Review: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas–Jambo House, Continued

(For the first page of this review of the Villas at Jambo House, see this.)

PHOTO TOUR OF A STUDIO AT JAMBO HOUSE VILLAS

DVC rooms come as Studios, as One Bedroom Villas, as Two Bedroom Villas either designed as such from the start (“dedicated”) or combined from a Studio and a One Bedroom Villa via a connecting door (lock-off), or Grand Villas, about twice the size of a Two Bedroom Villa.

The Villas at Jambo House include all these, except perhaps dedicated Two Bedroom Villas–I can’t confirm there presence here, but I’m sure someone will tell me if they’ve stayed in one…

The DVC spaces on the upper floors of Jambo House were largely converted from former “deluxe rooms” which were three or four feet longer than Jambo House’s standard rooms.  Most of these rooms were built in groups of 7 or 8, meaning they don’t easily fit the usual DVC module of 3 bays–three bays fitting a lockoff, a dedicated Two Bedroom, or half of a Grand Villa.

(Some were converted from standard rooms, are smaller, and are labeled by Disney as “value” rooms–e.g.”Value Studio.”  Avoid these. )

In 2014 I stayed in a Studio and in a One Bedroom.  So far as I can recall, these were my fourth and fifth visits to the Villas at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Photo tours of these begin here, with this page covering the Studio, which is also the second bedroom of a lock-off Two Bedroom Villa.

My Studio had some slight variances from the floor plan–I’ll note these as I go.

The entry opens to a bath on one side and a kitchenette on the other.

Normally the connecting door to a One Bedroom Villa is also here. But in my studio, it was in the living space, and instead there was an extra closet at the entry.

The kitchenette was beyond this.

Besides the coffeemaker and mini-fridge that all deluxe rooms have, Studio kitchenettes add a toaster, microwave, sink, storage, and some basic utensils–paper plates and bowls, and plastic knives, forks and spoons.

On the other side are the bath sinks…

…and in a separate space the tub/shower and toilet.  Note the fun tiles.

Deeper in the room on one side you’ll find a queen bed and a sofa, with fun colors and textures.

Here’s the bed and sofa from the other side.

The sofa unfolds into a bed that I measured as about 59 inches wide by 76 inches long. The cushion was a good 4.5 inches deep.

The other side of the room has the rest of the furnishings–table and chairs, a TV/dresser combo, and a wardrobe.  In most studios, there’s a luggage rack where in my room there was a connecting door.

The same from the other side.

For Studios without the entry closet, the wardrobe provides just barely enough closet space (the ironing board and vacuum cleaner would be on the left side of the wardrobe in Studios without the extra closet)…

…but the dresser has plenty of storage.

At the end of the room you’ll find the balcony.  Every Jambo Villa bay has a balcony, as watching the animals from them is the main glory of this resort.

THE LIVING/DINING/KITCHEN SPACE AT JAMBO HOUSE VILLAS

This review continues here!

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