Recently my husband and I stayed Club Level at Animal Kingdom Lodge located on the Jambo House side of the resort. What an experience! We were greeted outside the lobby upon check in ( the Cast Member even had a sign saying “Welcome Chapman Safari”) then escorted up to the sixth floor which is the Club Level. We were given a welcome package that included treats from The Ganachery, times guide for the parks and a resort activity schedule.
Our room was a studio with a safari view. A couple differences we noticed with the Club Level was Ghiradelli chocolates on our pillow and a print out of our plans from our My Disney Experience account. I really liked that personal touch. In the evening a Cast Member makes the bed and brings more chocolates.
Included with Club Level is a lounge that serves drinks and appetizers/snacks throughout the day. Sunrise offerings is 6:30am to 7:00am, breakfast from 7:00am to 10:30am, safari snacks 11:30am to 3:00pm, afternoon tea 3:00pm to 4:30pm, appertizers 5:00pm to 7:00pm and dessert 8:00pm to 10:00pm. For us, these offerings were more than enough to fill us up and we didn’t need to get food from the Mara.
Breakfast was a nice selection fresh fruit, cereals, bagels, toast, yogurt with various toppings, hard boiled eggs, pastries, muffins, and oatmeal with various toppings. Coffee, tea and juices including my favourite, Jungle Juice!
Dinner our first night included chicken nuggets, apples with caramel or peanut butter, ham and cheese pinwheels, strawberry goat cheese salad, various meats and cheeses, Indian breads and hummus, vegetables and dip. Beer and wine were also included as well as some Coca- Cola products. Coffee, tea and juices were still available as well. Our second night included many of the same offerings, however the chicken nuggets were replaced by corn dog nuggets and the ham and cheese pinwheels replaced by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Dessert was my favourite! It included chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, rice crispy treats, cake cones, kettle chips, jelly beans, gummy bears and a build your own safari mix.
While we have stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge before ( it is actually one of our home resorts), this was the first time staying Club Level. It will hard to go back to Regular Level. It was such a great experience and saved us money on food. I just wish they had Premium Mickey bars!