Renovated Villas at Jambo House
By Dave Shute
The studios and villas at the Jambo House section of the Animal Kingdom Lodge are going through a minor renovation.
I had the chance to stay in a renovated Studio and a renovated One Bedroom Villa in late April.
I’ve since updated my review of the Jambo House villas, and in particular a photo tour of a Jambo House refurbed Studio is here, and one of a Jambo House refurbed One Bedroom Villa begins here.
This refurb is generally quite subtle. The beds look quite different as Disney World implements here its resort-wide simple bed-striping scheme on beds that used to be among the busiest at the Disney hotels.
But otherwise it’s some paint, new carpet, new cushions–some more orange than they used to be–bigger, wall-mounted TVs, cut-down dressers, and more power points.
A few direct comparisons:
Studio Bed Side
Studio in 2014
Studio in 2016
Note in the Studio the simpler bed, new (though similar) carpet, and new cushions on the couch.
Studio TV Side
Studio in 2014
Studio in 2016
The major change to the TV side is the TV moving out of the top of the dresser and getting much larger. They are hard to spot in this shot, but 8 power points have been added to the dresser top (4 more came to the bedside table). The fabric on the chairs is also simpler.
As expected, there has been no addition of a fifth sleeping spot.
One Bedroom Villa Living/Kitchen/Dining Side
One bedroom Villa living spaces have seen similar changes.
One Bedroom in 2014
One Bedroom in 2016
So far as I could tell, the kitchen was identical. The carpet, TV, dresser and cushions got similar treatment as in the Studios, and note more orange in the dining chairs, now complementing the always-orange of the dining bench.
One Bedroom Villa Bath/Bedroom Side
The toilet room has a stark paint difference…
One Bedroom Villa 2014
One Bedroom Villa 2016
The king bedroom shows the same bedding, carpet, TV, dresser and cushion changes as in Studios, and in addition the desk and easy chair have been flipped, with some orange added to the desk chair cushion.
One Bedroom Villa 2014
One Bedroom Villa 2016
One Bedroom Villa 2014
One Bedroom Villa 2016
All in, I liked the old look of the beds better. But the new TVs, cushions, and power points are a plus. There’s more than 70 photos of these refurbed spaces in the updated review of the Jambo House villas that starts here.
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