I am hoping (requested via Touring Plans fax) for a King bed, in either Fiji or Rarotonga. In an ideal world I'd also get ground floor. Hopefully away from construction in Rarotonga but really, if I did face the construction I'm not sweating it too much. That building is at least a bit further away (so to speak) and it's not like they are working at night. I'm not expecting a stellar view with a standard room, even without construction. What I want even more than anything else is early check in. If I can get that I'll take just about anything
I think we put less stock in the view than others too. When I want a good view, I book it, like TPV at CR or Arusha Savanna at AKL. I wanted good views so I booked those rooms. When I book standard I'm expecting a parking lot. Construction won't be worse. At least to us.
My DH thinks we should just say best view possible and let the room assigners decide, but I thought that would go without being said and I should actually make a request. Thoughts, opinions? What would you request? I always thought I loved a balcony and view, but we couldn't pass up this deal. I guess I'll find out how important that view, and maybe balcony are, depending on the room we get! It's still better than any day at work!!!
I have no idea how this will affect your requests, but I don't understand why there is a button to edit your requests when it is impossible to do so. I ended up calling and speaking to 3 different people before somebody could adjust mine. I just wanted to uncheck "early arrival" top priority request. Ugh.
sounds like a great vacay so far! glad you're enjoying it! i arrive in about a month and have some concerns, as people in recent weeks have shared some experiences about limited CL breakfast selections (carbs only) and limited evening appetizers (it all looked like it came from costco and there was a lot on repeat). is this still the case this week? i keep hoping against hope that maybe the poly is just on the cusp of a fantastic change... one can dream, right?!also, i'm not sure what room category you have, but do you happen to know how rough the view and noise are on the garden view side of hawaii?
the poly really is an amazing resort as a whole and when i visited for a few hours in april i liked some of the changes (even though change is always hard!). just feeling a bit uneasy about CL!
There was definite noise during the day, but did not hear it inside our room. At the end of last week/this weekend they were using cranes to do repairs/painting on the outside of Samoa so at times the walkway from the GCH to Hawaii was closed and we had to go through Samoa. They were also cutting down trees within the fenced in east pool. We had GV in Hawaii and never heard a thing while inside. The only time I really noticed the noise was when we were walking around.
This was our first stay at the Poly and our first stay at CL. The thing we loved the MOST and will probably keep us coming back was how close and convenient everything was. The pool, the monorail/boat, drinks and snacks, etc. The view is amazing. Previously we have stayed at PORS, AKL, FW cabins, and OKW. We actually own at OKW and it has always been our favorite (size of the rooms, lower cost of villas), but now I can easily say that has changed. My kids said they would gladly give up the room size to have the conveniences of the Poly.
We stayed 7/16-7/19 CL GV.
I took pictures of a few of the offerings.
Morning 7-10am: Yes, carbs, carbs, carbs. Cereal, bagels, croissants, cinnamon rolls.
Snack 12-4pm: This changed depending on what they had. Cookies, goldfish, gummy bears, chocolate covered almonds, yogurt covered pretzels, some kind of snack mix, jelly beans. One day they ran out of chocolate chip cookies and I seriously thought there was going to be a riot!! There were a few not-so-nice guests.
Evening 5-7pm: Always fruits, veggies, cheese, crackers, hummus and pita bread. The 3 nights we were there had a different hot offering. Thursday was chicken quesadillas and spring rolls. Friday was wings and something else I can't remember right now. Saturday was meatballs and spinach pastries.
Dessert 7-10pm: We only made one of these but there was cake things, cookies, cherry tarts, and cream puffs.
I will say that we were really impressed with the level of service. All cast members were very nice and helped us with whatever we needed. We were very impressed with how they handled difficult cast members........they used sarcasm and jokes. For instance, one lady was standing there impatiently waiting for the cream puffs to be restocked. She said, "I have been waiting for these!" The cast member responded with, "I was in the kitchen working all day just for you!" We thought it was funny anyway!
View from our patio. Hawaii GV 1523.
Available from 7am - 10pm
12-4pm offerings
Thursday 5-7pm
Thursday 7-10pm
The wings from Friday
Thank you so much for your review and pictures! I've been so, incredibly worried about the noise, the food offerings and the condition of the rooms. I'm so glad you had a great time!! Did your room seem to be well maintained and in pretty good condition? Again, thank you so much for your descriptions and review!There was definite noise during the day, but did not hear it inside our room. At the end of last week/this weekend they were using cranes to do repairs/painting on the outside of Samoa so at times the walkway from the GCH to Hawaii was closed and we had to go through Samoa. They were also cutting down trees within the fenced in east pool. We had GV in Hawaii and never heard a thing while inside. The only time I really noticed the noise was when we were walking around.
This was our first stay at the Poly and our first stay at CL. The thing we loved the MOST and will probably keep us coming back was how close and convenient everything was. The pool, the monorail/boat, drinks and snacks, etc. The view is amazing. Previously we have stayed at PORS, AKL, FW cabins, and OKW. We actually own at OKW and it has always been our favorite (size of the rooms, lower cost of villas), but now I can easily say that has changed. My kids said they would gladly give up the room size to have the conveniences of the Poly.
We stayed 7/16-7/19 CL GV.
I took pictures of a few of the offerings.
Morning 7-10am: Yes, carbs, carbs, carbs. Cereal, bagels, croissants, cinnamon rolls.
Snack 12-4pm: This changed depending on what they had. Cookies, goldfish, gummy bears, chocolate covered almonds, yogurt covered pretzels, some kind of snack mix, jelly beans. One day they ran out of chocolate chip cookies and I seriously thought there was going to be a riot!! There were a few not-so-nice guests.
Evening 5-7pm: Always fruits, veggies, cheese, crackers, hummus and pita bread. The 3 nights we were there had a different hot offering. Thursday was chicken quesadillas and spring rolls. Friday was wings and something else I can't remember right now. Saturday was meatballs and spinach pastries.
Dessert 7-10pm: We only made one of these but there was cake things, cookies, cherry tarts, and cream puffs.
I will say that we were really impressed with the level of service. All cast members were very nice and helped us with whatever we needed. We were very impressed with how they handled difficult cast members........they used sarcasm and jokes. For instance, one lady was standing there impatiently waiting for the cream puffs to be restocked. She said, "I have been waiting for these!" The cast member responded with, "I was in the kitchen working all day just for you!" We thought it was funny anyway!
View from our patio. Hawaii GV 1523.
Available from 7am - 10pm
12-4pm offerings
Thursday 5-7pm
Thursday 7-10pm
The wings from Friday
..This was our first stay at the Poly and our first stay at CL. The thing we loved the MOST and will probably keep us coming back was how close and convenient everything was. The pool, the monorail/boat, drinks and snacks, etc. The view is amazing. Previously we have stayed at PORS, AKL, FW cabins, and OKW. We actually own at OKW and it has always been our favorite (size of the rooms, lower cost of villas), but now I can easily say that has changed. My kids said they would gladly give up the room size to have the conveniences of the Poly.
We stayed 7/16-7/19 CL GV.
I took pictures of a few of the offerings.
Morning 7-10am: Yes, carbs, carbs, carbs. Cereal, bagels, croissants, cinnamon rolls.
Snack 12-4pm: This changed depending on what they had. Cookies, goldfish, gummy bears, chocolate covered almonds, yogurt covered pretzels, some kind of snack mix, jelly beans. One day they ran out of chocolate chip cookies and I seriously thought there was going to be a riot!! There were a few not-so-nice guests.
Evening 5-7pm: Always fruits, veggies, cheese, crackers, hummus and pita bread. The 3 nights we were there had a different hot offering. Thursday was chicken quesadillas and spring rolls. Friday was wings and something else I can't remember right now. Saturday was meatballs and spinach pastries.
Dessert 7-10pm: We only made one of these but there was cake things, cookies, cherry tarts, and cream puffs.
I will say that we were really impressed with the level of service. All cast members were very nice and helped us with whatever we needed. We were very impressed with how they handled difficult cast members........they used sarcasm and jokes. For instance, one lady was standing there impatiently waiting for the cream puffs to be restocked. She said, "I have been waiting for these!" The cast member responded with, "I was in the kitchen working all day just for you!" We thought it was funny anyway!
View from our patio. Hawaii GV 1523.
Available from 7am - 10pm
12-4pm offerings
Thursday 5-7pm
Thursday 7-10pm
The wings from Friday
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I looked at Touring Plans for Queen Beds, TPV
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Is there any more information regarding the possible closure of first floor garden view rooms in the Hawaii building (GVCL)?
