In the evening you can enjoy South African wine and beer as well as cold hors d’oeuvres and hot items from the on-site restaurant Boma, including such goodies as veggie wraps, Moroccan meatballs, couscous-filled phyllo, black-eyed pea salad, scallops with sun-dried tomato chutney, assorted cheeses, hummus, beef satay, skewered nut-crusted salmon, and barbecue pork. Kids enjoy PB&J sandwiches and chicken strips. After-dinner treats include cookies, chocolates, minitarts, Rice Krispies Treats, cordials, and sometimes zebra domes (ganache-covered chocolate-coffee mousse) from Boma. Lemonade, iced tea, and sodas are available throughout the day. You’ll even find a self-service espresso and cappuccino machine.

A special early morning excursion, the Sunrise Safari Breakfast Adventure, is available to concierge guests only on Thursday and Sunday at 6:30 a.m. It includes a forty-five-minute, before-park-hours ride through the Animal Kingdom’s Kilimanjaro Safaris followed by a buffet breakfast at Tusker House. The price is $55 per adult and $27.50 per child ages 3-9; advance reservations can be made one hundred and eighty days prior through the concierge desk by calling (407) 938–4755.

Another concierge option is the three-hour Wanyama Sunset Safari, an evening game drive around the resort’s savannas in an open-air safari van followed by a preset, multicourse meal with wine pairings at the resort restaurant Jiko. It occurs just before sunset on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but can also be reserved on the other days of the week with a minimum of four guests. The minimum age is eight years old. $160 per adult and $80 for guests eight and nine including dinner, tax, and gratuity. Reservations are taken at (407) 938–4755 as early as one hundred and eighty days in advance. Only eight guests per evening are allowed on the safari, so book early.

NOTE: My only hesitation in booking a concierge-level room would be the disappointment in not receiving a room with a view of the savanna. Most rooms have a savanna view, but some come with a view of the pool; you won’t know until check-in which type you’ll be receiving.

Suites - One-bedroom suites at 777-square-feet features a separate parlor with a queen sofa sleeper, easy chair, coffee table, entertainment center, 4-person dining table, wet bar with small refrigerator and microwave, writing desk, half bath, and balcony with savanna view. In the bedroom are 2 queen beds, entertainment center, vanity desk, and balcony. The bath has double sinks, both a tub and large shower, and a separate room for the toilet.

Two-bedroom suites have the same living room layout, but in the master is a king bed, easy chair and ottoman, and a separate vanity area. A standard-size second bedroom sits off the foyer with 2 queen beds.

Royal Assante Presidential Suite

For something really special book the two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath Royal Assante Suite with over 2,115 square feet of exotic luxury. Enter the rounded foyer where you’ll find a circular living room with a domed thatched roof, hardwood floors, exquisite African furnishings and artwork, queen sleeper sofa, easy chairs, dining table for eight, granite kitchen, armoire with extra-large TV, fireplace, writing desk, and half bath. There’s also a separate office. In the king-bedded master is a stylishly rustic four-poster bed with mosquito net draping, plenty of built-in cabinets and bureau space with TV and DVD player, desk, easy chair and ottoman, oversized whirlpool tub, double-sinked granite vanity area with TV, huge separate shower, and walk-in closet; there’s even a treadmill on the balcony. And from the wraparound balconies are sweeping views of the savanna. The second bedroom is a standard room with 2 queen beds.