannah views, but you can't request that??

[disneyfreaks]

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but standard view is different than savannah view. You can't book a standard view and 'request' savannah view since it's on a different point scale.

We're staying at Kidani with a savannah view in a few weeks.

Have a great trip!

[Brad]

Originally Posted by westie22

Should we put any room requests for our Standard studio? I heard some do have Savannah views, but you can't request that??

I think you must be thinking of the Value rooms. Some Value rooms have savannah views, others do not. All Standard rooms have a standard view (i.e., parking lot or entry way).

[jimmymac]

I prefer jambo House because we love the lobby

[Dreaming of DisneyWorld]

Cheryl, I could not agree more! DH and I love Jambo and bought points at AKV b/c of the ambiance there. We stayed in Kidani last year with family and enjoyed the roominess of our 2-bedroom there. That said, when it's just us, we'll stick with Jambo.

The one thing I noticed that you missed (and DD's love) is the flamingos - only at Jambo!

[Lub]

I like Kidani for the more quiet and Inn type atmosphere. Jambo was just too busy for me.

[fluffybunny]

I like Jambo because of the closeness of the Mara. Other than that I think they are both equally lovely.

[WeLvBCV]

I think they both have pros and cons and it comes down to what is more important to you. We love the quiet kidani atmosphere and the community room. But this week we are in jambo. We like having the kids club in the building so we can lounge in the hot tub and then have a short walk to the kids club and then the room.

[Cinderbrella]

Our family really enjoys staying in Kidani. We were in a two bedroom, and there's so much room. The lobby is very peaceful, however it can get pretty crowded.
It was not difficult for us to walk to Jambo House during our last stay, as we were practically at the end of Kidani. We ate at Boma twice and Jiko once. However it was a pretty good hike to the Kidani pool area. We have not tried to stay Jambo House, yet.

[HakunaMatata]

We love Kidani!! August will be our third time staying there in less than 2 years. For our family of 5, we can do with a 1 BR due to the additional full bath and the sleep chair, though we are trying out a 2BR at Kidani for the first time on our upcoming trp. We find the lobby area relaxing, our kids love the CH, and we love Sanaa. Also Kidani's pool area is great and the water sprinkler area is nice for our younger DS.

[cubfancolleen]

We love Jambo! The ambiance just seems more our style there. But we prefer the pool area at Kidani. We found it easy enough to walk over to the pool at Kidani from Jambo - especially since we were not with little ones where we might have needed more frequent access to our room.
Haven't been able to try Sanaa yet, but love Mara and Boma! And that lobby in Jambo....breathtaking!

[trixiedixie]

Kidani!!!
Its quieter, more peaceful and definitely "Home".

[DVC Mike]

The rooms at Kidani are so much nicer than the Jambo House villas. And if you have a car, it is much more convienient to park right below your room.

Jambo House offers more dining options than Kidani - including CS.