Port Orleans Resort - Riverside
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Reviewer's Name:
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Kim |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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Robfamerts@juno.com |
Rate / Night (for your stay):
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Part of package. |
Date(s) of Stay:
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9/27-10/2 2001 |
Accommodation Used:
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Standard Room / Studio |
Accommodations Review:
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It was a basic room with a rustic theme. We had enough room for
the five of us. Our 3 year old slept on the somewhat thin and small
trundle. I only recommend the trundle for the very young. The bed
was a little soft but do able. It was very clean. No problems at all
with that. Housekeeping left new Mickey toiletries every day. Enjoyed
this resort a lot but would like to try a more traditional hotel style. |
Why Did you Select This Resort for your Stay?
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We wanted to stay in the parks. But as a family of 5 we could not
afford the other hotels that would accommodate us. So basically this
was the cheapest on site hotel that would take us 5. |
Room # and Location Description:
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2464. We were on the second floor. The locations was nice. Steps
away from the quite pool and laundry and just a couple of steps more
to the west depot. Very nice at night. Con was the very long walk
to the main hotel area/food/theme pool. But not undoable. About a
5-10 minute walk with children. But long after full days in the park.
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Room Location Pros & Cons:
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Loved the closeness to the bus stop, laundry and pool. Con, the
long walk to the main area. |
Check-In / Check-Out Comments:
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We checked in at 11 am with no problems, not line. We had requested
buildings 14 or 18 corner room second floor. They would accommodate
us but not until 6pm. The room 2464 was ready right away and we enjoyed
it and were glad we took it. |
WDW Transportation Comments:
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The bus transportation was really good. We never waited more than
5-8 minutes for the bus. Exception: at 1pm at the Animal Kingdom we
waited 13 minutes for a MK bus which only took us to the TTC, then
we had to monorail into the park. Draw back was that the stops for
POR at the parks was always the farthest one away. Also the bus goes
to POFQ first at night. |
Restaurant / Lounge Review:
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We only used the food court which was adequate. The breakfast food
was sometimes cold. But the selection of easy things (bagels, muffins)
was good. The collector cups were very useful because we drink a lot
of beverages. We used 2 cups for our family of 5 and it worked out
well. The price of the cups was $8.99 our first day when we bought
them and was $9.99 on October 1st. |
Pool Description / Comments:
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We mostly used the quite pool which was very clean and warm. The
shallow area was good for our 3 yr old but the deep end could have
been deeper for adults. We used the theme pool once at 9pm and the
slide was closed. The water was very warm and the kiddie pool was
even warmer. We enjoyed the pools a lot. No towels available pool
side though. |
What Suggestions Would you Give Anyone that is Considering This
Resort?
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Its great for a family of 5 but the trundle is very thin. Also they
only provided one blanket and we asked for another. |
Other Comments:
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All of the people here were extremely friendly. From the bell services,
maids etc. They even sell pins in the food court! so watch your wallet.
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