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[mickeyfans]

We decided to upgrade our room at AKL (5 nights in June) from Standard to Savanna by saving money elsewhere. What sections and floors would you recommend?

Also, can this be requested ahead of time through CRO or do you have to wait for check-in? We are arriving at AKL late evening and don't want to be stuck with the leftover rooms. [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]

[AKLRULZ]

WHOO! You'll love it - make your requests known through CRO certainly and also fax the resort approximately 3 days before with your requests once more. Request a 3rd floor room on the Zebra Trail for convenience to all the resort ammenities and a for a great view! The higher up you go, the greater tendancy for brush coverage.

Hope you plan to eat at Boma! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]

[CRCrazy]

I definitely agree with Steve - Zebra Trail, especially on the Arusha Savannah is a great place to be - the Arusha Savannah has Zebra, giraffe, wildebeests, elands, ankole cattle, etc. Another good request is to be located near the elevator bank about 1/3 way down the trail. That way you have easy access to the pool/Mara area on the first floor.

We were up on the fifth floor, as we needed a deluxe room to fit our family of five (cheaper than two standard view rooms, and a guarantee of a savannah view!) We didn't have any problem with the trees obstructing our view, although the giraffe tended to be further out toward the end of the wings, so they weren't as readily visible from our room. The zebra hung out right below our room which was awesome.

[mattjs]

You won't regret it. It's beyond fun! And I'll third that Arusha Savanna is deffinitely the place to be. Zebra and Kudu are the trails with rooms facing Arusha. We were on Kudu and loved it. Zebra is closer to the pool though.

So, my priorities would be...

1. Facing Arusha Savanna (automatically puts you on either the Zebra or Kudu trails)

2. 2nd or 3rd floor (incredibly close to the animals--there are no 1st floor rooms so 2nd is really 1st [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] )

3. Preferably Zebra trail for proximity to the the pool etc. But, I'd rather be on the 2nd or 3rd floor on Kudu (and a little farther from the pool) than the 4th or 5th floor on Zebra.

If you're checking in late evening, I'd fax the request directly to the resort a few days ahead for sure. You can also have CRO note your priorities on your reservation in thier system. Then remind them at check-in that you'd prefer the lowest floor available on Arusha and you'll be all set. The place is incredible! Have fun!

[ 04-28-2003, 11:03 AM: Message edited by: mattjs ]

[KimandMark]

We were also on Zebra but not on Arusha savanah. There is short wing near the elevators in which one side has pool view and the other has a smaller savannah. We had everything but the zebras, but we also got some of the small animals that can't be with zebras, like the Thompsons gazelles, and lots of really cool birds, we also saw an Ankole give birth, so the baby is probably that savannah. I don't have my info here, but if you look on the map, maybe on wdwig.com you will see what I mean.

[mickeyfans]

Thanks to all for the suggestions!!! We just requested the 3rd floor Arusha savanna view.