POFQ or Coronado?

[maxiesmom]

Then you won't be able to stay at CSR as they won't guarantee what section you will be in ahead of time.

I had actually requested Cabanas for our trip in March, and we ended up in Casitas 4. We all loved that location, even my picky sister. You have the first bus stop right behind the building, a quiet pool right next door, and are only a short walk away from the Pepper Market. For us, it was the perfect location.

 

[cjsm&d]

I stayed at both resorts recently and these are the comparisons:

Coronado Springs:
Good:
-very clean, modern bedroom with very comfortable beds and pillows
-doors to separate bathroom area from sleeping quarters
-beautiful main pool and outdoor playground for kids
-large hot tub
-more adult theme resort (if that is what your looking for)
-spa and gym
-Beautiful grounds and very nice water views (if you want to pay for that)
-Lots of food choices at food court
-Sit down restaurant MAya Grill (food is ok)

Bad:
-huge property (a lot of walking to get anywhere: not good when raining, scorching hot or after a long day at the parks)
-several bus stops 5 or 6 (so it takes a while for the bus to go around and pick everyone up and sometimes can lack seating on bus.)
-Pepper Market Food court where you have to serve yourself the food at food stations but waiter brings you drinks therefore you need to leave him a tip. Also it is very complicated system where they punch holes in a special card to add up your bill. When I asked how it worked the waiter seemed annoyed and explained it so quickly I didn't understand a thing.
-the preferred rooms I paid extra for didn't seem preferred at all. I was put in Casita 3. It was not that far from the main building (5 min.) but it was far from the bus stop (8-10 min.) and really far from the main pool (15 minutes). That might not seem far but when your walking in the rain or the hot and humid Florida sun with a baby, it is pretty far. Next time I would ask for a room next to a bus stop and a pool instead of paying extra for a preferred room.
-far from most parks compared to other resorts except AK

Port Orleans French Quarter
Good:
-Small property (very easy to get around in no time). Everything is no more than a five minute walk.
-Charming grounds in New Orleans style with small courtyards and cobble stone roads, and river
-Beautiful river views, if you want to pay for that (I got upgraded for free)
-One bus stop (sometimes but rarely picks up guest at POR but its first stop is POFQ so never have to worry about seating)
-Boat to DTD (really nice and worth it)
-Can use all amenities of POR (pool, restaurants, activities,etc.) Just a 15 min. walk away or can use boat to get there.
-Food court at POR is amazing: lots of choice and very good food at good price (worth walking over to eat)
-drinks by the pool are really good

Bad:
-Pool's theme is geared to young audience (big dragon waterslide)
-beds and pillows less comfortable than CSR but still ok.
-food court is small and limited choices (food is good)

SO overall I preferred POFQ to CSR but I still liked CSR. It depends what you are looking for. POFQ is more convenient and in my opinion more romantic than CSR. It also has a boat to DTD and access to its sister resort POR which really won me over. CSR has beautiful grounds, a beautiful main pool and access to a gym. It also has very comfy beds but it falls short on convenience.
You can check out more info and my pictures on my blog http://disneyplaning101.blogspot.ca/

Either one you'll pick you will have a great time.
Good luck

Some of this is a bit inaccurate or things have changed. But most of this is spot on.

Pepper Market at CSR now has a full buffet at breakfast and lunch which is receiving rave reviews.

There are only 4 bus stops at CSR.

The bus travel is actually closer to most parks than the other mods, with maybe the exception of CBR.

One plus for CSR that is not mentioned often is the rooms have central air, which is much quieter than the wall units at the other mods.

*My opinion is that if you are going to spend time at the resort, there is more to do at CSR, but if you want a nice, quiet, romantic resort with a boat to DTD POFQ is a good choice.

You probably can't go wrong...

 

[Alexsandra]

Some of this is a bit inaccurate or things have changed. But most of this is spot on.

Pepper Market at CSR now has a full buffet at breakfast and lunch which is receiving rave reviews.

There are only 4 bus stops at CSR.

The bus travel is actually closer to most parks than the other mods, with maybe the exception of CBR.

One plus for CSR that is not mentioned often is the rooms have central air, which is much quieter than the wall units at the other mods.

*My opinion is that if you are going to spend time at the resort, there is more to do at CSR, but if you want a nice, quiet, romantic resort with a boat to DTD POFQ is a good choice.

You probably can't go wrong...

Oh sorry about that, I was just going on memory. I stayed at CSR in Feb 2011. I'm happy to hear that Pepper Market is a buffet now and that it is receiving good reviews. It was one of the things bothering me about CSR. Bus travel just seemed longer to me than at POFQ but I guess it was the loop around the resort that added time and it all depends which park u r traveling to. I did not notice the air conditioner cause it was cold in Feb so it was never on. But like u said, either way you can't go wrong.