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We had a wonderful 8 day disney vacation, we just got back last night. The resort is beautiful but it is so large. 2 years ago we stayed at POFQ and we will stay there again in the future. We thought we would try a different resort this time but it's crazy over there. so many bus stops in the resort, so many people, we had maybe a 5 minute walk to the main pool. We were in building 51 in aruba so just across the bridge. When we were in french quarter, it was such a relaxing, quiet resort. After a long day in the parks and so much walking the last thing we wanted was a good walk to the bus stop, the pool, coffee, anything. The french quarter was just a minute to all of the above. Dont get me wrong, anyone that has reservations will like it, but if you want relaxing, wrong place for it.
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We stayed there last time..and yes..just like you..we are heading back to POR this trip..just something about Port Orleans that is just so much more like home..my DH definitely said we would never stray again from POR again
so funny, my husband said the same thing. I think it boiled down to fighting crowds and walking all day at the parks, we just wanted to have a relaxing feel back at the hotel. We surely did not get that at the CB. PO is defentely home for us from now on.
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We stayed at CB last April, we had the preferred room w/ a short walk to the main building, no way I would stay there w/ out the Pref room, it was definately worth the money. We chose it since we hadn't been there before and got a $500 gift card.
We stayed there a couple of times years ago. We enjoyed it but it is large. We stayed at POFQ in 2005, the year we bought into DVC, and we LOVED it. I recommend it to anyone who wants a moderate. If we ever pay cash for a stay again, it will be there.
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French quarter, if you felt like coffee you could go get coffee and be back at your room in a few minutes. Felt like a swim, walk out your door and your at the pool and if you forgot anything go back to your room and then back no problem. Walk to the bus stop 2 minutes, done. CB I made sure I brought coffee and creamer for in our rooms. did not get resort mugs because it would not have been worth it. To much walking. I think the above poster is right about preferred rooms. But the resort still did not have that quiet feel to it. we had a great vacation and it was nice to experience another resort. They shoulnt make em that big! lol I timed the bus one day and once we got on it took 15 minutes to go around to all the other stops before finally heading out! French quarter always picked up first and dropped off first. I guess I just missed that resort. The pool at the carrabean was cool but very crowded. We ended up using one of the quiet pools for most of our stay. At least my daughter and us could swim without bumping into people. she did like the kids play area with the bucket that dumped so that was fun.
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I guess it makes a difference on how much you like to spend time in the main food building. When we stayed at CBR I thought it was very relaxing, but then we were far away from the main food bldg and rarely went there (I agree though, the one time we had bfast there it was a madhouse!). We also chose to swim in our quiet pool, where we were always the only ones there. Sorry you had to deal with the big crowds, but now you will appreciate POFQ (my favorite resort!) even more next time you stay there!
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I didn't like CBR at all. I much preferred POR. Even though it was large, there was something I didn't like about CBR. I was never able to put my finger on it though.
We just got home last night from staying at CB. It was our first time to stay there as well. We had stayed at both PO resorts and I have to say that while we did not hate CB. We certainly did not enjoy it near as much as FQ or POR.
We just booked a 10-day trip this October and really waffled between POR and CBR. We stayed at POR last trip for the first time and loved it, but thought it would be nice to try something new with the kids. Something definitely pulled us back to POR, so we booked there again.
So sorry you didnt have a relaxing experience at Carribean Beach. I stayed there one time and actually enjoyed it. Granted we stayed across the bridge and it was a walk to the main area but all in all I still enjoyed the experience.
We still had a great time, dont get me wrong, but we had FQ to compare it too. Such a different feel. A very small resort and a very large one. in the end after fighting crowds and lines all day I just dont want that at the resort too. We went this time of the year 2 years ago and in FQ you would never know there were crowds anywhere. One night after fireworks at MK, CB had the worst lines. No one else did. It took us 2 hours to get back. FQ buses came often but they really do need more buses for such a large resort. All in all it is a beautiful resort and if we didnt have FQ to compare it too I'm sure we would of felt differently. But everyone is different.
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