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Have you ever
stayed at the Polynesian resort at Disney World? If so,
what did you think of it and would you stay there again? If
you haven't stayed at the Polynesian, would you want to or
do you prefer other resorts on the property? Apart from
staying there, do you recommend visiting the Polynesian for
restaurants or for other reasons?
Answers posted to the list:
We stayed there in 2002 during their renovations which were
hardly noticeable. We had a quiet room in one of the side
buildings facing the Luau (which never bothered us).
Absolutely wonderful! The beach was the best thing. That is
the only place we watched the fireworks from and the
Electric Water Pageant. I also very much enjoy being driven
to my room with our luggage in one of the carts. We didn't
have that at the medium level resort we stayed at before.
Laura
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I have never stayed at the
Poly, however, we love to have breakfast at the Kona Cafe
for their infamous Tonga Toast-YUMMY!!!!!
Tracey
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We stayed there 2 years ago
for our anniversary. We stayed in concierge. My DH and I
really liked it. Concierge was wonderful. We also love the
Kona Cafe me for the Tonga Toast and both of us for the
coffee. We also like O'Hana. Our son enjoys the games and
the food is quite good.
Cora
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DH and I had scheduled a Disney Cruise which had been
scheduled for early October after 9/11. I was very uneasy
about going, but had used DVC points for the cruise and had
to use them or lose them. We cancelled our cruise and found
that by staying 10 days at the Poly, we used just about all
the points we had used for the cruise. Needless to say, I
jumped at the chance. A stay at the Poly had long been a
dream of mine.
We were very excited about the whole trip and checked in
with great anticipation. We had booked a Lagoon View room,
but one was not available when we arrived. A very helpful
CM did some maneuvering and ultimately we got one at
Aoteria (sp!!). We opened the door and the stale smell of
must or mildew was very strong. We DID have a great
location - we could hear Haunted Mansion, the train
whistle, see the evening water parade from our balcony. We
were kinda near the main buildings. It all sounds heavenly,
I know, but I would probably not stay there again. The
rooms were old and in need of upgrading. They were dark and
not very inviting. We liked O'Hana and the Kona Cafe was
ok. The best part was the monorail, but getting to other
parks off the monorail required a lot a patience and
waiting both in the parks and at the resort.
Staff was great - CM's very helpful. Theming was
out-of-this-world. But would we do it again - probably not.
We bought into Disney Vacation Club that trip -Boardwalk
Villas - and we just love BWV. The rooms are a light as the
Poly was dark, we like being able to walk to two parks, we
love the fact that you can see Illuminations from our
balcony, we love the nightlife there.
You can have the Poly, give me BWV any day!!
PTSMickey
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We have never stayed at the
Polynesian, but we do really like it anyway. We like the
atmosphere, the beach out back with the hammocks and the
enclosures for getting the sun. Also the view is great
across the water seeing the castle, being able to catch the
boats over there, and the water parade at night. Also, you
can hear the luau's going on so you can either go to one or
hear it and it always sounds beautiful to me. They grow
gardenias, hibiscus and other exotic, fragrant flowers in
the gardens along the paths to enjoy by day, and by night,
I love the pathways leading everywhere all lit up by the
torches. We like the atmosphere inside the lobby and we sit
around in there sometimes waiting to be called into O'Hanas
or Kona. There always seems to be something nice going on
in there. I can even remember when they used to have
parrots and mccaws flying around in the tropical garden on
the first floor! We used to look over the glass enclosure
(what's the word) down into there and watch them. I would
recommend O'Hana's, we really like it, and even the (my
memory tonight isn't great) Kona Cafe? is a pretty nice
place to eat. My daughter goes into the gift shops an we
look in the clothes stores sometimes too, while there. When
we are in Disney, however, with our family consisting of 2
adults, 2 teens and a sometimes there 20 year old, we just
don't do well in hotel rooms, unless we have 2. We like Old
Key West and since we are DVC, we try our best to stay
there each time, the whole time. But resort hopping for the
afternoon or evening is a fun thing we enjoy.
Kathy
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We stayed at the Polynesian on
our first trip to WDW. Before we got there, we must have
changed our resort three or four times. We brought our two
nieces with us, so we were five and needed either a delux
or two values or moderates (unless we got Dixie Landings.
We finally decided on the Polynesian and got a Lagoon View
in the Moorea Bldg (now Tahiti). The kids loved it and so
did we. We joined DVC on that trip, so we were able to use
part of our stay at the Polynesian towards our downpayment.
I didn't care much for Kona Cafe (can't remember the old
name, but I didn't like it then either). We've done 'Ohana,
but I wasn't that crazy about it for dinner (very noisy and
busy). We did Mickey's Luau on that first trip - the food
was terrible, but the show was fun. The seating was
terrible, even though we had a decent view of the stage
area. Those chairs are very uncomfortable.
Since then, we have stayed at many resorts including the
Grand Floridian. We took up walking and running, so the
distance from the GF through the PR and over to TTC is a
nice jaunt.
We'd probably stay there again, but I'd avoid the
restaurants. Capt Cook's wasn't too bad.
Deborah
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I stayed at the Poly for my
15th b-day present (in 1975!). It was nice then, but I
think now it's too expensive for my budget. It was nice to
walk to the TTC and having the monorail run through.
Ana
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Stayed at the Polynesian like
4 or 5 years ago. It was good for the trip we went on,
partly because it was free. The room was nice and there was
some touch of the pixie dust to it, but I have stayed at
nicer or more enchanting places on the property. Beach Club
comes to mind actually. Ohana's was very good for breakfast
every morning, as was the coffee house place there (name is
slipping me).
Chris
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The Polynesian was nice and convenient, although we did use
the car for MGM and Animal Kingdom because we could. We
ended up in the Samoa building, which is probably the most
convenient location for folks with small kids, because it
is close to the main building to catch the Magic Kingdom
monorail, the pools were right out the door literally, and
it was a tolerable walk over to the TTC to get the Epcot
monorial (but we took the resort monorial on the way home
since we were the next stop and usually quite tired of
walking). The room was on the ground floor, but was very
quiet and we only had to endure one night of children
violently stomping and running overhead. Best places we
ate: California Grill & Garden Grill. Least favorite: Kona
Cafe in the hotel (very slow service and some mild food
poisoning).
Bryan
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I've stayed there for the first
time last Oct. and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had heard that
it was getting old and tired but it seems that since they
have remodeled the rooms (which they are almost done with)
it seems very very nice. I loved the atmosphere. I would
definitely stay there again. I have also eaten at Ohanas
and Kona Cafe. I ate at KC for breakfast and two words say
it all - TONGA TOAST! Very yummy and of course ya gotta get
Kona Coffee. Ohanas for dinner was also very enjoyable. We
had a window table with a view of Cindy's castle so we were
able to watch the good night kiss. And that was extra
special cuz it was the first time my friends had ever been
to WDW.
The beach is nice to sit
on at night and watch the Electrical Pageant. I could hear
the music from the luau when I sat out on my balcony. All
the great flowers and plants. Great pathways to just wander
around on. It was great to take the launce to MK. And
renting a Water Mouse was a blast!
Pam
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