ALOHA! The Poly FAQ: Fall 2010 Edition

Have to say that I didn't think the extra money was worth it for the TPV but I might never want to watch the fireworks from the park again! MAGIC!!

That has been our experience. Since upgrading our trips to CL TPV rooms, we've only watched the fireworks from inside the park once, and didn't enjoy it. I'd much rather be back at my room, on my balcony, enjoying desserts and punch from the lounge instead of stuffed in the park with tired and grumpy adults and screaming children.
 
We are finally here!! Checked in yesterday to CL and it was great. Our room wasn't ready (they had one on 2nd floor but we wanted to wait for 1st or 3rd) so we chilled in the lounge. Then the concierge came upstairs and said - "do you feel that on your shoulders? It's pixie dust" and sent us to our room. 3515 - a beautiful theme park view upgrade from our garden view room!! We ate at Ohana's and then watched Wishes from our balcony.

Have to say that I didn't think the extra money was worth it for the TPV but I might never want to watch the fireworks from the park again! MAGIC!!

If anyone has any questions I will try to find out answers. We are here for a week! Everyone on this board is so friendly and helpful when we were planning!
Aloha!

Wow! I am SOOOOOOOOOOO jealous!



Seems like so many people use online check in. I like having the chance to politely ask for a different room if I don't know the location they've given me. We had to do that on our last trip to the Poly because they put us in a 2nd floor room. So the next day we moved.
 
Have to say that I didn't think the extra money was worth it for the TPV but I might never want to watch the fireworks from the park again! MAGIC!!

My DH wanted to upgrade to TPV for our trip last October as a treat for the family. This trip he insisted on TPV. The highlight for him everyday was sitting quietly & relaxing out on his balcony and watching the fireworks after a day of go, go, go in the parks.
 
ARGGG! Here we are less than 2 weeks away and DH, DS and DD comes down with something, their sinuses are acting up and they feels achey.. Great! I will have to run and get him something with the real sudafed tomorrow hopefully it will knock it out of him..

DS and DD not going on our trip but still need to get them better..
 

WOW - I can't believe I finally amde it to the end of this thread!!! I am SOOOO excited -- going to be calling TA this week to book my first Disney vacation in a LONG time next week. Staying at he POLY!!! WOW!!

Let me introduce myself. My family is myself, DH, DS (4), DD (2). They will be 5 and 3 at the time of the visit! It will be my kids first trip, my husband was there once or twice when he was younger. I have been many times as a child/teen. I have stayed at FW (MANY times), CR, GF, Poly. By far - poly is my very favorite. I tought about staying at WL to save a little $$ - but looking at the pics - I just couldn't get as excited as I would be at poly. Since my parents are also going - they have given us some money to help out - so POLY here we come!! We are going May 2011 - and I am sooo excited!!!

Planning on booking a standard GV room - but hoping for a really good dicount code to upgrade to club level.

Thanks everyone for all the pics/reviews/answers etc... I have really enjoyed reading the whole thread!! Will be working on a countdown ticker soon!
 
WOW - I can't believe I finally amde it to the end of this thread!!! I am SOOOO excited -- going to be calling TA this week to book my first Disney vacation in a LONG time next week. Staying at he POLY!!! WOW!!

Let me introduce myself. My family is myself, DH, DS (4), DD (2). They will be 5 and 3 at the time of the visit! It will be my kids first trip, my husband was there once or twice when he was younger. I have been many times as a child/teen. I have stayed at FW (MANY times), CR, GF, Poly. By far - poly is my very favorite. I tought about staying at WL to save a little $$ - but looking at the pics - I just couldn't get as excited as I would be at poly. Since my parents are also going - they have given us some money to help out - so POLY here we come!! We are going May 2011 - and I am sooo excited!!!

Planning on booking a standard GV room - but hoping for a really good dicount code to upgrade to club level.

Thanks everyone for all the pics/reviews/answers etc... I have really enjoyed reading the whole thread!! Will be working on a countdown ticker soon!

:welcome: to the Poly FAQ Thread!
 
WOW FAN that is great! Im so jealous I want to be there NOW! 11 more days..

Thanks! Are you looking for the Dooney and Burke purses? I wasn't sure- they have a few in the Poly gift shop- but if you tell me specifics I will scope it out for you!
 
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ARGGG! Here we are less than 2 weeks away and DH, DS and DD comes down with something, their sinuses are acting up and they feels achey.. Great! I will have to run and get him something with the real sudafed tomorrow hopefully it will knock it out of him..

DS and DD not going on our trip but still need to get them better..

I had that all last week! We leave 9/11 thru 9/18. Just hoping the rest of the family doesn't come down with it!
 
Back late last night and still recovering. The Poly was beautiful as ever. We had an immaculate, well-maintained room (Samoa 3614). You could smell that the mousekeeper had cleaned with bleach before we checked in and everything was ship shape, even behind the beds, etc.-- I know because I turned the room upside down looking for my son's lost stuffed animal.

We requested (and got) turndown service every night, and early cleaning every day. Our room connected with my parents' (3615), and I noticed that while they had the usual push button flush on the toilet, we had a front flush lever, which I liked so much better. Also, we got channel 96 (old Disney cartoons "secret" channel) and they didn't. It's the little things... LOL

Check in was a challenge, not because of anything the Poly staff did but because of DVC (long story). Poly staff were excellent and worked hard to rectify the situation they didn't create. Special note: Be kind to your CMs and they will go above and beyond for you, as they did for me. Be mean, and well... good luck to you. I had a great conversation about this with a CM as we worked on my issue. Nuff said.

Lots of "Aloha"s throughout our stay, and the front desk CM remembered me and my room number whenever I saw her during the week. She was very sweet, and I'll be sending some praise about her and her managers to TPTB.

Captain Cook's was a bit more chaotic than I've ever experienced, and they need to stay on top of table clean-ups. I'm not fussy, but I never saw anyone doing this.

Kona was very nice. They were training someone in at my table, and didn't miss a beat. No Ohana this trip.

The pool did get busy yesterday afternoon before we left. I'll try to post a picture once I download them, but it's the first I've seen it that crowded. Otherwise, it was great, and we always managed to find a place to park and drink! LOL I noticed they re-opened the smokers' poolside area on Sat., although there wasn't much furniture up there yet. Wishes while swimming was a regular thing for us, and we enjoyed it as ever.

Rapa Nui roof was being worked on, but other than that, not much going on in the way of construction/refurb.

Monorail service was good, although Friday night it was very slow when a downpour struck and everyone fled. 4 TTC monorails passed before the resort one arrived. I'd have gone to the express, but didn't want to fight the crowd in back of me to exit the resort line.

Bus service was surprisingly right on! :woohoo: Never waited more than 15 to get to TL, DHS, or AK. I say this as someone who has fully loathed the bus transport for some time now. My mom and sis had a looooong wait and ride getting back from DTD, but I don't think anyone has a good time getting to and from the bus Bermuda Triangle that is DTD.

Boat service was lovely as usual and is such a peaceful way to travel. Don't overlook it.

Anyway, those are the things that jump to mind. More later, if I think of it. I'll post some pics soon. Hope the mini-review helps, and I'll try to answer questions, if any. Aloha!

ETA: OMG, how could I forget the loop music? As someone who is in lovelovelove with the old loop, I may be biased, but the new loop was meh. Felt pretty generic Polynesian if that makes sense. Didn't bum me out but also didn't give me that good vibe the old one did. Anyway, JMO, YMMV.
 
Hi everyone..I have the blues right now:sad2: just got back form a FANTASTIC stay at the Poly....I need to catch up on the thread but just wanted to say that the room was great...no issues at all!! we had a great mousekeeper from Mon-thurs..gave us towel animals everyday...left the room pristine after her cleaning. We could tell we had a different mousekeeper Fri and Sat....LOL no animals and the bare minimum with soap and towels...but still good:) Now not to get the Universal ppl all riled up BUT we stayed at RPR for a few days before Disney and while it was VERY nice...no one came to clean our room the Saturday we were there (stayed fri-sun) We walked by them in the halls several times and they spoke, smiled,..so we were genuinely confused:confused3 We are not picky so when it became obvious no one was coming we called the front desk at about 7p and got some fresh towels and soap...In contrast our Poly room was always vacuumed and the beds made/towels changed by 1 in the afternoon.......I LOOOOVE the Poly. Capt Cooks was nice and clean..only crowded during the big rain storms. We actually found seating by the volcano pool without any hassle:rotfl:..We were in Tahiti second floor though (we had asked for 3rd) but we were so happy to be there we said what the heck and never bothered to request a change. We did online check in and were through the doors and in our room I would say in about 10 min. there was a line for regular check in I was glad not to have to stand in:laughing: Anyhoo school starts tomorrow...must finish all this laundry I have even though we washed clothes while at the Poly:confused: Oh one last thing..there are only 7 washers in the laundry room and 3 were out of order sooooo if you plan on doing laundry it's not going to be a quick event...just FYI
 
Welcome back parkers and Missus Toad. Thanks for the reviews, I'm glad you had good experiences at the Polynesian :sunny:

Fan: Have a great time! :cool2:

I hope that everyone with trips coming up soon have an excellent time! :yay:
 
:goodvibes:goodvibesWe are at the POLY now, have 2 more sleeps here, I love it. DH said he would rather have shorter stays from now on and stay at the POLY from now on:cool1: I love it here, and I think the reason I love it so much it is like getting 2 vacations in one. You get the feel of the tropical vacation, yet you get Disney too!

Our number one reason for loving this resort is not the rooms, but the outside, the Volcano pool, the hammocks, the beach, the tiki torches, the lush tropical grounds...I would have been devistated had the Volcano pool been down during our stay!

We got our request- 3rd floor Samoa plus a bonus of pixie dust - Volcano side:goodvibes:thumbsup2:goodvibes:cloud9:


Will post a review upon our return:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes
 
Thanks! Are you looking for the Dooney and Burke purses? I wasn't sure- they have a few in the Poly gift shop- but if you tell me specifics I will scope it out for you!

Oh thanks! Was looking for the colored sketch wristlets.. would like a purple but curious about other colors.. I appreciate it! :worship:
 
Oh thanks! Was looking for the colored sketch wristlets.. would like a purple but curious about other colors.. I appreciate it! :worship:

I saw these at the World of Disney, if I recall correctly I saw pastel green, purple, pink and blue.:goodvibes too poor from the POLY to buy any of these:laughing: but I could admire...
 
Just back last night after an awesome stay. Not sure I'll stay anywhere else. We were in Hawaii in a TPV room on the 2nd floor which I was dreading. I so wanted a balcony but my DD just wanted a room that was ready so I went with it. Turned out great and I really didn't miss the balcony. Housekeeping was fantastic. Room made up by 9:30 every morning. A/C broke one afternoon and someone was sent up immediately. Buses ran great. Couldn't ask for a better vacation and I"m starting to save this morning for next year!
 
Just back last night after an awesome stay. Not sure I'll stay anywhere else. We were in Hawaii in a TPV room on the 2nd floor which I was dreading. I so wanted a balcony but my DD just wanted a room that was ready so I went with it. Turned out great and I really didn't miss the balcony. Housekeeping was fantastic. Room made up by 9:30 every morning. A/C broke one afternoon and someone was sent up immediately. Buses ran great. Couldn't ask for a better vacation and I"m starting to save this morning for next year!

So glad you enjoyed it and that things went well! :goodvibes
 
Trying to see if the ticker is working.. Just submitted info to TA to book our Poly vacation!

Hmmm didn't work - anybody know what I need to post???
 
Only 77 hours until I am officially on vacation, and 95 until I set foot in sunny Florida! (Not like I'm counting or anything ;)) On Friday at the time I will have landed at MCO and I'll be on my way to the Polynesian! :woohoo::woohoo:

Now...to get through the next few days at work (live365, disboards, tikiman's site and packing/itinerary lists are my tactics to keep my sanity :rolleyes1) At least I get to leave early on Thursday :goodvibes
 
Only 77 hours until I am officially on vacation, and 95 until I set foot in sunny Florida! (Not like I'm counting or anything ;)) On Friday at the time I will have landed at MCO and I'll be on my way to the Polynesian! :woohoo::woohoo:

Now...to get through the next few days at work (live365, disboards, tikiman's site and packing/itinerary lists are my tactics to keep my sanity :rolleyes1) At least I get to leave early on Thursday :goodvibes

Oh how excited you must be! We have 31 days left and I am so pumped now. I hope you have a wonderful time! :goodvibes
 
We are finally here!! Checked in yesterday to CL and it was great. Our room wasn't ready (they had one on 2nd floor but we wanted to wait for 1st or 3rd) so we chilled in the lounge. Then the concierge came upstairs and said - "do you feel that on your shoulders? It's pixie dust" and sent us to our room. 3515 - a beautiful theme park view upgrade from our garden view room!! We ate at Ohana's and then watched Wishes from our balcony.

Congrats on the upgrade and enjoy your trip!

ARGGG! Here we are less than 2 weeks away and DH, DS and DD comes down with something, their sinuses are acting up and they feels achey.. Great! I will have to run and get him something with the real sudafed tomorrow hopefully it will knock it out of him..

Sending pixie dust :wizard: your way so everyone is healthy by your departure date.

WOW - I can't believe I finally amde it to the end of this thread!!! I am SOOOO excited -- going to be calling TA this week to book my first Disney vacation in a LONG time next week. Staying at he POLY!!! WOW!!

Welcome to the Poly thread!

Back late last night and still recovering.

Welcome back and thank you for the review! (Love your analogy of the DTD bus like the Bermuda triangle - so true!)

Hi everyone..I have the blues right now:sad2: just got back form a FANTASTIC stay at the Poly....

Welcome back and thanks for posting your review and updates!!

:goodvibes:goodvibesWe are at the POLY now, have 2 more sleeps here, I love it.

Enjoy!

Just back last night after an awesome stay.

You know, I have always enjoyed my Poly trips but it is so nice to see so many positive reviews recently :goodvibes
 

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