Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside

Riverside was away from the main resort so quiet on the night which was great for the kids. There are a few pools that were fairly empty so kids had a great time cooling off with the other kids that were there.

Nothing, it was great there!

I loved the grounds and location. The rooms were comfortable and quiet.

I did not like the approach of the Disney team when they found out the room was booked through other than Disney, they penalize you and are actually a bit rude in their approach. For example, it is said you can participate in a Disney Dining Plan option when you stay at a Disney resort hotel. However, they do not allow that if you stay at a Disney resort hotel booked through a non-Disney site. Of course, the Disney site is general sold out long before non-Disney sites. I suspect they penalize you in other ways, also (e.g. less desirable rooms, etc.)

Great vacation in mid-May at Port Orleans Riverside

Beautiful hotel grounds, nice room, double sink at bathroom, quiet room, was pretty close to the parks, nice pools, good variety of choices at the food court dining hall, and a nice large gift shop with convenience store goods, too. Bus stop area at the hotel had accurate time arrivals posted on the monitor. Bus and luggage services provided by Disney Magical Express from the airport and back to the airport were wonderful. Wristbands made food purchases and park admission so much easier.

Bus service leaving the theme parks to get to another park or back to the hotel were always long waits and buses were very crowded. Boat ride service from hotel to Disney Springs was a long wait. Need more personnel for the slow purse and bag searches at each park entrance and for food purchases.