POP vs All Star (with tips)
Staying at POP you might save a little time on the bus ride to Disney Studios or Epcot but as far as facilities go All Star vs POP is a coin toss. We make a WDW trip at least once a year (over 60 visits total, including weekend and day trips when we lived in Florida) and have stayed at Disney's Value Resorts NUMEROUS times to be sure. Our next trip in Oct we'll be staying at A-S Music, originally booked POP 6 months out but a "special" came up on Disney's web-site and we saved nearly $300 for a 5 night stay, so keep checking back for deals, there was no charge for the switch and what a bargain, we ultimately booked 5 nights, 6 days with Park Hoppers plus Dining for $1,100!!! So when people say Disney's too expensive they frankly don't do their homework. We always stay value, the service is friendly and top notch, the grounds and pool areas are "Disney clean" (every other morning it seems they're actually steam cleaning the sidewalks!), the rooms are small (not recommended for 4 adult sized humans) but for 2 big and 2 small or 1 of each it's perfect! Besides, if you're hanging out in the room what are you doing at Disney in the first place?! One other tip, ask for a room above ground level as the foot traffic and luggage carts can make things a bit noisy during check in/check out or when people are getting back from the parks. And the McDonald's near the All Star entrance is the best ever, amazing service and the best McD's food ever, perfect for a cheap late night snack! Most importantly HAVE A BALL!