How smelly is smell???

[Cantw8]

O.K. you guys are starting to scare me with these smelly tales of the Poly!!! We'll be staying in Sept for 3 nights in a standard room, how musty smelling is it?? I was thinking about upgrading to concierge is it less stinking there? LOL. I was real concerned about the posting that claimed "there was a large smelly stain on the carpet." What the heck is going on over there?

 

[Mom of 5]

Our rooms at the Poly didn't smell at all. We were on the third floor in the Tokelau longhouse.

Enjoy the Polynesian!!

 

[polyfan]

We stayed at the Poly for 4th of July. It was just fine. The room was very clean. (We had previously stayed at CSR in April- that was not as clean.) There was a smell one day outside near the main building, but it was not there all day and really didn't effect us. I would highly recommend staying there.

 

[Patrick IL.]

This is subjective.....we did 5 nights in the Hawaii building, never smelled anything out of the ordinary, it was wonderful. Enjoy you trip!

 

[PeterPam]

I used to live in Hawaii. When we arrived at the Poly, I said to my DH "it smells like Hawaii!" The smell people are refering to is probably the beautiful tropical vegetation. Don't worry about this suppossed smell...The Poly is my favorite resort. It is beautiful, tropical and relaxing. )

 

[hmp2z]

We haven't stayed at the Poly yet, so I can't say anything about the rooms, but there is an AWFUL smell in the back left corner of the lobby. When you're right by that little bakery, it stinks like mutton tallow. I tried to go into the clothing shop back there and left because the smell was making me nauseous. This was definitely not the tropical plant smell, which is fine with me; it smelled like congealed animal fat - blech!
Again, this was only in the corner of the lobby, and I have a feeling it's due to that bakery there...
Cheers!
Heather P

 

[CamColt]

We stayed in Rarotonga last September and Samoa(smoking) earlier this month. Our rooms never smelled, not even like smoke.
While I do find a certain smell in the GCH, its nothing bad. Just water and flowers, sort of like when you go to a garden dept of Home Depot, only better.

 

[Tikiman]

I told my self I would not get into another “SMELL” debate but I have a few things to say. First off the Polynesian does not have a bakery and the only thing in the far left corner of the GCH are clothing stores. Maybe the smell was the person walking in front of you.

Something I must first say is that I have such a strong sense of smell that people at work and my own wife make jokes about it. I will say I smell something and they will say it must be 3 blocks away if I can smell it. I am also very sensitive to strong odors and I have never had a problem at the Polynesian. The lobby either smells like the wonderful food in the restaurants or a tropical greenhouse smell every time I have been in it.

As far as the rooms are concerned. Some people do not like the tropical fragrance they use when cleaning the room. There is also a distinct “Polynesian Resort” smell in some of the older buildings but I have actually smelled the same thing in other Disney resorts and I figure it is due to the Florida moisture but it is not what I would call smelly. The only other odor I have smelled in a room that was not pleasant was when people mess with the air conditioning. I did it my self once. The housekeeper sometimes turns up the air-conditioning and then if you turn it off and turn on the heat or the fan the moisture in the system smells like when you first turn on the car air-conditioning after a hot day. This smell goes away in a matter of minutes and again I have smelled this same smell if not stronger at other resorts so as far as I am concerned there is no “POLY SMELL” or smell that is only at the Polynesian. In fact, as we speak they are redoing the rooms and cementing in the ground level floors and removing and replacing the wood around the rooms as well as replacing the ventilation to reduce the moisture affects from Florida’s climate.

Well that is all the fact and opinion I have on this matter.

Aloha

Steve

 

[hmp2z]

Steve,
If there isn't a bakery, then the place I was talking about is some type of food shop in the back corner, across from a clothing store. I saw baked goods, so assumed it was a bakery, but the smell prevented me from entering
It was definitely a strong odor coming from there, but, again, I wanted to say this is not about the bedrooms at the Polynesian (not sure if this was clear or not in the last post). Yes, there was a strong smell, yes, it was in the back corner of the lobby, coming from the shop selling food across from a clothing store (can you tell I've never stayed there?), but no, it wasn't coming from a hotel room, and I wouldn't imagine that this particular smell would be a problem in a hotel room at the Poly.
If other people have been there and not noticed the smell, it may be that on this particular day, there was something unusual going on in the food shop that caused a strong odor of congealed fat. Believe me, this was NOT the kind of smell that could be missed Definitely coming from the shop - definitely not from a person. My fiance joined me, and he noticed it, too, so I wasn't hallucinating
Just wanted to clarify!
Heather P

 

[Tikiman]

That sounds like Captain Cook's. It is a food place. Maybe they were burning some pizza or something.

Steve

 

[dwdeb]

I too, would like to add to what tikiman says:
THERE IS NO SMELL!

 

[polyfan]

maybe it's all the tropical plants that people are not used to being around. As for Captain Cooks, we loved that place. It was very convenient for our kids(they especially like the uncrustables) and the baked goods were great also. I would not hesitate to recommend eating there or staying at the Poly.

 

[dwdeb]

I too, would like to add to what tikiman says:
There is no smell! other than the tropical frgrance from all the lush foliage, and waterfall in the GCH.
we are headed back for our 4th stay at the concierge, this will be about our 6th or 7th stay at the polynesian.
we are dvc mmbers, but the polynesian is our absolute favorite resort for service, atmosphere, disney magic, and NO SMELL!!!!!

 

[Tigger73]

I read the same thing about this smell and was considering staying somewhere else. Some people really made me question staying at the Poly... I am happy to report, there was no smell in the Tahiti, or anywhere else for that matter. The Poly is wonderful and enjoy your stay....

I think the people who complain about the smell are the same people complaining about the mugs.....

 

[Cantw8]

ok, you have all said exactly what I wanted to hear....the Poly is great. I have always wanted to stay at the Poly since my very first visit back when WDW opened (1975?). I was visiting my Grandmother in Orlando and she took my father and I to the Magic Kingdom (that's all that was there then!!). We met one of her friends for lunch at the Poly and I fell in love with the resort. I swore that I would return someday with my kids. After several visits to WDW and twenty-five+ years later, I am finally staying there. It was breaking my heart to hear all the negative comments being posted about the Poly. I am going no matter what. Tikiman, I am with you...there is nothing more relaxing than the smell of flora and fauna. I am going to have a great time. Thank you all for reassuring me.

 

[Tikiman]

Enjoy your stay Cantw8.

Steve

 

[Tess]

Holy Peat Moss! Not again! Maybe we need one of those stationary posts for the "smell debate"!

I'm with you Steve--this seems a neverending issue and I always try to avoid it, but the doggoned mouse keeps clicking whenever I see the topic! I'm going to have to do a bit of remedial training for the mouse. . .

I concur with your commentary 110%--there is no smell at Polynesian that shouldn't be there OR in Florida for that matter!

 

[Cantw8]

I am so sorry for opening up this can of stinking worms!!! I certainly did not mean to. I will never again post anything having to do with aromatherapy at the Poly!! LOL. Tikiman, your website is awesome......thank you.

 

[Tess]

LOL--you'll have a wonderful trip, I'm sure! We, like Tikiman, love the Polynesian! We Cantw8 to get back next summer!

 

[Cantw8]

Thanks, Tess.....I have to ask. What is beers for the ears? I hope i'm not starting more trouble!!! Don't tell me that you need lots of beers so you don't hear all the noise at the Poly as well as smelling all those smells!! LOL