POP, ASMu, or AOA?

[luke7203]

Our family of seven (DS6, DS4, DD2, Twin 9 month foster sons, DW and myself) went to the world last year and stayed at ASMu in a family suite and were really happy with it.

We are now planning another trip with a bit different family arrangement the twins went back to live with family and my wife and I have now adopted two older girls. Our kids will be DD12, DD11, DS 8, DS 5 and DD4. My mom, sister and her family will be going at the same time and want to stay in a family suite. They have said one of our kiddos could stay in their room if we would like. So we are considering family suites at AOA or ASMu or two rooms at POP.

Any recommendations or thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[lanejudy]

With children those ages, I'd go with the suite to keep everyone together (yes, 1 will be with grandma et al). WDW will not guarantee connecting rooms, so 2 regular rooms at POP might be next to each other or could be on different floors or even different buildings and your family would need to split.

As to the difference in suites...I understand ASMu suites have a somewhat larger kitchen area and also have 4 beds/equivalent. AoA set-up is slightly different with 3 beds, so if bed-sharing is an issue with your family you might prefer ASMu.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[jlhill4444]

We also couldn't make this decision easily and in the end went with a suite at ASMu. The reason being we like the food court better, all suites here are in a preferred location, close to the food court/pool and the bed arrangements were much better, so fewer people had to share beds! Good luck in your decision.

 

[luke7203]

Thanks... I hadn't thought about the haring beds aspect....that would probably be really good for the older girls.