just back went through Poly rooms at SSr

[paults]

we did the walk through at SSR. The studios are not that big. To us it seems the 2 bathrooms take up half of the total size. The living area is small and sleeps 5 (WHAT?) I questioned the CM with us on booking and he said the studios are NOT GUARRANTEED adjoining if you need them. It's not a booking option. CM said if you need connecting studios at POLY villas its NOT GUARRANTEED . You could end up with some in your group in one longhouse and the rest in another.(WHAT?) He lost us right there. I told him buying there was not a good deal if you needed room for 6 or 10 and couldn't get connecting studios. PLus the bungalows were a joke of DVC members. I know it's not his fault but it's the truth. And don't forget there's no kitchen or laundry in these rooms. Almost forgot there's no STORAGE again.(GFV)
I thought I read on the DIS that all the 360 studios linked. ( meaning 180 connecting studios) but the CM said no. Not all the studios connect some are dedicated. If anyone knows if there is a booking category please let the boards know. If by chance one does book connecting studios and has 6 to 10 people , good luck with storage. Although you will have 4 bathrooms.

As for sales: our CM ask if we saw the man out front when we came in, I said no. He said the guy just inherited a ton of money and came in and bought 5 straight weeks in a bungalow every year. Over 1 million dollars. I guess Disney it right, keep the little guys out of the bungalows to sell to the big hitters.

I'm having trouble getting around the news boards. I posted from WDW on WED on a kindle and can't find it anywhere, that's why I reposted this.
We also went over to POLY to walk around, WOW had to leave, fencing everywhere. I feel sorry for anyone that book there right now, it's a mess IMO. New lobby looks great.

 

[drusba]

Members who have made reservations have confirmed that connecting studios is not currently a booking category. It is a non-guaranteed request, which means you cannot rest comfortable that you have connecting rooms and you have to waste your primary request on connecting rooms rather than something else like desired building or floor level. Since having connecting rooms would be an easy booking category to create, since there is no monetary reason anyone can think of for Disney's not having it as a booking category, and since the earlier sales announcements and promos emphasized one could get connecting studios, most have expressed disapointment with Disney's now not having it as a booking category. The rooms were also described as having each studio connecting to another and drawings appeared to confirm that. Moreover, there has been no mention of dedicated studios when reserving. Of course not all have been built yet and it is possible that some of the buildings may have only an odd number of rooms along each side of a floor with the result that one studio per side per floor would have to be dedicated.

 

[Dawn68PA]

They lost us on the tour when they said there's no deck or balcony. We love to sit outside.

 

[wdrl]

They lost us on the tour when they said there's no deck or balcony. We love to sit outside.

Can you elaborate on your statement? All of the hotel rooms in the Moorea, Pago Pao, and Tokelau Longhouses have balconies or patios. I can't see why or even how the rooms would be refurbished and DVD would take away the balconies and patios.

 

[disneynutz]

Only when a resort doesn't sell as expected or available room inventory exceeds expectations will Disney consider what members want.

They pretty much do what they want knowing that because of a strong Disney following, they can reduce construction costs and still sell out.

Increasing room occupancy by adding a pull down bed costs little during new construction and adding it during refurbs, cost is paid for by the members. The benefit is that guests get an extra bed, Disney gets increased attendance and the money spent by the extra person.

Bill

 

[ReelRedHead]

They lost us on the tour when they said there's no deck or balcony. We love to sit outside.

Yes, please clarify. On the website it says all the DVC Longhouses have patios (ground floor) or balconies (2nd and 3rd floor).

 

[quinnc19]

Maybe they meant literally there is no balcony on the model? Even Disney's promotional materials visualize decks/balconies and, given the longhouses being remodeled, I don't see how this could be true.

They lost us on the tour when they said there's no deck or balcony. We love to sit outside.

 

[Pirate Granny]

IF my daughter is able to switch us on Feb 26th for our September trip...we will be using the one bathroom as our luggage, dressers...what a waste of space...NO FRACKING dresser?!? For the $$$$

 

[ReelRedHead]

There is no dresser?!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

we did the walk through at SSR. The studios are not that big. To us it seems the 2 bathrooms take up half of the total size. The living area is small and sleeps 5 (WHAT?) .

Interesting to hear. I know I was very surprised when I saw the first pictures from a tour at how the size of the living area appeared to be about the same as all other studios when they were starting out with such an overall larger space. The one bathroom with the tub and toilet used space very inefficiently IMO. Actually the whole thing appears to have been designed for better efficiency.

They lost us on the tour when they said there's no deck or balcony. We love to sit outside.

All of those longhouses have balconies and patios so I think that information was incorrect.

There is no dresser?!

Nope. There's the closet with a couple of very small shelves. There are two drawers under the head of the bed. There is storage in the sofa "table". And there are a few drawers and shelves under the sinks in each of the bathrooms. The murphy bed takes up the space that would typically have provided dresser storage.

 

[zavandor]

Increasing room occupancy by adding a pull down bed costs little during new construction and adding it during refurbs, cost is paid for by the members. The benefit is that guests get an extra bed, Disney gets increased attendance and the money spent by the extra person.

Higher DVC occupancy means that DVC members pay a bigger share of the resort expenses for common areas (staff, pool maintenance...), making the Poly even cheaper to run for Disney for the cash part. A big win all around.

 

[Pirate Granny]

No dresser we could see in the brochures. The TV Murphy bed is almost in the corner and they put a table and two chairs on the wall next to the TV cabinet. Some sort of room in the otterman like that is a dresser???? I'm also very disappointed that the second bedroom of the bungalow has only ONE bed???? For that kind of $$$ you have people sleeping in the living room on a pullout?!?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

No dresser we could see in the brochures. The TV Murphy bed is almost in the corner and they put a table and two chairs on the wall next to the TV cabinet. Some sort of room in the otterman like that is a dresser???? I'm also very disappointed that the second bedroom of the bungalow has only ONE bed???? For that kind of $$$ you have people sleeping in the living room on a pullout?!?

And the fact that one of those pullouts is also in that second bedrooms just s

Higher DVC occupancy means that DVC members pay a bigger share of the resort expenses for common areas (staff, pool maintenance...), making the Poly even cheaper to run for Disney for the cash part. A big win all around.

Yep. I think Disney has latched onto that aspect and the design of the Poly as well as the addition of the murphy bed to the older resorts is based more on that than caring much about the wishes of the owners because there are also a lot of us that didn't wish for that - but we'll get to pay for it.

 

[supersnoop]

Keep in mind that the pull-out couch is queen size. Every other DVC studio has a full-size couch. That might be why the room appears small, even though it's larger than the others.

 

[quinnc19]

Keep in mind that the pull-out couch is queen size. Every other DVC studio has a full-size couch. That might be why the room appears small, even though it's larger than the others.

It also has 2 nightstands.

 

[wdrl]

Yep. I think Disney has latched onto that aspect and the design of the Poly as well as the addition of the murphy bed to the older resorts is based more on that than caring much about the wishes of the owners because there are also a lot of us that didn't wish for that - but we'll get to pay for it.

Not all DVC members have the same needs and desires. Who is to say what the "wishes" of the owners are in this situation? No one is forcing a DVC member to book five guests in a studio. If a DVC member chooses to book five guests in a studio, then couldn't we say that is what they wish to do?

Besides, the addition of the Murphy bed in studios doesn't necessarily mean that everyone will try to book the maximum of five guests in a studio. With the option of the Murphy bed families with two children can let each child have their own bed: One child sleeps on the sofa and another child on the Murphy bed. In the old configuration, the two kids have to share the sofa.

 

[Sammie]

The balconies and patios were in the buildings they converted and they are still there. Obviously they meant the models don't have them to show.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Not all DVC members have the same needs and desires. Who is to say what the "wishes" of the owners are in this situation? No one is forcing a DVC member to book five guests in a studio. If a DVC member chooses to book five guests in a studio, then couldn't we say that is what they wish to do?

Besides, the addition of the Murphy bed in studios doesn't necessarily mean that everyone will try to book the maximum of five guests in a studio. With the option of the Murphy bed families with two children can let each child have their own bed: One child sleeps on the sofa and another child on the Murphy bed. In the old configuration, the two kids have to share the sofa.

True - unless a person is the one making these decisions no one can know for certain but this is my opinion in until proven otherwise. It has nothing to do with owner requests or desires except to possibly state that as a reason owners wish to hear. I'm a little up in the air on if it even should have done since it changes the room design that was in the purchase documents but since most of that can be modified at DVC's choice it may have been permissible. I'm also not certain if Disney always used the room head counts to allocate resort expenses or if originally it was by rooms but BLT took an MF increase that management attributed to the fact that DVC rooms have higher occupancy than the resort rooms and to my eyes it started growing from there.

 

[Dawn68PA]

Can you elaborate on your statement? All of the hotel rooms in the Moorea, Pago Pao, and Tokelau Longhouses have balconies or patios. I can't see why or even how the rooms would be refurbished and DVD would take away the balconies and patios.

Yes that's what the guide said. He said studios have no balcony or deck. Only the bungalows. The others models had a deck on the tour but the poly didn't so I asked. If anyone truly knows otherwise for fact, I'd love to know!

 

[sleepydog25]

Yes that's what the guide said. He said studios have no balcony or deck. Only the bungalows. The others models had a deck on the tour but the poly didn't so I asked. If anyone truly knows otherwise for fact, I'd love to know!

I recall seeing Romeo & Juliet balconies on some Poly buildings, and if one of those buildings was selected for PVB, it would make sense that the refurb would keep those and not have a traditional balcony. Is this a possibility?