Port Orleans Riverside and French Quarter Room Request Fax Thread

[andrewilley]

so a family of 5 - 2 adults 3 kids, 11, 9 and 2 would automatically be in the AB section correct?

No, the two-year-old would not count towards room occupancy. You would be classed as a family of four plus an infant, so you could be in any section (although AB would make most sense for you).

Andre

 

[Venomhatch]

No, the two-year-old would not count towards room occupancy. You would be classed as a family of four plus an infant, so you could be in any section (although AB would make most sense for you).

Andre

Thx Andre, Been really busy lately.

 

[Mousedreaming]

Thank you, Venomhatch for the template. I used it for our 3/21-3/27 trip, and it worked great. I was able to have all of my requests met. Away from construction, not right next to the parking lot, and 2nd floor. I was very apprehensive, because this was our first time in a standard view room, but it worked out really good. Thanks again!

 

[Venomhatch]

Thank you, Venomhatch for the template. I used it for our 3/21-3/27 trip, and it worked great. I was able to have all of my requests met. Away from construction, not right next to the parking lot, and 2nd floor. I was very apprehensive, because this was our first time in a standard view room, but it worked out really good. Thanks again!

No problem. I am glad they were able to give you some magic.

 

[LiliBelle]

We have 4 standard RGR rooms reserved, and arrive in 10 days. I was going to request Oak Manor by the quiet pool - first floor rooms. Should I be worried about construction at Oak Manor? Is it better to just request a first floor room by the main pool and a bus stop? Thanks!!

 

[Tigerlulu]

I have two reservations for POR next week. Our first night I booked separately through expedia, as Disney couldn't give me availability that night.

So basically my first night I have a preferred room. The rest I have garden view.

It's just me and a friend. No kids. I'm not picky about where I stay, as much as I don't want to switch rooms and I want to be close to a bus stop. Obviously being close to the main buildings would be awesome but I don't know how realistic that is.

This is my first stay at POR. What should I request that I could realistically get? Should I prefer a certain area or word this a certain way? I'm just unsure about making a request. I've never asked for requested areas outside of the online checkin before.

 

[GigiDisneyfreak]

We have 4 standard RGR rooms reserved, and arrive in 10 days. I was going to request Oak Manor by the quiet pool - first floor rooms. Should I be worried about construction at Oak Manor? Is it better to just request a first floor room by the main pool and a bus stop? Thanks!!

There is a thread on here devoted to POR. It has been updated on there that they are currently working on the north side river facing party of the roof. When they finish that they will be moving onto the parking lot. I would copy the thread for you but I can't from my phone.

 

[Ismo]

There is a thread on here devoted to POR. It has been updated on there that they are currently working on the north side river facing party of the roof. When they finish that they will be moving onto the parking lot. I would copy the thread for you but I can't from my phone.

I've got it

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3245277

They have been talking a lot about the roof discussion over the past week.

 

[LiliBelle]

I've got it

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3245277

They have been talking a lot about the roof discussion over the past week.

Thank you!!

 

[Venomhatch]

Thank you all for helping them out. I dont know why I dont receive my notifications that often.

 

[DJT]

After making and canceling two WDW reservations and one DL reservation during the past year, we are finally going to make it I think although bittersweet. My elderly parents were both hospitalized several times during the past year and then I lost my mom at Thanksgiving and then my dad March 1st. This trip is to try to de-stress. I am so emotional these days. It is just DH and I and I made our reservations through Orbitz. We arrive at FQ on May 4. Should I fax our request on the 1st which is a Thursday or on Friday the 2nd? Just want to request upper floor in building 2. We paid for garden view. Thanks for your advice!

 

[andrewilley]

Should I fax our request on the 1st which is a Thursday or on Friday the 2nd?

I'm sorry for the hard time you've been having lately, and for your recent sad losses.

As far as faxing is concerned, it honestly doesn't make a big difference. I'd avoid going much beyond 5 days out from your arrival date if possible (so your fax is fresh when they come to look at any room blocking) but other than that a day or two either way won't make a big difference. There isn't a fire-breathing dragon in their office which instantly incinerates faxes that arrive outside of a certain timeframe.

Andre

 

[DJT]

I'm sorry for the hard time you've been having lately, and for your recent sad losses.

As far as faxing is concerned, it honestly doesn't make a big difference. I'd avoid going much beyond 5 days out from your arrival date if possible (so your fax is fresh when they come to look at any room blocking) but other than that a day or two either way won't make a big difference. There isn't a fire-breathing dragon in their office which instantly incinerates faxes that arrive outside of a certain timeframe.

Andre

Thanks so much. I just wanted to make sure when they receive my fax they will actually have my reservation info since I made it through Orbitz and I know Orbitz won't send it to Disney until a few days prior to arrival. Thanks again!

 

[Venomhatch]

Thanks so much. I just wanted to make sure when they receive my fax they will actually have my reservation info since I made it through Orbitz and I know Orbitz won't send it to Disney until a few days prior to arrival. Thanks again!

I spoke to the right people while I was there and you should do it at the 5 days before arrival. One to two days would be too soon for room planning and would make it more difficult to achieve requests.

 

[DJT]

I'll do it five days prior to arrival. Thanks so much for the information, and thanks for what you do as a CM!

 

[Venomhatch]

No problem. I take the same positive spirit home with me that I use when I am on the clock.

 

[jacksmommy]

We stayed in POR last year during Spring Break and sent an email about 2 weeks before using your awesome template Venomhatch! We got exactly what we requested and had a fabulous time! We are headed back in mid-May for SWW and staying at POR again. Do you recommend faxing over email now? And last year I think it was within 2 weeks of travel but now I am seeing 5 days. We have a preferred room for mobility issues of one of our travelers so I want to make sure to get that to the right person. Thanks so much!!!

 

[Venomhatch]

We stayed in POR last year during Spring Break and sent an email about 2 weeks before using your awesome template Venomhatch! We got exactly what we requested and had a fabulous time! We are headed back in mid-May for SWW and staying at POR again. Do you recommend faxing over email now? And last year I think it was within 2 weeks of travel but now I am seeing 5 days. We have a preferred room for mobility issues of one of our travelers so I want to make sure to get that to the right person. Thanks so much!!!

Fax should be ok this time. 5 days is fine now we ironed out the routine better with the rooms and requests.

 

[andrewilley]

I'll do it five days prior to arrival.

That's my general advice too. Any further out than five days and your fax will probably be filed away until they get around to working on your particular dates (which shouldn't be a problem, but why risk it?). Also, they don't generally look at making any possible category switches prior to 5 days out (I assume in case any late bookings come in) so any requests which might involve technical changes between one room category and another won't be possible until then anyway.

Most rooms are still allocated via the 'Ready Room' system (either when you arrive, or a few hours before your arrival if you've done online checkin) but if they decide they need to block out a specific room then they will want to do that several days before the arrival date. This is mostly for things like multi-room bookings, groups, consecutive run-on bookings, or very specific special requests that probably could not be met on the day - the more complex/larger the booking, the earlier they will look at it. The downside of blocking out rooms in advance is that unless the room is empty the day before (which would be ideal) you run the risk of it possibly not being ready yet if you arrive earlier in the day.

Andre

 

[heathjh]

We have 5 rooms reserved for Sept. Two of the rooms check in the 19th -29th. The other 3 rooms are for 20th-28th. How likely that we can be together? If one of the rooms that is staying longest, books a preferred room, how likely are we to be in the buildings near the preferred rooms? Will it increase our chances of those closer buildings, if one room is preferred?