I haven't stayed at Poly since 2017 (my only stay to date - we were Club Level), but I've got a stay coming up the first week of August. Just my wife and 16 year old. We had a standard view booked, but like MedicMathes above, checked today and a DVC Deluxe Studio (Standard View) opened up for the exact same rate and I panicked and grabbed it. Now I've got some worries whether I made the right decision, so just a couple questions I'm hoping y'all can answer.
1. How often are special room requests honored ? I know the Deluxe Studios are only in 3 longhouses. I don't really care what other room we get, but I'd really prefer to avoid a parking lot view if at all possible.
2. Is the square footage of the main room in the Deluxe Studio's significantly smaller ? My wife really likes the idea of a second bathroom - enough that she's willing to sleep on a Murphy Bed - but I can't seem to find out if the extra bathroom takes space away or if they just are bigger rooms than the Standard View.
3. Has construction started on the new tower yet ? If so, seems to me the Deluxe Studio longhouses are going to be a lot more quiet. Maybe my only negative on our first trip was just how loud and busy the Polynesian always was. I'll trade a slightly longer walk for a little more quiet.
Looking forward to coming back. We planned this one kind of the last minute, but we've got a couple "resort only" days to hang around the Monorail loop. Hoping to have a lot more time to spend at the resort this time around.