That's good to know. I've been trying to decide on a room request and I think I just decided. I had it narrowed down to Tokelau,Tahiti or Fiji. From what I've been reading on this thread, any Poly room is pretty good.
My opinion is use WDW Transportation when going to the parks, however when going to Downtown Disney use your own transportation. As for visiting other Resorts I say driving would be faster, although since your staying at the Polynesian it's easy to take the Monorail or boat to the Magic Kingdom to get on a bus to another WDW Resort.
I know, dork, but I really don't know! Also, I've heard people talk about room size, and are they really bigger? I can't remember the size of our room in '05, but at the BC last Fall, the room seemed a tad tight. Is it bigger than that?
Okay, so all of you who vote for Tokelau, you must forgive me, but when I call to request, how do I pronounce it??
Thanks!
Thank you!!!
HAVE AN AWESOME TRIP!!!!
Use your car for HS and AK. We just came back and the buses were REALLY slow this trip.
I think you can request any Longhouse with a Garden View, expect Hawaii because they have Club Level rooms and Tonga which has the various suites.Ok we are going for our 1 year anniverary and I had asked earlier about room requests. I'm still a little confused - our rooms are garden view - can we only request the best biuldings that are garden view or can we request other buildings that are more expensive than garden view? If you request a higher more expensive room if they give it to you - do you have to pay more for it or is it like a freebie? Thanks in advance!
You need to make a reservation for a Lagoon View. The only way you could get it without paying extra is if they gave you a free upgrade to that view when you check-in, although you should not go there thinking that will happen because chances are it won't. So my advice if want a Lagoon View then try to make a reservation for it before you arrive at WDW this way you won't be dissapointed.
There are no microwaves in the rooms, however I believe you can request one. If they still can't get one for you they have one at Captin Cook's which you can use anytime during your stay.
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I took the "Bounce Back Offer" flier, I took the room service menu 
, I took the valet (laundry) service forms which list all of the prices for laundry and dry cleaning, I have the latest "Island Palm Press", I have the "May Recreational Activities" sheet that lists on a daily basis all of the extra activities around the resort and the times they occur, I have a letter they left in our room to warn about when they'd be testing the fire alarms, I have the "Phone Safety Tips" sheet which tells you to NEVER give out info over the phone to anyone claiming to be a CM UNLESS you were the person to initiate the call, and lastly, I have the room service breakfast door hanger that you fill out and leave on your door the night before. WHEW! Oh wait! I also brought home the coffee condiments packet that is near the coffee machine in the room because a lot of people ask what is included with the coffee! I'll open it up later and report. LOL
My aunt now thinks that I am some sort of celebrity at the Polynesian!! I met "Cara loves the Poly" and her beautiful DD; I met "WoodysRoundUp", I met "luvsmarrypoppins", I met someone who's user name I forget (sorry I can't remember! You were the person who said you had your room changed to a better view!!), and I also met someone who recognised us while we were having breakfast at Kona Cafe on Thursday morning! She said that she doesn't post here but reads here, and a funny thing is, she said that her DH's legs are in the picture of my DH and I from our last trip where we're holding the Lapu Lapus! 
I just looked at that picture and I do see someone's torso and legs, who is standing behind a tree in the left side of the picture. That must be him! I was sorry that I didn't see BCV while we were there, but hopefully on another trip! (BCV, did you happen to be in room 1529 by any chance?? lol) 
When we were checking in, the CM said something about "the Hawaii building...." but she was looking down towards her computer monitor, so I said "Excuse me, did you just say Hawaii building? Is that where our room is? Is it just 1 of our rooms, or both???" And she said "BOTH rooms are in the Hawaii building..." I wanted to SCREAM but instead I started to punch my poor DH in the arm!! I did say "oh my goodness! Thank you so much!!" and then I explained to our aunt that we were being upgraded to the concierge building! I was SO Happy to see him and I think I hugged him a little too tightly, and a little too long, but I was SO excited!!! I also got to see another wonderful CM named Allison 
I got to chat with David and Allison a couple of more times on this trip and I was so glad to have the opportunity to do so 
They are both so friendly and helpful. Also, there's a CM in the Hawaii building named Brian who was also very, very professional and friendly during a room mis-hap, which I'll explain later.
Hi everyone!
Wow, what a week! I'm feeling slightly overwhelmed, and I have a lot to say, and I don't know where to start! LOL
First of all, I want you all to know that I've risked life and limb to bring back some "info" to add to this FAQ thread.
Secondly, I am blown away by all of the people who recognised me and came up to me!!
Anyway, it was GREAT to meet you all and I really wish we had time to chat more! This was a very busy trip for DH and I since we had our aunt with us and we did a lot more on this trip than on previous trips, since we wanted to make sure that she got to experience all of the highlights of all of the parks.
Thirdly, we got UPGRADED to concierge!!!!!!!
A CM took us and our luggage on a golfcart to the Hawaii building, and as we were about to walk in, a CM named David whom we met last year came out to greet us! THAT IS WHEN I SCREAMED!!!!
Anyway, we're back, it was an excellent trip to both the resort AND the parks, and I'll be back later with more info!
