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Old 01-07-2014, 05:48 PM   #16
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My favorite all time resort is CSR!!!!! It has a very deluxe feel and has a great pool and restaurants.
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I would lean toward POR. CSR is very sprawling and if you plan on QS meals there the pepper market has a very different layout than other QS I have been to.
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October 2013 was the first and last time I will stay at CS. It took 6 hours to get our luggage and the 1st day going to Magic Kingdom the bus was late. We were waiting for the 8am bus and it didn't come until 8:40 so I missed the opening. This is only a couple of things thst happened. I have stayed at all the other moderates and I was happy there. I love Port Orleans FQ and Riverside. So they get my vote. But check them all out and the reviews and go with whatever feels right for you.

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Thank you all for your help & advice! . We ended up choosing Port Orleans -Riverside. I think we will be happy there & we are very much looking forward to our trip in May!
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Hi Mom24Girls,
I know that both times I have stayed at Riverside I loved it. And I have always stayed at Magnolai Terrace near the quiet pool. It's near the laundry and not a bad walk to the main building. I hope you enjoy it there as much as I have. Please let me know how you make out.
Am not sure when in May you are going but I will be there in May as well and this time am staying at FQ.
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I know that both times I have stayed at Riverside I loved it. And I have always stayed at Magnolai Terrace near the quiet pool. It's near the laundry and not a bad walk to the main building. I hope you enjoy it there as much as I have. Please let me know how you make out.
Am not sure when in May you are going but I will be there in May as well and this time am staying at FQ.
Hi... We will be there 5/4 - 5/13. We started at French Quarter, but with the discounts, we moved over to Riverside to save more money.
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ahh....yah that happened to me the first time we stayed at Riverside...as it was cheaper than FQ and I found out that was because FQ was sold out and Riverside wasn't. I guess we won't get to met as we are going 5/12 - 5/18.
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ahh....yah that happened to me the first time we stayed at Riverside...as it was cheaper than FQ and I found out that was because FQ was sold out and Riverside wasn't. I guess we won't get to met as we are going 5/12 - 5/18.
I believe 5/12 we are doing Ohana for dinner . (Can't remember the time off the top if my head).
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Ummm...we land on that day (me and my girlfriend as my hubby isn't the Disney nut that I am) and we are going to Downtown Disney to grab something to eat.
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We've been to Disney a few times. We stayed at POR in 2010, before it was renovated, but didn't really like it. Since then we've stayed at YC & WL and loved both. We have CSR booked for December and are really looking forward to it. I know it's a big resort but we have two business club rooms booked so we are guaranteed building 9B as well the light breakfast appeals to us. That way we can use our QS and TS later in the day.
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Coronado is our go to resort, we just love it there. It has a very deluxe feel without the deluxe price. It was the first resort we duplicated even though we want to try all the resorts we like it that much.
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Nice to see all these positive reviews, we have reservations for CSR in December, Business Club Rooms (2 of them) and are quite excited about it. I've read some fairly negative reviews on trip advisor but it looks beautiful and having some of the features as a deluxe interests me for less money.
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I would easily choose CSR out of the three choices. Second would be POFQ. CSR is a beautiful resort. POFQ is nice and a very small resort compared to all others. They also have the boat to DS.
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COR if you are willing to spend a little extra go for business class. We were there in May. It was almost like club level at the delux resorts
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