Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter

La prima volta che soggiorno in questo resort (ho soggiornato in molte altre proprietà Disney) e sono abbastanza sicuro che questa sia la mia proprietà preferita, ora. È piccolo e caratteristico. Le opzioni per il servizio di ristorazione sono fantastiche; assicurati di prendere dei bignè almeno una volta! La macchina per il freestyle della Coca-Cola nella food court è fantastica (prendi la tazza ricaricabile per $ 20), specialmente se ti piacciono le bibite speciali come Diet Caffeine Free Cherry Coke, Sprite Zero lymonade o Aha, Powerade, ecc... Ci sono molti tavoli per interni o posti a sedere all'aperto presso la food court. Le camere sono belle, pulite e molto confortevoli. Avevamo 2 letti queen size nella nostra camera. C'è anche una mini caffettiera e un mini frigorifero. C'è solo una posizione di servizio di autobus; era a meno di 5 minuti a piedi dal nostro edificio. E il servizio di autobus è stato molto veloce; c'è una schermata che mostra l'arrivo previsto del prossimo autobus in modo da sapere quanto tempo potresti dover aspettare (*puoi trovare queste informazioni anche sull'app dei Parchi Disney sotto "il mio resort"). Il negozio di articoli da regalo all'interno della struttura ha una buona selezione di regali Disney, oltre ad alcuni medicinali (Tylenol, Benedryl, ecc.) e generi alimentari (pane, latte, ciambelle, bibite gassate, gelati, ecc...). Abbiamo scelto di fare le pulizie a giorni alterni (svuotare immondizia, rifornire tp, fazzoletti, asciugamani); di solito servono le camere nel tardo pomeriggio, ma possono lasciare gli asciugamani se necessario prima. Il personale era molto cordiale e disponibile. La piscina e lo scivolo d'acqua sono fantastici; c'è anche una bella piscina per bambini adiacente con giochi d'acqua. Ritorneremo sicuramente in questo resort.

So, some good points, some average and some bad points of Port Orleans Disney resort. The good points are the complex is very clean and feels safe and the staff are very friendly as you would expect from American hospitality. It was very easy to travel to all the parks from the resort using the free Disney bus service and the river boar to Disney Springs. The average points are there isn't too much on the resort itself beyond a nice pool area suitable for adults and children and a bar which has some evening entertainment. I assume they want you to spend you time in the parks along with your money. The food is quite average and the menu doesn't change at all which if you are there for 2 weeks gets a little monotonous. Again if you have booked the dining plan package you feel like you need to use them but we ended up with plenty of meals left over as we had to eat out to get a bit of variety. The free refill cups are only refillable at the resorts themselves so we found this a bit annoying as you had to take them for breakfast for a coffee or cold drink and then carry them around with you during the day or take them back to your room. You can of course fill these with water in the parks but nothing else. The rooms are pretty basic and look a little dated but we were aware they were renovating the resort. I assume the room we had wasn't one that had already been renovated. The beds are very comfortable though. To the not so good points. The music in the resort, whilst charming for the first day or two gets very annoying, especially when you then get on the bus with equally annoying music. May not annoy all but it's very repetitive. The other thing I found with staying on Disney is you stay in a Disney hotel, get a Disney bus and go into Disney parks which starts to feel like your a member of the cast of the Trueman show. I think next time I visited Orlando I would stay offsite for a little more variety and to avoid the annoyingly cheesy music and repetitive daily routine. The other thing, and this won't affect everyone or may be a bonus for some people, is if you are a smoker or vaper you can't smoke or vape anywhere apart from designated areas (apparently) which aren't sign posted and nobody tells you where they are. As a vaper I don't impose my habit on anyone and try to find quiet places away from people to vape but you go from a resort on to their bus and then into their parks which all have these restrictions. After being shouted at several times it got a little annoying and I felt they lacked in the provision of areas for this. The parks themselves I found to be lacking in traditional roller coaster type thrill rides and the I found the quantity of rides across all four parks wasn't enough which leads to long queue times if you don't buy the fast passes. Albeit the rides and experiences are generally pretty good, just not enough of them. And lastly, if you want Disney clothing to wear in the parks I would recommend buying something before you

It was a pleasant surprise to see that the French Quarter appreciated our last year's TA review. We did spend an afternoon there again, on this year's Orlando visit; enjoying the festive Mardi Gras themed Xmas splendor. The only difference; this time we indulged in Mickey's premium ice-cream bars versus beignets, while listening to the music. Exploring the Disney resorts during the holidays, is a wonderful way to begin immersing into the spirit of the season. And, the French Quarter is one of our favorite locations within the "Disney bubble"; to start the process. We're already looking forward to next year's return.