{"id":3131,"date":"2012-06-13T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_ms_news\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2012-06-13T23:21:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T03:21:35","slug":"why-you-should-stay-at-port-orleans-french-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_ms_news\/news\/featured-article\/why-you-should-stay-at-port-orleans-french-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Stay at Port Orleans French Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Kristi Letsinger<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3132\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_ms_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/EC2-100_88.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3132 \" title=\"EC2-100_88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_ms_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/EC2-100_88.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_ms_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/EC2-100_88.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_ms_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/EC2-100_88-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you haven\u2019t tried the Port Orleans French Quarter resort at Walt Disney World, you should.\u00a0 This resort is peaceful, beautifully landscaped, and very subtly Disney.\u00a0 Disney has such an awesome attention to detail and it shows at the French Quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I recently had the opportunity to stay with my family at this resort.\u00a0 This was my third time staying; however, my family had never been there.<\/p>\n<p>While planning this family trip, including my 75 year old father, we toyed with the idea of staying in a value, a deluxe, and then finally settled on the French Quarter.\u00a0 I knew that it would be perfect for not only the kids but also the adults.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Port Orleans French Quarter resort is near the Port Orleans Riverside resort and they are both in the moderate resort category. The resorts are within walking distance of each other and share the same boat to and from Downtown Disney.<\/p>\n<p>Port Orleans French Quarter (POFQ) is modeled after life in the French Quarter in New Orleans.\u00a0 There are Mardi Gras beads given out, beignets in the food court (they are yummy), and brightly colored statues \u201cplaying\u201d instruments in the pool\/playground area.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy POFQ for the peacefulness of the resort.\u00a0 This resort, with only around 1,000 rooms, is smaller than most of the other Disney resorts.\u00a0 There are 7 buildings with 3 stories each.\u00a0 There does not seem to be a bad placement for a room in the resort.\u00a0 Since the resort is so small there is only 1 bus stop and a small food court.\u00a0 Some families staying at POFQ choose to visit the food court at the Riverside resort.<\/p>\n<p>The landscaping is lush and made like a square might be in New Orleans including wrought iron railings, small garden squares, lamp posts, and even hitching posts! We enjoyed walking from our room to the bus stop each morning.<\/p>\n<p>The rooms are spacious and have just been remodeled.\u00a0 There are subtle Disney details including Mickey Mouse heads on the shower curtains that you have to look closely to find.\u00a0 The rooms have two sinks with a vanity curtain between the room and the sink area.\u00a0 There is a large television in the room with a dresser and table and chairs.<\/p>\n<p>One of the great perks of staying at POFQ is the boat that can take you to Downtown Disney.\u00a0 This boat travels on the water way behind the resort.\u00a0 This boat ride takes about 20 minutes but it is a peaceful ride through parts of the Disney property that you might not otherwise see.\u00a0 The boat drivers also will answer questions and give trivia about the boat ride or the parks in general.\u00a0 These boats can accommodate wheelchairs and scooters so they are great for anyone to ride.\u00a0 It is a different approach to transportation than the bus that most people take.<\/p>\n<p>There are many other positives about staying at POFQ.\u00a0 You can take a horse drawn carriage ride, take a dip in the large pool with a sea serpent slide, use the shallow kiddie pool, play on the playground, or just quietly walk the \u201cstreets\u201d of the property.\u00a0 You can also walk to Riverside and enjoy the activities of that resort.<\/p>\n<p>My family loved Port Orleans French Quarter and I know that it helped us to have the fantastic trip that we did.\u00a0 My father loved the peacefulness of it and said that if we go back as a family we would stay there again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kristi Letsinger If you haven\u2019t tried the Port Orleans French Quarter resort at Walt Disney World, you should.\u00a0 This resort is peaceful, beautifully landscaped, and very subtly Disney.\u00a0 Disney has such an awesome attention to detail and it shows at the French Quarter. \u00a0I recently had the opportunity to stay 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