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Old 08-08-2015, 12:36 PM   #1
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Red face Omg POFQ

I booked it omg I am so happy and nervous at the same time, due to my family size we can never do moderates or deluxe due to money because i have to always get two rooms, but this time I just had to splurge.....its 359.00 more then staying at the AOA.....I just hope I don't regret it....
Although my younger kids might mind it a bit because the AoA property is awesome to look at, I was just dying to try something different.

Someone talk to me, lol, tell me it will be ok!!!!!!
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We've sated there and it's fab. Boat rides to dtd, horse drawn carriage rides around por, wonderful pools. Enjoy
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Omg my friend just told me that POFQ gets excluded from discounts [emoji21] I will be very disappointed if I need to switch hotels if I can save an extreme amount of money


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Why would POFQ be excluded from discounts. I have stayed there with a discount (I refuse to pay rack rates). Of the moderates, it my least favorite.

I just did my first stay at OKW and SSR report. If you can fit in a one bedroom, I suspect it will be cheaper than two rooms someplace else and we loved the size of OKW. We had 4 adults and a baby. I also loved the grounds of both resorts and having a kitchen is wonderful.
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Why would POFQ be excluded from discounts. I have stayed there with a discount (I refuse to pay rack rates). Of the moderates, it my least favorite.

I just did my first stay at OKW and SSR report. If you can fit in a one bedroom, I suspect it will be cheaper than two rooms someplace else and we loved the size of OKW. We had 4 adults and a baby. I also loved the grounds of both resorts and having a kitchen is wonderful.

I'm not sure [emoji20] that's what she just told me, I'll wait It out its too soon to worry about it now
In the meantime I'll look at OKW
We are a party of 6 so we are limited I feel


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I don't know what the ages of your group are but OKW one bedroom villas sleep 5 and a child under three in a pack and play.

We paid $309./night which was much cheaper than two rooms and I loved all the room (as well as a washer and dryer).
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It's not that it gets "excluded" from discounts, it's just that POFQ is popular and doesn't often have a need to offer discounts in order to fill rooms.

Another thing your kids will love is the pool and slide.

Seriously, I've stayed at most of the deluxes (and many of them in Club Level), and POFQ is still my favorite resort.
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It's not that it gets "excluded" from discounts, it's just that POFQ is popular and doesn't often have a need to offer discounts in order to fill rooms.

Another thing your kids will love is the pool and slide.

Seriously, I've stayed at most of the deluxes (and many of them in Club Level), and POFQ is still my favorite resort.

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We stayed at POFQ and loved it! It was quaint, quiet and beautiful. I hope to stay there again someday. If a discount comes out and isn't offered at POFQ, you could try POR.
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Enjoy your time at POFQ. We are staying there too in March.
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I just love POFQ and the kids will love the pool and getting the beads. It is my favorite moderate resort. It is small with one bus stop and a very nice walk to POR and of course the boat ride to downtown Disney and POR.
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I love POFQ and have gotten room only discounts there a couple of times in the past year.
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I just love POFQ and the kids will love the pool and getting the beads. It is my favorite moderate resort. It is small with one bus stop and a very nice walk to POR and of course the boat ride to downtown Disney and POR.
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I love POFQ and have gotten room only discounts there a couple of times in the past year.
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