Anne Marie,
Well we stayed at Port Orleans Riverside last year and Coronado Springs this year. After reading all the too and fro debating on best and worst my opinion is that all the resorts are a high standard, and go with the theming that appeals to you.
However, we probably had a better holiday at POR as we were in Building 14 which is soooo convenient for everything, and the weather was perfect!! At CS we were in Cabana 8a, which I requested as it's near the main pool, but it is further away from the food court, and we had some bad weather this year so that impacted our view, we didn't spend as much time at the pool as we would have liked. At CS there were lots of people in suits, but they are in meetings most of the time, there are lots of conventioneers families there too "for a free ride" which must be great for them!! It didn't bother us.
The rooms in both resorts are very similar, although at CS you do get a hairdryer, coffee filter and coffee and an ironing board and iron (if that appeals to you on holiday!!) The food court at CS had better food, more choice and more like a restaurant, BUT getting the food from different counters seemed to be more complicated, and meant we were often not eating together as some food is freshly prepared. We loved the 18" pizzas from POR food court, a great value meal for a family. The maid at POR made an effort to arrange soft toys, and other fun "surprises" for the children when you get back to the room, but not at CS (probably as so many are there on business!)
The bar area is nicer at POR too, there is no entertainment at CS, and the bar was full of suits smoking too much for my liking. The shops at both CS and POR are attractively themed, and you can get a few reasonably priced snacks there.
Landscaping at POR is better, hot tub at CS is better, pool is bigger at CS, but more interesting shape atPOR with more landscaping. You can get mug refills at the pool at CS, but only at the food court at POR.
So all in all, wherever you go you'll have a great time, but make sure you do your utmost to get a building near food court, bus stop and pool!! Saves the old feet. Oh, and CS is beautiful at night, with all the light around the lake!!
If room size is important, the CBR has the biggest rooms!!
We enjoyed both Boatwrights and Maya Grill, but thought they were both quite expensive. People were dressed up more at Maya Grill, but then we were there on Valantines Day!!
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