We have stayed at both CSR and POFQ. We liked both of them equally. While at CSR we were stayed in Casitas #5.
Here is what we liked about CSR: (Stayed Sept. 2012)
1. It was a large resort but it wasn't a bad walk for food or the pool/hot tub.
2. At night from our room we could see the fireworks from Fantasmic and Illuminations.
3. There was a quiet pool about a 2 minute walk from us and the Dig Site pool was a 5 minute walk from us. Both came in handy as there was a convention going on while we were there.
4. The hammocks around the lake. We got a bottle of wine from the German pavilion and relaxed one night under the stars swaying in the breeze. Romantic and relaxing.
5. Transportation was good. Casitas is the first bus stop of four to get to the parks. Heading back to the resort it is the first stop to drop off.
6. The theme was pretty cool. I lived in the southwest during my time in the Army and it was similar minus all the grass and trees.
Still a good time.
What we didn't like about CSR:
1. The convention people. They seemed to party pretty hard. We didn't always hear them but when we did hear them they were loud. Couldn't hear them while in our room but we didn't go to WDW to stay in our room all night after a day at the parks.
2. The lines to fill up your refillable mugs were always busy. I picked random times to go get something to drink and always ran into a line of people. Not sure if they were convention people or regular guests but it always seemed busy.
What we liked about POFQ: (Stayed in June 2009)
1. It's where we spent our honeymoon/disneymoon. Sentimental value.
2. Smaller so easy to get around.
3. More romantic/secluded. Didn't seem like there was anyone around even though it was a smaller resort.
4. The DtD boat. We make it our goal to ride as many modes of transportation at WDW. We took the boat to DtD, bus to Epcot and Monorail to MK to get our fix.
5. The hot tub. It's a staple of our trips. We tend to soak for an hour every night after a long day at the parks. CSR has a very large (holds 15-20 people) hot tub. POFQ's is smaller and kind of surrounded by shrubs.
6. The decor.. We liked the Madi Gras theme. All of the colors were awesome.
What we didn't like about POFQ:
1. We had to leave..
lol
2. The Brazilian Travel groups. We didn't see them often but when we did they took over everything. Almost as if they owned the place.
3. Bus transportation. It wasn't horrible but we did stop by POR a few times to pick up guests. While we knew this could happen we weren't sure why we were stopping when the bus was fully loaded with people.
All in all they are both nice resorts. We have not stayed at POR so I can not give a review on it. We are excited to stay at POFQ again this year for the W&D Half Marathon. Only 209 more days until we arrive.