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debf · 02-10-2013, 02:45 PM

I just booked for Aug 22-Aug 31.First time at POFQ. I booked standard but DD really wants river view. For the small amount of time we are in the room I'm just not sure if it would be worth it. Now we just have to keep our fingers crossed for "free dining" to come out.

LukeSkywalker · 02-11-2013, 12:04 AM

So this June will be my 7th time in WDW but my first at POFQ! Me and my dad love getting up early to get coffee and sit outside of the food court at the resorts we've stayed at. My question for those of you who have stayed here is whether or not there is a good place to take your coffee (and pecan roll) and sit outside and just eat/drink. Thanks for your help!

strmtroopr96 · 02-11-2013, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by debf

I just booked for Aug 22-Aug 31.First time at POFQ. I booked standard but DD really wants river view. For the small amount of time we are in the room I'm just not sure if it would be worth it. Now we just have to keep our fingers crossed for "free dining" to come out.

Hi from a fellow Upstate NYer!! We just stayed at FQ last August/September for the first time and LOVED it!!! We booked a Garden View but had put in a request for building 2, 3rd floor, and a corner room. When we checked in our room wasn't ready yet but the CM told us we had been upgraded.

We ended up in room 2332...best room ever! We had a corner room with one window overlooking the pool slide and the other overlooking the river/boat dock. We loved our view but really any view at FQ would be a great one. It is such a pretty resort. I think you'll enjoy any view that you have.

andrewilley · 02-11-2013, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by debf

I just booked for Aug 22-Aug 31.First time at POFQ. I booked standard but DD really wants river view.

There's no harm in faxing in a request (closer to your arrival date) for a room which is near to, or has a partial view of, the river. What's the worst that can happen?

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Originally Posted by LukeSkywalker

My question for those of you who have stayed here is whether or not there is a good place to take your coffee (and pecan roll) and sit outside and just eat/drink. Thanks for your help!

There are loads of places to sit around the resort. Right outside the food court is a smoking area though, so you may want to move just a little further away.

There are several fountains within a couple of minutes walk which are nice to sit by too.

Andre

middlesista · 02-11-2013, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by strmtroopr96

Hi from a fellow Upstate NYer!! We just stayed at FQ last August/September for the first time and LOVED it!!! We booked a Garden View but had put in a request for building 2, 3rd floor, and a corner room. When we checked in our room wasn't ready yet but the CM told us we had been upgraded.

We ended up in room 2332...best room ever! We had a corner room with one window overlooking the pool slide and the other overlooking the river/boat dock. We loved our view but really any view at FQ would be a great one. It is such a pretty resort. I think you'll enjoy any view that you have.

Did you ask for the upgrade or was this something that the resort just did? I have read a few threads about upgrades and some folks seem to ask for them (and not always get the upgrade) whereas others mention that they got an upgrade but do not mention that they asked for the upgrade. Is this one of those pixie dust moment?

lttlmc3 · 02-11-2013, 06:23 AM

I'm not sure what you mean about upgrades. Do you mean water view? We stayed in Oct and had a waterview room. We stayed in rm 2330

middlesista · 02-11-2013, 06:48 AM

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I'm not sure what you mean about upgrades. Do you mean water view? We stayed in Oct and had a waterview room. We stayed in rm 2330

I have read about upgrades that include a moderatre to a deluxe resort, a larger room, better view, etc. Seems to vary.

wdwfanva · 02-11-2013, 08:50 AM

Just realized we check-in in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!! Where did the time go

My birthday trip!!!!!!!!

pepe of ohio · 02-11-2013, 05:13 PM

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Just realized we check-in in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!! Where did the time go

My birthday trip!!!!!!!!

You'll also say that when you're returning home....

debf · 02-11-2013, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by strmtroopr96

Hi from a fellow Upstate NYer!! We just stayed at FQ last August/September for the first time and LOVED it!!! We booked a Garden View but had put in a request for building 2, 3rd floor, and a corner room. When we checked in our room wasn't ready yet but the CM told us we had been upgraded.

We ended up in room 2332...best room ever! We had a corner room with one window overlooking the pool slide and the other overlooking the river/boat dock. We loved our view but really any view at FQ would be a great one. It is such a pretty resort. I think you'll enjoy any view that you have.

That sounds like it would be a really nice room. Last time we stayed at CSR and we got a corner pool view. We didn't ask for anything we just got lucky. We are really looking forward to our stay at POFQ.

LukeSkywalker · 02-11-2013, 11:51 PM

There are loads of places to sit around the resort. Right outside the food court is a smoking area though, so you may want to move just a little further away.

There are several fountains within a couple of minutes walk which are nice to sit by too.

Those places look amazing! Are there any areas that have tables also? Like any outdoor dining areas in FQ?

annmarieda · 02-12-2013, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by middlesista

I have read about upgrades that include a moderatre to a deluxe resort, a larger room, better view, etc. Seems to vary.

Our first ever on property stay, we were booked at Pop. We arrived late in the evening and I was so disoriented. The cm was super weird at check in and kept going back and forth to speak to someone. Finally she came back and told me how they would like to extend an offer for a complimentary upgrade to a deluxe resort. We then were asked what our favorite park was... and we were shipped over to YC.

Didn't ask... didn't expect... but it was the pixie dust of a lifetime for sure!

middlesista · 02-12-2013, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by annmarieda

Our first ever on property stay, we were booked at Pop. We arrived late in the evening and I was so disoriented. The cm was super weird at check in and kept going back and forth to speak to someone. Finally she came back and told me how they would like to extend an offer for a complimentary upgrade to a deluxe resort. We then were asked what our favorite park was... and we were shipped over to YC.

Didn't ask... didn't expect... but it was the pixie dust of a lifetime for sure!

WOW!! What a great surprise.

karly05 · 02-13-2013, 05:58 PM

Just came home today from a wonderful first stay at POFQ! THANK YOU to Andre and his site and this thread and all the POFQ fans on the Dis for convincing me to stay there. I will definitely be back.

POFQ is so pretty! I had an ideal room location, bldg 5, 3rd floor overlooking the lawn where they show the movies. I nearly always used the stairs diagonally across from the "back door" of the food court, and it was so convenient. Thought the food court was good for breakfast and had a nice variety of choices (that's the only meal I had there, but had b'fast there every day). I liked the beignets but wasn't just totally bowled over by them (never had them anywhere else to compare). CMs were all nice, Mousekeeping was good, bus service good. Okay, if you hate buses, this won't change your mind, but I felt like I never had to wait very long for one, and even when we went through Riverside, it didn't add that much time. Took the boat back from DTD on Monday and it was a nice way to travel.

If you could just pick up the entirety of POFQ and set it down right outside the back gate of Epcot, it would be perfect!

strmtroopr96 · 02-16-2013, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by middlesista

Did you ask for the upgrade or was this something that the resort just did? I have read a few threads about upgrades and some folks seem to ask for them (and not always get the upgrade) whereas others mention that they got an upgrade but do not mention that they asked for the upgrade. Is this one of those pixie dust moment?

No, we didn't ask. Before our trip we put in some requests but had only booked a Garden View. When we arrived at POFQ (I think it was around 10-11 am), the CM checking us in said that our room wasn't ready yet but that we had been upgraded. We didn't know what that meant until later that night after we had gotten our room number and returned to the resort. It was a very nice surprise.

02-10-2013, 02:45 PM	#1456
debf Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Upstate,New York Posts: 310	I just booked for Aug 22-Aug 31.First time at POFQ. I booked standard but DD really wants river view. For the small amount of time we are in the room I'm just not sure if it would be worth it. Now we just have to keep our fingers crossed for "free dining" to come out. __________________ (me) (DH) (DD) (DS) :dog

02-11-2013, 12:04 AM	#1457
LukeSkywalker Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2	Question! So this June will be my 7th time in WDW but my first at POFQ! Me and my dad love getting up early to get coffee and sit outside of the food court at the resorts we've stayed at. My question for those of you who have stayed here is whether or not there is a good place to take your coffee (and pecan roll) and sit outside and just eat/drink. Thanks for your help!

02-13-2013, 05:58 PM	#1469
karly05 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: I am here with the Bird Posts: 900	Just came home today from a wonderful first stay at POFQ! THANK YOU to Andre and his site and this thread and all the POFQ fans on the Dis for convincing me to stay there. I will definitely be back. POFQ is so pretty! I had an ideal room location, bldg 5, 3rd floor overlooking the lawn where they show the movies. I nearly always used the stairs diagonally across from the "back door" of the food court, and it was so convenient. Thought the food court was good for breakfast and had a nice variety of choices (that's the only meal I had there, but had b'fast there every day). I liked the beignets but wasn't just totally bowled over by them (never had them anywhere else to compare). CMs were all nice, Mousekeeping was good, bus service good. Okay, if you hate buses, this won't change your mind, but I felt like I never had to wait very long for one, and even when we went through Riverside, it didn't add that much time. Took the boat back from DTD on Monday and it was a nice way to travel. If you could just pick up the entirety of POFQ and set it down right outside the back gate of Epcot, it would be perfect! __________________ 1999 - Beach Club - Me , Sis 2004 - Polynesian - Me , Sis , Dad 2012 - Beach Club - My Awesome Solo Trip Adventure! 2013 - POFQ - Mardi Gras in the Little Easy

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02-11-2013, 06:23 AM	#1461
lttlmc3 You can ship it. I'll still eat it If I were a ghost, I would def. stay at WDW! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 2,289	I'm not sure what you mean about upgrades. Do you mean water view? We stayed in Oct and had a waterview room. We stayed in rm 2330

02-11-2013, 08:50 AM	#1463
wdwfanva Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 123	Just realized we check-in in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!! Where did the time go My birthday trip!!!!!!!!

02-11-2013, 11:51 PM	#1466
LukeSkywalker Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2	There are loads of places to sit around the resort. Right outside the food court is a smoking area though, so you may want to move just a little further away. There are several fountains within a couple of minutes walk which are nice to sit by too. Those places look amazing! Are there any areas that have tables also? Like any outdoor dining areas in FQ?