I have done the same thing 2 different times. I originally booked POR for the 5 of us because it was so much cheaper than the family suite but after thinking it over I just couldn't stand the thought of all 5 of us in one room with just one bathroom. And both times I have called and changed our resort to ASMu family suite.
I will stay in a mod when it is just DH and I because the value room beds are so hard they give me a headache and backache when I wake up.
But any time our whole family goes we will be in a family suite.
All 5 of us in one room there would just simply be no place for all 5 of our bags.
There's plenty of room for everybody's bags in the family suite. You have 2 closet areas near the bathroom sink where you can store your bags and there is room in the living room, even with the beds all pulled out for a few bags in there too.
We also just like having privacy away from the kids when we sleep. And the kids all need to have a TV on when they fall asleep and we don't. DH and I like it quiet and dark when we go to sleep.
It costs more for the room and it also cost me more for housekeeping tips. If I had stayed at POR I would have just tipped $5 but staying in a 2 room suite with 2 bathrooms and 4 beds to make up I always tip $10. We got excellent housekeeping service.
I don't mind not having a sit down restaurant at ASMu, we love the food court just fine and Boatwright's menu doesn't appeal to any of us so we wouldn't eat there anyway.
The one thing I would like better about staying at POR is the pool slide for the kids and the boat to DTD. But there is a ping pong table down by the pool at ASMu and my kids went down there and played it every evening and also watched the movie outside.
ALso when you stay at a value, even though you pay more per night, you only get QSDP when free dining is offered. ANd then it costs more to upgrade to
DDP.