Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village

Having been on a photo safari in South Africa, I can tell you that with the combination of the Savannah-view rooms at Kidani Village and the Kilimanjaro Safari ride in Animal Kingdom park, this is an incredibly authentic recreation (even better in many ways!). The staff were exceptional, whether it was in the restaurant, the store, reception, airline check-in, housekeeping - you name it. Friendly and professional. I only have a couple of minor improvement suggestions: 1) When you are looking for the correct bus to take you back to your resort, there is some confusion on the signage as to what is the name of the place you are going to! Look for Animal Kingdom Lodge, or Animal Kingdom Villas, or Jambo House and Kidani Village (or any other combination thereof!) 2) There is a pleasant 10 minute walk between Kidani Village and Jambo House, but it is not well sign-posted. Even better would be some sort of themed easy link between them. Perhaps an old-time railway? Or how about one of the new Skyliners going from Kidani, Jambo and Animal Kingdom itself? We are still cherishing the memor of sitting out on our balcony for a morning coffee, watching giraffe, zebras and many other beautiful creatures.

We checked into our Standard View room on 2/16. We opened our patio door to workmen staring at us on huge machinery. I know we didn’t pay for a Savannah room but no where did it mention construction. This would be ok if we got a value on the room but we did not. This was upsetting. I gave 3 stars because the pool was great for kids and the lobby was beautiful.

Weeks stay at kidani lodge dvc members. 4rth visit and its still amazing..prefer kidani to jambo quieter and great dvc kids lounge. Pool area is fantastic. Staff amazing and friendly. We arrived early and room was ready in half an hour. Cant wait to come back again. Thanks dvc

We have stayed at Walt Disney World dozens of times in the last 18 years but our first at Kidani! What a terrific resort. It was so peaceful. The room was clean and having a view of the Savannah was perfect! The staff was the friendliest we have encountered over the years!! Definitely at the top of my list to return to!!

Our family of 6 stayed for 9 nights in a 2 bedroom savannah view unit. I checked-in in advance and received a text when the room was ready - during my ride from the airport on Disney Magical Express - as was able to go straight to the room using my magic band for access. Bell Services had received and brought up the luggage on request about an hour later. All the bathrooms were clean and well supplied as was the overall unit. The bedding was incredible - so comfortable that I took a photo of the mattress and am considering replacing our own bed at home. We were located on the 3rd floor near elevator & park transportation. This was really convenient. Despite the resort being quite busy as it was a holiday week it was very quiet. No noise from nearby rooms or guests even from the hallways. And the daily views of the various animals from our balcony that spanned the entire unit was very relaxing for the adults and provided great entertainment for the kids. Kidani pool area is very nice with splash zone and main pool with nice slide. Our youngest son really enjoyed the pool several days and made friends with other kids his age as well. Daily activities at the pol and nice bar with light menu. While the on-site restaurants are very popular and have a good menu, they did not appeal to our family for more than 1 dinner. We utilized the full kitchen in our unit for breakfast daily and went out for most other meals. The room service option was prompt for a dinner as well. Transportation to the Disney parks by bus was prompt. Lots of activities and amenities at the resort that we just did not take advantage of such as night goggle viewing of the animals, arcade, movies and more. Overall our family loves the space of the units, comfort of the beds, and overall relaxed & quiet atmosphere of Kidani and will return. Thank you for a great trip.

We stayed at kidani village for 4 nights and 5 days and we had a GREAT experience. We were there with 8 people ranging from ages 4 months to 72 years old. We had a 2 bedroom villa & the space was fantastic for us. It was great to have the space, fridge, separate rooms and the kids loved looking out the window and seeing giraffes, ostrich’s, etc. Our one and ONLY complaint was the distance from everything and the amount of time it took to bus to each location but you will have that anywhere! But we would totally stay here again

Kidani Village is a beautiful place to stay. The staff and cast members were so friendly and knowledgeable. I loved the animals being right outside at any time. Great for photo opportunities and watching zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, crowned cranes. At night we sat in the rocking chairs and had the pleasure of meeting many different cast members from different African countries. I loved learning so much about the cultures and customs. There were even night vision goggles available if you couldn't see the animals nearby. I would recommend it completely.

We just completed our stay at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. There were 3 in our party- my sister, my 6 year old niece and myself. We stayed at the Kidani Village. The resort is beautiful. The architecture and the artwork are wonderful!! The lobby at Kidani Village and the Jambo House are wonderful. We rented a DVC room. Small kitchenette was a nice feature. The rooms are small as previous reviews have stated. We were not in a Savannah’s view but could see animals from the many observation points. I thought the time to get to the Disney Parks was not as bad. But the bus service between Kidani Village and the Jamba House is very slow. I also found Jamba House to be very crowded. I gave this resort only 4 stars as each night we stayed it was very loud in the rooms. You could hear guests on both sides and above. We’ve stayed at a quite a few DVC and Disney properties, this one is by far the prettiest. My biggest suggestion is to check the calendar of events. Coming at a less busy or popular time would definitely give you a better experience.

Terrible experience here. Surprised they have this listed as a 4 star luxury hotel. Disney does everything (except for the rides) as cheaply as possible. Have fun spending $400+ a night to get very low service, no one knowing how to answer any simple questions, fire alarms going off only to have multiple Disney employees tell us they don’t know what to do (while our kids were trying to nap), all the paper products (TP included) are like sandpaper, the internet speeds were so slow I couldn’t browse the internet, and a very limited and over priced options for food at the hotel. This is my first experience and my last.