Polynesian deluxe studios kitchenette question

[chefbob609]

i cannot for the life of me find a picture online or a YouTube video. Can anyone tell me if there is a freezer section in the refrigerators in the deluxe studios? I need someone who has actually stayed there to confirm, very important. I'm not looking for a big section just enough for ice cubes.

 

[LauraLea]

No there is not.

Laura

 

[n2mm]

But I'm sure there will be an ice machine nearby if all you want are ice cubes. I've not stayed at Poly, but have stayed at most of the resort studios and never had a problem finding a ice machine.

 

[chefbob609]

I'm looking to store frozen breast milk without having to go to bell services everyday. So far I've figured out art of animation family suites, 1 bedroom dvc and fort wilderness cabins have one. I'm just trying to explore other options.

 

[disneynutz]

How about and ice chest with ice?

Bill

 

[n2mm]

While some studio frigs have small freezers, not all do. Also even if they have one, they don't all work properly. My last stay last month at the bcv my freezer never froze my water bottles. Good luck.

 

[disneygirl_wdw]

We just stayed at SSR and AKL. Maintenance told us they are replacing the fridges slowly with one without freezers. We had our replaced at SSR and it was the same size, but no freezer. AKL fridge was much smaller then the one they replaced it with. It was the same size as Pop just no freezer. AKL said they would bring bags of ice if people need ice packs. Which is why we needed a freezer.

 

[CMNJ]

As of May BLT studios (we had 2 of them) still had the fridge with freezer (not sure if they will change them out before you are planning to go)
In BLT the ice machines are on a few floors (just a few sets of stairs or short elevator ride) so it isn't that bad to get ice either

 

[Simba's Mom]

No there is not.

Laura

Does anyone know why DVC chose to eliminate the freezer section? Being able to have a ice for my inflamed back at the end of the day is/was one reason I liked DVC and one of the reasons I prefer 1 BRs over studios.

 

[carlbarry]

On my last trip to WDW, this past January, I contacted member services as to there not being a freezer section in the mini-fridge in my AKL studio. Member services quickly called me back (at home). The CM said that DVC members had requested the elimination of the freezer section so as to have more space in the mini-fridge!
I need the freezer because I bring food due to religious dietary restrictions.
But his might help you: I found that if I turned down the thermostat all the way, and put the frozen items up against the cooling coils, they stayed frozen. Items in "front" of those items were not frozen.
I was thinking that next trip I might try placing a rolled up newspaper in "front" of those items to slightly "seal in" the cold.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I might try that "trick" you suggested-thanks! And as far as DVC members requesting the change, I wasn't asked. Anyone here who was?

 

[carlbarry]

I might try that "trick" you suggested-thanks! And as far as DVC members requesting the change, I wasn't asked. Anyone here who was?

Shortly after I bought into Wyndham in 2007, they stopped allowing owners to transfer points to each other. They said it was due to a demand by the ownership, and that it was voted upon. No Wyndham members remembered voting on that, either.

 

[DenLo]

I think they are eliminating them because the refrigerators with freezers overheated and the freezers needed defrosting. And there was no time between guests to defrost the freezers that without water running everywhere.

I would ask the hotel if you could get a refrigerator with a freezer because of your situation. I am pretty sure they would supply a freezer for a guest with a medical need.

We just stayed at SSR in a studio and did not have a freezer compartment. Last month we stayed in a studio at BLT and we had a freezer (and boy did it need defrosting).

 

[Dean]

I'm looking to store frozen breast milk without having to go to bell services everyday. So far I've figured out art of animation family suites, 1 bedroom dvc and fort wilderness cabins have one. I'm just trying to explore other options.

I think some of the other family suites do as well such as Coronado springs and possibly the other values. If you're still pumping, the unfrozen milk will be good for roughly a week. They say 8 days but for this type of small fridge I wouldn't count on the full time limit, nor would I count on the mini freezer if present in a dorm type fridge. You could also buy a very small freezer for around $100. You might also talk to some of the companies that rent cribs and the like and see if they might have one or access to something that'd work. The problem with frozen breast milk is that getting it there intact and usable for several days will be risky since it cannot be refrozen even if only partly thawed and is then good only 24 hrs.

 

[Nanajo1]

I might try that "trick" you suggested-thanks! And as far as DVC members requesting the change, I wasn't asked. Anyone here who was?

That is the standard excuse for any change that members might not like. I have never in 18 years been asked for my opinion. I have given it. I am interested to hear if anyone was contacted about this.

 

[Dean]

On my last trip to WDW, this past January, I contacted member services as to there not being a freezer section in the mini-fridge in my AKL studio. Member services quickly called me back (at home). The CM said that DVC members had requested the elimination of the freezer section so as to have more space in the mini-fridge!
I need the freezer because I bring food due to religious dietary restrictions.
But his might help you: I found that if I turned down the thermostat all the way, and put the frozen items up against the cooling coils, they stayed frozen. Items in "front" of those items were not frozen.
I was thinking that next trip I might try placing a rolled up newspaper in "front" of those items to slightly "seal in" the cold.

This is likely to a degree. They likely didn't request no freezer but simply a larger fridge. This is a way to get a larger fridge and the freezer's in that type are usually pretty worthless anyway or nearly so. IMO it was a reasonable change overall. On a side note, we were in a Wyndham "studio" in PCB a year or 2 ago and the studio put DVC to shame. It had a fridge that basic size with an ice maker, a functional kitchen with small stove, and more.

 

[carlbarry]

On a side note, we were in a Wyndham "studio" in PCB a year or 2 ago and the studio put DVC to shame. It had a fridge that basic size with an ice maker, a functional kitchen with small stove, and more.

PCB? Polychlorinated biphenyl?
Seriously, where's PCB?

 

[LauraLea]

PCB? Polychlorinated biphenyl?
Seriously, where's PCB?

Panama City Beach, Florida

 

[jerseygal]

Does anyone know why DVC chose to eliminate the freezer section? Being able to have a ice for my inflamed back at the end of the day is/was one reason I liked DVC and one of the reasons I prefer 1 BRs over studios.

I LIKED having the small freezer!

 

[jo-jo]

I LIKED having the small freezer!

It took a day or so to freeze, but we counted on bringing frozen water bottles to the parks. We like having cold water for hours as we wandered the parks. The best we can do now is to find a smallish water bottle that has a big enough opening to get ice cubes in. Just having an ice machine doesn't help us.