Booking on a whim! Time critical advice needed TONIGHT!!!

[MouseMum]

DD and I have decided to book a spur of the moment trip and stay at POFQ, but have to do this by tomorrow because if I don't, my agent will be on vacay, and I'll miss my ADR date! I want to include room preferences, but I know nothing about POFQ! I'm assuming my agent's deal (from the agency of whom we never speak) is for standard room only (I didn't inquire, but now time is of the essence). Eek! I'm freaking out and need to finalize my booking. Because she's going on holidays the following day, I need to ensure I have my room requests in too so she can process everything at once before she leaves! Best area for rooms (views for standard) please!?!?! TIA

 

[dansdad]

DD and I have decided to book a spur of the moment trip and stay at POFQ, but have to do this by tomorrow because if I don't, my agent will be on vacay, and I'll miss my ADR date! I want to include room preferences, but I know nothing about POFQ! I'm assuming my agent's deal (from the agency of whom we never speak) is for standard room only (I didn't inquire, but now time is of the essence). Eek! I'm freaking out and need to finalize my booking. Because she's going on holidays the following day, I need to ensure I have my room requests in too so she can process everything at once before she leaves! Best area for rooms (views for standard) please!?!?! TIA

POFQ is the smallest of the Moderates and because of that, does not have a Preferred classification. IMHO, there isn't a bad location at the entire resort. You could walk from one end to the other in about 5 minutes. I wouldn't worry about room preferences unless you happen to like ground floor, corner room or upper floor.

 

[cruiser21]

You can still make room requests when you do online check in. Just because you booked through this agency doesn't mean you can't link to ME and check in just like you would if you had booked directly through Disney.

 

[MouseMum]

POFQ is the smallest of the Moderates and because of that, does not have a Preferred classification. IMHO, there isn't a bad location at the entire resort. You could walk from one end to the other in about 5 minutes. I wouldn't worry about room preferences unless you happen to like ground floor, corner room or upper floor.

Thank you. I was wondering if there was any specific area that would be nice to request. Anything??

 

[ChristineOH]

POFQ is small. Other than requesting a ground floor or upper floor, I don't know what else to tell you. With a standard view, you'll be facing the parking lot. The other views are river, pool, or garden. Portorleans.org has a lot of good information.

ETA: Your TA should be able to add room requests even after you book.

 

[china mom]

If your only rush is your ADRs, you don't need a resort reservation to make those. Everyone gets 180 days whether staying onsite or not.

Chill. Make your ADRs and book the room when your TA gets back

 

[Sue M]

We like building 4, request close to main building & transportation. This will put you really close to main buildings, bus, pool & hot tub.

 

[Sue M]

If your only rush is your ADRs, you don't need a resort reservation to make those. Everyone gets 180 days whether staying onsite or not.

Chill. Make your ADRs and book the room when your TA gets back

But if she doesn’t have a res, she won’t get the 180+10. She will have to go back every day to make each ADR. A bit of a pain.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

I've stayed at POFQ, I'd have been happy anywhere. I never add my room requests till later so you can always book it tomorrow then do some more research into the resort. I just added our requests a week ago for our upcoming trip in February and had booked in September.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

You could ask your agent if she has a co-worker who can help you in case you need anything while she is away.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Just book the room so you can access the 180+10 ADR perk. You can ask your TA to make room requests when she returns. It doesn't have to all be done at once.

 

[SharonZ]

I never specify a room preference at POFQ.

 

[Dug720]

You could ask your agent if she has a co-worker who can help you in case you need anything while she is away.

So much this! Honestly you shouldn't have to ask. When my TA went on vacation, she emailed all her booked clients and gave us the contact information for a colleague who would handle any issues while she was gone (and check for any discounts that might have come out to see if it was a better deal). THAT is a good TA IMHO.

 

[MouseMum]

If your only rush is your ADRs, you don't need a resort reservation to make those. Everyone gets 180 days whether staying onsite or not.

Chill. Make your ADRs and book the room when your TA gets back

Without a reservation, how will I incur a 180 day mark at all?

 

[ChristineOH]

Without a reservation, how will I incur a 180 day mark at all?

Anyone can book at 180 days. That is not an onsite perk.

The onsite perk is that you can book ten days total on the first day. So if you're onsite, you can book 180, 181, 182, etc., all at 180 days out. Offsite would have to book their first day at 180. Then wait till the next day to book their second day, etc.

We always stay onsite, and I've never once had a room booked at 180 days. If I think I'll be booking, I'll make a few ADRs day by day. I don't get hung up on ADRs though. Maybe it wouldn't work for everyone.

 

[dansdad]

Without a reservation, how will I incur a 180 day mark at all?

Without a reservation, you could make ADRs for July 29th which is 180 days from today. And then tomorrow you could make ADRs for July 30th, 180 days from tomorrow. And so on.

 

[Meg5348]

Without a reservation, how will I incur a 180 day mark at all?

You can only make ADRs 180 days out, so once it’s 180 days you can start. I think without a room though you can only do 1 day at at time, once you have a vacation booked you can do them all on your 180 day out? I think that’s how it works. As far as PORFQ, it’s a small resort. I was 7 mo pregnant and had a 2 year old in tow, we had the farthest building from the lobby, transportation and had no issues. Everything is pretty close.

 

[MouseMum]

Thanks for all of your replies. I did indeed get my reservation booked. Got the confirmation on the first day of my agent's own vacation. And now I fully understand the 180 day ability to make ADRs even without a resort reservation.

I'm excited to try my third only WDW resort! Sounds like I don't even need to make any room requests. Those river views look pretty nice though! Any chance they give them out to those who only have standard booking? Don't want to sound greedy if I make a request.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

Those river views look pretty nice though! Any chance they give them out to those who only have standard booking? Don't want to sound greedy if I make a request.

River views are a separate room category, and they cost extra. While there are some rare instances that guests who booked directly with Disney get a free upgrade to a higher room category, rooms booked through the agency are not eligible for the free upgrades (which are unlikely anyway, and are not available by request).

 

[mi*vida*loca]

We requested building 4 because i thought i might as well give it a try. We will be happy with any room. It’s a small resort.