Which is better Port Orleans FQ or RS About This Page:

[IdahoDisneyMom]

Originally Posted by Joanne929

(I thought that guests could use the pools at both resorts? Someone correct me if I'm wrong!!)

Yep, you can

[oldmom]

You can use the pools at both. Its a short walk.

[Spork]

We prefer Riverside. FQ seems more condensed and is nice for a change, but 7 out of 10 times we stay on property it's at POR. It's laid back, calm, has multiple pools, and is just a nice place to walk around.

[Jookiba]

We stayed on the FQ side in 06 and I loved it-it was very quaint, everything was easily accessible from every building, and you can't beat the boatride to DtD as it goes past the treehouses......plus just being a nice way to relax for a bit.

The pool is neat with a serpent slide-your son might get a big kick out of that.

Have you checked out the pictures on Deb's site ? (Allears.net) They have pictures there of the rooms, pool, grounds, etc.

Good luck with your decision!

[njsmama]

My vote is for FQ, LOVE IT! I also love the Poly and WL. But for its smallness, 1st on/off bus system, boat rides to DTD, carriage rides, begniets, themeing, and lower cost, FQ can't be beat!
But.....if you want to be on the monorail, the Poly is great too! WL themeing is also wonderful!
Have fun deciding....it sure is a tough one!

[mestitch]

We have stayed at both but we keep returning to FQ. We like it better b/c it's more compact, we like the feel/theme/ambiance better as well. We were there last July for a night, for a week this past March, and we'll be back there again in August

[oldmom]

Hmmm.....so many people asking about POFQ, it could start being overcrowded and they could decide to expand the place.........

POR is soooooo much better the POFQ, everyone should go over there. Nothing really very good about POFQ, nope nothing

[disneygramma]

Either one is good....but if you go with Riverside...check out the Magnolia Bend Mansions area....we prefer it to Alligator Bayou (which we felt was a bit dilapidated really...kind of worn looking and a bit on the dirty side...Disney really needs to do some work on AB!)

[duck addict]

I like POFQ better because of its compactness and I like the food court there better. (You can always walk up to POR if you want the sitdown restaurant),

[tinkfan75]

We always stay at POR and we love, love, love it! I was raised in the South and it reminds me of bein' home! We like the laid back atmosphere and it is a really nice place to walk around...esp. at night by the Magnolia Bend section. We are staying there again when we go in Oct...can't wait!

[JKSWonder]

Originally Posted by oldmom

Hmmm.....so many people asking about POFQ, it could start being overcrowded and they could decide to expand the place.........

POR is soooooo much better the POFQ, everyone should go over there. Nothing really very good about POFQ, nope nothing

Ha-Ha, Oldmom! No such luck...we'll be at POFQ this October!

[oldmom]

Shucks, it was worth a try. We so love the place just the way it is.

[Bman]

I can't really address FQ, but I can tell you that we really enjoyed staying at Riverside. We had a great time at that resort and liked the rooms.

[SevenWonkas]

We stayed at POR in May, but took a walk through POFQ. I don't know, I think I still liked POR better, just from the outside. POFQ was more polished (because its newer), but I liked POR because it felt like it had been there longer with mature trees, plenty of shade, etc. We were lucky because we were in Magnolia Bend (the mansions section, plus close to the main building). Walking through Alligator Bayou, I don't think I would have liked to stay there.... The mansions were just so pretty! It was very nice to have multiple pools. We had a pool just around the corner from our room and it was much more quiet than the feature pool at POR (and POFQ's pool when we walked by!), While there were some kids playing/screaming in our quiet pool, it was only a couple kids at the most.

[Spork]

Another difference between RS and FQ is that the buildings at FQ go up another story to 3 floors. I had forgotten about that until we were there this past weekend. We also like the quiet pools at RS as they are convenient for a quick swim as a break between parks.