I think you could get something at SSR. I would go ahead and go with it.
You should be able to get something that will work, either 2 studios or a 2 BR esp at SSR/OKW but likely at AKV as well. But be prepared just in case you can't.
For a one time option I think the chances of getting something as described is good but I wouldn't buy at all if you're routinely going to be 5-6 months out reserving.
Oh no no no, we always plan a year ahead of time. We were definitely going this summer without fail right Our older two kids bday as a surprise for them. I threw a wrench in our plans when I said forget this lets buy a contract instead of throwing our cash every year on single vacations. If you add up what we have spent in 11 years on our vacations I probably could have over 500 points at this point lol. It took a little to get my husband on board with xmas. I just thinking long term. Prices keep going up I rather have a room paid for with points and just worry about tickets & food. In the future I will add on with a small points contract direct to get the benefits for park tickets. But not right now.
While you could have saved a fair amount of money by buying back when, that pails in comparison to making a poor choice for many.
I am just considering the long picture. Knowing that with out fail we are planning a trip each year until God knows when lol. Thinking about the price increases, with Star Wars land and Toy story I think now is the best time to make the plunge. My husband laughed when he said are we really going to Disney when we are 73 years old. Me- laughing if I have my way we will if not our kids can.
Please don't laugh but we are that "one" family, we hated our stay at the poly. I love the resort, it was gorgeous, but we just had one silly thing happen after another on top of a ton of house keeping issues that the more we complained to the front desk the worse it got. Mind u we book 2 rooms when we stay because my mom comes too so it was both rooms, we vowed that it will be a long time b4 we stay again. I am so happy that I can say we did stay there, I feel I got it out of my system in a sense. I feel like Disney " lifers" have to at least say they stayed at the poly just once. But not again. Lol funny thing is I have a dvc member that checks in every so often to see if we r ready to buy direct. He pushes me to buy poly every time he calls, me - ya no thanks lol. He thinks I'm nuts
While likely successful, connecting studios cannot be guaranteed.
We stayed at the Polynesian in 1997 in Moorea and it was fine then. Two queen beds, a real twin sized day bed, smaller bathroom, but lots of space in the room. When this building was converted to DVC, they took a lot of the living space and converted it to the extra shower and kitchenette leaving a lot less space in the living area. I'd never buy Polynesian because we usually stay in one bedroom villas and there are none there, just the cramped studios (though the sq ft is greater than most of the other studios) and the bungalows with only two real beds for eight people.
