Just returned from a great stay at POR! This was our first trip during the summer (we've always visited in the winter) and even though the crowds were big, it wasn't as bad as I'd imagined.
We had a pool view room and I had faxed and asked for a corner room in AB building 18. We did get the corner room but ended up in AB building 35. As others have posted, the walk to the main pool and lobby/food court from some of the AB buildings is long, especially in the summer heat! In fact, we never used the main pool and just swam in the quiet pool.
Luckily we had our car with us so we would actually drive (with the a/c blasting!) to the food court and main bus depot every day. That extra long walk was just too much in the heat and humidity after a long day in the parks.
Housekeeping wasn't as good as usual. One day we didn't get any shampoo/conditioner/soap. Another day the garbage wasn't emptied. On our arrival, there was toilet paper on the floor in the bathroom, along with some crumbs, which stayed there for two days. No towel animals at all which is a first.
Lines for the bus weren't too bad. In fact, one evening my daughter and I were the only ones on the bus to the MK! Food court was very busy but we always managed to find a table.
Now that we've stayed in both AB and Magnolia, I much prefer the RR riverview in the mansion section. The theming is lovely in AB and the quiet pools are great there, but in the future we'll book a RR.
We had a pool view room and I had faxed and asked for a corner room in AB building 18. We did get the corner room but ended up in AB building 35. As others have posted, the walk to the main pool and lobby/food court from some of the AB buildings is long, especially in the summer heat! In fact, we never used the main pool and just swam in the quiet pool.
Luckily we had our car with us so we would actually drive (with the a/c blasting!) to the food court and main bus depot every day. That extra long walk was just too much in the heat and humidity after a long day in the parks.
Housekeeping wasn't as good as usual. One day we didn't get any shampoo/conditioner/soap. Another day the garbage wasn't emptied. On our arrival, there was toilet paper on the floor in the bathroom, along with some crumbs, which stayed there for two days. No towel animals at all which is a first.
Lines for the bus weren't too bad. In fact, one evening my daughter and I were the only ones on the bus to the MK! Food court was very busy but we always managed to find a table.
Now that we've stayed in both AB and Magnolia, I much prefer the RR riverview in the mansion section. The theming is lovely in AB and the quiet pools are great there, but in the future we'll book a RR.
