Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows

We stayed here for three nights in a studio. The room was large and well maintained with two bathrooms, both with sinks, one with a shower and the other with a bath and toilet. There was also a fridge, coffee maker and microwave and some disposable utensils. The resort itself is very appealing, the pools were great and at night there are lit tiki torches to add to the ambience. It was easy to get to the parks too, our building (Pago Pago) was a short walk to the bus stop and also the Ticket and Transportation Centre which made getting to Epcot easy too. Trader Sam's is definitely worth a visit if you can get in. Would happily stay here again.

We stayed in the NEW Polynesian Tower section of the Villas. Well, mostly positive for us. I found the studio lovely with a couple of caveats. There is a light switch when you enter which is nice, but it lights up the whole room and I will say that is great when you want the whole room lite up. BUT there is NO separate light over the kitchenette without turning on the main switch that lights up the whole room so either make coffee in the dark or wake everyone up with the one switch that lights up the whole room. I agree with others - no soundproofing - heard the people upstairs, next door and especially in the hallway and we were close to the elevator. You can hear every toilet flush all around. We had a standard view and overlooked the parking lot AND the monorail so that was nice. The main floor restaurant was ok. We got chicken wings - only 5 small wings but they were good. However, there is NO quick service breakfast except a pastry. That makes the main quick service at the Poly the only place for quick breakfast and of course, it was packed before - now it is terrible. Plus, it is a good 5 plus minute walk outside to get to that building. That was my biggest disappointment. I saw someone say you couldn't check in here but that is not true. There are several people in the entry until 10 at night checking people in. They were very friendly. We parked in the new parking lot - it is a little hard to get to as there is still construction in that area but it is new so that is to be expected. I slept in the pull-down bed, and I found it very comfortable. The bathroom has a completely separate toilet area - kind of weird but it works. OH, make sure your magic band works for the elevator - or you will get stuck in the elevator as you can only get to your floor with your magic bands. Ours did not work at first - they are having trouble with them getting keyed with the automatic check in. That was strange but eventually we arrived at the first floor. All in all, a nice stay but needs some tweaking yet.

We stayed in a Deluxe Studio in mid-November. We were able to purchase DVC points to stay here for 3 nights. This has been my favorite resort for years, because of the amazing theming, its proximity to the monorail and two parks (Magic Kingdom and Epcot), and the space in a Deluxe Studio. The room was clean and big. The Deluxe Studios have a long hallway, which has enough space for shoes, a stroller or other items used when out and about. It also has two bathrooms, both have showers and sinks - one has a bathtub and toilet. This gave our family of three the ability to get ready for the day with ease. In addition, there’s a nice kitchenette with a microwave, sink, toaster and mini fridge. We brought breakfast foods and easily made our breakfast before heading to the parks. There are three beds: one queen, and two pull down Murphy beds (one was a queen size and the other a twin). We stayed in the Moorea complex, which was a short 5-minute walk from the Ticket and Transportation Center, which is where you can pick up the monorail to go either to Magic Kingdom or Epcot. This made it easy and fast to get to Epcot from the hotel. We loved the food offered here too, with Polynesian-inspired dishes. It definitely tops all the basic theme park fare you mostly find around Disney World. We never tried the bus system while we were here, since we brought our car, and spent our days going to Magic Kingdom and Epcot while staying here. My son checked out the pull and gave it two thumbs up, he said the slide was one of his favorites out of all the Disney resorts we’ve stayed at. I can’t wait to stay at this resort again for future Disney trips, and plan to purchase DVC points again as it is the cheapest option when staying here.

Never write reviews, despite traveling consistently for work, because I feel like everyone is entitled to bad days, and having spent plenty of years in service industry jobs as I was in college and grad school I know it’s impossible to please everyone. That said. If you are expecting anything resembling a luxury hotel experience or even like a pretty OK three star hotel, stay elsewhere. A few snippets from this trip: - arrived at 4 (check in time.) Was told room was not ready and that 4pm was an “approximate” check-in time. Room was not ready until 5:52. - at 5:52, asked if the bell services could bring our luggage to the room and was told no - we had to be in the room for delivery. - returned to the hotel (with young kids) at 8pm. Was told bell services was “very busy” and they could “bring our luggage in approximately 60 minutes but it could be longer.” I said I would do it myself. I lugged all luggage on a cart to the bungalow - approximately a five minute walk. I called bell services to come pick up the cart and was asked “to be placed on a brief hold.” Nobody ever came for the cart. I walked it back myself after kids were asleep. Amazingly, everyone I talked to was wildly unapologetic and disinterested in helping. In the past, I have found “cast members” at Disney to be so kind, helpful, and unfailingly polite. This hotel was so understaffed that I think everyone was just hanging on by a thread. I don’t blame them. It was chaos. - silverware and dishes in the room patently unclean. Fingerprints on knives. Hair in a coffee mug. Hair in bathroom sink. Every 2-5 minutes, there is a thunderous sound of the water evacuation pump pumping water/sewage. Woke me and my kids up multiple times in the night. It’s the plumbing system for these bungalows. If you’re a sound sleeper, great. But it’s louder than the fireworks. - upon checkout, called one hour before pickup for bell services to come take our stuff since it was pouring rain and I thought I had learned my lesson. Was told all luggage carts were in use and they would “try” to get to us but all times approximate. Walked in the pouring rain to get a luggage cart and then went back to bungalow and took all luggage myself to the front lobby. In short, if it has been a dream of yours to stay at a bungalow, then do it. If you want a great view of fireworks, it’s exceptional. But this is basically a Best Western and there is no justification for the astronomical cost.

Cannot go wrong with this resort. A studio is so roomy. 2 bathroom areas, double pull down bed & Murphy bed. Small kitchen area also. Toaster/microwave and coffee machine. This time with DVC, we have a lake view and okaced in moorea. Lovely views but quite far from main hotel but very close to TTC. Very noisy, horns from boats are constant until after 10 pm and start around 6.30 am. I wake very easily. So not the best area for me

We met friends here and stayed in a deluxe studio in the Moorea building. After getting lost and wandering around after dark, we flagged down a worker on a golf cart and asked where our building was. We were standing right in front of it! More signs and more lights please! The room itself was really nice. The 2 bathroom layout was a nice surprise. We used the fold down trundle bed as a storage rack. The bed was comfortable, but would like a king size instead. The resort is nice, loved the idea that we could get a Dole whip here but the lines were always so long at the end of the night we never took advantage of it. The monorail right outside the front door is really nice.