Walt Disney World: Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village

My family recently took a trip to Walt Disney World. This was my first time experiencing the parks and resorts at Christmastime, and I was really impressed by all of the wonderful holiday decorations. If you're an ardent reader of this blog, you're probably already quite aware of my Disney obsession. You can easily review many of my past Disney posts here, ranging from park visits, resort and restaurant reviews, and of course my beloved Disney Cruise Line.

$Giraffes and zebras grazing outside at Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Villas$

Today I will be discussing one of the two resorts where we stayed on this most recent trip. This was actually a split stay, and we spent one night in a two-bedroom villa at Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village, and the rest of the week in a two-bedroom villa at Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge. I will focus on the second resort in my next post.

I'd like to start out by just sharing some fun photos of the great Christmas decorations. Here we have the Christmas tree from Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House next door.

$a large Christmas tree inside the lobby of Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House$

This is the tree at Kidani Village. Both are quite stunning, yet unique in their own ways.

$a Christmas tree inside the intimate lobby of Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village$

closeup of a Christmas tree with African themed decorations

closeup of African themed decorations on a Christmas tree

This was not my first time staying at Animal Kingdom Villas. I have discussed this resort previously, and shared photos from one of the deluxe studios, which features a queen-size bed and a queen-size sleeper sofa, along with a full bath and kitchenette. Our room during this visit was vastly different, so I wanted the opportunity to share some photos.

$the kitchen and living room area inside a 2-bedroom villa at Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Villas$

First of all, the one bedroom and larger villas feature full kitchens. This is definitely great if you want to prepare food yourself and save some money. We mostly used the kitchen to prepare breakfast, as well as one dinner at the resort. It was also easy to reheat leftovers from previous meals if we desired since we not only had the standard microwave, but also an oven and stove top (and of course, don't forget the dishwasher!).

A kitchen with stove, microwave, refrigerator, sink, and granite counter tops

$side view of the kitchen in Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Villas$

These rooms also include laundry facilities, which is wonderful when you come back from a rainy park day and want to throw all your wet clothes into the dryer, or when you need a quick turnaround on wet bathing suits before heading back to the pool 🙂

The living room features a table and chairs, a large flat-screen television, a queen-size sleeper sofa, as well as a sleeper chair. This room sleeps up to 9 people.

a dining area, television and chair in a hotel room

a Lion King carving on the back of a wooden chair

a wooden dresser with animal carvings beneath a flat screen television

a small sofa with a coffee table in front and lamps on either side

There is a full bathroom just inside the entrance to the villa, across from the laundry room/closet.

a bathroom with a colorful shower curtain

A close up of a brightly-colored tiled wall

Depending on whether the villa is a dedicated two-bedroom villa or a lock-off (meaning it's a one-bedroom villa and a deluxe studio with an adjoining door), there will be a bedroom with two queen-size beds or a queen-size bed and a queen-size sleeper sofa.

a queen size bed with an African tapestry hanging on the wall behind it

This room will have it's own dedicated full bathroom with a separate little room for the toilet.

On the other side of the villa is the master bedroom, featuring a king-size bed and a master bathroom with a hot tub and standing shower.

view into a bathroom with a large sink and mirror straight ahead

I'm absolutely in love with the beautiful shower tiles between all three bathrooms, but this one is my favorite!

wide view of a bathtub next to a large glass shower

close up of bathroom tiles depicting an African sunset from The Lion King

We had a savanna view room, and our balcony extended all the way from one end of the villa to the other, accessible from all three rooms (the two bedrooms and the living room in between).

$a long balcony overlooking the savanna at Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Villas$

$wide view of the savanna as seen from a room at Disney\'s Animal Kingdom Villas$

Let's take a quick look at the Samawati Springs Pool at Kidani Village. Jambo House has it's own pool area, but since we have only stayed at Kidani Village, this is where we have spent our pool time.

a large swimming pool surrounded by trees

The slide is a bit more impressive than some other pool slides I've seen at the other resorts. There's a small children's slide on the other side of the pool.

There's also a nearby splash area especially for the kids.

a splash area for children with lots of water spraying around

a decorative water tower that says Samawati Trading Co.

Although we only spent one night in this particular villa, I was very impressed. Animal Kingdom Lodge/Villas is definitely one of my favorites on property, and truly provides a unique experience. The room itself features modern amenities, such as electrical outlets featuring USB ports. Our room at the Wilderness Lodge didn't have that particular luxury. I also really liked the fact that we had three full bathrooms. The more, the better, especially in a room that sleeps up to 9 people!

Check back in the coming weeks for more posts from my recent Disney trip. Next up will be a look at the Wilderness Lodge, where we spent the remainder of our week-long stay.

Animal Kingdom Villas
2901 Osceola Pkwy
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 938-3000
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/animal-kingdom-villas-kidani/