Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Jambo House

We really enjoyed our stay here. We chose the Jambo house Savanna View. The room itself was stunning. So much space, full kitchen, washer/dryer, and balcony. It was such a nice room we ended up cancelling our dinning and ordering pizza to the room to watch animals. I will say the animal spotting were few and far between. We stayed outside at night, in the morning, tried it all. Just didn’t have luck on our side for that. We took the little resort bus over to the kidanj side pool. That was amazing and our favourite resort pool so far. The layout of the pool makes it easy to see the kids at all times. Big and little slides. The big slide is even fun for adults. Huge splash pad and bar. I think I would stay on the Kidani side if I stayed here again. We drove to the parks instead of using the bus. Very beautiful resort and glad we gave it a try.

Outstanding stay at Jambo house. Stayed in level 5 DVC floor (purchased the points and stay from David's Vacation rentals, as we are not disney timeshare owners) and had a lovely corner savannah view in room 5212. We saw a giraffe, zebras, an ostrich, and others- the animals are all quiet and the gamekeepers put food out so the animals come close for people in the rooms to see them. Some observations: -Room. The pullout couch for kids was surprisingly comfortable, just as comfortable as the main bed. Was fun to be on 5th floor because this is the only floor with the bridge to walk across the lobby. There is a thick black out curtain so you can keep room dark for naps in the day. -Food. We did daily app mobile orders for pick up at the Mara (a 5min walk). Highly recommend the beef stew and loved the kale salad side- we had everything on their menu over a week. We splurged once for Boma dinner and breakfast buffets- they were our highlight meals- totally worth it. We had Sanna dinner once and only liked the bread service. Did not try Jiko. -Shuttles. Shuttles come every 20min for the parks and upon exiting hotel they are a 1min walk to the left (for kidani hotel shuttle, go straight over street kiss and ride where a separate smaller shuttle comes every few min). Once seated the bus goes to Kidani for pick ups, then to the park (opposite for return- they drop off at Kidani first then Jambo). Times for bus from Jambo (to include the Kidani stop, these are generally what they were for us in January around 9am and 2pm)- 20min to Disney Springs. 5min to Animal Kingdom. 25min to Magic Kingdom. 20min to Epcot. The shuttles were truly convenient, no issues getting a spot but I imagine in busier months you may have to wait for a second bus if it fills up. We always left by early afternoon and never waited more than 10min for return bus and there was barely anyone riding back at that time (we returned for midday naps). -Resort. The resort is so much fun that we did half days at park and resort. The kids playground, the pools, walking around to see on-site animals was all fun and passed the afternoon early evening so our days weren't too rushed. There are movies at night and bonfire smores outside and the arcade (as there are no prizes your $20 there gets you an hours worth of games). There are attendents that do occasional activities or information stands. The overall vibe of the resort is super chill and relaxed. If bright lights are distasteful to you, you can be assured you won't find any light over 45 watts...soft dim light only. You got zits or wrinkles? You're in luck. While on this property nobody will see them. My only feedback for improvement is the Simba clubhouse is not well marked to find and could use a refurbishment as it feels very low budget and old compared to rest of resort. But nice to have for coloring and hanging out. We switched resorts halfway through our Orlando trip. Check out at Jambo was 11am and check in at new place closer to Universal was 4pm- we spent that in between time chilling at the resort playground and Simbas clubhouse and Mara outdoor table (bags with bellhop no charge just tip), and even that was a great time. -Final thoughts. All staff are so kind and welcoming, a true treat of a stay! We had no car but took the Mears connect shuttle to/from airport ($50 each way for 2 adults, 2 kids pre booked a few weeks prior) and using Disney shuttles was super convenient with no driving/parking stress. There were always long lines for parking going into parks for cars but the bus has a separate lane and goes right to front of the park for pick up and drop off. We can't wait to come back!

Went to Animal Kingdom Lodge to eat at Boma restaurant. The lobby is beautiful. See pics. The grounds are just like you were in the jungle, not scary, but beautiful. Boma was great. Wide selection of breakfast foods to chose from. I highly recommend it. There is something for everyone.

The Jambo lodge lobby is absolutely amazing. Details with carvings, soaring ceilings. Beautiful pool and animals in the savana part of resort.

Beautiful place to stay. My parents stayed there. I went to visit them in their room. The view was awesome with animals not far away. The scenery is very immersing and fun to see.

WOW! If you have been considering staying here, do it! Our family stayed two nights and loved every moment of it. We were on the 5th floor, Savannah view. It is a great view, but next time I will request a lower floor to have a better view through the trees. There are many spots to see animals. The staff are exactly as you would expect from anyone working for Disney: kind, knowledgeable, kid- and family-friendly, accommodating, and genuinely fantastic people. You only live once, book your trip.

Very nice1BR room sleeps 5. King bed, sofa bed (not the new Murphy bed style), and a chair bed ( very thin hard mattress). However two very long wings out of the lobby building. So we had a long walk to our room. Also only a shower in a tub that had a high side to step in. Harder as you get older. Great restaurants off the main lobby area on first floor. Jiko was excellent. With great appetizers and halibut dinner. Next time we will book the Kidani building for the standalone showers.

Fantastic resort, love the location and restaurants. We stayed in a Value One Bedroom DVC room, which was great, but we missed the chair bed and the extra bathroom that Kidani has instead. We will definitely stay again!