Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village

Our experience at Kidani Village - Animal Kingdom Lodge was magical. We were on the third floor with a wonderful view of the savanna. We saw giraffes, crested cranes, elands, zebras, wildebeests, etc every day from our balcony during our stay. We had a one-bedroom villa which provided plenty of room for our family of five. The rooms were beautiful, very clean, and filled with many artistic references to The Lion King. We loved having a kitchen, washer, and dryer. The lobby was lovely though not as spectacular as the lobby for Jambo. The pool was wonderful with 2 slides and lots of stuff for kids to do. The evening fire with s'mores was a great activity too. All of the staff were super friendly and helpful. Our rooms were cleaned in a timely manner. We would definitely stay here again and would recommend the Kidani Village to anyone that loves animals.

Do not choose this “deluxe resort”! It ain’t!! Rooms are very very small—cannot comfortably accommodate 4 people. Closet is about 12”—for 4 people! Really? Sheesh 🙄 VERY disappointed 😔 The carpets down the hallway are fraying! This is a 3 star hotel at best. Staff is very kind—that was a plus!

Honestly, this hotel is the most escapist one we’ve stayed at on Disney property. After a split stay at four different DVC properties we finished our vacation with Kidani and it was the hotel where all our Disney “tactical military mission” stressors evaporated. The pool is so exotic feeling (and in our opinion beats the one over at Jambo) and the music, smells and decor completely transport you to an African lodge. The only reason we give it four stars has nothing to do with the transportation (which really isn’t challenging at all unless you’re someone who loves to rope drop), but because the rooms are showing need for refurbishment (which is scheduled to happen soon) . Once that happens this hotel will be back in our top 2.