Reviews of Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 07/21/2025
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
I saved & decided to splurge to stay here. I will say it's not worth the extra money. I have stayed at Moderate & value resorts in the past & I can't justify the high price tag. Is it nice that there are animals you will walk around to see sure, but how many times are you going to do that? The pool was ok but other resorts have better pools. If you want a slide stay at French Quarter. The breakfast was average but both my son & I got sick from our dinner the first night I'll just say we had to stay close to a bathroom. All in all save your money for fun in the parks .
Pros:
large roomsCons:
expensiveReviewed by Maitlyn15 Review Date: 06/20/2025
Rating: (9) Recommended
Love this resort, it is beautiful and very unique. The pools and food are awesome. Hotel activities are really cool. The themeing is just so different this hotel is a must stay at least once!
Pros:
Unique. Beautiful. Animal watching. Food. Pool. Unique activities.Cons:
PriceyReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/27/2025
Rating: (10) Recommended
My favorite resort at Disney easily. Animals at your balcony if staying at a savanna view. Best food at Mara or jiko or sanna and best theming and art artifacts. Room also have the best theming as well
Pros:
Best food and animals outsideCons:
Price and sometimes can be a frustrating thing if here for a once in a lifetime trip to do everything in a week and see the parks and then feel frustrated about not having time for the animals but just need more time to see the best animals outside.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/21/2023
Rating: (7) Recommended
beautiful but don't spend enough time there for what we pay
Pros:
animals, beautiful lodgeCons:
expensiveReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/06/2023
Rating: (9) Recommended
Recently stayed here. Best resort I’ve stayed at! Room was a little bit of a walk from the lobby. Pool was nice. Room was themed well. View was amazing. Buses were not a problem. Came one after another. Never waited in a line for a bus. Best dining in Disney world here! Overall really fantastic service and stay here!
Pros:
Savanna view Zebra Domes Boma, Jiko, and SanaaCons:
Buses Big resortReviewed by Iluvvacations Review Date: 07/07/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
If you have kids (or adults) that are animal lovers this place is worth it. Make sure you get a savanna room. We were on the ostrich trail and saw most animals from our room. If I stayed again I would request the Kudu Trail. The Mara, Boma and Sanaa were good. Be sure to reserve a Starlight tour at 60 days out. The bus service is not great. I feel like if a deluxe only has bus service it should come more often than every 20 minutes. I regret to Ubering to parks every day. I also think the pool could be nicer. It’s fine, but the pool at Universal Portofino is better. It’s also very far from everything except AK.
Pros:
Animals! Lots of dining options.Cons:
Bus service Mediocre poolReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 06/17/2023
Rating: (10) Recommended
We absolutely loved staying here. My favorite resort so far. We booked a standard room, but saw giraffes, deer, and vultures daily from our balcony.
Food was great at Mara. Awesome quick service for a deluxe resort. Perfect for my picky eaters. Zebra domes! Boma buffet breakfast was outstanding.
Pool was beautiful too. Kids loved the slide.
Pros:
Animals, food, pool, Simba’s Cubhouse.Cons:
Far away from Magic Kingdom by bus.Reviewed by Lifewithkelskels Review Date: 12/06/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
We really enjoyed our stay at the Animal Kingdom lodge. I loved having a savanna room and being able to look out of my balcony and see the animals. We ate dinner at Sanaa and it was incredible! The room was also very nice and clean and felt like a deluxe experience. I will say, we stayed near the lobby and I do not recommend this at all. The hallway was noisy and I didn't sleep very well. This is a pretty popular hotel, so it was busy. The buses were always busy and this was the only mode of transportation for this resort.
Pros:
The animals! Incredible food options, the pool, nice rooms.Cons:
Very busy, it was too loud. Only bus transportationReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/03/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
We loved our stay here! The theming is incredible and we loved how unique this experience was.
Pros:
Theming, awesome restaurants and fun activities. The Animals of course!Cons:
It is busy, there’s a lot of people here. We didn’t sleep well because of noise. Ask to stay further from the lobby if possible.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 07/27/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
We come to Disney one to two times a year. We're a small family of 4 and a military family. Our first trip together we stayed here and LOVED IT!. This was in 2019. The rooms were nice and and "roomy" for 4 of us 2 adults and 2 kids 4 & 10. We fell in love with the Savanah view room. Some mornings we would wake and find our children just sitting on the balcony observing the animals. When Disney closed in 2020 we were sad when we returned in April of 2021 and Animal Kingdom was closed. We missed Jiko and Sanaa. However, returned in Dec of 2021 for Christmas and loved it! The only downside is its SO FAR AWAY from everything and without Minnie lift it takes forever to get to and from the parks
