TRIP REPORT AND PICTURES COMING SOON...AS WELL AS DINING REVIEWS
I LOVE THE POLY!!!!
First of all, we were greeted with a WARM ALOHA from all of the Poly staff...this place is pure splendor!! We got checked in fresh off the magic express (what a fabulous service!!!). We all got our keys to the world and our pink leis from Trinh (I think that was her name anyway she was super nice.) My kids played in the kids area and made lei bracelets with Mickey pasta shapes, very cute!! The girls kept saying "aloha" at every opportunity! They were soooo excited. We were assigned to Fiji room 2307, great view of the lagoon and GF as well as luau cove. I specifically asked for a newly remodeled room and all they had was 2nd floor so no balcony but it was a small sacrafice for this AMAZING room!!! The longhouse itself was in a GREAT location...great great great!!! I can not tell you how close it was to the pool and GCH and the beach (where we watched Hallowishes and Wishes a couple of times while swimming in the VOLCANO POOL!!) The beds (do not know if they are new or what..) they are SOOOOO COMFY!!! Plush, big pillows everywhere!! The TV is awesome, my dh was so IMPRESSED!!! They all loved the huge flat screen!! The bathroom was nice, sometimes I could smell what I refer to as the Florida smell, like an outdoorsy, heat smell. Hard to describe but I thought it was very tropical!! The smell in the GCH actually reminded me and my dh of Las Vegas smells where they pump fresh oxygen into the air, we thought it smelled wonderful!! The greenery is so Hawaiian and tropical!!
Just a little FYI, the maintenence people had to be called several times to our room because the electrical system in the new rooms is apparently having some problems. Several times during our stay our fridge was not working (good thing we did not have a lot of food in it) and the AC would stop running. I was fine with the temp but my dh was always saying it was a little too warm but anyway someone ALWAYS fixed it RIGHT AWAY...three times to be exact. I just called the front desk and got help.
The daybed (which infact folds down into a twin bed, I realized on our last night) was very nice and served it purpose, the girls took turns on it. There is a little clothes line above the tub if you want to hang your wet clothes (FYI) The bathroom was pretty and very stylish! A bit small maybe and we only had one sink but it was a lovely room indeed!!
The volcano pool, hmmmmmm....this was FABULOUS!!! The slide is fun and the 0 entry was nice for the little kids. My dds liked the fountains there. They also liked to play in the white sand!! Very smooth and warm!! I did not get any beverages at the pool bar, I did not think the pool bartender was as nice as he could have been, just standard. Kind of a bigger guy, looked like he needed a little laugh or something...but we did get nachos and cokes there.
The boat to the MK was fantastic!!!!!!! While there were crowds of people waiting for monorails and busses, we were wisked away promptly after EMH and Wishes!!! This service spoiled me for the rest of the trip...I will have a report about that soon. Riding the boat on the lagoon as EWP was going by was SOOOO cool!! Pixie dust abound here ladies and gentlemen.
The monorail service was great as well, but the busses to the other parks from the Poly can be better IMO. Maybe I had been spoiled by the boat and monorail and the short lines at the parks...I think I am flexible and patient, I work with special needs kids and have three girls...waiting does not bother me but we waited 40 mins for a bus to AK on Sunday!!! That was precious park time wasted!! The bus wait was sooooo long that a crowd of people had gathered and me not knowing where the bus would stop got trampled by all of these people who had not waited as long as some others there at the stop.(I was always conscious of letting those who were waiting before me or had tiny kids or whatever get on before me and my family the whole trip) To get the bus to MGM was better but the pickups from both of the parks took over 30 mins and I assume we were the first load at closing due to timing and our position in line. I still would not rent a car at the Poly, I would just schedule extra time to catch the busses, inexperience at play here. No matter how much we prepare on these boards, you will drop the ball on something! I dropped it several times, stay tuned for trip reprt!! Anyway the Poly was AWESOME and had my dh using the words "value" and "Poly" and "Disney" in the same sentence folks!!!
Ohana was the best!! CC's was great too, no complaints...read restaurant reviews!!
The bell service and housekeeping were great, USE EXPRESS CHECK OUT!! This was SOOOO cool!!!!! So fantastic!!! The shops are all cute and a great little place to find cheap candy souvies is at the candy shop upstairs. We missed several things at Poly but can not wait to go back to figure it all out!! This was a magical vacation and so special and perfect in every way!! I know for a fact I will never stay anywhere but a monorail resort, it just can not be beat...and I do look forward to more Poly stays!! I will post pics later...
All I can say is, go with smiles and an open heart and do not let the little things ruin such a fantastic place!! If you worry about towel animals and weather and lines and schedules you are going to wear yourself out!! Just believe in the magic...
ALOHA!!!
You got me even more excited. I love when others enjoy the Polynesian as much as me! Can't wait to read your trip report and to see your pics!
My dh was addcited and LOVED it!!! BTW the HALLOWISHES fireworks from the beach were AMAZING!!!!!!!! Do NOT MISS THEM!!! They took my breath away, literally. We sadly did not make it to 
