Disney's POLYNESIAN VILLAGE RESORT Information & Questions

[wilkeliza]

Just a heads up Tikiman posted that the bus times hardware went in today! I hope it is up and running by our trip in 2 weeks.

 

[Simba07]

I need your help diser's! I just called to check on any AP rates for our trip next year and of course they don't have any. We have a room only discount for a CL lagoon view room but while talking to a CM they mentioned that they did have a AP rate for the King bedroom (honeymoon suite) at the Tonga longhouse that has a small lounge and you can use the lounge at the Hawaii longhouse as well. The price would be about $200 a night less than what we are paying for the CL lagoon view room. It would be on the ground floor which I don't want but I know I have a chance at getting a ground floor room at the Hawaii building as well. Help! Has anyone stayed at the Tonga building? What would you Poly experts do. This will be our first Poly stay.

I think I do Tonga. We were in Fiji, which is close to it and loved that side of the resort. I am not sure when you are going relative to the completion of the pool construction, but Hawaii seemed right in the middle of it right now.

 

[mickeynut1]

I've never encountered any rude staff whenever I've gone to Disney over the years. My trips have truly been Magical, never any stressed out staff....everyone has been so helpful and cheerful. Now, this is my first time at a Deluxe and first time at Poly....so considering how much more I'm paying...I'm expecting outstanding service and positive attitudes. Let's hope I'm not disappointed. Happy Travels to you All!

We've been going to Disney since 2001 and this has been our experience as well. I agree with the pp that any CM can have a bad day, but it is unfortunate for those who do encounter rude CMs. It's been quite a few years since our Poly stay, but we encountered the best CMs the whole time we were there! Everywhere we turned we heard "Aloha" that was accompanied by a big smile .

I think it's just the luck of the draw. Any CM can have a bad day (& I don't think all guests are particularly nice to the CMs), but a permanently surly CM is not going to be kept on very long.

I agree!

I share your thrill. This is a great thread, with so many helpful, wonderful folks!

ITA! This thread has a lot of very friendly and helpful posters .

I need your help diser's! I just called to check on any AP rates for our trip next year and of course they don't have any. We have a room only discount for a CL lagoon view room but while talking to a CM they mentioned that they did have a AP rate for the King bedroom (honeymoon suite) at the Tonga longhouse that has a small lounge and you can use the lounge at the Hawaii longhouse as well. The price would be about $200 a night less than what we are paying for the CL lagoon view room. It would be on the ground floor which I don't want but I know I have a chance at getting a ground floor room at the Hawaii building as well. Help! Has anyone stayed at the Tonga building? What would you Poly experts do. This will be our first Poly stay.

$200 less a night is a substantial savings! I commented on your post on the CL thread, but I must have read it wrong as I was thinking it was $200 savings overall. Having to go to the Hawaii building for the lounge might be a little inconvenient, but for $200/night savings it might be worth it .

Just a heads up Tikiman posted that the bus times hardware went in today! I hope it is up and running by our trip in 2 weeks.

Thanks for this information .

 

[Disneytam]

My DH and I decided that the Poly is just not for us at these prices. Thank you for the answers but we decided to book the GF CL TPV. I called back to check on some other prices at other places and found a good (not great) rate at the GF that was less than either of the options that I had at the Poly. The biggest problem for me is paying those high prices and having a ground floor room that will have people walking right past the room, making it feel much like a moderate resort. We like Riverside and have enjoyed staying there but when your paying Disney's crazy prices I don't want to have to keep the blinds closed so passerby's don't look in.

 

[Oswin]

My sisters and I just booked our second sisters trip for June 27 - July 5, 2016! We were there this year from June 29 - July 5 and can't wait to be back. Going for July 4 was so magical for us, it just might be a tradition we keep every year.

 

[Daisytiff]

I always book Ohana late, because then, they do not rush you. I prefer not to eat later, but it makes for a much more enjoyable evening. At least when it comes to dining at Ohana.

My Ohana reservations were at 9:15 and I was very rudely rushed out. 9:15 PM.

 

[JohnDaleswife]

Well if they get rude, you have to get rude right back. I would call for the manager, address the situation and then take forever to finish my meal.

 

[Daisytiff]

Well if they get rude, you have to get rude right back. I would call for the manager, address the situation and then take forever to finish my meal.

Don't worry, I took my time..lol

 

[HaveKidsWillTravel]

We were fortunate enough to get a UPC for our trip in late april. (yippee!) right now we have standard view rooms and the 'savings' from the pin is great! now we're debating whether or not to use the savings as savings (who can't use some extra cash?), consider it our food budget, or upgrade to CL. . . . choices choices. we have two kids (who will be 7 and 3 at the time), and two grandparents (who are healthy, but need 'down' time and 'nap' time too!). planning on a full pool day mid stay and pool days on arrival/departure days. just not sure about the quiet pool construction. i'm not banking on them being done by the end of april. and if we did CL we'd do standard view. and i honestly don't know if it's worth the extra $$ for us. ah, choices choices. suggestions please!! or any other insights welcome!!

 

[mickeynut1]

My DH and I decided that the Poly is just not for us at these prices. Thank you for the answers but we decided to book the GF CL TPV. I called back to check on some other prices at other places and found a good (not great) rate at the GF that was less than either of the options that I had at the Poly. The biggest problem for me is paying those high prices and having a ground floor room that will have people walking right past the room, making it feel much like a moderate resort. We like Riverside and have enjoyed staying there but when your paying Disney's crazy prices I don't want to have to keep the blinds closed so passerby's don't look in.

Not every resort fits everyone's needs/budget and you have to do what's right for you . With that said, I think you picked a great alternative in choosing the GF. Having stayed at the GF (including CL), I think you'll have a great time! We love the Poly, but the GF runs a very close second. Enjoy the rest of your planning .

My sisters and I just booked our second sisters trip for June 27 - July 5, 2016! We were there this year from June 29 - July 5 and can't wait to be back. Going for July 4 was so magical for us, it just might be a tradition we keep every year.

Congrats! We've never been over 4th of July, but it sounds like a magical time to go .

We were fortunate enough to get a UPC for our trip in late april. (yippee!) right now we have standard view rooms and the 'savings' from the pin is great! now we're debating whether or not to use the savings as savings (who can't use some extra cash?), consider it our food budget, or upgrade to CL. . . . choices choices. we have two kids (who will be 7 and 3 at the time), and two grandparents (who are healthy, but need 'down' time and 'nap' time too!). planning on a full pool day mid stay and pool days on arrival/departure days. just not sure about the quiet pool construction. i'm not banking on them being done by the end of april. and if we did CL we'd do standard view. and i honestly don't know if it's worth the extra $$ for us. ah, choices choices. suggestions please!! or any other insights welcome!!

Congrats on the code . I can't comment on CL as we've never tried it at the Poly, but having stayed CL at other resorts, I will say that having the lounge is a nice perk (especially if you will be spending a lot of time at the resort). We don't stay CL every trip, but when we do, it's nice having the lounge for another place to sit and relax rather than in the room or around the resort (the food offerings are also a nice perk). With all of that said, I think you'll have a great trip either way as the Poly is a great resort with a lot to offer no matter which room category you're in .

 

[twinboysandalulu]

We are staying at the Polynesian for the 1st time in December! I was going to decorate our window but then I read that it was not allowed at Deluxe resorts(we usually stay at the CB or AoA). Do they let the rules slide a bit for the holiday celebrations or should I only concentrate on in room decorating?
Thanks!!

 

[dansdad]

We are staying at the Polynesian for the 1st time in December! I was going to decorate our window but then I read that it was not allowed at Deluxe resorts(we usually stay at the CB or AoA). Do they let the rules slide a bit for the holiday celebrations or should I only concentrate on in room decorating?
Thanks!!

There is no rule against decorating your window at the deluxe resorts, though I've not seen more than 1 or 2. However, DVC does not allow any decorations that can be seen from the outside. Are you staying in a regular room at Poly? Or in a DVC studio or bungalow?

 

[twinboysandalulu]

We are staying at a studio but booked through Disney not The DVC

 

[dansdad]

We are staying at a studio but booked through Disney not The DVC

Then you won't be able to decorate the widow.

 

[twinboysandalulu]

Thanks! It's not a must do, the inside of the room will be good enough for us! We are so excited to finally be staying at the poly!

 

[dansdad]

Thanks! It's not a must do, the inside of the room will be good enough for us! We are so excited to finally be staying at the poly!

I hope you have a magical stay!

 

[ThistleMae]

This is sort of a Poly question but is transportation related. We have a dinner reservation at AKL. It seems the most convenient way to get there is to take the monorail to Epcot and then the bus to AKL. But coming back, since our reservation is rather late and Epcot closes at 9 p.m. what is the best way to get back to the Poly?

 

[wilkeliza]

This is sort of a Poly question but is transportation related. We have a dinner reservation at AKL. It seems the most convenient way to get there is to take the monorail to Epcot and then the bus to AKL. But coming back, since our reservation is rather late and Epcot closes at 9 p.m. what is the best way to get back to the Poly?

Take the bus to MK and then the resort monorail or boat.

You can also do the same if you are leaving from the Poly to your reservation. Boat or Monorail to MK and get the AKL bus from there.

 

[mousehappync]

We are sitting in horrible traffic 10 miles away and just got our room assignment. any chance a recent visitor can tell me if there are screens up all the way are one Tokelau? We are in 2927, so not on the quiet pool side, but I'm wondering if it's worthwhile to stop by the desk and ask about a room in Morea instead?

 

[DisneyFEB2013]

We are staying in the Polynesian for three night in late January before we leave for a cruise. We are very excited about staying there. Staying at the Poly is a stretch for us we are going on the cruise but we wanted to be near the Magic Kingdom as we are spending two days there. Anyhow, I had to get creative to make this work for our budget. We bought points for a Poly Studio for one night (Wednesday night) that was available.....we were waitlisted for the other two nights as they were all booked. In the meantime, we did get an email that Friday night was available for points so we snatched that too. Cool, two night in a lake view studio. Not cool, there is a day in between there. So on Thursday night, we have reserved a regular Poly room with points we have from our debit card (I didn't realize we had points until I got a statement in our email and we had over 50,000!). So, so summarize:

Wednesday night: Poly DVC studio
thursday night: Poly Garden View Room
Friday night: Poly DVC studio

Do you see my quandary here? Yes, we are going to have to check in and out three times. Is there a good change that even thought we don't have DVC the middle night, they might let us stay in the same room the entire time? I certainly understand if they can't and I am not asking for something for free....this is the only way we could make this work. I know it is based on availability, but if there is, is this a big deal to make this happen or something they can't do?

Thanks for any advice.

Edit to add: I keep looking on the scorecard website to see if they are offering a DVC room with points, but so far they are not. If they do, I will try to switch to that.

Just wanted to follow up and say thank you for the advice. As it turns out, the second night opened for DVC on the wait list, so we grabbed that and bought the points from a fellow Dis'er. So, 2 nights in a lake view DVC room....then we used debit care reward points and had to pay just a little bit for Club level Polynesian for the third night!! So, that only cost us $67 for the night! We will only have to move once, but being in club level will be worth it! Thank you.