Tigger Woods,
Does anybody have any opinions on which hotel they prefer and why? BTW, I have a 2 and a 4 year old. Thanks ..
I can give my opinion. I'm sure you will get many different ones and in the end it comes down to personal preference.
Since your children are 2 and 4 years old it wont really matter to them, they will enjoy either. Portofino is quieter by a landslide. Its more spread out. Portofino offers 3 pools, and a kids pool play area with a ship. More choices for dining (when they are all open).Bigger standard rooms. The ambiance is a big draw to me. The staff has always made us feel special. We have stayed at both and I would stay at Hard Rock again or maybe split my stay between the two. The beds at Portofino are heavenly. The beds at Hard Rock however are also pretty darned wonderful just not to the same degree we found Portofinos. The added room space is also a huge bonus for us at Portofino.
kmc,
Tigger Woods im in the same boat-i have HRH for ent. rate $125 but now i cant decide if i should switch to PBH because that is such a great deal-i was so excited about hard rock but now im confused-has anyone stayed at both during december -if so how do they compare as far as decorations/any activities go???
This is a major consideration. The price. If you told me you were getting Hard Rock for less than Portofino then yes go for Hard Rock. For the same price you are getting almost 100 square ft extra space in that room! Do you have teenagers? The atmosphere appeals to the kids (older kids) more at Hard Rock. We stayed at both in December last year. Portofino offered a few special holiday happenings that my family adored. Hard Rock was nice and we did really enjoy the stay and had we never stayed there before I would want to experience it.
Tigger Woods,
KMC = If someone told me 2 months ago I could get PBH for 126.00 a night, I would have jumped at it. But I've sort of been gearing up for the HRH. I love rock and roll, but my wife loves everything PLUSH
I totally understand where you are comming from. When we finally decide on a place to stay, I research the heck out of it and really start looking forward to the stay. Hard Rock is plush just not as plush as Portofino. I really dont believe you would be disapointed with either choice.
HRH: You can pay when you get there. PBH: You must pay the total in advance through Expedia. HRH: Standard rooms are 372 sq. ft. PBH: Standard rooms are 462 sq. ft. PBH has more pools, but that may not matter in December. PBH has more restaurants, but from what I've heard, some of those are closed during the winter months. I'd be interested in hearing about which hotel is better for little kids. Anyway, as you can tell, I can't make up my mind either. Hopefully, we'll hear from some of these great posters..
Paying when you get there? No biggie there...either way you have to pay and some might consider it a plus to have that out of the way prior to the trip. Room size...big consideration there! Pools...yes Portofino has more pools but we did like Hard Rocks pool better...the kids did anyway. The slide is cooler! Faster. Again a personal preference. BTW...we did swim in December. 2 Years ago it was 86 degrees while we were there in December. Restaurants- Depending when you will be there on/off season will depend on what is open. Even when we were there off season there was more than enough options and you also have City Walk. Both pools for children your age would be wonderful. They both offer zero entry and both have small kiddie pool areas.
How I would decide between the two if I had NEVER stayed at either...Price. Why? Because I wanted to stay at both anyway. Try one...visit the other have a meal spend some time looking around try both pools and book your next trip for the one you dint pick
They are both great choices you cant
go wrong with either one.
Good Luck to both of you with deciding
That deal ends september 30.
