We just got home.... What a wonderful weekend.... We drove up on Friday night and stayed at hotel Momanddad... I like it there a lot... it's like concierge
They had dinner ready and waiting for us.
Next morning, I got up early and gave my mom a nice manicure (yes, I can be nice too) so she could have pretty nails for her upcoming cruise (they left today). My sister arrived and we went to the Poly around 11:00 am. The valet who took care of us (Herbert) was wonderful (he got a really fat tip) and while DH took care of the bags, I went to check in. I had not requested anything special (other than nonsmoking) but I asked Singh if there was a 3rd floor room at Fiji facing the marina (I told her I could wait for it) and she told me yes! and the room was ready! So, Herbert grabbed one of the bellmen and commanded him (yep, he did!) to take our stuff to our room pronto and to give us a tour of the resort in the golf cart. So we drove around the resort while our driver gave us the tour, unloaded the bags (another nice tip for him) and we decide to go eat lunch at Kona Cafe. My DH ordered a Mai Tai and I ordered a Corona. Oh, and we ate too...
That Kona coffee was incredible!
We went back to the room and changed to go to the pool. Oh, by the way, our room had a wonderful view (I'll post pix later). We go downstairs, walk by the marina and decide to rent a boat before going to the pool. We hopped on the 17" Montauk and off into the lake we went. DH, of course, had never driven a boat before so my sis, DD7 and I suffered incredible stress for the first 15 minutes, until he got the hang of it... yikes, it was scary.... but then he got the hang of it and we were able to relax, whew! After our 1/2 hr was up, we headed to the volcano pool. Boy, was it crowded! My DH and I went on the slide (pretty cool) and then DH and her did it a few times. My sis and I just hung out for a while. Then, DH and I decide to get a frosty beverage at the Barefoot bar (beer for both of us... I had the Amber Bock, DH had corona and we walked hand in hand on the beach and sat on a swing watching the water... very romantic
(while sis played with DH in the pool).
Around 4 pm we go back to our room since we needed to start getting ready for our 6 pm PS at Portobello Yacht Club. Sis goes home to get dressed too. We then meet up with my sis, brother, mom, and dad at the restaurant and we get seated within 10 minutes. Andy, our server, was great, and the food... wow, this restaurant is just incredible. My dad ordered a Chardonnay, my sis a Merlot, and DH and I ordered the pitcher of italian sangria (they call it vino fruta)... very yummy. Our appetizers were bruschetta and calamari... both excellent (even DD liked the calamari). For dinner, we all opted for something seafood.... I had the King Salmon with wilted spinach and aioli... unbelievable dish... DH and sis had grouper with spaghettini a la vodka... also excellent. Mom had pasta with shrimp, scallops and clams in a pink sauce, another unbelievable dish and my brother and dad had the scallops and shrimp with some kind of risotto; DD had pizza. Every single dish was incredible. I can't say enough about the quality of the food and service we experienced. Definitely on our must-come-back list.
Next morning, I invited mom and sis for breakfast at Ohana's. It was ok, but not great. Our server was not very good and the food was alright. I did love the characters, though.... They gave me and my mom a carnation for mother's day. Very nice. Mom and sis went home and DH, DD and I decided to go to Epcot. We walked across the resort to the TTC to hop on the monorail. I asked if we could go in the front and they said we could do it on the next train. So we waited about 8 minutes and rode in the front. That was really cool! At the end, the operator gave us each a little card declaring us "Monorail Copilots" way, cool....
We wanted to ride Soarin' so we head on over to The Land to get a fast pass. Stand by time was 75 minutes. Fast pass wait was 3 hours, but we get our fast passes and cross over to Mission Space (5 minute wait). We then went to Innoventions (we hadn't been there in many years) to pass the time. My DD loved the different games and activities. She even made paper! We stopped for a snack and coffee at the bakery and then headed back to The Land. We really enjoyed Soarin'... definitely a cool ride. We were hungry and ate right there at Seasons. They've totally revamped that space and changed the menu. We like it much, much better. DH and I had a turkey sandwich with munster cheese and chipotle butter. YUM! I had also a sweet potato soup (ok, but not great) and DH had the mushroom soup (very good). We used one of those free lunch coupons you get when you go on the DVC tour, so we also could get a free dessert. I chose the key lime pie and the worms in dirt for DH. If you go there, skip the "key lime" pie... it was terrible. First of all, it did not look like key lime. Second, it did NOT taste anything like key lime pie... it was more like a lime meringue (not like custard) with a whipped topping that had been torched (like in a meringue pie). Ugh, we couldn't eat it.
We were tired by then and went back to the room to rest for a few hours. After a nice nap, we showered and dressed to go to the California Grill for dinner. Got there at 8:45 and we were seated right away. We then proceeded to the terrace to watch the fireworks. That was really great... We ordered a bottle of wine (and then regretted it, cuz after one glass we decided we didn't like the wine, my poor DH had to drink most of the bottle cuz I wouldn't touch the stuff after the 1st glass... what an idiot... should have sent it back after the first taste... $49 wasted... well, not really, since DH drank it). We both had the asparagus soup for the appetizer (very good) and decided to share the grouper in shrimp risotto. Wow, another incredible dish. It was delicious. It made up for the bad wine and bad server... she was totally mediocre (but then, she recommended the wine, so that didn't make her earn any brownie points either). DD had pizza. For dessert, DD ordered rice crispies sushi and we had the apple pagoda with cinnamon ice cream. The kid's dessert was darling.... Imagination at its best.... they took 2 red gummy worms and wrapped rice crispies mix around them, wrapped in a fruit rollup and cut round like a california roll. It came with 3 of those and 3 rectangular ones topped with a red gummy in the shape of a fish. Brilliant presentation. She loved it. Our dessert was another winner. Apples wrapped in a crepe topped with a cookie, layered to look like a pagoda, served with creme fraiche and cinnamon ice cream. We devoured it.
This morning I woke up early and packed while my sleeping beauties, well... slept. After packing, I woke them up, got dressed and went to Kona Cafe for breakfast. DH and I ordered the Tonga Toast I've heard so much about.... my oh my.... it was delicious!!!! Note to self: come back to Kona for breakfast! Then it was checkout time
Overall, we loved the Poly and had an absolutely great time. It's our new favorite resort (Sorry WWL, the Poly bumped WL out of my #1 spot).
Sorry for the long post, but I figured my fellow lushes would want to know...
I bought the beer in cans, cuz I am sure they do not want glass by the pool. Oh, and BTW...weather report says 60% chance of rain. 
That is not cool, dude! LOL!
plus we got a free breakfast, and who can get mad at a free breakfast 
