Favorite Moderate Resort

[Crichton]

Out of the 4 which is your favorite moderate resort?

 

[cinmell]

I voted for the Caribbean Beach Resort because I love the theming. I also like that in addition to the main pool, each island has a pool and mini beaches to sit at. Old Port Royale is great and there are plenty of activities, boats, bikes, etc.

 

[new_yawka]

Still can't call it PO...it'll always be Dixie Landings, to me

I just love coming back to the fountains and park like "manor" setting of Magnolia bend after a day in the parks...it's truly a beautiful place!

This "yankee" loves Magnolia bend!

 

[Mich Mouse]

Having stayed at all three, our abslolute favorite is PortOrleans Riverside. No other resort even comes close to the thematic portrayal of POR. CBR was not well maintained, we felt and although CSR is beautiful, there were just too many convention people, acting like freshman college students on Spring Break. Of course, eveybody has their own opinion, but for our family it will always be POR.

 

[eeyore0062]

So far it is the Bayou section of Riverside (of course it was DXL when we stayed there). We are staying at PO-FQ in October, and were very impressed when we toured it in August, so that opinion could change. I'll get back to you!

 

[PirateOfTheCarribean]

We're die-hard POR (still Dixie Landings to us, too) fans!

For a change, we thought we'd try CS last year, but weren't all that impressed. Don't get me wrong, it was a beautiful hotel and very well maintained. We just found the food court particularly inconvenient. It was more expensive than the POR, having to wait to be seated was annoying, and being forced to tip someone to bring me to a table and get a drink I could have gotten myself was irritating.

Going to POR feels like coming home.

Pirate

 

[christianweecare]

Our family has stayed at the CBR numerous times while our kids were growing up. DH & I went to WDW for the first time alone in 26 years last December 2001. We stayed at POR Magnolia Terrace and fell in love with it. We also moved over to CS during our stay, but were not impressed. As the previous poster stated, the place was beautiful but the Pepper Market was not to our liking. DH & I will be staying at POFQ for the first time this November, so we will see how we like it compared to others. As of now, we are CBR and POR fans!

 

[hallie]

We've oly stayed at the POFQ, I liked it. We went to visit the CR, it was very pretty and had a cool pool.

Staqying at the POR next trip!

 

[anniet]

I've got to go with Coronado. Sure it's a convention resort, but that's why I love it....the theme pool seems larger and it's less crowded in the afternoon because the business people are either in meetings or the parks. Jacquar slide is great. And the hot tub is huge.

It seems to be a lot quieter than CBR which is the only other moderate I've tried and CBR seems to be the most popular. We didn't think there was a lot of space for all the kids in the pool at CBR and we NEVER had room enough to get into the hot tub. Although I do love the theming at CBR, but for the space and the quiet, I'll vote for Coronado.

 

[sgtpet]

I think the Port Orleans Riverside is rundown looking to me. Coronado Springs has one of the best pools in all of the WDW pools.