Riverside or the French Quarter

We have stayed at both many times and we like the FQ much more for the only reason of size. The busses are much the same, with Riverside having 4 bus depots. They (Riverside and FQ) do share on bus route, I think on the MK run, but not sure on that count. :mickey:

We loved the decor, design and compact layout of POFQ. Not to mention the single bus stop. We thought the food court was good too. Beignets!

The two resorts don't always share buses.

Our one stay at FQ was Halloween week and we never picked up or dropped off at Riverside, not even once while we were there.

We stayed at Riverside Thanksgiving week and we only dropped off at FQ once the whole week, and we used the bus system every day.

Since FQ only has one stop it's super quick getting in and out when not sharing with Riverside.

Thanks Everyone! :thumbsup:

ffrda- Thanks for the update! Going into MDE to change our preferences to bldg. 3.
As an aside - we have stayed at the All Stars and Caribbean Beach but just keep coming back to POFQ. The small size and the buses are the number one reason. My only dislike is the fact there are no "quiet" pools. But you can't have everything.:blush:

buzznwoodysmom;2454463 wrote: Gator,

Your family of 5 can now stay at Caribbean Beach! Definitely give it a try. My feelings about Riverside Alligator Bayou are the same as your own. We love CBR. It is our favorite moderate and we would pick it over Riverside every time!

Yeah, I just found that out here about a month ago. We won't be coming to WDW this year, but I'm wondering if one of these 5-to-a-room rooms will be available on the Free Dining Plan offers. That's really the big discount that gets us to show up. Thanks for the heads up. It's nice to know that should we return, it doesn't have to be to the place we liked the least....well, if you don't count the All Stars.

Gator;2455019 wrote: Yeah, I just found that out here about a month ago. We won't be coming to WDW this year, but I'm wondering if one of these 5-to-a-room rooms will be available on the Free Dining Plan offers. That's really the big discount that gets us to show up. Thanks for the heads up. It's nice to know that should we return, it doesn't have to be to the place we liked the least....well, if you don't count the All Stars.

It looks like CBR was included in the free dining discount that was released Monday. Not sure how availability has been with the discount, but it was not listed as an excluded resort.

I ended up with a River View room at the POFQ. Can someone tell me about the river view rooms

NJGIRL;2455102 wrote: I ended up with a River View room at the POFQ. Can someone tell me about the river view rooms

They are the same on the inside as the other POFQ rooms, but if you look out the window, you can see the river.

Sorry, didn't mean that to sound so snappy. :shake: But it is accurate. The other side of the river is a thick forest, Florida jungle-like, with dense greenery. There is a nice walkway between the hotel buildings and the river. The river view rooms are also the furthest walk to the bus stop and food court. But not by much, everything is close at POFQ.

The last thing I wanted to be in was a more expensive room furthest from the bus stop.

NJGIRL;2455284 wrote: The last thing I wanted to be in was a more expensive room furthest from the bus stop.

The resort is so small that I can't imagine any room feeling far from the bus stop, or anything else at the resort.

Denise

Resorts we've stayed at in 20+ trips: ASMo, ASMu, ASSp, PC, CSR, CBR, POR, POFQ, WL, AKL Jambo, AKL Kidani, Poly, Contemporary, BC, YC, BWV, OKW, SSR, Swan, Shades of Green, Vero Beach, Disneyland Resort

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buzznwoodysmom;2455295 wrote: The resort is so small that I can't imagine any room feeling far from the bus stop, or anything else at the resort.

Then that is good news. I have never been there before so I'm not sure what to expect

NJGIRL;2455313 wrote: Then that is good news. I have never been there before so I'm not sure what to expect

We switched rooms for our last night when we stayed at FQ. We started out in building 5, I believe, which was so close to everything. When we had to move rooms we ended up in building 1, right along the river and at first we thought it was going to be a hike anywhere. Even my mother, who has mobility issues, thought that even in our much farther out room the walk was nothing compared to most other resorts. I think you'll be fine.

We haven't stayed at POR but I think POFQ might be our favorite. We have stayed at CBR, pop, AS sports, and POFQ. We were just talking about where we want to stay next time and we keep bringing it up. We loved the laid back nature of the resort and it doesn't feel like the poppy high energy resort that the values do, and CBR was a long walk from everywhere we felt. One thing I am curious about is the bus ride. We always woke up little late and never had a line but we made a million stops over in POR it felt like. I'm hoping if we start getting out earlier, we will fill up the busses and not go to POR so much. :mickey:

Both are my favorite resorts to stay at. I won't stay anywhere else, since I stayed there in 2007. I switch it up each trip, last year we did POFQ so this year I am booked at Riverside. I would have to give the edge to Riverside. The grounds are just so beautiful and there is so much more to that resort than POFQ. I also like the food court at Riverside more and the main pool is more fun with a better slide. I stay in the Royal Rooms and just love them! Oak Manor is my favorite section at POR. The boats to DTD are also really nice. My sister loves Riverside more. When we stayed at POFQ last year, she said she just did not get that feeling that she got at POR and wouldn't stay there again. The small size is nice at FQ, but I like having a lot of grounds to explore. :mickey: