dismom75
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- Mar 31, 2010
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Hi!! We are staying at the Poly for the first time Sept 13-21. I'm so excited! I've been wanting to stay there since the first time I saw it. September can't come fast enough!
I've been stressing myself out over getting every aspect of the trip perfect. I debated FOREVER on which longhouse to request and finally decided on Tokelau. I figure it's a good central location to everything and the larger rooms will help my family of 5 have room to spread out a little more. We are also going with my mom and stepdad, and my mom wants us to have connecting rooms so the kids can go back and forth. I personally don't really care as long as we're close to each other, but I put the request in and they added a "traveling with" note to my account which is supposed to help get us in closer rooms, is my understanding. My stepdad also really wants a balcony. Again, I figured Tokelau was a good option since both the 2nd and 3rd floors have balconies.
My stressor now is check-in. I've been able to do online check-in for a while, but I've never done it before and it makes me kind of nervous. Our flight gets in to MCO at 2:00, so I figure it will be 3:30ish when we get to the Poly. I'd rather just do regular check-in to make sure I get my requests, or at least as close as possible to them, but is that a crazy busy time for check-in? Would I be better off doing online check-in to save time? But if I do online check-in, is it harder to get my requests? Has anyone had any experience checking in around that time in the afternoon? We booked SV rooms. Would have loved a better view or even CL, but the Poly SV was a stretch on the budget as it is, so I'm happy just to be staying there, no matter what the view.
Not sure what everyone's actual experiences are since I've always done online check in. But, the CM I spoke with when I was making my reservation said to never to online check in if you really want a certain request granted. He said it's much easier for them to change your room if they haven't already printed up all of your cards, etc.