Hi all!
We just got back yesterday from a 7 day stay at the Poly, and we had a great time. I'll put up a full review and a trip report with pictures soon, but for now here is a quick summary....
The resort itself was beautiful! It was really well themed and quite clean considering the amount of people milling about. I've read elsewhere that some people think the theming is too 70's, but we didn't think so. The lobby is beautiful with some nice shops and pleanty of places to sit and relax. The staff was really friendly and helpful, much better than another resort we visited, but I'll touch on that in my trip report.
We requested a balcony in Tokelau prior to check in and got just that. Of couse I was hoping for an upgrade (who doesn't) but was really happy when we got to our room and saw the view. We had room 3947 which is third floor facing the quiet pool. Imagine our surprise when we stepped out onto the balcony, looked right and...tada!.....we could clearly see Cinderella's Castle! How cool is that?!?!
The room itself was huge compared to the moderates that we usually stay at, and upon check-in it was pretty well cleaned. However we did have some issues with housekeeping and I'll get into that in my full review and trip report.
The pool, beaches and ground were wonderful. My wife described it best when she said it feels "more fun" compared to Riverside, which is where we usually stay. The beach had allot of room to roam and play, even at times when it was more crowded. The main pool was awsome with it's zero entry, waterfall and slide. Just like the beaches, even when the pool was crowded there was still room to enjoy it.
Transportation was great to the Magic Kingdom, but kinda so-so to everywhere else including Epcot. The walk to the TTC was short and nice, but the wait for the monorail was just as long as the buses at the mods. Don't get me wrong, traveling on the monorail to Epcot was still way better than the bus (no whiplash from those crazy Disney bus drivers), but it still wasn't as fast as we hoped for. Speaking of the buses, we took the buses to Downtown Disney and Hollywood Studios from the resort and had no problems. It was honestly no worse or better than our experiences in the past, which is a good thing.
The food, however, was not good at the Poly or the whole of WDW for that matter. YUCK! There has been discussion in the past that the quality of Disney food has gone down recently (possibly due to the Dining Plan) and I'd have to agree. Two meals even made us sick.
Not good. We also now know where in Disney you can get something that taste like armpit.
You'll have to wait for my trip report for more on this (I'm such a tease), but needless to say it was our most comical and disgusting moment in WDW. Yummmmm.....armpit!
I also did the Poly Photoshoot and have to say that they did an excellent job. We got to see the photos while we were there and most of them turned out beautifully! The Photopass Photographer spent allot of time with us and took about 54 pictures. I still have to order the CD from the Photopass site, but I'll try to find a way to post some of the pics so you all can see what it like. It was worth the time and money (only $25 with pre-puchase of the CD) and I would definetly recommend it to anyone staying at the Poly.
I'll be back later with a full review and pics!
, but maybe everyone will just stay for the long weekend and go home Tuesday morning before we get there. 
