Is warmth an issue? For me, I'd ignore look for a second. If it looks good, but doesn't feel good, then it might be a problem.
I assume the flooring will behave like tile/stone. Carpet isn't cool when temps aren't warm. Wood floors you can feel cool. But tile/stone is downright cold if in floor heating isn't built in, and the floor IMO feels cold when the temperatures are in the mid to low teens. Scenarios where absorbing heat is comfortable are far less than scenarios where absorbing heat is uncomfortable IMO.
If everyone is already sorta used to wearing slippers or somehow love cooler floors, I guess the floor being that way is fine from the temp POV. But if you spend a bunch of money only to throw another few G for carpet runners, rugs etc. to make the comfort of the floor passable for the family, I honestly don't fully see the point in changing your original idea of changing floating floor for polished concrete.
The sole reason I'd consider that is if somehow a $5K polished floor + rug availability means you can move into the home a month+ earlier than any other flooring option because of some kind materials of supply or skilled labour issue of some sort.
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