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    Originally Posted By disneydad109

    Dear Neighbors,
    I seem to remember reading somewhere that the rooms at this resort do not have closets.
    Is this correct and where does one hang their their stuff ?
    Thanks for the help !
     
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    Originally Posted By stitchcrazy

    Next to your sink area there is a long bar similar in length to what you'd have in a closet to hang clothes on and above it a long shelf that you also can store things on.
     
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    Originally Posted By disneydad109

    I do not mean to be pickie but does that give you enough space ?
     
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    Originally Posted By stitchcrazy

    I think there's good space, but I usually don't bring much to hang either.

    Hopefully this link will work,
    <a href="http://allearsnet.com/acc/g_po.htm" target="_blank">http://allearsnet.com/acc/g_po
    .htm</a>
    its to allears photo gallery for Port Orleans French Quarter. If you go to the one called "Open Closet Area With Ironing Board, Coffee Maker" it gives you a picture of the area. Hopefully that will help! :)
     
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    Originally Posted By disneydad109

    Thanks once more for the info thats looks like it will be fine.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

    There is definately adequate space. I stayed at POR last Janaury. There were three adults in my party and we huge our coats, shirts and towels in that area. What you will find is very little shelf space in the sink area. I really wish that Port Orleans would address that issue and remove the pedistal sinks and put wash stands in. Basin sinks are time era correct.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

    Also eletrical outlets in the rooms are oddly placed. A coffee pot is provided in each room but try finding a place to plug it in. We figured that the only outleft you could plug it in was next to the floor and have the coffee pot on the floor.
     
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    Originally Posted By sun-n-fun

    First I have never stayed at POFQ and am just going by the pic, but I don't see how all the "stuff" will fit on that little shelf above the sinks. YIKES. Maybe it is wider than it looks. A good thing about All stars is that even though there was one sink, there was plenty of space next to it for the four us to put the stuff. (But I am the only female with 2 boys under 10, so most of it is mine HEE HEE)
     
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    Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

    Part of the problem with the "tiny shelf" is that half of it is taken up with the obligatory glassware they leave in each room. We were grateful for the glassware. But, we had to continually pack and unpack our toothbrushes, razors, etc... each day. There was simply no place to put the stuff.

    Oh here is my toothbrush joke:

    How do you know that the toothbrush was invented in West Virginia? Because anywhere else it would have been called a teethbrush.
     
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    Originally Posted By Labuda

    "I do not mean to be pickie but does that give you enough space ?"

    I hang almost everything except shorts ad undergarmets - and I've never run out of room in the closet area in POFQ (or POR the time I stayed there), eve when on a 10-day trip.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

    I have never run out of room on that clothes bar either. I find that area to be very helpful. You can close the curtains and change up.
     
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    Originally Posted By TDLFAN

    For me, it's not the lack of space, but the lack of hinding your personal belonging (rollerbags, totes etc etc) where they are not visible to the naked eye. Makes those room look even smaller and messier. I hate it. Reason why you will not find me in a cheap value or moderate resort on property... EVER!
     
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    Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

    Where do you hide your gear at the Wilderness Lodge or AKL?
     
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    Originally Posted By TDLFAN

    I don't stay at DAK or WLH. But I have stayed at the Wilderness DVC resort next door...which is my cup of tea. Besides that, the only other Disney hotels I have stayed at have been the Contemporary, HKDL's Hollywood, DLP's Sequoia Lodge and DL's Disneyland Hotel and I remember them having real closets as opposed to cheap Motel 6 hanger bars.
     
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    Originally Posted By disneydad109

    I also have avoided the less expensive resorts in the past BUT we stayed at the GF in Dec and I never had worse treatment by the staff at any hotel.
    They would not even fix a hallway door that we foud open the 1st three days we were there and I was then told "that since no one took anything whats my problem"
    The Port Orleans really does not have much to live up too.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

    I did find your review rather shocking disneydad109. Oh I believe you, just shocking.
     
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    Originally Posted By disneydad109

    If yoy EVER have a cast member with the name of Catalina {? on spellingof that name}do your self a favor and run.
     
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    Originally Posted By TDLFAN

    ^^^Typical..

    >>I did find your review rather shocking disneydad109. Oh I believe you, just shocking.<<

    Why do you find this shocking?? We are talking WDW here. This is not TDR.
     
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    Originally Posted By disneydad109

    What or Who is TDR ?
     
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    Originally Posted By Labuda

    TDR = Tokyo Disney Resort :)
     

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