POR - Riverside or ASM suite?

[lovemy2girls4eva]

Which would you recommend for a family of 5? Difference in price is about $500 total.

 

[mco65]

Depends on the age of the kiddos. That tumbler bed is great and the kids fight over it until they get 15 or so.. then its too small. The suite has more room and 2 bathrooms as i recall. So if your kids are a bit older, the extra bathroom alone might swing the deal. If you kids are still toddlers, I would opt for POC.. keep 'em all in one room.. easier to manage IMO... if they are older (Teens) the suite is nice because of the extra bathroom and the separate bedroom is nice if you want a peaceful sleep while the kids stay up late watching TV or playing on their phones..

 

[lovemy2girls4eva]

Depends on the age of the kiddos. That tumbler bed is great and the kids fight over it until they get 15 or so.. then its too small. The suite has more room and 2 bathrooms as i recall. So if your kids are a bit older, the extra bathroom alone might swing the deal. If you kids are still toddlers, I would opt for POC.. keep 'em all in one room.. easier to manage IMO... if they are older (Teens) the suite is nice because of the extra bathroom and the separate bedroom is nice if you want a peaceful sleep while the kids stay up late watching TV or playing on their phones..

My kids are younger. How about difference with the buses between the resorts? Is one Resort better?

 

[mickeymom22]

We are a family of five! We have stayed at both, and we loved both!

The buses didn't run any better at either resort.

POR has an edge because my kids always loved to ride the boat to Disney Springs. It was like an attraction for them! I also liked that we could walk over to POFQ and get a beignet. They could walk freely and not have to be in a stroller. It was a great way to decompress. ASMu has music and loud colors 24/7...so any walk there just kept them hyped! Once at POR, we were eating in the food court way too late...we were exhausted and just wanting to eat and waddle off to bed...when the CMs brought out musical instruments and led a parade around the restaurant with the kids playing along...It was so loud and annoying even my kids were like "no way, can we just go to bed?" Other than that, we have always found it to be a peaceful resort to come back to after a long day at the parks.

That being said we loved the space in the suite. It was nice to put them to bed, and then we could stay up in our room watching TV for a bit. It is also nice that the suites are in a preferred location so you are close to the bus stop and food court. We had a quiet room on the first floor in the back of building 10 near the parking lot. We couldn't hear the music from the main pool and no one walked by our room ever, but we were literally steps from everything!

Happy Planning!

 

[mco65]

My kids are younger. How about difference with the buses between the resorts? Is one Resort better?

i don't remember anything different about the buses... PIA as i recall especially when the kids are super young and your leaving super late!