Just back from 8 days at Port Orleans Riverside. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I thought I would share a few thoughts with you. We, myself and DBF, arrived there on the 25th and left on the 1st. Our room was in Alligator Bayou in building 35. It was very far from the main house but it was a beautiful walk and we preferred our location than any others. We had a corner room with two big windows. What a difference the two windows makes! We walked the grounds quite a few times and we were not really impressed with the Mansion section. Alligator Bayou was so much more secluded and had lots more trees and provided much more privacy. The quiet pools were just that quiet while the mansion pool was a bit too overpopulated.
Along with the good there is usually some bad here goes We tended to get lost on almost every trip to the main house. What was nice was we got to see every inch of the resort. Bring your compass and a good pair of walking shoes! The walls are very thin. You could hear everything in the rooms next door and up stairs. We never had to set our alarm to get up because, like clock work, every morning around 7:15 you could hear every toilet in the building flushing one right after the other and these things are loud! At first it was funny but by day 4 it was annoying. I also came to realize that there was a small child that was staying in the room above us and apparently decided to get its exercise by running up and down the hall way in the morning. I was very surprised at how you could hear everything.
The busses were very good if you would go up to the main (South) bus stop. Many times we would get on the buses and they wouldnt even go back to the other stops. Most of the time they were filled and didnt have room but I was really glad we didnt get lazy and use the closer bus stop. Our last day there, POFQ had opened and you could really see a difference in the bus loads. My suggestion. Plan on using the South Bus Stop in the mornings and using the other ones in the evenings. And plan on standing!
These are just a few points, I would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have about POR.
All in all it was a wonderful trip and we cant wait to go again. I would definitely stay at POR again!
Along with the good there is usually some bad here goes We tended to get lost on almost every trip to the main house. What was nice was we got to see every inch of the resort. Bring your compass and a good pair of walking shoes! The walls are very thin. You could hear everything in the rooms next door and up stairs. We never had to set our alarm to get up because, like clock work, every morning around 7:15 you could hear every toilet in the building flushing one right after the other and these things are loud! At first it was funny but by day 4 it was annoying. I also came to realize that there was a small child that was staying in the room above us and apparently decided to get its exercise by running up and down the hall way in the morning. I was very surprised at how you could hear everything.
The busses were very good if you would go up to the main (South) bus stop. Many times we would get on the buses and they wouldnt even go back to the other stops. Most of the time they were filled and didnt have room but I was really glad we didnt get lazy and use the closer bus stop. Our last day there, POFQ had opened and you could really see a difference in the bus loads. My suggestion. Plan on using the South Bus Stop in the mornings and using the other ones in the evenings. And plan on standing!
These are just a few points, I would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have about POR.
All in all it was a wonderful trip and we cant wait to go again. I would definitely stay at POR again!
We felt very secluded, like we had the place to ourselves. Perhaps we did
