I'm sure you will get good and bad opinions on both resorts. It all comes down to your own taste and style. I've stayed at both and will give you my opinion but remember....you're the one who has to sleep there, so I would first advise going to
www.allearsnet.com , click on accomodations and check out both places for yourself. On this site, you'll find picts (lots of them), fact sheets and I think guests' opinions.
CBR:
1. I found it too spread out. We were bannished to the far reaches of the universe and it took forever to get to the main building where the food court is located. Because of this, we didn't even eat at the food court.
2. The buses were VERY crowded, but they are crowded at every other resort. It took us forever (well over an hour.....maybe over 2 hours) to get a bus back to the resort after the park closed.
3. The scenery is not very nice. It made the walk seem longer. OK, it is in some places, but they are few and far between.
4. A good point: even though our building was miles away from the main building, we were right on a lake (they called it a beach) that had nice plants, several benches and a hammock or two.
POR:
1. There are many buildings that are VERY close to the main building. We used the food court many times while staying here. And this food court seemed nicer than the others I've seen.
2. Even if you have to walk a little ways to the food court, the walk is going to be very nice and relaxing. The landscaping is the best I've seen at any WDW resort.
3. Our building (Oak Manor) was right on the Sassagoula river. We couldn't see it from our room, but all we had to do was walk around the corner, and there it was.
4. There are so many beautiful places to sit and relax by the river.
5. They have bicycles to rent with a very nice bike path.
6. They have several types of boats you can rent......FUN!
7. They offer the boat service to DTD, which is great! GOtta do it!
8. The ONLY bad thing I can think of: The buses that service POR also service POFQ, and they pick up POFQ first. SO the buses may be full by the time they get to your stop. We just walked to the main building (the first stop) to catch the bus and never had a problem.
I know this is a lot, but I hope it helps. Go check them out for yourself at allearsnet. No matter where you stay, I'm sure you will enjoy it.