I just booked a bounce back offer to stay at POFQ for the first time next June after having stayed in ASM last weekend. My only other experience onsite was at Pop Century in 2019 (just after their refurb). So, my only knowledge of the current rooms is via pictures, but combined with my (limited) experience with other resorts, here are some of my thoughts on this refurb:
I'm mostly curious as to whether they're going to:
1) Replace one of the queen beds with some sort of Murphy, whether it be a table like the values or sofa like some of the DVC. As a party of 2, it's nice to not have to upgrade to a King just to avoid looking at/walking around a second bed we don't need. I could see justification for them to go either way if they do (sofa would be classier; table would free up space on the TV/dresser wall).
2) Install a shower head/handheld combo like the one at POP, rather than keeping apparently the same basic head as the All-Stars. A moderate resort should have a higher-end shower head than the cheapest of the value resorts, and, personally, I just don't feel rinsed off enough without a handheld.
Oh, and once these refurbs are done, could we get some updates to the front page of this thread? The room rates listed are from like 2015. Or is this one of those cases where the original creator is no longer on the boards, so it can't be edited, and no one has taken the time/effort to start a new thread instead?