Hi, we loved our first family visit to Florida for two weeks over our Easter holidays, and are so glad we chose POR - we loved it! We only had a standard room.
I did online check in and requested top floor and corner room. We were allocated a room in building 36 in AB. Although this building is at the back, it only took us 10 minutes maximum to walk to the main pool and the food court. I loved being there as it seems secluded as you walk through the trees and plants. The preferred block 14 was far too close to the main building for us - I'm not sure if that's noisy when people go for breakfast or dinner, and the RR Parterre block seemed so far away from the pool/main building.
The north bus stop was very near - the buses came regularly - the CM told us they are scheduled every 20 minutes but can come quicker, and we didn't have to wait longer than that at all. Depending on the route chosen, we were either the first stop, or the last, so in this case we did sometimes have to stand but it wasn't an issue for us. One thing we did notice was one day we got the bus from the main south depot to MK and it just went straight out of the resort without visiting the other depots. Coming home from the parks after the fireworks there were always a couple of buses ready and waiting.
Having a view from the room wasn't as much of an issue as I thought it would have been - its not like you have a balcony to sit on or the time to sit! Having the corner room, we had two windows making it lovely and bright, and the room was much bigger than they look in photos. Someone asked re passing foot traffic if you are near a staircase, again although we did see some people pass if we were in the room late afternoon/early evening, no one created a noise to bother us, and you have blinds you can tilt or close.
The food court was busy but we always found a table easily. I would agree that the pizza/pasta collection area needs enlarging. There's not much room for what is a popular choice. The create your own pasta was lovely. We walked to POFQ food court one day - it took about 10-15 minutes along the river bank. It was nice to get a baked potato there. My daughters didn't like the huge Mardi Gras masks looking down at you while you ate.
The pool area is great - we went every day and always got a sunbed.
We loved POR so much that we all want to come back next year!
I did online check in and requested top floor and corner room. We were allocated a room in building 36 in AB. Although this building is at the back, it only took us 10 minutes maximum to walk to the main pool and the food court. I loved being there as it seems secluded as you walk through the trees and plants. The preferred block 14 was far too close to the main building for us - I'm not sure if that's noisy when people go for breakfast or dinner, and the RR Parterre block seemed so far away from the pool/main building.
The north bus stop was very near - the buses came regularly - the CM told us they are scheduled every 20 minutes but can come quicker, and we didn't have to wait longer than that at all. Depending on the route chosen, we were either the first stop, or the last, so in this case we did sometimes have to stand but it wasn't an issue for us. One thing we did notice was one day we got the bus from the main south depot to MK and it just went straight out of the resort without visiting the other depots. Coming home from the parks after the fireworks there were always a couple of buses ready and waiting.
Having a view from the room wasn't as much of an issue as I thought it would have been - its not like you have a balcony to sit on or the time to sit! Having the corner room, we had two windows making it lovely and bright, and the room was much bigger than they look in photos. Someone asked re passing foot traffic if you are near a staircase, again although we did see some people pass if we were in the room late afternoon/early evening, no one created a noise to bother us, and you have blinds you can tilt or close.
The food court was busy but we always found a table easily. I would agree that the pizza/pasta collection area needs enlarging. There's not much room for what is a popular choice. The create your own pasta was lovely. We walked to POFQ food court one day - it took about 10-15 minutes along the river bank. It was nice to get a baked potato there. My daughters didn't like the huge Mardi Gras masks looking down at you while you ate.
The pool area is great - we went every day and always got a sunbed.
We loved POR so much that we all want to come back next year!
The photos you added to the list are a great touch. Thanks for putting this together and sharing it!
