We spent a week in POR on Honeymoon 31st Oct - 7th Nov and I have to say that it is a wonderful resort. We arrived in at 9pm and went to the check in unfortunately they could not find our booking which started to panic me. The girl was so nice and told us not to worry go and get a drink and something to eat and she would get it sorted out for us. Feeling a bit worried still we went down to Boatwrights and got some food. When we returned she said we had been booked into Carribean Beach Resort instead but we could stay in POR as they had rooms available. We said we wanted to stay as it was the resort we wanted.

They gave us a lovely room in Magnolia Terrace only a short walk to the bus stop and just across from the quiet pool. The room was great and the maid service was excellent. It was nice coming back and seeing what animal the towels were made into. We even got a card left in our room from Cinderella & her Prince wishing us a happy Honeymoon which was a nice touch.

Boatwrights and the Food Hall were both brilliant as was the gift shop. Staying in Disney has definately got its benefits the one we found most useful was the delivery service back to the resort on purchases in any of the parks especially for attraction pictures.

The location of the resort was great, not too far from any of the disney parks (you could even see Illumaintions at Epcot over by the main pool) and still in a good location to travel to the non Disney Parks. Taxis were ordered for you by the Bell Staff and pick you up from the main doors. The staff were lovely as you would expect at Disney and the resort is so picturesque.

We will hopefully be back to POR someday and would highly recommend it to anyone.

My husband, I and two children (2 and 4) stayed at POR 11/25-30. I had requested Alligator Bayou 14 or 15, and was a bit disappointed to be in bldg. 28… however it turned out great. It was a bit of a walk to the front, but we didn’t find it to be a hassle at all (although if you have mobility issues, it could be a problem). We were also right next to a quiet pool and the laundry. No pool towels at quiet pools, so grab at the main pool or take your room towels.


The main pool was great fun… the kids enjoyed the slide, as well as the kiddie pool which was fun for them to jump around in (very big and warm). The pool bar was nice, and the playground was right next to the pool as well. It was an easy walk to the food court to grab a bite and bring it back to the pool to eat.


There were also bike and boat rentals and a little place to fish, none of which we had time to do (but wished we did).


We enjoyed the water taxi twice… once to go to French Quarter’s pool, which the kids loved as well, especially the slide (a bit gentler than at POR). As a comparison, FQ also seemed nice and more compact (food court didn’t seem to have as many choices as at POR).


We also water taxi-ed to Downtown Disney. It was a fun ride for the kids, although the boat is a bit loud. Easy transportation option, and the kids think they’re on a ride!


The food court was pretty good, lots of choices and pretty quick service (the last day we were there, the crowds picked up and it was a bit slower). We also did pin trading in the lobby. The arcade was pretty decent, but I like the arcades at All Star Sports and Pop Century better than this one (for little kids at least). One morning, many of the machines weren’t working, but someone at the front desk got a manager on the phone and he was very apologetic and refunded the money we lost.


As for bus transportation, I would walk to the front to catch a bus if I were you. We got one easily the first morning at the West Depot for AK magic hours. The next morning, we were going to MK and ended up at the main stop after breakfast, and still had to wait three buses to catch one (also, once they are full, they do not make the trip around to West, etc…). I do not know when the 1st one actually made it around. But all in all, I found the bus transport to be good.


The room was pretty standard, but I liked the privacy curtain at the sink area (good for putting a small child in a pack n’ play or blow-up bed behind it like an extra room). And the main room lights had dimmers which was AWESOME!!! I have never had that at any of the other 4 Disney resorts I have stayed at. The pull out trundle was great for my big kid… a much bigger kid could probably fit as well. Refrigerator was nice to have as well.


We stayed the next 4 nights of our vacation at Coronado Springs, I will post a review there as well. Overall, I liked POR, and would stay there again. I really like the “southern” atmosphere… reminds me of many trips to New Orleans. We had a great trip and hope you do too!

We have just returned after spending 2 weeks at riverside (12/11-26/11) and have to say the place was fantastic.
We arrived at reception with not a single person in line and checked in within 5 minutes.
Our room was in oak manor, and within a few minutes walk to a bus stop, the main pool, the shops and resturants. The room was a good size ( 2 adults ) and cleaned , with fresh towels daily and the fridge was handy.
The whole resort is spotless and the grounds are very well maintained.
We never had to wait more than 10 minutes for a bus or boat and there is always the option of using the french quarter bus and walking to the riverside.
I would not hesitate in recomending this resort to anybody.

I was very dissappointed in this hotel. The room was dark, dirty, and the bed's not as comfortable as Disney Ft. Wilderness. We were 5 people and extremely cramped. This place had a refridgerator but no microwave even. We were miserable, thank goodness we only stayed 1 night! We had a carraige ride from the resort and went over to the French Quarter pool to swim, as the desk clerk suggested. We were close to a pool, but it wasn't heated, so she told us to go to the French Quarter Pool which was heated and open.