Us too, we will be in DVC deluxe studios in a couple of weeks. Our first time as well. Can’t wait to see what the hype is all aboutSoooo I booked 2 nights at Poly before we move over to Beach Club for Food & Wine. This will be our first stay! We are so excited for the Moana rooms .
I know that when I went to do my online check in earlier that it had “king bed” as an option for room requests (and I’m booked standard). Also in the pictures online it has a “coming soon” picture for a king bed under the standard room, so I assume there is a chance they haven’t finished those rooms yet.Can anyone confirm that the Standard view category does in fact have a King Bed and Daybed configuration option? I notice that's the only category that does.
Saw some pictures posted yesterday on a Poly Facebook group of a completed bungalow refurb. No sign of Moana or the tribal patterns they used on the hotel side. Instead they went with more tropical patterns and kept Lilo and Stitch in the art. Biggest change is the switch from a pull out sofa to a murphy bed sofa in the living room. Would be great if the murphy makes it way into the studios.
Would you expect more availability and rooms open for the 50th anniversary? -assuming that they haven’t finished yet all the refurbishment and/or that they get more staffing
Looks like DVC Fan just posted an article about it with the photos.Are there any public pictures of the bungalow refurbs -- or can you post a link to the Facebook page (I assume that is allowed?)? Hopefully they replaced the dining room tables and flooring, both of which were getting pretty beat up (at least in some of the units). We stayed in #5 in May and while it was nice and everything functional, it was clearly in need of some refurb (same for others we stayed in pre-covid).
Actual October 1? Nope, not expecting much availbility. Being a original 1971 resort, the Poly is the most popular for the 50th (I assume the CR is too). Many (maybe even most) guests reserved their Poly room with a 500-day room in 2019, hold before long before the COVID shutdown, the rest of the rooms were taken within a week of late-2021 reservations opening up (which I think was before the extended closure/refurb/monorial construction was announced).
The resorts have not been holding rooms back. The only rooms not for sale at the Poly are the Club Level, and those aren't coming back until next year (IIRC).
From my *one* experience they seem to allow older children if they are clearly playing with a younger sibling and not being disruptive / too rough. However your 9 year old will be very big for this splash area. We went with a 3 year old and a slightly big for his age 6 year old. The 6 year old had very little interest in the splash area. Are you sure your 9 year old will want to even go on the splash area? It's also very close to the main lava pool so your 9 year old could go on the slide there while your 4 year old is in the splash area.First ever stay at the Poly coming up next week via a last-minute DVC rental--so excited! I have a question regarding the Kiki Tikis Splash Area. I see online that a 48-inch max. height is listed on the splash area sign. Will I be able to bring both my 4-year-old (under 48 inches) and my 9-year-old (over 48 inches) in the splash area, or are they strict about enforcing children's heights there? Thanks in advance for any insights!
Thanks so much, very helpful! I agree that my 9 year old likely won't be too interested in the splash area--mostly just trying to get an idea of how strict they are in case my 4 year old refuses to try the space without her "big" sister. I'm guessing we'll spend most of our water time in the Lava Pool. Thanks again!From my *one* experience they seem to allow older children if they are clearly playing with a younger sibling and not being disruptive / too rough. However your 9 year old will be very big for this splash area. We went with a 3 year old and a slightly big for his age 6 year old. The 6 year old had very little interest in the splash area. Are you sure your 9 year old will want to even go on the splash area? It's also very close to the main lava pool so your 9 year old could go on the slide there while your 4 year old is in the splash area.
Honestly, that's how I've been with Riviera this year lol. First non-split stay with Riviera in several trips, I'm sure I won't regret it, but I will need to control my dole whip consumption.
Looks like DVC Fan just posted an article about it with the photos.
https://dvcfan.com/2021/07/21/first-look-new-refurbished-dvc-bungalow-at-disneys-polynesian-villas/