I'll be on Kauai for a few days by myself and will (hopefully) be staying at KBC. I've looked through the TUG threads on the topic as well as the MVC and Marriott websites and here's what I've come up with.
In order to guarantee a balcony with seating I can do either an OF Parlor or an OV Studio (most OF Studios have a Juliette balcony). Taffy19 put up a gallery with some photos from 2014 that show a desk with a nice chair next to the bed on the studio side of their 1BR but none of the photos on the Marriott website show a desk - instead there is a not so comfortable looking loveseat, a small table, and a chair. In terms of the kitchen I don't really care so long as it has a refrigerator big enough to hold yogurt, fruit, and some beverages.
So it looks like if I can put up with sleeping on a murphy bed I can have an OF room and pay around 20% less points. The loveseat doesn't look any more comfortable than the murphy sofa and the chair looks to be the same one as the two in the parlor room.
So...how painful is the murphy? Better than a sofabed I know...but how far off the Maui or Waiohai beds? Does the parlor refrigerator hold a quart of milk or bottle of seltzer? And lastly, if anyone has stayed at KBC recently in either type of room I'm happy to read your thoughts. TIA.
In order to guarantee a balcony with seating I can do either an OF Parlor or an OV Studio (most OF Studios have a Juliette balcony). Taffy19 put up a gallery with some photos from 2014 that show a desk with a nice chair next to the bed on the studio side of their 1BR but none of the photos on the Marriott website show a desk - instead there is a not so comfortable looking loveseat, a small table, and a chair. In terms of the kitchen I don't really care so long as it has a refrigerator big enough to hold yogurt, fruit, and some beverages.
So it looks like if I can put up with sleeping on a murphy bed I can have an OF room and pay around 20% less points. The loveseat doesn't look any more comfortable than the murphy sofa and the chair looks to be the same one as the two in the parlor room.
So...how painful is the murphy? Better than a sofabed I know...but how far off the Maui or Waiohai beds? Does the parlor refrigerator hold a quart of milk or bottle of seltzer? And lastly, if anyone has stayed at KBC recently in either type of room I'm happy to read your thoughts. TIA.