Alright everyone, I'm very torn...I've asked my family for input, but no one will give me any, so i thought i'd ask here.
We're heading back to disney world in May. We're going to be celebrating both of my kid's birthday there (one on the 11th, the other on the 12th) and I'm not sure where to stay. Here are the options we've thought about.
My son, who's never spent a birthday in disney world but has been asking us for a long time if he could is an animal freak. He loves animals, learning about them, etc. I really think he'd LOVE the AKL so that's where we chose. Right now our reservations are booked at AKL Concierge for 6 nights and it's 3200$. We would rather have a regular savanna view room, but it won't fit 5 people so this was our only option at AKL.
So i was looking around and checking out prices of some other resorts, and i found out that 5 of us could stay at Port Orleans Riverside for $900 at the Annual passholder's rate. This is a far cry from $3200 so I'm not sure what to do.
So i guess my question is this. For those of you have stayed at AKL or both...could someone tell me if the benefits of the concierge and the AKL in general worth the $2300 extra that it's going to cost me to stay there? I feel like i owe my son because I've kept putting his birthday celebration off, but $2300 is an expensive birthday for a 9 year old! Thanks in advance for your help!
Georgia
We're heading back to disney world in May. We're going to be celebrating both of my kid's birthday there (one on the 11th, the other on the 12th) and I'm not sure where to stay. Here are the options we've thought about.
My son, who's never spent a birthday in disney world but has been asking us for a long time if he could is an animal freak. He loves animals, learning about them, etc. I really think he'd LOVE the AKL so that's where we chose. Right now our reservations are booked at AKL Concierge for 6 nights and it's 3200$. We would rather have a regular savanna view room, but it won't fit 5 people so this was our only option at AKL.
So i was looking around and checking out prices of some other resorts, and i found out that 5 of us could stay at Port Orleans Riverside for $900 at the Annual passholder's rate. This is a far cry from $3200 so I'm not sure what to do.
So i guess my question is this. For those of you have stayed at AKL or both...could someone tell me if the benefits of the concierge and the AKL in general worth the $2300 extra that it's going to cost me to stay there? I feel like i owe my son because I've kept putting his birthday celebration off, but $2300 is an expensive birthday for a 9 year old! Thanks in advance for your help!
Georgia