Polynesian Concierge??

[DIXIEDAYS]

Well, I think we have settled on staying at the Poly, again. We are considering the concierge service. Does anyone know what buildings are concierge? Are the rooms larger? Are the perks worth it??

Jim and Donna

 

[MAKmom]

The rooms are the same. We Love Concierge! But we have always used the AP discount. That said at the Poly I think a lagoon view is a must. Some of the Garden Concierge views are lame.

 

[Tikiman]

There are two concierge buildings. One is Hawaii (standard size room) and Tonga (suites).

Here is a look at the Concierge.



http://tikiman2001.homestead.com/concierge.html

 

[MAKmom]

Another facter to concider to decide if concierge is worth it for us is how many guest are in our room. We usally have 4 or 5. So divided between the extra cost it is the best bargin in Disney for my family....for the food alone. The food selections is great. Along with the beverges,canned soda,bottled water & now espresso at the Poly what a deal. I also love the location of the lounge to the rooms & pool....compared to BWI/AKL . Now we use the lounge.... we are not in the parks all day. With the AP the GV concierge was $50.00more per night LV $80.00. Now refillable mugs are $10.00 each... which you do not need in concierge. Also with kids by the time you buy food in the fastfood market & a couple of drinks it adds up quickly. The smuckers prewrapped peanutbutter sandwiches the had for the kids were great! AKL?BWI unwrapped them the Poly kept them wrapped. also at the poly the loungehasgreat lagoon view. My only complaint , it needs a new rug.

 

[disneyholic family]

i was looking at the pictures at tikiman's website...
that concierge room is enormous...
are any of the concierge rooms at the other resorts as big as at the poly?
i'm seriously considering changing our GF concierge reservation to the poly concierge....
the only thing is, when we popped into the poly last summer (just to look at the lobby and pool) it seemed kind of long in the tooth if you know what i mean....
after all, it's an OLD resort....i stayed there almost 30 years ago....

 

[MAKmom]

I've stayed at the GF & the rooms are about the same. The GF has seperate sink area with double sinks which we missed at Poly. You may have been looking at the suites...not standard concierge rooms.

 

[disneyholic family]

i used the wrong term...
i didn't mean the concierge rooms...
i meant the concierge lounge...

the lounge at the poly seems gigantic...
are any other lounges as big as that?..

and how crowded is the poly concierge lounge?

 

[MAKmom]

The area is 3 floors. 1st floor has 2 desks for staff 2nd floor with food is about same as BWI/AKL area. I would say the size of 2 hotel rooms. 3rd floor is a balconey that over looks food area. They call it the library. THe outside wall is all glass & looks over lagoon. Yes it is crowed during peak food & firework times. Yes the Poly does at first appear to be long in the tooth.My husband said he would never stay there when we did the GF. The rooms are verynice & have been updated. In feb the lobby was getting some work done. After staying there he loved it. It was a totaly differant experience then our other WDW trips. VERY LAYED BACK!

 

[disneyholic family]

yes...laid back....i have a feeling that's why we might like it in comparison to the GF....
i hate making decisions....

 

[Tikiman]

I have never found the concierge lounge to be very crowded. Even when we were there on 4th of July and they had out all the special treats, the lounge was not bad. It had a little line but only took about 5 minutes to get through. Most of the time we went to the lounge, we just walked right up to the food and if there were no tables open we just took the stuff to our room.

I know you were talking about the lounge size but the rooms at the Polynesain are larger that the GF. The only standard rooms that are larger are the Contemporary I believe.

Steve

 

[MAKmom]

I agree with tikiman that the food lines are not bad, but the tables go fast. I love trying a new WDW hotel each time. My favorite is GF. LOVED IT!. My 5& 7yr old DD fav.BWI

 

[princess angel]

yes, the lounge at the poly concierge is huge! the only concierge lounge larger than that is the GF RPC lounge. actually maybe it is about the same size.

I love staying concierge, everyone has different feelings on whether or not it's "worth it", to me it's worth it to have the convenience and to be spoiled a little! if you mean will you save $$, probably not, but to me, concierge is always worth it! just be careful, it spoils you easily!!!

Laura

 

[MAKmom]

It saves us money!

 

[ContempoSMT]

Room is a bit larger then the average Polynesian Resort. I stayed 1 night concierge at Poly.. It was nice

 

[VickiVM]

I've been going back and forth between 5 nights at AS or 3 nights As/2 nights Poly ...maybe even concierge. But as MAKMom stated, perhaps the extra cost would be offset. With 3 small kids we easily get nickeled and dimed at Six Flags for about $40 to $50 dollars just in snacks, water, soda. And even when we get food, often some of it gets wasted because portions are unpredictable. Concierge?? I think a definite maybe.

 

[Dana_Buckley]

I did it! I used the code CIF and upgraded my reservation at the Poly (6/2 - 6/8) to GV concierge & my package went down $200! I am so excited. We are taking our 2 1/2 yo, so we will be at the resort every afternoon, for naps & swimming. I think the breakfast, snacks & water will be great! Go for it!!

 

[MAKmom]

The Poly Conceirge is perfect....how much more was lagoon view...if it was available. Make sure you asked for a 3rd or 1st floor room infront of quite pool. Some GV face the entrance of another longhouse. Hawaii is right next to the pool so it will be great with the baby.I also liked how they have pool towels for you .... instead of going to the other side of the pool,bythe boat rentals for them. They also have juice boxes for the kids but you need to ask for them...they will give you some every morining to take to the park with you..grab water bottles for your self. You can make meals out of the evening offerings...if you still want dinner make PS for 7:30ish, which should work for your 21/2 Bwith the time zone difference.

 

[ktleyed]

We were staying at the Poly Concierge the 2nd week of February. I thought the lounge got very crowded during breakfast hour, almost impossible to find a seat and total mayhem! It was nice to get a quick breakfast there before going off to the parks, especially since we got pretty tired of eating 3 huge meals everyday! By our last day, I was back to my old schedule of just having coffee for breakfast. The mini muffins in the concierge were the best, though! We watched the fireworks once from the lounge, I never took advantage of the cordials, and they had coffee, but I was disappointed that they didn't provided decaf in the evening, that would have been a nice touch. Now about the rooms. The first room we were given, I found totally unacceptable, it was on the the 2nd floor of Hawaii with a garden view and there was mildew on the shower ceiling and the whole room smelled awful, I couldn't bear to be in it! I turned right around and went downstairs to the conciege and they gave me the same room, only on the 3rd floor with a balcony looking over the quiet pool and this room was much better, although there was a very strong smell of the rug shampoo! Once the shampoo smell died down it was fine, but it took a few days. This is an optional smoking floor, and I didn't detect a single smoke smell in the room, but I did notice it in the hallway. I also did not notice anything wrong with the water, and my hair was fine. I've noticed that you must be assertive when you go to resorts. Many times they will try to stick you in their worst room (which I feel the first one we had was!) and you must tell them that it's unacceptable or else you'll be stuck with it. I can't remember exactly what the number was but it was about midway down the hall looking out at the quiet pool, I think that it was 2072, but I could be wrong. I had been reading these boards right before we left, so I was acutely aware that there could be a mildew problem, and sure enough! Once we were settled in our new room everything was fine at the Poly from there. I think one of the best things about the resort was the convenience of taking the water launch to the Magic Kingdom, from the Hawaii building this is by far the quickest way, and also riding on the water mice, which my 7 yr. old son and husband loved, they did it twice! One time on our way back from the MK in the evening on the launch, we had to stop and wait for the electrical water pageant to finish, and it was truly magical to watch it from the water, on the opposite side that everyone at the Poly saw! That was our first night there and it was the best! The Poly was a very nice resort, but I don't think I'll stay there again, the buildings, IMO, did look drab and there were places in the Hawaii buliding that definitely looked run down, especially the elevator! Next time it's the Yacht Club concierge, now THAT place was just my speed and their pool was really cool!

 

[DIXIEDAYS]

Thanks for all the replies!! I have stayed at Poly once, but must admit we never paid attention to the concierge. Am I understanding correct that food and drinks, ( water, soda ect ) are available and included in the price?
Also...what room would you recomend....the two of us and 3 kids.....11 - 16?

Jim and Donna

 

[MAKmom]

Yes Breakfast,snacks,Bev,Wine,coordials,appitizer & desert buffet are all included. They have PB& Jelly for the kids,gummyworms,M&M's Ect.

Just make sure you get 1st or 3rd floor.