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POLY LAGOON CONCIERGE - 5 nights. A resort my DH & I always wanted to stay at and we're glad we did. 3 yr old DS favorite. I didn't find the themeing to be outdated. I just took it for what it was supposed to be a south seas resort. The pool is beautifully themed and
zero entry was great with little guys, babies loved to sit and splash and` 3 yr old alternated between volcano pool and the spitting fountain area kids love to run through. He loved pretending to swim by walking with his hands along bottom of pool. We had a 1st fl patio which we enjoyed. Dh would get us "grown up" nite time drinks and DS chocolate milk and we'd watch electrical parade from our patio or walk out on the beach. My son thought the electrical parade was just for him. Every night he'd get very excited. Of course the #1 attraction of the Poly - THE MONORAIL !!! OMG this was the greatest thing better than Buzz Lightyear,Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh or Mickey's Philharmagic. He loved riding it, watching it from below where he could watch the wheels propell the monorail. We'd guess which color monorail would come next. He got to ride up front 3x and got 3 Jr Licenses. He was in heaven. We had to play monorail. Are you getting the idea that the monorail was a big hit. He thought it was really cool that it went through the Contemporary. He told us he wants to stay there next time. Dh loved Ohana's and Kona for what else Tonga Toast. Only negative for me was no hot tubs but it certainly won't stop me from coming back. Rating A
AKL SAVANNAH CONCIERGE - My dh & I went to Africa for our honeymoon so of course this is a sentimental favorite. I did not find the rooms particularly dark. Nor did DH. It was awesome to be able to look out your balcony and see zebra & giraffe. The lodge was designed by the same architect as the Wilderness Lodge. Both have huge impressive lobbys and really draw you into their themes. The pool like the poly was zero entry which we really liked. And a nice hot tub. The concierge lounge I think was nicer and the offerings a notch above the Poly (and I really enjoyed the poly). AKL by virtue of what it is supposed to be -- a game reserve is isolated. This can be very soothing and revitalizing at the end of a long hectic vacation. There are so many activities that the ldge is a destination in and of itself. Cookie decorating at Boma, animal guides day & night, story telling, sunrise & sunset safari the list goes on. A great end to our journey Rating A
Hope this helped. Any questions I'd be glad to ask. I will review restaurants and concierge offerings on restaurant bb. A last note I'd encourage people to try different resorts, each has its own charms and you'll never realize them if you are a one resort family. JMHO
POLY LAGOON CONCIERGE - 5 nights. A resort my DH & I always wanted to stay at and we're glad we did. 3 yr old DS favorite. I didn't find the themeing to be outdated. I just took it for what it was supposed to be a south seas resort. The pool is beautifully themed and
zero entry was great with little guys, babies loved to sit and splash and` 3 yr old alternated between volcano pool and the spitting fountain area kids love to run through. He loved pretending to swim by walking with his hands along bottom of pool. We had a 1st fl patio which we enjoyed. Dh would get us "grown up" nite time drinks and DS chocolate milk and we'd watch electrical parade from our patio or walk out on the beach. My son thought the electrical parade was just for him. Every night he'd get very excited. Of course the #1 attraction of the Poly - THE MONORAIL !!! OMG this was the greatest thing better than Buzz Lightyear,Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh or Mickey's Philharmagic. He loved riding it, watching it from below where he could watch the wheels propell the monorail. We'd guess which color monorail would come next. He got to ride up front 3x and got 3 Jr Licenses. He was in heaven. We had to play monorail. Are you getting the idea that the monorail was a big hit. He thought it was really cool that it went through the Contemporary. He told us he wants to stay there next time. Dh loved Ohana's and Kona for what else Tonga Toast. Only negative for me was no hot tubs but it certainly won't stop me from coming back. Rating A
AKL SAVANNAH CONCIERGE - My dh & I went to Africa for our honeymoon so of course this is a sentimental favorite. I did not find the rooms particularly dark. Nor did DH. It was awesome to be able to look out your balcony and see zebra & giraffe. The lodge was designed by the same architect as the Wilderness Lodge. Both have huge impressive lobbys and really draw you into their themes. The pool like the poly was zero entry which we really liked. And a nice hot tub. The concierge lounge I think was nicer and the offerings a notch above the Poly (and I really enjoyed the poly). AKL by virtue of what it is supposed to be -- a game reserve is isolated. This can be very soothing and revitalizing at the end of a long hectic vacation. There are so many activities that the ldge is a destination in and of itself. Cookie decorating at Boma, animal guides day & night, story telling, sunrise & sunset safari the list goes on. A great end to our journey Rating A
Hope this helped. Any questions I'd be glad to ask. I will review restaurants and concierge offerings on restaurant bb. A last note I'd encourage people to try different resorts, each has its own charms and you'll never realize them if you are a one resort family. JMHO
It sounds like you all had a wonderful vacation. 
