PRFQ Resort Opinions

Hi all. We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
trip. Wooo Hooo!

I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n) and the Poly (303 p/n). I just
can't seem to beat the price at POR. I'm thinking maybe we'll
switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.

Does anyone have a building there that is recommended? Hints?
Advice? We're renting a car so transportation isn't an issue.

CRB

Carol1235 wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a building there that is recommended?

Anything along the riverside (1, 2, 5) has a nice Water or Garden view,
although it's not always necessary to specify.

> Hints? Advice? We're renting a car so transportation isn't an issue.

Then you'll miss out on probably the BEST reason for staying at POFQ,
namely being able to take the late relaxing boat-shuttle back from DD,
after the late-night two-stop resort->resort bus switch...
Well, try to find some excuse to take it anyway. :)

Derek Janssen
ejanss1@

"Carol1235" <Carol1235@> wrote in message
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> Hi all. We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
> trip. Wooo Hooo!
>
> I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
> YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n) and the Poly (303 p/n). I just
> can't seem to beat the price at POR. I'm thinking maybe we'll
> switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.
>
> Does anyone have a building there that is recommended? Hints?
> Advice? We're renting a car so transportation isn't an issue.

POFQ is our favorite resort. Small, intimate, and excellently themed. We
don't even worry about requesting a building there -- no building is more
than a 3 minute walk from the main building, and every view we've had,
whether of water or a gorgeously landscaped courtyard, has been fantastic.
Have a great time!

Kathy M.

"Carol1235" <Carol1235@> wrote in message
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> Hi all. We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
> trip. Wooo Hooo!
>
> I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
> YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n) and the Poly (303 p/n). I just
> can't seem to beat the price at POR. I'm thinking maybe we'll
> switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.

I am assuming that you are saying that the YC/BC costs 274 points per night
when using DVC, The poly costs 303 points per night, etc.
If your minimum purchase of points is 160 or so points...you can't even get
a single days stay at the YC/BC in a year. Saving a previous year, and
borrowing from next year would get you 480 points, or not even two days at
the YC/BC.

Are my assumptions correct on this? How the #(%& is this worth it?

Please help!

"NY Teacher" <Teach@you.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Carol1235" <Carol1235@> wrote in message
> news:q7uj34dnlk6bej6674llv3qmc014946h6d@...
>> Hi all. We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
>> trip. Wooo Hooo!
>>
>> I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
>> YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n) and the Poly (303 p/n). I just
>> can't seem to beat the price at POR. I'm thinking maybe we'll
>> switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.
>
> I am assuming that you are saying that the YC/BC costs 274 points per
> night when using DVC, The poly costs 303 points per night, etc.
> If your minimum purchase of points is 160 or so points...you can't even
> get a single days stay at the YC/BC in a year. Saving a previous year,
> and borrowing from next year would get you 480 points, or not even two
> days at the YC/BC.
>
> Are my assumptions correct on this? How the #(%& is this worth it?
>
> Please help!
>
>

That's not even close to the 'points per night' for DVC. I think what Carol
was referring to is dollars and the p/n is 'per night'.

As a reference, a studio at the Beach Club Villas in Adventure season is 9
points per night (Sun-Thu).

"Steve Russo" <srusso@nycap.> wrote in message
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> "NY Teacher" <Teach@you.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Carol1235" <Carol1235@> wrote in message
>> news:q7uj34dnlk6bej6674llv3qmc014946h6d@...
>>> Hi all. We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
>>> trip. Wooo Hooo!
>>>
>>> I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
>>> YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n) and the Poly (303 p/n). I just
>>> can't seem to beat the price at POR. I'm thinking maybe we'll
>>> switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.
>>
>> I am assuming that you are saying that the YC/BC costs 274 points per
>> night when using DVC, The poly costs 303 points per night, etc.
>> If your minimum purchase of points is 160 or so points...you can't even
>> get a single days stay at the YC/BC in a year. Saving a previous year,
>> and borrowing from next year would get you 480 points, or not even two
>> days at the YC/BC.
>>
>> Are my assumptions correct on this? How the #(%& is this worth it?
>>
>> Please help!
>>
>>
>
> That's not even close to the 'points per night' for DVC. I think what
> Carol was referring to is dollars and the p/n is 'per night'.
>
> As a reference, a studio at the Beach Club Villas in Adventure season is 9
> points per night (Sun-Thu).
>

THANK YOU!

So, to answer my question, I was *WAY* off in my assumptions...

not the first time, unfortunately.

"Carol1235" <Carol1235@> wrote in message
news:q7uj34dnlk6bej6674llv3qmc014946h6d@...
> Hi all. We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
> trip. Wooo Hooo!
>
> I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
> YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n) and the Poly (303 p/n). I just
> can't seem to beat the price at POR. I'm thinking maybe we'll
> switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.
>
> Does anyone have a building there that is recommended? Hints?
> Advice? We're renting a car so transportation isn't an issue.
>
> CRB

I stayed in building 5 on the 2nd floor last September and loved it. I did
pay extra for the water view. I love the resort.

Jamie

On May 28, 10:55 am, Ginny Favers <ginnyfav...@> wrote:
> Rudeney wrote:
> > Ginny Favers wrote:
>
> >> We just got back from Port Orleans Riverside.  
> >  > ...
> >> Help us live vicariously.
>
> > Yeah, Amanda, why don't *you* do that and get to work on that TR? ;-)
>
> Jeez, I gotta do one every time I go?  

You betcha.

OK I will.  But I warn you, it
> includes a lot of off property eating and one afternoon where we did
> nothing but drive out to a subdivision east of the airport to see if we
> might want to live there some day.
>

As Rodney said, others may find that interesting. I, for one, always
find interest in trip reports that venture beyond the theme parks.

Rudeney wrote:

> Ginny Favers wrote:
>
>> Rudeney wrote:
>>
>>> Ginny Favers wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> We just got back from Port Orleans Riverside.
>>>
>>> > ...
>>>
>>>> Help us live vicariously.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, Amanda, why don't *you* do that and get to work on that TR? ;-)
>>>
>>
>> Jeez, I gotta do one every time I go?
>
>
> Well, yes, I know it's a big pain because you and Joe run down to WDW
> all the time, but if you are going to talk about having been, then you
> need to post a TR. It's the rules. Don't break them or the moderators
> may ban you. Or worse.

In addition to recommending experiences that might not have occurred to
other travlers, I've found it's also a good excuse to pick out those
little side stories worth writing about, and convince yourself that this
trip really *was* different from the last one--
Which can be one of the pitfalls of going too often. ;)

Derek Janssen (call it therapy)
ejanss1@verizon.nte

On May 25, 4:43 pm, Carol1235 <Carol1...@> wrote:
> Hi all.  We normally stay at POR but just DH and myself are going this
> trip.  Wooo Hooo!  
>
> I was thinking we'd like to stay at a different resort and looked into
> YC/BC (274 p/n), POFQ (144 p/n)  and the Poly (303 p/n).   I just
> can't seem to beat the price at POR.    I'm thinking maybe we'll
> switch to PRFQ since we've never stayed there.
>
> Does anyone have a building there that is recommended?   Hints?
> Advice?   We're renting a car so transportation isn't an issue.
>
> CRB

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