Port Orleans Riverside, Port Orleans French Quarter, or Caribbean Beach at Walt Disney World?
I am trying to decide between Port Orleans Riverside, Port Orleans French Quarter, or Caribbean Beach at Walt Disney World. I am definitely staying onsite at one of these three. Has anyone stayed and can give me comparisons? I know that they are all moderate hotels. I just want to hear from people who have actually stayed at these hotels. I am traveling with a 3 and 5 year old. I think I am going to bring a double stroller so will have to be lugging that around too. Which ones have the least travel time involved going to the parks? Any other hints you can give me for my vacation? I am staying at the All Star Resort also....but our stay at these hotels will be part of our cruise package. Also has anyone heard of the mansions there? Can you tell me about them, please.
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carribean beach at walt disney :)
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Well, Im sorry to respond without the answer you are looking for, but you are wasting money on a room that you will spend very little time at. Me, wife, and my 8 and 5 year old boys, stay at the "DISNEY AllStar Resorts" . Our fav is the "All Star Movies" in the Toy Story wing of the hotel. Look on the web to see the huge "monuments" of Buzz lightyear, Woody, and the rest of he gang from Toy Story. I mean, come on! What kid doesn't like Toy Story? Besides that, you will spend little time in your hotel. They all have buses to take you to all the parks and they all have pools ect. ect. So if you arent on your 2nd Honeymoon, dont go upscale with a 3 and 5 year old! Its a waste. The kids want WOODY AND BUZZ MOM! LOL I hope you have a blast! We are ready for our next trip already. PS DO THE DISNEY MEAL PLAN...ITS SO GREAT! BUT MAKE RESERVATOINS TO CHARACTER DINNERS WELL IN ADVANCE!
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My family went last year and we stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside. We loved it. There are 5 of us , 16 yr old twins and 7 year old, me and my husband. It worked out great. We were right in front one of the pools and around the corner from the shuttle. Very beautiful grounds. We walked to the Port Orlean French Quarter and we liked the looks of Riverside better. Looked Cleaner. I would recommend buying the dining plan. It saved us so much! Our first meal was over $256 and we didn't have to pay a thing. Tip is included in the dining plan. If you book through Disney the dining plan is sometimes Free. Depends on when you are going. You get 2 snacks a day, 1 Counter Service Meal and 1 Sit Down Meal. Plenty to eat, the last day we had to buy up all of our snacks because we hadn't used them all. Well worth the money. Your children are younger so it shouldn't cost as much. I believe is is $39 per adult per day and $11 per child. I am not sure if you will have to pay for the 3 year old. But you really can't eat in the parks for that per day. I hope this helped! Have a great time!
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Who said All Stars (Furthest away from resorts; can be noisy, Crowded)? LOL thats the worst; Most of the time they book groups there and overcrowd the place. For Children I would Recommend the Caribbean Beach; Port Orleans Riverside?French Quarter Share Bus so that could be a problem but its very Nice. Im a travel agent and I can get you a great deal on Disney; I would suggest the Dining Plan Its free right now if you travel between late august into september must be booked soon its ending soon. For a value resort; If you want that way go with Pop Century; You can get lucky with All Stars but most of the time its crap.
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I've stayed at all 3 of these hotels. My personal favorite is Port Orleans Riverside. I like the atmosphere and its such a beautiful hotel. I think its one of the more quiet resorts which is comforting after a day at the parks. I also feel that the food court there is one of the best ones at all the resorts. I like the French Quarter also but I dont find it to be as nice as the Riverside. And Carribean beach is ok but I felt it was kinda outdated. There will always been some travel time to the parks. And depending on which resort you stay, it might take longer to get to a park farther away. I know the All star Resorts are the farthest from the Magic Kingdom. Good luck on your trip. Have fun.
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I have not personally stayed at any of these (I usually rent a house off-property). But here is an excellent site with reviews that I would use to decide: http://allearsnet.com/acc/faq_hot.htm Have a blast!
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Caribbean Beach is awesome! We stayed there a couple years back with our little ones. It does have a nice family atmosphere. But then again so do most of the Disney hotels. We lugged a double stroller around as well - maybe look into the rentals they have at the parks. It will save you the backache an having to worry about carrying it around park to park.
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I've stayed at port orleans and riverside...they were basically the same...boated by carribean beach, it looked nice too...6 of one half a dozen of the other.
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The atmosphere of the Port Orleans resorts is one of the reasons they are such popular choices. As for distance to the parks, however, Caribbean Beach is virtually right next door to Disney-MGM Studios and is also a short distance away from Epcot. The Port Orleans resorts are just a short distance away from Epcot. I would suggest bringing along the double stroller; it will save you about $18 a day to bring your own instead of buying a rental. Here is a map for the locations of your select resorts in relation to the parks. http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/rwingflyr/wdwmap.jpg
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I stayed at Port Orleans Riverside years ago. I loved it so much I choose it again this November. The grounds are truely beautiful. It has a very calming and peaceful atmosphere where you can relax, yet centrally located to everything. Good luck and have fun!
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Stayed at Port Orleans Riverside a few years ago with a 14-8-and 3 yr old. We loved it. Stayed in the Alligator Bayou section. They have a trundle bed in the room as an extra bed. The 3 yr loved having his own bed. :) POR is a big property but it's very serene. Plenty of pools -quiet pools and the main themed pool. We never had problems with the bus transportation. We were at the 2nd bus stop on the properties route. Never waited any more than 10 mins max for bus and i think that was only because we were going to Typhoon Lagoon that day. This was not my first choice of disney resorts - only ended up staying there because of the trundle bed. But i was really pleased and would stay at that location again. The longest ride was out to Animal Kingdom but every other park was pretty fast after we got through the stops. Same with coming back to the hotel. Plus i like the "river" that runs through the resort. You can take the boat straight to downtown disney! It's about a 10-15 min ride but it's so nice and relaxing. The Mansions that you are referring to is the Mansion side of POR. The river splits up the sides. Alligator Bayou is obviously the swamp themed area and the mansions are the more of the gone with the wind themed buildings. You wouldn't go wrong with staying at POR it's a great location.
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Big big thumbs up for Port Orleans French Quarter, by far the best of the three you mentioned. I would say the best of all the choices in its class.
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We stayed at Caribbean Beach last summer with our 5 year old. He LOVED it! There are lots of pools (we opted for a smaller, less crowded one instead of the main one). The place to eat is great. You can get a quick breakfast there before grabbing a bus to your day's destination. It's close to drive to other places for dinner. We'd had enough of the parks by dinner and went elsewhere. The rooms are great! Enjoy!
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We just stayed at Port Orleans Riverside a couple of weeks ago. My daughter and I took a Sea Raycer boat over past the French Quarter and it looked nice, but we didn't get to go inside. I have not been to Caribbean Beach, but we considered it and have read some mixed reviews. As far as Riverside goes, it was nice and the food court is very good with lots of selections. There are plenty of pools and the atmosphere is very relaxed. My only complaint was being too far away from the bus stop. Try to make sure that you are close to the Main Building/Food Court or one of the other bus routes, especially with a double stroller. The grounds are huge with a lot of winding paths that are sometimes confusing to navigate. Many times we just drove up to the bus stop rather than have to walk. It also made getting back to the room a lot easier too when we were all tired. If you can swing it, I would definitely suggest one of the deluxe resorts on the monorail route. We stayed at the Polynesian back in 2000 and needed a double stroller back then too. It was so much more convenient just rolling it onto the monorail than folding it up to get on the buses, especially if the kids are sleeping. You will probably be spending most of your time at MK anyway, so slipping back to the hotel for a rest and a swim is much quicker at the deluxes. What ever you choose I hope you have a wonderful time!
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