Wow, what a great stay at the AKL. I stayed at this hotel for two nights with my Mom and best friend and we had a great view from our balcony. I did book a savannah view room on the Zebra trail. The room was adequate size, not huge but we weren't at Disney to stay in the room. The... more

We stayed April 24-29 and really liked the Animal Kingdom Lodge. We had a poolside room and at the end of the hallway was a great place to see animals. Many other posters have talked about the darkness and I agree but it adds to the atmosphere. Check in was great and everyone was friendly. The only disappointment was no... more

1) We paid extra for the savannah view and were very disappointed with the number of animals in that area. 2) The buffet down stairs had a horrible choice of food even for breakfast. It was all an African theme and things we had never even heard of. We ate meat and Mac and cheese and fries off the kids... more

Walked in with no reservation and got a room for 2 nights. The lobby was nicely decorated, but a bit dark. The room was very nice with an African theme, but my balcony overlooked the hotel entrance. The pool area is large, but the water color thru me off a little. I think it is made to look like a... more

My husband, 24 year old daughter and I stayed at the Animal Lodge Hotel from 19-25 April 2008 as a special celebration for our silver wedding anniversary and my husband's 65th birthday. We had been warned about the developement but we didn't see or hear any work going on. We were on the Zebra Trail and it was wonderful. The... more

I was soo looking forward to staying here but quite frankly it just does not live up to the hype. This was my 7th visit to Disney and my first and defiantly last visit to the animal lodge . Its just not very good value for money . We were in room 3431 which in theory gave a good view... more

My wife and I stayed here for 3 nights on our honeymoon. The staff was amazing, and was very accommodating to all of our requests. I called in advance and had them set the room up with rose petals and a welcome package, everything was perfectly set up when we got there (although we had to call to ask them... more

wow,what can i say,do not listen to the negative reviews.if you have booked to come here then you book for the Africa experience.so yes the rooms are slightly darker and the hall ways are long, but this place is like one big adventure.my partner myself our 2 year old son and my 70 year old mother came,and we all equally... more

Great themed hotel! Staff was attentive and accomodations wonderful. Pool area large, with slide, two hot tub areas and pool side bar. AKL was very clean and well maintained. Animal viewing fantastic throughout the lodge and loved the abilty to see animals through night vision goggles at viewing areas behind the pool. Wait time for buses not bad at all...... more