Aloha everyone!
Just got back from a wonderful 7 nights at the Poly on Sunday. The trip was the best one that my DH and I have ever had, excluding our honeymoon to Hawaii 3 years ago.
we had booked a GV room. We did the on-line check in and found that when we got there we were assigned a second floor room with no balcony. That was no good for us, so we asked to be placed in a room that had a balcony or a patio. We ended up in Rarotonga, room 1817 which ended up being the best room ever. We were facing the monorail, second to last room of the hall closest to the TTC, first floor. we were about equidistant from the GHC and the TTC. PERFECT. in fact, we are going to specifically request a room in that area next year when we go.
The weather was good minus last Friday when it rained about 2 inches. But the volcano pool was warm. So warm that there was steam coming from the pool because it was 68 outside and the pool was about 83. The quiet pool on the other hand was FREEZING. got in and out in about 2 minutes.
We spent a lot of time at the Tambu lounge. Got that lapu lapu and it was delicious as ever. Our bar tab was the biggest bar tab that we have ever made. awesome.
One big complaint that I have is the bus transportation. On last thursday night we had reservations at the Flying Fish at the Boardwalk for dinner. it was cool that night and raining slightly. We called the front desk and asked how to get there via Disney transportation. They said take a bus to DTD and then transfer to a Boardwalk bus. Sounded convoluted to me. I had thought just take a monorail to the MK and a bus to the Boardwalk, but whatever, I am no transportation genius. So there we were 2 hours in advance of our reservation, at the bus stop (about 6 pm) waiting for a DTD bus. we waited. and waited. and waited some more
Finally, 48 minutes later a bus came to take us to DTD. I wish that was the end of it. it took another 45 minutes to get to the Boardwalk after the bus stopped at the Swan, the Dolphin, the YC, and then the BC. Holy hell, was that a long ride. We barely made it for our reservation. Moral of the story: take a cab!
other than the transportation, our trip was great and I plan on posting some pictures later. Only 362 days until our next vacation!
mahalo!
Jennifer