Are these renovated?
Request a room in Building 14 of the Alligator Bayou section.
1. You're close to the bus stop.
2. You're extremely close to the lobby/food court
3. That building just came out of refurbishmet.
The only thing is that because of the layout of the bridges...it's a little bit more of a walk to Ol Man's Island, but that's still not far at all.
While I would agree that building 14 and 15 are the best, buildings 14, 15 and 18 are now "preferred" rooms. You can request them but unless you book a preferred room and pay the premium attached to that, the chances of you getting placed there are slim.We stayed in Building 15 on our trip in '07, which is one building further from the main building than 14. We liked that spot just fine... for the same reasons Schmoofy mentioned above.
If you prefer the Mansion style rooms, the Oak and Magnolia buildings are closest to Ol' Man Island and the main building.
Check out www.portorleans.org, that site is a wealth of information for Riverside and French Quarter.
Have a great trip!
Building 15 is currently under refurbishment actually, just drove past it today.
No worries! Glad to see another face from PA! I have relatives right around Ashley, PA. Myself from a little bit up the river.
I've been keeping track of the progress around the Port Orleans resort, being I am currently a Cast Member there. They just reopened Building 38 and 14 a few weeks back, Building 15 is currently under refurbishmet. I haven't wandered around the Alligator Bayou in the past few weeks, but I plan on doing some walking soon.
Hi Minniejoy,
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If you look at the map of Port Orleans and French Quarter, the two mansions closer to French Quarter (Oak Manor and Parterre Place) are the 'renovated Royal rooms', I believe. Kinda pricey but if you have kids and first time and can afford it, I say go for it.
We usually request Magnolia Bend with a water view. This past December we were lucky with Magnolia Terrace, 2nd floor room, water view, right when you walk up the stairs in front of the building after you get over the bridge from the Fishing Hole (pool).
We LOVE the scenery, food court, and boat transportation to Downtown Disney. Unfortunately... the buses are a challenge for some reason. Have to be patient for the bus you want.
No. Many are neither preferred or Princess rooms.Are all the mansions considered preferred rooms? I know the newly renovated royal rooms are of course an extra charge but I was wondering if I booked a standard room if there is an chance of requesting a mansion room and getting it.
This link will tell you anything you could ever want to know about PORS and FQ.I've been staring at the map all morning. In my group, we are traveling with kids that love to swim. We don't have a preferred room. Can anyone tell me if any of these bldgs are good/bad or preferred.
27, 38, 80 or 85
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