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Welcome to the Down Under Disneyana WDW Hotel and Resort Review Thread!

This thread will allow our members to post reviews of hotels and resorts within the Walt Disney World Resort area. Please use the simple form layout provided below to ensure consistency for each review. Just cut and paste the form layout into your new message and fill in the details!


Name of Hotel:

Price you paid for room:

Was this price high season/low season?

Hotel Amenities (Restaurants, pools, Internet, etc):

Room Amenities (bar fridge, room safe, LCD/CableTV, etc):

Onsite/offsite:

Transportation to parks available:

What you liked:

What you didn't like:

Would you stay here again:

Name of Hotel: Port Orleans Riverside

Price you paid for room: $120US

Was this price high season/low season? low

Hotel Amenities (Restaurants, pools, Internet, etc): Themed pool, quiet pools, guest laundries, table service restaurant, food court, room service

Room Amenities (bar fridge, room safe, LCD/CableTV, etc): fridge, safe

Onsite/offsite: Onsite

Transportation to parks available: yes buses plus boat to Downtown Disney

What you liked: Everything. I love the old south theme - give me Tara anyday

What you didn't like: Leaving

Would you stay here again: YES YES YES YES

Name of Hotel: Hard Rock Hotel - Universal Studios

Price you paid for room: $280US

Was this price high season/low season? High

Hotel Amenities (Restaurants, pools, Internet, etc): Great Pool, Restaurants, Water Slide, Guest Laundries, Front of Line Access in Theme Parks

Room Amenities (bar fridge, room safe, LCD/CableTV, etc): Bar fridge, queen sized beds, real doonas, pay for view new release movies, IPOD docking station

Onsite/offsite: Off-site

Transportation to parks available: To Universal parks only

What you liked: Great staff, five star resort, nothing was a problem for anyone here

What you didn't like:

Would you stay here again: Yes

Name of Hotel: Pop Century Resort

Price you paid for room: Package deal - no idea!

Was this price high season/low season? Shoulder (mid Sept)

Hotel Amenities (Restaurants, pools, Internet, etc): Three pools, terrific resort dining area, large shop, gaming arcade, fun theme, laundry.

Room Amenities (bar fridge, room safe, LCD/CableTV, etc): TV, tea & coffee, valuables locker in room.

Onsite/offsite: Onsite

Transportation to parks available: WDW bus service. Complimentary bus service for airport transport.

What you liked: Nice clean rooms, fabulous dining area, great staff who arranged a medical pickup for us when Della was sick, centralised location with WDW.

What you didn't like: This is a one stop shop resort with everything - there are no great views or water features, but that is a minor issue!

Would you stay here again: Definitely!

Name of Hotel: Port Orleans French Quarter

Price you paid for room: 8 nghts cost about US$2200, can't remember exact figure

Was this price high season/low season? Extremely high season (xmas)

Hotel Amenities (Restaurants, pools, Internet, etc): Pool, Food court (excellent), Boat transport to downtown, internet is $9:95 per day, Gift/merchandise/general store shop, appearance by characters on odd occasion, entertainment

Room Amenities (bar fridge, room safe, LCD/CableTV, etc): Fridge, safe, limited cable TV (but plenty of Disney Channels)

Onsite/offsite: Onsite

Transportation to parks available: Yes, regular bus service to all parks and downtown

What you liked: Compact size, great location on a waterway, a real comfortable homely feel, food court was convenient and decent, not overly far from all parks, quiet location, short walk to Riverside resort, can walk to downtown if you're willing

What you didn't like: Only that we had to pay for internet, but we really enjoyed this resort

Would you stay here again: Definitely for sure

Name of Hotel: Caribbean Beach Resort (Pirate Themed Room)

Price you paid for room: 8 nights around US$2000

Was this price high season/low season? High and low (some nights of each)

Hotel Amenities (Restaurants, pools, Internet, etc): Food Court, pool, beaches, bike hire, boat hire, internal resort bus transportation

Room Amenities (bar fridge, room safe, LCD/CableTV, etc): Fridge, safe, internet $9.95 per day

Onsite/offsite: Onsite

Transportation to parks available: Yes, regular bus service

What you liked: Pirate room, close to Epcot could watch and listen to Illuminations fireworks

What you didn't like: Too big! Not a comfortable place but then that could have been influenced by the arctic temperatures we experienced, the fact it needed internal transportation, housekeeping weren't all that good, not the most friendly staff here either

Would you stay here again: More than likely not