Biggest factors in choosing a resort?

[CapeCodTenor]

I've not been down in 20 years, but the last few times I went down I stayed at POFQ exclusively. I chose this resort because 1) I liked what I saw in the pictures, decor/theming and 2) because it was a small resort (in how it was laid out), so one can walk across the resort in a short time. I could go to breakfast, get a refill on my drink and still have something left to drink by the time I got back to the room. I've always wanted to stay at other resorts, but I'm afraid I'll get stuck in a room where it'll take days to get back to the main building (kidding of course, but you get the idea).

 

[SwanVT2]

#1 for me is value, I will not pay the $$$ for Disney Deluxe, and the Moderates can be a good value, but not always. Given the choice I will stay at Swan/Dolphin first, then if it's prices are high I'll look at a Moderate. IMHO for the price and the location you can't beat Swan/Dolphin. You have two resorts a short walk or boat ride away. While theming is nice, I won't pay the outragous amounts Disney wants for that "feature" of a resort. I also want a breakfast that reasonably priced, normally an omelet is our go to meal in the morning. Our last trip was at POFQ I found their "baked" omelets were, okay but nothing great and as I recall there was 1 or 2 options and now it's only 1 choice. (The lunch Jambalaya was truly awful IMHO.) On the other hand the design your own omelet and bacon at Picabu at the Dolphin was pefect, we actually looked forward to breakfast there everyday.

We love Picabu! We wanted to stay at Dolphin for our next February trip but it is sold out and Swan's room start at almost 500.00 BEFORE resort fee. It is getting too expensive to stay there. I remember when I used to get a room with a teacher's discount for 179.00,. Those were the days!

 

[HerRoyalHighness]

We love Picabu! We wanted to stay at Dolphin for our next February trip but it is sold out and Swan's room start at almost 500.00 BEFORE resort fee. It is getting too expensive to stay there. I remember when I used to get a room with a teacher's discount for 179.00,. Those were the days!

Watch the prices. They fluctuate a LOT, and the availability will change, too.

 

[bakerworld]

When we were young it was all about the price, then it became theme and price, then it became - and remains - walkability. In May we're at the Dolphin $350 (fees included) and October we're at the Swan for around $50 more per night.