We recently did a split stay at BLT and POFQ. I wanted to share my thoughts, observations and pros and cons. Hopefully this will help someone make a decision between the two.
BLT- we were on the 3rd floor room 7308. We had a studio. We could see the fire works from our room and had a partial view of the lagoon. We had some trees in the way. The trees may not be an issue if you were on a higher floor. It was about a 10 min walk to Magic Kingdom which really did come in handy one of the days when we dressed warmer than we needed to. We were able to go to the hotel and change. Also, we had breakfast at Chef Mickey's so it was really convenient to get up and walk over to the Contemporary. Pros: Close to Magic Kingdom, Could ride the Monorail to Epcot. Could watch fireworks from our room and through out the resort.
Cons, no drinks machines in BLT had to walk to Contemporary, not a very big variety for breakfast, room was small and only had one queen bed. The other bed was a fold out couch. Bus from Animal Kingdom also stopped at another resort before stopping at Contemporary. There are no buses for Epcot. You have to ride the monorail to the TTC and switch to another monorail.
POFQ-We stayed in room 3232 which was a corner room.
Pros-It was about a 2 minute walk to the food court. Had 2 Queen beds, room was bigger than BLT. Bathroom had a 2 sinks and a curtained area separate from the bathroom. Room has a ceiling fan. Breakfast had made to order omelets and a larger variety of choices. Dinner had a larger variety of choices. They serve Beignets. If you have never eaten them you need to try them. They offer a nice carriage ride for a fee of course. Its a very small quiet resort. Most of the time the bus service is just for this resort. Nice boat ride to Disney Springs.
Cons-cant walk to Magic Kingdom
Obviously our vote for the future goes to POFQ. Hope this helps someone that may be trying to decide between the two. I understand everyone has different needs and what may be a con to me may be pro to someone else.
BLT- we were on the 3rd floor room 7308. We had a studio. We could see the fire works from our room and had a partial view of the lagoon. We had some trees in the way. The trees may not be an issue if you were on a higher floor. It was about a 10 min walk to Magic Kingdom which really did come in handy one of the days when we dressed warmer than we needed to. We were able to go to the hotel and change. Also, we had breakfast at Chef Mickey's so it was really convenient to get up and walk over to the Contemporary. Pros: Close to Magic Kingdom, Could ride the Monorail to Epcot. Could watch fireworks from our room and through out the resort.
Cons, no drinks machines in BLT had to walk to Contemporary, not a very big variety for breakfast, room was small and only had one queen bed. The other bed was a fold out couch. Bus from Animal Kingdom also stopped at another resort before stopping at Contemporary. There are no buses for Epcot. You have to ride the monorail to the TTC and switch to another monorail.
POFQ-We stayed in room 3232 which was a corner room.
Pros-It was about a 2 minute walk to the food court. Had 2 Queen beds, room was bigger than BLT. Bathroom had a 2 sinks and a curtained area separate from the bathroom. Room has a ceiling fan. Breakfast had made to order omelets and a larger variety of choices. Dinner had a larger variety of choices. They serve Beignets. If you have never eaten them you need to try them. They offer a nice carriage ride for a fee of course. Its a very small quiet resort. Most of the time the bus service is just for this resort. Nice boat ride to Disney Springs.
Cons-cant walk to Magic Kingdom
Obviously our vote for the future goes to POFQ. Hope this helps someone that may be trying to decide between the two. I understand everyone has different needs and what may be a con to me may be pro to someone else.
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