Disney's POLYNESIAN VILLAGE RESORT Information & Questions

[LaLaSweets]

Hi, this will be my first time staying in a Disney resort and I'm so excited to start planning my trip . I'm not going til next August 2018 ( very end of August) but I'm learning everything now. what is the web site that you all go on to make your room selections and see rooms? I'm still trying to decide on dining plan and club levels. Thank you

 

[Superchikk]

I'm coming out of hiding - I've been lurking on this thread for a little while. My husband and I are planning a kid-free trip in the fall of 2018 for our 20th anniversary, and our plan is to rent DVC points and stay at the Poly. It will be our first time to stay at a monorail resort and I'm looking forward to it. The kids are not excited about us leaving them behind, but they'll get over it. Eventually.

 

[Chrelaine]

I'm coming out of hiding - I've been lurking on this thread for a little while. My husband and I are planning a kid-free trip in the fall of 2018 for our 20th anniversary, and our plan is to rent DVC points and stay at the Poly. It will be our first time to stay at a monorail resort and I'm looking forward to it. The kids are not excited about us leaving them behind, but they'll get over it. Eventually.

DH and I left DD5 home this past summer when we celebrated our 10th anniversary. Lots of souvenirs and a promise to take her the next year and things were good! I hope you have a wonderful trip!

 

[Ksims616]

I'm coming out of hiding - I've been lurking on this thread for a little while. My husband and I are planning a kid-free trip in the fall of 2018 for our 20th anniversary, and our plan is to rent DVC points and stay at the Poly. It will be our first time to stay at a monorail resort and I'm looking forward to it. The kids are not excited about us leaving them behind, but they'll get over it. Eventually.

We have a strict 2/3 & 1/3 rule. 2/3 of our trips are with the 4 kids, 1/3 are not. Gives us some quality grownup time and the kids know they are coming back!

 

[Sarah28]

Hello Poly Fans! Well we have been back a week now and I'm trying to catch up and sorting out my pics from the trip. This was our first stay at the Poly and we had the best time, we love it there and would definitely stay there again!

We got the leis and anniversary celebrations badges from the lovely CM at check in - we requested Fiji building 3rd floor but we got Samoa 1st floor King Size instead, which I was a little disappointed with at first, but it turned out we actually preferred being that much closer to the Ceremonial House so was very happy in the end - we were literally one minute walk away which was great with our refillable mugs.

We loved the torches around the resort and how lush and green it was - we enjoyed a few walks around of an evening so pairing this with the tropical music, it really felt like we were in paradise!

We had some amazing meals there at Kona and Ohana, we even got a card from Kona to welcome us back as we had breakfast and dinner there during our stay. We loved Trader Sams Tiki Terrace (never made it inside) and Capt Cooks was such a great QS location for a quick breakfast or bite to eat in the evening. We love dole whips so being able to get one here was amazing too and I enjoyed my very first Tonga Toast and Kona Blend, so good!

All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and can't wait to come back - I've posted a couple of pics to share the Poly love with you all, thanks for all the tips too

 

[Taylor F.]

First time staying at Poly!!!

The lovely CM on the phone who helped me book told me the time I'm staying ill either be getting free dining or 30-40% off my room. He said the email will go out in April and then another in June/July. So our $5k should drop hopefully!!!

Anything I should know about Poly? We want to eat in Ohana, but tell me more about the Resort! I'm so stoked!

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

My DH, DD & I have stayed at the Poly many times and we'll back again this August.

My sister and her family are going to WDW for the first time this October and are also staying at the Poly. They are coming to visit next weekend and I'm going to help them with their itinerary. I'm so excited for them! I hope they love the Poly as much as we do!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

First time staying at Poly!!!

The lovely CM on the phone who helped me book told me the time I'm staying ill either be getting free dining or 30-40% off my room. He said the email will go out in April and then another in June/July. So our $5k should drop hopefully!!!

Anything I should know about Poly? We want to eat in Ohana, but tell me more about the Resort! I'm so stoked!

Congrats on booking! I love September at Disney, a great time to go IMHO.

One tip, do NOT depend on getting an e-mail about potential free dining and/or room discounts when they come out for the fall. Disney isn't going to be proactive about contacting you to save you money.

You need to follow the September discount thread and other threads on here and watch them like a hawk. When the discounts come out, you want to be on the phone that day. Free dining can be hard to get and the quick one to go, room discounts should be more plentiful, although that 30-40% seems rich to me. Per Mousesavers last fall's general public discount was 20-30%. Obviously things can change.

Speaking of Mousesavers, it looks like last year free dining/room discounts that covered September were released 4/25. Exact dates can change year to year, but that at least gives you a frame of reference of when they are likely to be released and when you need to be paying close attention.

Sorry if the above is obvious, just making sure.

 

[Taylor F.]

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Hello Poly Fans! Well we have been back a week now and I'm trying to catch up and sorting out my pics from the trip. This was our first stay at the Poly and we had the best time, we love it there and would definitely stay there again!

We got the leis and anniversary celebrations badges from the lovely CM at check in - we requested Fiji building 3rd floor but we got Samoa 1st floor King Size instead, which I was a little disappointed with at first, but it turned out we actually preferred being that much closer to the Ceremonial House so was very happy in the end - we were literally one minute walk away which was great with our refillable mugs.

We loved the torches around the resort and how lush and green it was - we enjoyed a few walks around of an evening so pairing this with the tropical music, it really felt like we were in paradise!

We had some amazing meals there at Kona and Ohana, we even got a card from Kona to welcome us back as we had breakfast and dinner there during our stay. We loved Trader Sams Tiki Terrace (never made it inside) and Capt Cooks was such a great QS location for a quick breakfast or bite to eat in the evening. We love dole whips so being able to get one here was amazing too and I enjoyed my very first Tonga Toast and Kona Blend, so good!

All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and can't wait to come back - I've posted a couple of pics to share the Poly love with you all, thanks for all the tips too

I appreciate the info!! I follow several sites (including this one!) that will hopefully let me know the moment it pops up!

Anything else about the Poly that's worth doing/seeing?

 

[Surgie2]

Anything else about the Poly that's worth doing/seeing?

I haven't stayed at the Poly but we've reserved for next year. You might want to look at the Poly marina. They have motorized boats to rent including pontoon boats and they also offer speciality cruises. You can find out all the info on the Polynesian Resort overview on the official Disney website.

 

[Taylor F.]

I haven't stayed at the Poly but we've reserved for next year. You might want to look at the Poly marina. They have motorized boats to rent including pontoon boats and they also offer speciality cruises. You can find out all the info on the Polynesian Resort overview on the official Disney website.

Thanks!!! That would be amazing! My mom is coming to help watch the girls (especially the little one) so we may take advantage of some water activities. How fun!!

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

My husband and I had a wonderful weekend trip in February using our DVC for the first time. We loved staying at the Poly. We had a lake view room with a view of Cinderella Castle and Space Mountain. One night we returned to our room in time to see Wishes from our balcony. We were in Moorea Building - room 2015.
One thing I did learn though was not to have someone drink the Nautilus at Trader Sam's after an afternoon of drinking around Epcot and then doing the Star Wars Galactic Dessert Party (and having plenty of drinks there) and then going to Trader Sam's. That day didn't end well for my husband but he just had to have the Nautilus drink glass. We weren't able to get into Trader Sam's inside but did enjoy sitting out on the patio area.

I booked the Poly again for my solo Flower and Garden Festival stay - it'll be a bit longer so I will be able to enjoy the resort more.
I'm so looking forward to it.

 

[dpswift]

Love being able to watch fireworks from our room. My son has issues being close to fireworks when they go off but enjoyed watching from our patio

 

[pd1138]

We are booked for August!! First time ever at the Polynesian for us!! We have stayed and bounced around at YC/BC/BWI our last four trips so this will be very different for us! A surprise for the kids too since this time we are keeping the resort a secret, they know we are going and they know when, but they don't know where!! My son, who is eight, said staying at the Polynesian has been on his bucket list ever since we ate at Ohanas three years ago! I thought he was a little young for a bucket list, but smiled anyway!

 

[Mousemommy1]

Lots of us going to be there in August!!! Wahoooooo!!!!

 

[dzak1717]

Hi, this will be my first time staying in a Disney resort and I'm so excited to start planning my trip . I'm not going til next August 2018 ( very end of August) but I'm learning everything now. what is the web site that you all go on to make your room selections and see rooms? I'm still trying to decide on dining plan and club levels. Thank you

The Tikiman's website has every building and their room numbers on them http://tikimanpages.com/poly/ but you can't request rooms from there. The only site I think that does that, which I use is Touringplans. If you subscribe to their site they will fax in a room request 5 days prior to your arrival. I've used it a few times with success, but it all depends on your request and how busy the resort is at that time.

Have fun planning and good luck!

 

[lklasing]

My husband and I had a wonderful weekend trip in February using our DVC for the first time. We loved staying at the Poly. We had a lake view room with a view of Cinderella Castle and Space Mountain. One night we returned to our room in time to see Wishes from our balcony. We were in Moorea Building - room 2015.
One thing I did learn though was not to have someone drink the Nautilus at Trader Sam's after an afternoon of drinking around Epcot and then doing the Star Wars Galactic Dessert Party (and having plenty of drinks there) and then going to Trader Sam's. That day didn't end well for my husband but he just had to have the Nautilus drink glass. We weren't able to get into Trader Sam's inside but did enjoy sitting out on the patio area.

I booked the Poly again for my solo Flower and Garden Festival stay - it'll be a bit longer so I will be able to enjoy the resort more.
I'm so looking forward to it.

We have a lake view for DVC in September, so we will also be in Moorea. It looks to me like you were on the side of Moorea that is furthest from the ferry. I keep hearing about the ferry noises disturbing people in lake view rooms in that building. Did you notice it at night or early morning? Was it enough to wake you up?

Thanks!

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

We have a lake view for DVC in September, so we will also be in Moorea. It looks to me like you were on the side of Moorea that is furthest from the ferry. I keep hearing about the ferry noises disturbing people in lake view rooms in that building. Did you notice it at night or early morning? Was it enough to wake you up?

Thanks!

I'm a light sleeper so the ferry noises did wake me up in the morning. My husband is a heavy sleeper and the noises didn't bother him at all.
At night it didn't bother either of us. I think it's because we were so exhausted.

 

[LaLaSweets]

The Tikiman's website has every building and their room numbers on them http://tikimanpages.com/poly/ but you can't request rooms from there. The only site I think that does that, which I use is Touringplans. If you subscribe to their site they will fax in a room request 5 days prior to your arrival. I've used it a few times with success, but it all depends on your request and how busy the resort is at that time.

Have fun planning and good luck!

Thank you!

 

[toddd]

Can anyone tell me about the coffee and coffee makers in the rooms? Are they pods? K-cups? Size of the basket? Any information would be great.