have2getaway
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2005
We are going over Presidents week in mid-February. It will be me, DH, and our DS triplets, age 10. Staying Club Level. Here are the Pros and cons of each:
Royal Pacific—Pros
Royal Pacific—Cons
Portofino—Pros:
Portofino—Cons:
What would you do? TIA
Royal Pacific—Pros
- Newer rooms
- Location—closer to parks
- Location—close to Sapphire Falls—boys enjoyed the pool and food there
- New lobby with Starbucks
- Laundry facility on site
- $335 less for 8 nights
- Location of CL room—closet to resort room and on the same floor
- Hotel is easier to navigate as not as spread out
Royal Pacific—Cons
- Continental breakfast for Club Level
- May be busier as it is booked
- Smaller rooms
- Smaller bathrooms (1 sink)
- We currently have our eight nights spread out over two separate reservations. This is the only way we were able to book the club level. We are hoping we will not have to check out of one room and check into another, but there’s no guarantee we won’t.
Portofino—Pros:
- Luxurious Resort
- Bigger Rooms
- Better Continental breakfast for CL
- More dining options
- Better pool & more pool options
- Bigger Bathroom
- May be less busy due to refurbishments
Portofino—Cons:
- Location—further from parks
- No laundry facility on site (We are flying and trying to limit what we pack, so we will likely be doing laundry during our stay)
- Location of CL room — not necessarily on the same floor
- Refurbishments could make or break the vacation depending on noise or inconvenience (A message pops up that says there will be noise and rooms will be undergoing reservations and temporary walls may be used)
- $335 more for the 8 nights
- Resort, in general, is more spread out
- Rooms were a bit dated on our last trip (probably why they are refurbishing)
- We found the housekeeping not as good at this resort, But that may have just been a one time thing?
What would you do? TIA