Little E
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We visited the World June 18-25, 2017. We stayed at POFQ, and we had a wonderful time. However, my DH and I felt we learned a lot from this trip.
We were initially booked at BWI in a standard room; we were excited to be so close to Epcot and HS. Although, after much soul searching, I felt stressed about how expensive the BWI was, so we decided to rebook at POFQ, as it saved us about $1400.
After we made the switch, I did a lot of research on POFQ on the Disboards, I asked Dis veterans lots of questions, and Dis folks really worked to reassure me that we made the right choice. POFQ was a lovely place. We loved how small the resort is, we loved being just steps from the main pool, food court, and bus stop, and we loved the opportunity to take advantage of the amenities at POR as well. Our boys are old enough that they were able to roam the resort on their own; they even walked back and forth between the two resorts on their own on a few occasions, and they really enjoyed their independence at POFQ.
With that being said, the minute we hopped in the pool on our first full day there, my DH said, "We should have spent the extra $1400 and stayed at BWI." *sigh* He was right. This was our longest WDW trip...our first time staying for a full week, and we have come to the conclusion that we are deluxe resort people. We felt cramped in our room, we were very underwhelmed by the pool, and we realized we missed the extra small touches that deluxe resorts offer. We have stayed at OKW, the Poly, the CR, and the GF, and we finally understood during this trip that the extra square footage in a deluxe room matters, that having three sleeping surfaces is REALLY important (our oldest DS had to bunk with the youngest DS, who is a blender at night, yikes!!), and that the ability to get to the parks using forms of transportation other than a bus matters as well.
I want to stress that we didn't dislike POFQ. It was a lovely resort, and the CMs were terrific. Also, the ability to quickly get to our room after getting off the bus after a long day at the parks was awesome. I wouldn't discourage anyone from staying here...we seriously had nothing but good experiences. On this trip, we simply learned a little more about us as a WDW vacationing family, which is a good thing, right? From now on, we know we really want to stay at a deluxe resort. Additionally, we had a Beaches and Cream ADR at lunchtime one day during our trip, and we got to explore the BWI, the BC, and the YC before and after we ate. We loved what we saw, and I think we definitely want to give one of these resorts a try next time.
We were initially booked at BWI in a standard room; we were excited to be so close to Epcot and HS. Although, after much soul searching, I felt stressed about how expensive the BWI was, so we decided to rebook at POFQ, as it saved us about $1400.
After we made the switch, I did a lot of research on POFQ on the Disboards, I asked Dis veterans lots of questions, and Dis folks really worked to reassure me that we made the right choice. POFQ was a lovely place. We loved how small the resort is, we loved being just steps from the main pool, food court, and bus stop, and we loved the opportunity to take advantage of the amenities at POR as well. Our boys are old enough that they were able to roam the resort on their own; they even walked back and forth between the two resorts on their own on a few occasions, and they really enjoyed their independence at POFQ.
With that being said, the minute we hopped in the pool on our first full day there, my DH said, "We should have spent the extra $1400 and stayed at BWI." *sigh* He was right. This was our longest WDW trip...our first time staying for a full week, and we have come to the conclusion that we are deluxe resort people. We felt cramped in our room, we were very underwhelmed by the pool, and we realized we missed the extra small touches that deluxe resorts offer. We have stayed at OKW, the Poly, the CR, and the GF, and we finally understood during this trip that the extra square footage in a deluxe room matters, that having three sleeping surfaces is REALLY important (our oldest DS had to bunk with the youngest DS, who is a blender at night, yikes!!), and that the ability to get to the parks using forms of transportation other than a bus matters as well.
I want to stress that we didn't dislike POFQ. It was a lovely resort, and the CMs were terrific. Also, the ability to quickly get to our room after getting off the bus after a long day at the parks was awesome. I wouldn't discourage anyone from staying here...we seriously had nothing but good experiences. On this trip, we simply learned a little more about us as a WDW vacationing family, which is a good thing, right? From now on, we know we really want to stay at a deluxe resort. Additionally, we had a Beaches and Cream ADR at lunchtime one day during our trip, and we got to explore the BWI, the BC, and the YC before and after we ate. We loved what we saw, and I think we definitely want to give one of these resorts a try next time.
