The website occasionally visits Riverside for one reason or another. Back in October, we had dinner at Boatwright’s and drinks/appetizers at The River Roost. All the way back in May 2012, the website visited to check out lobby construction and embarked on some menu reconnaissance and pictures around the resort. Today, we’ll stay a night in a Royal Guest Room and compare it with the accommodations in the Alligator Bayou section.
Riverside is richly themed and much greener than the other Moderates.
Trees, grass, and a river flowing through are favored over the white sand beaches, hammocks, and palm trees of Coronado Springs and Caribbean Beach.
Different people find relaxation and solace in different environments. At least that’s what my white noise machines says in the instruction manual. Each of the Moderates are relaxing in their own way. Upgrading from a Value to a Moderate buys subtler theming in addition to a larger room, a second sink, queen beds (except Caribbean Beach), a sit-down restaurant (except French Quarter), and lounge (except Caribbean Beach). The Moderate resorts tend to be more serene with open spaces, lakes and rivers, greenery, etc. There’s much less of that Motel 6 feel, even if the rooms open up to outdoor courtyards instead of a ritzy indoor hallway. Older kids and adults may appreciate the civility a bit more than kids, who tend to love the oversized statues of Mickey and Friends at the Values. But most kids also prefer swimming at the resort and playing gymnasium on the monorail to actually visiting the theme parks.
At Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney re-themed the rooms furthest from the main building to pirates. Here at Riverside, the Magnolia Bend rooms furthest from the main building were re-themed to “Royal Guest Rooms” back in March of 2012. All 256 rooms in Oak Manor and all 256 rooms in Parterre Place are Royal Guest rooms. Not only are they the least convenient to the resort’s major amenities, but a Royal room will run you between $39 and $45 extra per night, or $270 over the course of a six-night stay. A family of four could add Park Hopper to their tickets for $251.36 with tax. In fact, $270 would be enough to cover a seventh night in a Standard room and a seventh day of theme park admission, so we’re not talking about chump change here.
Disney is careful not to refer to these as “Princess rooms,” even though that’s probably how most people refer to them.
Disney was also careful not to go too girly with the decor, which features a lot more gold and royal blue than pink and glitter.
The substance is the same as other Moderate level resort rooms, even if the style is potentially elevated. You’ll find the same two queen beds, table, two chairs, 32″ LCD tv, coffee maker, ice bucket, four glasses, fridge (theoretically), curtain separating the vanity/sleep areas, bathroom with shower/tub and toilet, two sinks, ironing board, iron, hair dryer, etc.
Everything in the room is themed, though it’s potentially more tasteful/less-in-ur-face than the suites and standard rooms over at Art of Animation.
Wood tones still dominate, giving the room an elegant feel.
Look for the button on the side of the headboards for a “surprise” (digital) firefly show. This is Tia-inspired after all.
The bathroom:
The genie lamp faucets might be my favorite detail:
View “upgrades” at the Moderates have always struck me as ridiculous. I think this is the Standard View, but there could be just about anything out there. There is no private balcony with chairs outside – just an exterior walkway often cluttered with housekeeping carts and children convinced that all narrow walkways are actually an invitation to try out for the Jamaican sprint team. A pool view often features views of things/people that are best left unseen. Not only would a Royal Room run you a minimum of an extra $39 per night, but a “River View” upgrade is an additional $28 to $39 on top of that. On a weekday during Regular Season, a Standard Room, Standard View costs $211. A River View Royal Guest Room on the same night costs $289, or a whopping $78 more. With four people in the room, that’s $19.50 per person per night. That’s enough to cover the difference between a food court hamburger and a table service steak, for every person, every night. And the only way to enjoy that view is to stand there at the window staring outside. As a creepy person, I do this occasionally, but I wouldn’t pay 30 bucks to have the pleasure of staring out at trees over say, grass.
Finishing up with the room, Riverside features the same pod-style coffee makers as the other resorts. It produces a decent cup of coffee, particularly with the lack of hot dog residue from last night’s DISboards’ resort potluck. You can also run one or both sides without a pod to produce a cup of hot water. You may want to run it a couple times to get most of the coffee/hot dog flavor out. Twinings Earl Gray Black and Green bags are also in-room.
The fridge situation is inexcusable. Somebody’s fridge somewhere caught on fire or something, so Disney elected to replace them all. A potentially noble decision, but fridges went missing from guestrooms for months. And months. No fridge means no milk, no cold beer!!!!!!(or chardonnay or whatever), no safe way to keep leftover food, etc. They don’t have a fridge if you call and ask for one. They may refund you $15/night if you fight them for it. I don’t think there’s another hotel chain in the world that could get away without the fridges it advertises in its rooms for months. But Disney can. So they did. I’m not sure what the current situation is – most or all resorts should now have their fridges replaced.
40 bucks a night is too rich for my blood, particularly when we aren’t talking about additional utility for the money. If anything, our utility is reduced with a Royal room guaranteeing a longer walk to the major amenities. But I also don’t have kids. And I’m cheap. You are certainly welcome to air your opinion in the comments section. The rooms are definitely more precious than most and even with the additional cost, you may find that they’re a better fit than a Deluxe for less money.
The Alligator Bayou section, with its woodsy, weathered lodge buildings, is the polar opposite of Magnolia Bend and the Royal Guest rooms.
Magnolia Bend is made up of four large, three-story buildings with 256 rooms each. Each has an elevator. Alligator Bayou on the other hand, is made up of 16 two-story lodges, each with 64 rooms. Both sections have a total of 1,024 rooms. No elevators in the Bayou.
These rooms were refurbished throughout 2012:
The 63″ Murphy/fold down bed sleeps a fifth person.
Rooms here are nicely themed in a completely different style than the Royal rooms. We’re missing a few of the details. If Disney was going to charge an extra 40 bucks for these rooms, the faucet handles would probably be themed or something. But the room amenities are exactly the same, including the same two queen beds, two chairs, table, 32″ LCD television, etc.
Could be a good view if you want to stand on top of the air-conditioner and peer out.
Overall comfort is similar. It “feels” like there’s a bit more room in the Bayou rooms because the major fixtures, like the dresser and table, have a smaller footprint. The beds are probably the same – perfectly comfortable, but you’re probably not going to be calling the front desk to find out the make and model.
In case you’re wondering what pricing looks like on laundry/dry cleaning:
Riverside pizza delivery:
Bonus points if you don’t fall asleep before it’s delivered.
One wonders if there’s an expiration date on the resort arcades.
Riverside’s is huge and barely used.
It’s not poorly stocked either.
Doodle Jump Arcade runs a cool eight grand and is only about a year old.
Avengers pinball would run you $5,700. I’d be surprised if this machine pulls in $500 a year at the resort.
Watercraft rental is available should you wish to risk your life in a head to head battle with the SS Josh. It wouldn’t surprise me to see bloggers start renting boats and heading down to Disney Sprung once construction really ramps up. Just wait until you see me in the Characters in Flight balloon hollering for everyone to move to the left so it swings just far enough for me to get that shot that will finally put this website on the map.
Or we could just get our hair wrapped and look pretty.
Boatwright’s new menu with a few changes since we visited back in October.
New drinks released shortly after the website poo-poo’d a couple of the previous ones.
A few new themed items at the Mill, including the Muffuletta Flatbread.
Clam Chowder so new they didn’t have a pic for your consumption.
Southern Fire Chicken Sandwich.
Full Menu: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/port-orleans-resort-riverside/riverside-mill-food-court/menus/
I gave the Muffuletta Flatbread a shot. Within 30 seconds of posting a pic on Twitter, I was inundated with the south informing me that this was not, in fact, muffuletta. Which I guess is news to me since that’s what I was expecting from a Disney World fast food pizza. Anyway, Disney has more or less figured out the flatbread, which is more than you can say about the hamburger and french fry. The crust was appropriately thin and crusty. The olive spread underneaf was unique and it was topped with generous layers of provolone, ham, and salami. You may have (not) noticed in the menu picture that the tomatoes are sliced rather than diced. These diced tomatoes slipped right off, which was fine with me as I’m not a big tomato person. Anyway, this is not Central Grocery (where the New Orleans Muffuletta was invented), but I thought it was a nice take on the popular sandwich.
And easily shareable if you want to order one along with the popular create-your-own salad.
Not my finest picture, but these salads are always fresh and come with a ton of options.
Themed Rapid-Fill. They’re trying.
The Joffrey’s coffee machine holder things are pretty ridiculous looking. Coffee and hot chocolate are not regulated like the precious Coke Zero, so you can bring your own bucket from home if you want to really stick it to the Rat.
Disney continues testing GPS tracking or whatever they’re up to with bus tracking. The screen at the main Riverside bus stop estimated when the next bus would arrive. It was accurate to the minute for the three buses that arrived before our Epcot bus. It’s a lot easier to wait 15 minutes if you know it’s going to be 15 minutes I think. I think there’s a saying about not knowing is the worst thing.
That may or may not be much of a review of the Royal and Alligator Bayou rooms. As always, PortOrleans.org is your best resource if you’re looking for information on the resort.
Thanks Josh!…its just after 5am…we’re getting a nice snow and ice storm, checking in on road closures, just happened to stop in on your site…you have me literally laughing out loud!…great review … as allows.
Did you experience any ‘disturbances’? from noise? I read that there is roof construction on one of the Magnolia Bend buildings…
I will admit to paying extra for the river view! But only because I knew I would be placed in Magnolia Bend and at least a river view would mean I would be that much closer to the bridge to the main building. I love POR but POFQ not so much. I think POFQ has everything squished together; I prefer the openness of POR.
Having tried CSR on my last visit, it’s a tough call on which I like better. Thanks for the update on POR, Josh!
Can’t wait to go back to POR. I can’t justify the cost of the Royal rooms, but they do look nice. I just love AB.
Perfect timing for this update!!! We leave tomorrow for POR. Since we have a family of 5, we will be in Alligator Bayou. Thanks for making me even more excited 🙂
Interesting — when we stayed at AB in August (which we loved) they didn’t have tea in the room. I called Mousekeepers to see if they could get some, and was told they didn’t have any and I could either go to the food court to buy a cup of tea or buy a box of tea at the store. I thought that was pretty absurd, because they could have simply delivered a few tea bags from the food court. It was my only complaint following the trip, and for my troubles the fine folks at WDW sent me a lovely package of Alice’s Wonderland Tea. Which was nice, but I no longer needed the tea since I was back home. 🙂
It was truly a minor complaint, though — we were given a preferred building in AB without paying for the surcharge, and had a lovely corner room on the second floor. I would absolutely stay at POR in AB again.
Weren’t the fridges supposed to be replaced by October?
Oh, how I miss bedspreads. Especially the royal guest ones.
What happened to the bed spreads? We were there in February and they had nice gold and blue spreads. It looks like the room is not finished.
We stayed in a riverview room. Not for the view but more for the location. We requested a ground floor room in the North wing of Parterre if I remember correctly. We were right accross from the bridge and a few steps from one of the smaller pools. It was perfect.
We rented a Surrey bike twice and drove around the resort for an hour. Kids loved it.
We stayed @ POR last March. It was very nice. Did a Royal room, it was cool. Totally told our then 9 year old son that it wasn’t a Princess room, he bought it. They totally are Princess rooms.
POR is a great resort. Taking the boat to Downtown Disney on a cooler day is no fun at all. At all.
Thanks again Josh for the updates!
Stayed in a Royal Room back in April – I’m pretty sure it was in Parterre Place. I didn’t find the walk to the main building/bus stop particularly long but I also thought that CSR wasn’t as spread out as many others have claimed. Maybe I have a high walking tolerance? Anyway, the Royal Room went over big with our two daughters, especially the fireworks headboards, and the hubs and I loved the grounds and the boat to DTD. We spent a fun, relaxing day at the pool and enjoyed Boatwright’s and our many meals at the Mill. I appreciated the posh room much more at the end of our trip when I was laid up there for two days with norovirus. My fever hallucinations were much richer than they would have been in a standard room, I think. Our one complaint was one of our neighbors was smoking and it traveled through the vents into our room – not a great aroma when you’ve got a stomach bug. Hubs called the front desk to politely see if they could remedy the situation and the cleaning staff told us they could bring an air cleaning machine that was really big and really loud. I politely said thanks but no thanks but they continued to press the issue. After several phone calls and visits to my room, housekeeping asked if I would sign a paper stating I didn’t want the air cleaner in my room. I happily signed so I could suffer in peace. About an hour later, there was more knocking at my door. This time it was front desk staff and they had a small Riverside-themed soft-sided cooler filled with snacks and drinks done up gift-basket-style (too many hyphens). They apologized for the smoke problem and hoped I’d feel better soon. I thought that was incredibly nice and completely unexpected since we didn’t rant and rave and threaten to sue over yucky smoke smell. It sealed the deal that Riverside will be our go-to resort from now on.
All rooms at POR now have fridges.
They removed the bedspreads at all Disney hotels because of hygeine issues. They have replaced them with runners like you see in the AB pictures above. The royal guest rooms now have runners too (made from the previous bedspread).
Love the picture of Tiana in Snow White’s frame
The Royal Guest Rooms are lacking one thing the AB and regular Mansion rooms have, a ceiling fan.
Where are the “perferred” rooms located? Are these the Royal rooms? How far of a walk is it for the standard rooms and standard views? We are looking at this resort for an upcoming trip later this year.
Such a great review!
I love your comments and thank you for a great website!
We will likely stay at POR on our next trip! Thanks Josh, great report as always!
@ Merrilyn – I was thinking the same thing.
Just curious over what the hygiene issues were with the old bedspreads vs. the new covers mentioned by Amy. I was disappointed by the non-themed bedspread during our December stay in POR. We didn’t have a themed runner either. We were in Magnolia Bend in a regular (non Royal) room. Small detail to most, but I loved the theming in the AB building during our previous stay and the room in Magnolia Bend just didn’t seem as “special”
Bedspreads and hygiene issues … hotels wash the sheets after every guest. They do not wash the bedspreads after every guest. Many a 60 Minutes style expose has been done on this topic. Do not mourn the demise of the bedspreads.
Excellent review as always, Josh!
How does the storage space compare? The AB rooms look like they only have those tiny drawers under the pull down? Is it that much less than the royal room?
We stayed in POR in sept/oct. Not in the princess rooms, but in Magnolia building. I love this resort. We also were in CBR 2 years ago, but I prefer POR.
We had no fridge and I complained serveral times, but didn’t got the $ 15 refund per day. (that would be 13x). We could manage.
The only thing I realy didn’t like was the noise of the plumbing and airconditioning. But they couldn’t do anything about that. It was the oldness of the buildings they said.
My white noise machine plays only tracks from White Light/White Heat. I haven’t had a restful slumber in months.
“Stick it to the rat” AWESOME!!!
Thanks for the review! Perfect timing, I just called today to change our resort reservation to POR, and was feeling a little nervous about it. I feel a lot better now, plus you’re very entertaining to read!
@Mel:
All preferred rooms are in Alligator Bayou. If you go to http://portorleans.org/room-requests.php there’s a map of the property where you can click on each building to see what category each room is.
@Julie:
Yeah, because the beds look so nice with just sheets on them. The bedspreads at the Disney hotels add a lot to the theming and I for one am bummed that they’re gone.
Hmm interesting about the “Royal” rooms, when I went in Jan 2012 I was hoping to get the plantation style rooms just because I liked the theming a bit more, they told me it was a “premium room” so I let it slide, perhaps they were refurbing them at the moment and only the “premium” ones were available. That said the alligator one didn’t look anything like the picture, while yeah it was a king sized bed, the sink was not themed like that, the floor was plain carpet, now I’m feeling a bit ripped off (not really).
Wife and I went into the arcade on our last day just to check it out, and all the games could be played for free, at least for 20 or so minutes, not sure if someone added credits to them, or if that’s a “Feature” but after playing for free for a bit (including air hockey!) I got tired and wondered why arcades haven’t gone extinct yet considering the level of home video game consoles that are out there.
I am packing my bucket for our April trip so I can guzzle coffee and “stick it to the rat.” Very funny. Have you ever done a review of blizzard beach or typhoon lagoon?
I called ASM yesterday and was told to ask for a fridge if there was not already one in there but that there was no guarantee I would get one. Which will be good for our milk and yogurt. I will just hold them.
Sigh….such nicely decorated rooms and then they use a plain white wrinkled sheet for a bedspread. It ruins the entire effect. Cheap and tacky. K-Mart motel. Are the folks in charge of soft goods at Disney on crack?!!
Loved the Alligator Bayou room. Small, but we knew that. I really did love Port Orleans Riverside. The food was great. …just a nice place to stay! I’ll have you know that we DID use the arcade. Spent a good $40 in there in about 1 hour.
Great review. We have a stay booked for April. Can’t wait to see which section we end up in.
p.o. riverside / French quarter is my dvc . will not stay anywhere else . buses at fq are more reliable , picked up 1st droped 1st .however as josh said why on earth pay more for princess room .my dopey brother spent $ 300.00 a nite for his room in dec. my room at f.q. $160.00 for same date for that dough you could have with passholder discount stayed on the boardwalk . go figure . oh & don’t forget my buddy yeha bob Jackson performs wed -sat in river roost lounge . a must see for me & the ball & chain each visit .
I agree about the rooms looking “unfinished” without the bedspreads. That said, and I know it’s gross, but at least with the all white bedding the housekeepers/guests will be more apt to notice anything crawling on the bed. (bedbugs for instance)
@ Donna, you nailed the bedspread issue. It’s not really the scary 60 minutes ‘hygiene’ problem. It’s bedbugs. My friend is front desk at (blank)springs resort. They are having an awful time lately with bedbugs. That’s the problem with the bedspreads.
Just wanted to add that the AB rooms really need more storage space. Those 3 little drawers under the murphy bed, the small open shelf next to the fridge and the shelf in the sink area is all you have to put your belongings. I suppose you could use the night stand also but when I am on vacation for 5 plus days I prefer to not have to live out of my suitcase.
Josh, thanks.. laugh out loud funny. Re the bedspreads, I had heard that many people would immediately remove them upon entering the room and/or call front desk for ‘fresh’ ones. Maybe they got tired of explaining that they really were clean. I had also heard that hotels didn’t clean the spreads, and since then, all I can think about is someone else sitting on the bed, naked, eating a pizza *shudder*. The last time a stayed at POR, it did have a spread, but it had a dime- sized, scratchy hole in it, which surprised me for what I was paying to stay there.
That bus tracking is pretty slick. I hope it gets a wide deployment before we return next year
Thanks Josh! This is great! We are staying at POR in a few weeks and very much enjoyed your review. I am hoping for a room in Magnolia Bend, but I think my kids would love Alligator Bayou. I refuse to pay extra for royal themed rooms. It seems like such a waste of money. I mean, how much time do you spend in the room? I can see paying for extra amenities but not for decor only with no other upgrades. I won’t even pay for an upgraded view at a mod because, like you, who looks out the window in a mod? The windows overlook walkways. Waste of money, IMO. I had no idea that they are now GPS tracking the buses. What a wonderful addition. Is it at all POR bus stops?
We stayed here the one and only time we stayed on property. Disney resorts are just not our thing. Seeing it again in Josh’s pictures (which are great by the way!), reminded me of everything I disliked about the place. The window overlooking the walkway always had to be closed to keep passersby from peering in at us. We felt like we were in a cave the whole time. The bathroom arrangement is awful – hate that curtain you have to pull (ostensibly to keep the passersby from seeing you). I do like that they got rid of the bedspreads though. Those are SOOOOO outdated. And totally unhygienic. BLECH. We sleep with a duvet cover and no top sheet on our bed at home, which gets laundered like the sheets every week, and we like having a similar arrangement when we are away from home as well. If you’ve ever been to Europe, there is basically no such thing as a bedspread there. So I prefer this more European way of doing things. Although a nice, fluffy down blanket with a cool duvet cover would be even better than the plain white sheet they are doing. But for the price, Disney rooms are just lacking overall for us. The coffee/coffee maker, the fridge, the lack of space, the lack of King sized beds, the ability for strangers to peer into your room if the shades are open are all huge negatives for us. We like to stay in timeshares where there is a ton more space, full size kitchen appliances and a lot more privacy. For 1/4 the price. I guess we are cheap like Josh. 🙂
Adding that I will admit, the theming is pretty cool. The faucets are particularly awesome and all the extra detail is so fun to see. Clearly a lot of thought went into the theming.
Josh,
do you know if the little boats are available to rent in April/May? Two years ago we stayed at Coronado Springs during spring break and they weren’t running the marina…do they shut them down when its too busy…too much water traffic??
Loved the review! Just 3 weeks till we are back at POR. Will be our 4th stay there. Put in a request for mansion section, hope we get it. AB section has beautiful landscaping, but not a fan of the rooms, and lack of storage taken up by Murphy bed.
I think POR possibly has the best landscaping in wdw, with the exception of Poly. I’d rank Poly #1.
@ JP Miller……That doesn’t surprise me at all. I had a feeling that was the real reason. So gross!
Those rooms are so pretty, with the exception of the headboards. Yikes! I’d love to stay there.
We stayed in an Alligator Bayou preferred room in September. I totally agree – it was brutal deciding to spend the extra $$ on the ‘preferred room’, but for us it was well worth it. We rope-dropped pretty much every day and spent the entire day in one park – at the end of each long day, our kids were wiped out, and it helped not to have to add a 10 minute walk to the room. On our first-ever trip to WDW in 2012, we bought park hoppers for five and never used them once – while the kiddos are young, it makes more sense for us to skip the park hoppers and pay for the preferred room location instead.
I am not a super picky person, but I was a bit surprised by how run-down our AB room felt, considering the recent refurb. DH stepped on a carpet tack (ouch), all of the outlets covers were hanging on by a thread, etc. As far as the fridges go, we had requested one in advance for meds storage, so I was not thrilled to enter the room and find a ‘do not use’ sign on the built-in fridge. Eventually they brought another one, but it was dumped next to the table, which made it more than a bit difficult for a family of five to maneuver around the room for a week. Overall we really like POR and would probably stay there again (very few options for said family of five), but as far as the actual rooms go, the garden wing Contemporary room on our 2012 trip was in much better shape. I guess you do get what you pay for!
Sorry, last comment was mine – didn’t mean to go ‘Anon’.
Have stayed here twice when we tried a moderate to save a little bit before start of our trip. Don’t let those air conditioning units deceive you. So loud so annoying…couldn’t sleep at all. Hate the roll of the wheels of the housekeeping carts down the exterior hallways too….But I did enjoy the trip down memory lane! nice review!!!
We’ve stayed in the Royal Rooms two years running, once in Parterre and once in Oak Manor. Our 5 year old daughter LOVES the theming, and we loved POR as a whole, so the extra cost was worth it for us. It’s a beautiful resort, love it there!
POR has always been my favorite. My family stayed there the first year it opened as DL. I would LOVE to see the bus tracking next time we go. My husband insists on driving to all the parks because he can’t stand waiting for the bus.
That picture of Tiana looks especially classy in a Snow White frame. Kudos, Disney.
We stayed in AB for a couple of nights in early Dec and really enjoyed our stay there. We like to try a new resort every time we go and decided to add two nights here before our week at WLV. We would not hesitate to stay here again and I am sure we will at some point. We have stayed at most of the deluxes and also at a couple of the values, and I think AB is a very good value for staying on Disney property. The only small complaint that we had was bedding. I do not miss the bedspread at all, but I felt like there is not enough bedding to keep a person warm. We are snugglers, we keep our house cooler and add an extra blanket to the bed, but just felt like we were shorted in that area. There is a sheet and a thin blanket. Other than that we really like our stay at POR.
Stayed in Magnolia Bend in late September…no fridge requested one 3 times, said I would be getting it each day…never did, complained mentioned $15/credit to concierge and I got it with very little problem. One check in lady actually tried to tell me refrigerators are not and have never been a guarantee in moderates….I begged to differ…probably one reason I got the daily credit so easily!
We had a wonderful stay at POR this past Sept. We stayed in AB and it was perfect. I feel being close to the dining, etc.. Is worth every penny paying for preferred rooms. We were very lucky to have a fridge. That would have really out a damper on things. I would definitely stay here again. The only negative thing I could say was the pool water-slide closes very early, around 6-7 “sundown” they say due to “lighting issues” they say. This was a huge bummer for my kids!
We stayed in a Royal Room in December and really enjoyed it. We wouldn’t have sprung for the extra $40/night, either, except it was the only room type available with free dining when we booked. So, we went for it, and the kids thought it was great. We only had a five-minute walk to everything. I actually loved the look of the beds – the dark bedspreads made the room look too dark before, I thought, and it was so nice to come back to the room after a busy, dusty day at the parks and see those fresh, clean-looking beds. Right before the kids jumped on them. 🙂 We loved our stay at POR; it’s a beautiful place. Next time we will bring our bucket, though.
Thank you for the very helpful post.
We are planning to stay at riverside or French quarter this May. The Royal Room is actually only $5 more per night compare to Pool view room. I have a 5 years old, I prefer less walking. The royal room shown on the map doesn’t seem like further from the main area. Would you suggest to stay at the pool room or royal room for extra $5 a night? Or I should go for French quarter for a smaller property.
Thanks!