Room upgrade at the Poly?

[PrincessRianne]

What are the odds of getting an upgrade to Concierge at the Polynesian? We've booked for March 15th-22nd, but we're on the waiting list for the bump up. Think there is a decent chance or should we be keeping our fingers crossed for some pixie dust?

 

[Lauriebz]

I always assume there will not be an upgrade, that way if we don't get it nobody is disappointed, and if we do it is a nice surprise. If you are on the wait list, at this point I would just be hoping I got the room period.

 

[jmkrat]

Is this a free upgrade or an upgrade you are going to pay for? A free upgrade at that time more than likely would be hard, you are going in the busy spring break time. There is always a chance a concierge room will open up, people cancel all them time. Just don't count on it too much, you're getting close to your date and spring break is a busy time. Hoping you get your wish.

 

[ducklite]

I agree with PP, a free upgrade is highly doubtful, a paid upgrade is quite possible. I'd keep calling back each morning at 7:00 am Eastern time to see if there's availability. That's when rooms released from the day before reappear in the system.

 

[Sammie]

What type of wait list??

 

[Squirlz]

What type of wait list??

The wait list for the next available concierge room I would imagine.

 

[simonkodousek]

I think the chance for a free upgrade is very miniscule because there are 9 non-concierge buildings, 1 non-suite concierge building, and 1 all-suite concierge building. If you really want an upgrade, I would call and see what is available, but keep in mind that you are going during one of the busiest times of the year and there's a good chance that the resort's already booked up.

 

[CinderellyCinderelly]

We just booked about a week ago Poly concierge for 3/21-3/27...There should be something available I imagine if we got ours so last minute?

 

[BCV23]

What type of wait list??

That's what I was wondering as well.

I remember many years ago, you could waitlist at WDW but that ended a long time ago.

 

[Sammie]

The wait list for the next available concierge room I would imagine.

There isn't any such wait list with Disney, I was hoping the OP could clarify who told her she could wait list to get another type of room. Hopefully a TA has not mislead her.

The only way is to keep calling back for cancellations.

 

[WDWBetsy]

We booked a standard garden view and were surprised at check-in to be upgraded to garden view concierge in the Hawaii longhouse. This was back in late January 2007.

Quite the dusting of pixie dust for us!

 

[mickeysaver]

Well, we know that we were definately the exception rather than the rule when we got pixie dusted during our most recent stay. I am extremely thankful to the CM that chose to pixie dust us. I doubt that they will ever know just how much we needed that pixie dust and how completely appreciated every last speck of it was.

I doubt that we will ever receive an upgrade like that again. If it never happens again, I will still be forever greatful for the one time in a million that it did! Maggie

 

[attackwithnorth]

My last trip to the Poly was Dec.6-12 of this month. We had garden view rooms booked and when we checked in they surprised us with an upgrade to Magic Kingdom view lagoon rooms in Tahiti. A great upgrade.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Earlier this month before my family and I left for the Poly, we were given an upgrade to a Club Level Lagoon View from a Garden View Club Level. Obviously that came as a total surprise which we were not expecting to happen.

 

[PrincessRianne]

So, I should clarify. lol

My aunt just announced we were going in March as a Christmas present to us all. We've gone numerous times, and we knew a while ago that this was gonna happen.

Every time we've gone in the past, we've always gotten concierge. I mean, paid for it. When she booked the rooms a week or two ago, they said there was no concierge room available so she booked two connecting rooms in another building. I guess who ever she spoke to while making the reservations said she would be put on some sort of list in case a room in the concierge buildings was available.

I just wanted to know if anyone thought there was a possibility of this happening for us. We'd definatly pay for it. That's not a problem. Sorry to confuse.

 

[ducklite]

Makes sense, thanks for clarifying.

I'm not sure that a "waiting list" exists. I'm wondering if she booked trough a travel agent who told her that to appease her?

I'd still call back every morning at 7:00 am to check on availability. People seem to have the best luck getting rooms which were previously booked by doing that.

Good luck and have a great trip!