We
love PORiverside! We've now joined DVC so will be staying mainly in the DVC resorts, but I still have a very soft spot for POR
My last stay in POR was in March 2001, but we ate at the food court there last October when we stayed at the Old Key West resort next door.
There are two distinct areas - the mansions and the bayou - and we've only ever stayed in the bayou section. If you want to be there, then I can recommend buildings 14, 18 or 27 for being near to the main building and bus stops and also near a quiet pool but without rooms overlooking the parking lot! The main pool is only a short stroll from any of these buildings, too.
Many people recommend the mansions for a more romantic getaway
, but I can't help at all with locations there.
I think the food court is the best of all the ones on-site we have tried. We had one dinner at Boatwrights a few years ago and weren't all that impressed, but the breakfast there did look good
You must try the boat to DD (especially at night - it's quite magical in the dark) and don't forget your fishing rods - you can fish from the water's edge around some of the resort as well as at the more 'artificial' fishing hole