Which resort for birthday trip

[Rory607]

I am currently trying to convince my H we should surprise our daughter with a trip over her birthday this summer. He is not fully on board yet, but I am running the numbers with the current discounts being offered. I am leaning towards POR, which is the first resort we ever stayed at when she was little. We’ve been very blessed to stay at deluxe resorts for our past few trips, but looking at a moderate this time. We’re a family of 4 with a teen DD and tween DS.

POR, French Quarter and Coronado are all within similar price ranges. Which would you choose? A good pool is a must, especially considering we’re not used to going in summer. And I’m looking at the quick service dining plan, so I would like some decent QS meal options. Thanks for any input!

 

[beccasmom]

We have no experience with Coronado (although we’re hoping to try their tower club level at some point). We do enjoy both POFQ and POR, although I especially value the smaller footprint of the FQ. I believe the rooms were recently renovated. And Riverside is very accessible so enjoying both is pretty easy. The pool situation is better at Riverside (there are several), although I think the pool at FQ suits the resort’s smaller scale. And I’m pretty sure you can use the pools at both resorts (not entirely sure about that though). FQ has one bus stop and POR has multiple ones. I believe they share buses, but can’t confirm as we had a car the last time we were there.

With both resorts you have watercraft access to DS which to me is a major plus with regards to dining…lots of choices and something for everyone and it’s a relaxing change from the bus. Both resorts have their dedicated food courts and they work well in terms of variety. Boatwright’s is the full service restaurant at POR.

Enjoy your trip whatever you decide!

 

[Rory607]

We have no experience with Coronado (although we’re hoping to try their tower club level at some point). We do enjoy both POFQ and POR, although I especially value the smaller footprint of the FQ. I believe the rooms were recently renovated. And Riverside is very accessible so enjoying both is pretty easy. The pool situation is better at Riverside (there are several), although I think the pool at FQ suits the resort’s smaller scale. And I’m pretty sure you can use the pools at both resorts (not entirely sure about that though). FQ has one bus stop and POR has multiple ones. I believe they share buses, but can’t confirm as we had a car the last time we were there.

With both resorts you have watercraft access to DS which to me is a major plus with regards to dining…lots of choices and something for everyone and it’s a relaxing change from the bus. Both resorts have their dedicated food courts and they work well in terms of variety. Boatwright’s is the full service restaurant at POR.

Enjoy your trip whatever you decide!

Totally forgot about the boat to DS! That is definitely a pro for either POR or FQ. Thank you!

 

[hardcorestitch]

I am currently trying to convince my H we should surprise our daughter with a trip over her birthday this summer. He is not fully on board yet, but I am running the numbers with the current discounts being offered. I am leaning towards POR, which is the first resort we ever stayed at when she was little. We’ve been very blessed to stay at deluxe resorts for our past few trips, but looking at a moderate this time. We’re a family of 4 with a teen DD and tween DS.

POR, French Quarter and Coronado are all within similar price ranges. Which would you choose? A good pool is a must, especially considering we’re not used to going in summer. And I’m looking at the quick service dining plan, so I would like some decent QS meal options. Thanks for any input!

I’d go POFQ if I were you… a bit of familiarity… with a slight newness. You guys haven’t stayed on that side yet…

 

[DizneyFamof4]

We really like CSR and it has the better main pool, but our family still likes the PO resorts over it, with POFQ being #1. Yes you can share pools and restuarants between the PO resorts. Also, POR has YeeHaa Bob for entertainment, plus our family loves doing a carriage ride. We also like the theme a bit better at the PO's. You really cannot go wrong with any Mod

 

[JackiesHubby]

I am currently trying to convince my H we should surprise our daughter with a trip over her birthday this summer. He is not fully on board yet, but I am running the numbers with the current discounts being offered. I am leaning towards POR, which is the first resort we ever stayed at when she was little. We’ve been very blessed to stay at deluxe resorts for our past few trips, but looking at a moderate this time. We’re a family of 4 with a teen DD and tween DS.

POR, French Quarter and Coronado are all within similar price ranges. Which would you choose? A good pool is a must, especially considering we’re not used to going in summer. And I’m looking at the quick service dining plan, so I would like some decent QS meal options. Thanks for any input!

My wife and I love POR even over deluxe resorts so add that to your thoughts if considering my response. For teens and tweens we think Por would be great but if your kids were a wee bit younger we would probably go with POFQ or CS. Por has pools everywhere with the big themed pool centrally located. They have a great restaurant and the location is optimal. They are a big resort so transportation can take a bit longer (where POFQ has only a single stop and sometimes does not share a bus to the parks). I will say we havent staid at CS in a very long time, but when we did we felt that because it "was" a convention resort that the bubble got broken fairly easy.

 

[JackiesHubby]

++++ for Yeehaw Bob!

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

If you are staying in the tower, I would go with Coronado

 

[elvispursley]

I like both the PO resorts: POFQ for the small size, but find the pool too small for teens/tweens. The theming at POR is just beautiful and the pool is a much better fit for teens/tweens, IMO.