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hallie
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Hey everyone we just got back this morning from the POR!! Our last stay was at the AKL this past April.
I didn't request a building in advance because I couldn't decide so I left it up to fate-lol.
We checked in on the 25th at 9am and our room was ready!!! we were placed in Parterre place, room 9712, in the mansions section. It was a beautiful location, a short walk from the lobby just over a bridge. The room was very spacious, I kept saying that it felt bigger then our room at the AKL even though it wasn't technically. There were plenty of spaces to store things which was great. There was a big shelf in the bathroom area that fit a ton of stuff. The room was VERY clean, no mold, dust etc...to be found and even the carpet was very clean and in great shape.(I looked because of recent reports I read-lol.) Our view was of a garden to the left and to the right you could see the parking lot through the trees. It was SO quiet! The resort was booked solid but you'd never be able to tell it.
The POR is beautiful and peaceful. It really is like 2 separate resort with the AB and mansions, it was really neat. We rented a Surry bike and boat to explore and they were a lot of fun.
We ate at Boatwrights for just appetizers, it was pretty good. Then we ate at the food court twice for dinner, it was VERY good!
At check in the CM, Eric, asked my kids names and then asked me what there favorite characters were. A few days later when we came back to the room they each had a autographed picture and card waiting for them!! MY DS had on from Pooh and the gang and DD had one from Snow White. They are even personally addressed to them, they were thrilled when they found them!!
We went to the main pool once but my DD didn't like it that much, she liked the one at the AKL better. The pool is definitely in need of the rehab it's getting, I bet it's going to be awesome when it's done. The playground was GREAT and a big hit!! I went in the hot tub once and it was very hot and relaxing, I did miss having the 2 like we did at the AKL but it was no big deal. We went to the quiet pool by our rom and it was very nice and very warm the main pool was on the cooler side.
The transporatation was OK. We had 2 separate minor problems. The one was after E-night on the 26th, we waited 45 minutes for a bus to arrive, we timed it. But all the stops seemed to have long waits that night except for Coronado springs, All-stars and Old Key west. We left the MK a little before 11pm and didn't get back to our room till 12:30am. Another didn't involve a bus for the POR, it was at MGM for a bus to Downtown Disney, we had to wait awhile and then stand. AT the POR we did figure out that in the morning the Main bus depot is the last to be picked up, where in the afternoon and eveing it's the first. The boat to Downtown Disney was great! The one night the boat CM told us that it would've took us an hour to get back if we had gone to the busses. We waited 5 minutes for a boat, everyone had a seat and it was a nice relaxing ride. Overall Disney still gets 2 big thumbs up from us in the transportation department. So far the AKL wins hands down when it comes to the bus transportation.
We would defintely go back to the POR again if we stayed at a moderate, it was a wonderful resort! The CM's were all very helpful and the grounds are beautiful and in immaculate shape!!
I didn't request a building in advance because I couldn't decide so I left it up to fate-lol.
We checked in on the 25th at 9am and our room was ready!!! we were placed in Parterre place, room 9712, in the mansions section. It was a beautiful location, a short walk from the lobby just over a bridge. The room was very spacious, I kept saying that it felt bigger then our room at the AKL even though it wasn't technically. There were plenty of spaces to store things which was great. There was a big shelf in the bathroom area that fit a ton of stuff. The room was VERY clean, no mold, dust etc...to be found and even the carpet was very clean and in great shape.(I looked because of recent reports I read-lol.) Our view was of a garden to the left and to the right you could see the parking lot through the trees. It was SO quiet! The resort was booked solid but you'd never be able to tell it.
The POR is beautiful and peaceful. It really is like 2 separate resort with the AB and mansions, it was really neat. We rented a Surry bike and boat to explore and they were a lot of fun.
We ate at Boatwrights for just appetizers, it was pretty good. Then we ate at the food court twice for dinner, it was VERY good!
At check in the CM, Eric, asked my kids names and then asked me what there favorite characters were. A few days later when we came back to the room they each had a autographed picture and card waiting for them!! MY DS had on from Pooh and the gang and DD had one from Snow White. They are even personally addressed to them, they were thrilled when they found them!!
We went to the main pool once but my DD didn't like it that much, she liked the one at the AKL better. The pool is definitely in need of the rehab it's getting, I bet it's going to be awesome when it's done. The playground was GREAT and a big hit!! I went in the hot tub once and it was very hot and relaxing, I did miss having the 2 like we did at the AKL but it was no big deal. We went to the quiet pool by our rom and it was very nice and very warm the main pool was on the cooler side.
The transporatation was OK. We had 2 separate minor problems. The one was after E-night on the 26th, we waited 45 minutes for a bus to arrive, we timed it. But all the stops seemed to have long waits that night except for Coronado springs, All-stars and Old Key west. We left the MK a little before 11pm and didn't get back to our room till 12:30am. Another didn't involve a bus for the POR, it was at MGM for a bus to Downtown Disney, we had to wait awhile and then stand. AT the POR we did figure out that in the morning the Main bus depot is the last to be picked up, where in the afternoon and eveing it's the first. The boat to Downtown Disney was great! The one night the boat CM told us that it would've took us an hour to get back if we had gone to the busses. We waited 5 minutes for a boat, everyone had a seat and it was a nice relaxing ride. Overall Disney still gets 2 big thumbs up from us in the transportation department. So far the AKL wins hands down when it comes to the bus transportation.
We would defintely go back to the POR again if we stayed at a moderate, it was a wonderful resort! The CM's were all very helpful and the grounds are beautiful and in immaculate shape!!
