Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, FL

We stayed in a club level Savannah view room for five nights and loved our experience. The room was a terrific size for two adults and two children and it was an incredible experience to wake up to giraffes and zebras! The lounge was very good and its friendly staff from the moment we arrived and had good choices for adults and children. Amenities were terrific for a family, it even had the elusive laundry which is a god send when on a long international trip with children.

Do not stay at this hotel if you plan on using their bus system. It’s consistently terrible compared to buses for other hotels. I think it may have to do with the hotel being further than others & no additional buses to account for extra travel time to and from parks. We have waiting 40 + minutes multiple times now.

Official Complaint Regarding Recent Stay at Animal Kingdom Hotel I am writing to formally express my dissatisfaction with my recent experience at the Animal Kingdom Hotel. Unfortunately, it has been the worst hotel experience I have encountered. Upon check-in, there was no assistance available for our luggage, and we were left to manage our 70kg suitcases on our own as we navigated to a different part of the hotel. No staff members were present to provide guidance or support during this process, which was quite frustrating. When we finally arrived at our room, there was no explanation given about the hotel amenities or services. We were left to find our way without any assistance, which added to our inconvenience, especially after traveling with all our luggage. Additionally, we arrived at 6 PM and requested a late check-out. We were willing to pay the fee of nearly $200 for just two extra hours, but our request was denied. I found the staff at the help desk to be less informed than the guests, which was disappointing and unhelpful. I hope you take this feedback seriously to improve the experience for future guests. Miglena

Check in was easy and we were lucky enough to be given early check into our room. Great start however… We arrived in our room and the magic was ruined when going out on to our savannah view balcony as across the way was extensive noisy building works and scaffolding across the whole of the Kidani building which was not communicated to us or our agent at any point prior to our arrival. Kinda ruins the peaceful savannah outlook and very noisy throughout the day. I went to reception and politely informed them of my disappointment only to be met by Heather on reception who was passive aggressive and made me feel like I was an inconvenience. She stroppily changed my room to another with no apology and told me a lie that the works were only going on short term as a result of the hurricane when they had in fact been ongoing since June (other staff told me this and will likely continue to next year). She gave me a key and I foolishly assumed that as I had complained and we had discussed moving my luggage to the new room, that someone would automatically be sent to help me with my luggage. So I went and waited and no one came. When I asked Heather why no one had been sent to help me, heathers attitude was rude and far from the usual excellent customer service received from Disney and from the beach club hotel we had just left. Heather rudely told me I had not communicated that I needed help and I responded that this should have been offered or automatically arranged on the basis I am wasting my vacation time moving rooms due to an issue / complaint. Heather was awful to deal with and had me feeling stressed and uncomfortable to the point I didn’t wish to deal with her anymore. I ended up staying in our original room as I didn’t have time to then later move rooms that day as I had plans with family to go out and enjoy the day. Resting in the afternoon in our room has not gone to plan as the banging from the workman disturbed us all and napping was not possible. Positives - The food is good, the view of the animals is amazing, pool is decent enough but we would not return here as it lacks the luxury and magic feel of the grand Floridian and yacht and beach clubs. Maybe my experience with Heather has left a sour taste in my mouth and had this not have happened I would feel slightly different. Lovely guy on reception has today given us a late check out and was very nice to deal with. Thank you for this, it is very much appreciated.

We had wanted to stay at this resort for years and were thrilled to finally have the opportunity. The theming is fantastic, and the food offerings are among the best on Disney property. We were fortunate to have a safari view room, making it exciting to spot animals every time we returned. Although the sofa bed wasn’t the most comfortable, we were able to request a mattress topper, which helped. The rooms are set to be upgraded next year with a pull-down bed, which will be a great improvement. If you can’t book a safari room, there are plenty of viewing spots throughout the resort. We loved the pool and never found it too crowded. The staff were lovely and very helpful. We will definitely be back.