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Kicking It Up A Notch: Moderate Resorts 

Pros To Staying At A Moderate Resort

Cons To Staying At A Moderate Resort The pool at Port Orleans Riverside


Gator Chris said...

Port Orleans:French Quarter is our favorite "bang for the buck" resort in all of WDW.

We love the theming, the pool, and the intimate scale.

Although the dining options are limited, the fact that boat transportation is provided to Downtown Disney in the evenings makes up for it.

We like to take the boat to Downtown Disney, then grab a taxi back to the room at the end of the night.

September 9, 2009 at 10:42 AM disneynorth said...

Love, love, love Coronado Springs! Up until this year when we stayed at the Boardwalk Villas, Coronado was my favorite place to stay at WDW. Besides all the points you made above about the moderates, I have found that Coronado has always been quiet when I stayed there.

September 9, 2009 at 12:05 PM Karen from MA said...

My fave is Carribean Beach. I absolutely love the theming and the new pool! We request a preferred water view room near the food court/pool and it's very convenient.

That said, we stayed at Beach Club in April and the service/amenities/location were far superior there...of course you are paying for it. But, especially the service, was so noticably better, I think it may be worth it (for us)...at least for some trips. :-)

September 9, 2009 at 2:06 PM Aubrey Cooper said...

My family loves the atmosphere of Port Orleans French Quarter. However the busses are an issure for us at this resort. POFQ shares busses with PO Riverside, so it has a grand total of 4 stops. Other resorts share busses too, but the PO resorts are veeeerrrryyy spread out. We found the wait could be quite long. Also, it seemed that POFQ was always the last one to get dropped off.

I convinced my parents to stay at Coronado Springs at the end of this month and I can't wait to hear what they say. I will try Coronado on my next trip as well.

September 10, 2009 at 6:05 PM 
We have enjoyed both POFQ and Coronado Springs, though we are, admittedly, more likely to stay at a deluxe (and now DVC). A minus for each:

At POFQ's food court there are VERY large "Mardi Gras" masks on the ceiling, which freaked my kids out. We had to get our food/drinks and take them elsewhere.

Coronado Springs is HUGE. We got there at night and had to rely on the kindness of strangers to find our building. And then struggled the next day in the light. But awesome pool.

September 12, 2009 at 12:24 AM Jazmine said...

I love POR. I have stayed at many resorts but I always come back to POR. I love the sprawling scenery and walking around the resort. I love the boat ride to DTD. The food court has something for everyone and Boatwright sit down restaurant has great food.

February 23, 2010 at 9:02 PM