(2014-2020) Disney's GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA + VILLAS Information & Questions

[mmmears]

I'm loving all those photos, Blue!

 

[BlueSkies]

For grannyminnie.... Some bread...and croissants too...yum! This was from the breakfast offerings though...don't seem to have any from midday..or evening...oops...

 

[followthatmouse]

I wouldn't mind a croissant, Blue. Thank you.

It's a cold, wet and windy Winter's day down here. GF pics really hit the spot!

 

[Dispro1]

Kiddie tables and chairs...View attachment 109214

LOL!! So they already had to recover those beautiful little chairs, huh? I knew when I saw the new chairs that they would be stained in no time...the light colored, non-wipeable fabric. Now, if they would just go back to having two comfortable couches with the two chairs in the TV area instead of that little settee!

 

[grannyminnie]

I'm loving all those photos, Blue!

Me too!! And the thought of that lovely fragrance.....ahhhhhhh !!

 

[grannyminnie]

For grannyminnie.... Some bread...and croissants too...yum! This was from the breakfast offerings though...don't seem to have any from midday..or evening...oops...View attachment 109217

Oh yum! Thanks, Blue!! I LOVE bread!!!! (we need a good icon on here for food!)

 

[TJA]

Hello GF fans! I'm hoping for some recommendations from the experts in this thread. I am hoping to book GF RPC for next March. It will be our first stay there. My main question is:

What type of room should I book or request? We are a family of 4, with the 2 kids being age 12. Factors are:

> We must have a balcony with a nice view -- I think I'm ok if it's not a TPV but we still want a nice view. I've been searching to find photos of each type of bookable room in RPC -- I know they're here somewhere and I've found a few. But I'm wondering about personal experiences and recommendations too.

> I'm assuming there are daybeds in each room?

> Seems like I read somewhere about switching elevators a couple of times? Is this just to go from room to lounge, or is it to go from room to monorail? We are fine with stairs -- we often stay at Poly CL 1st floor and always use the stairs to go to the lounge.

The room, lounge, and food pictures look incredible!! We absolutely can't wait to stay here.

 

[Dispro1]

Hello GF fans! I'm hoping for some recommendations from the experts in this thread. I am hoping to book GF RPC for next March. It will be our first stay there. My main question is:

What type of room should I book or request? We are a family of 4, with the 2 kids being age 12. Factors are:

> We must have a balcony with a nice view -- I think I'm ok if it's not a TPV but we still want a nice view. I've been searching to find photos of each type of bookable room in RPC -- I know they're here somewhere and I've found a few. But I'm wondering about personal experiences and recommendations too.

> I'm assuming there are daybeds in each room?

> Seems like I read somewhere about switching elevators a couple of times? Is this just to go from room to lounge, or is it to go from room to monorail? We are fine with stairs -- we often stay at Poly CL 1st floor and always use the stairs to go to the lounge.

The room, lounge, and food pictures look incredible!! We absolutely can't wait to stay here.

We love the Deluxe Queen Room because it's so large...and it's really not much more expensive per night, if you can still book one for March...there are only 6 of them available. I believe all 6 are on floors 3 or 4 (I'm not positive about the location of two of them) so the back elevator would only be needed for going to Gasparilla Grill or the pool. There are interior stairs connecting floors 3-5 for access to the lounge (4th floor). You would only use the main elevator to get to the monorail or anything else in the main lobby. The deluxe queen rooms (4319/4320, 4419/4420) have full balconies that overlook the back entrance by GF Cafe and the courtyard pool. The view is very pretty and great for people watching These rooms have a sleeper sofa in the sitting area. There is also a large soaker tub in the bathroom that I love! There are connecting doors in the room numbers I listed, but we have never had a problem with noisy neighbors in RPC. We always request one of the third floor rooms because the fourth floor rooms listed are right by the lounge, and we are afraid of early morning noise. I think the other two Deluxe Queens are on the other side of the building by the Deluxe King Turret rooms on the 3rd and 4th floor. I've never stayed in those rooms but I've heard good things about them. I've posted pics of 4320 before, but I'd be happy to post them again if you can't find them. Honestly, I'd be happy with any room in RPC on the 3rd-5th floor. It wouldn't have to be Deluxe...but the extra room with two kids (17 and 12 this fall) is really nice! Have fun planning

 

[Linda M]

We had three deluxe kings last week on the second floor, 4203, 4204, and 4205. The balconies were large and were a perfect spot to watch the fireworks. Straight clear view to the castle from there. Maybe the same rooms above would be similar? Not sure of that. As I mentioned in another thread, we liked the second floor, even with the switching of elevators, which wasn't a big deal. The floor was very quiet. These rooms did have sleeper sofas.

 

[TJA]

We love the Deluxe Queen Room because it's so large...and it's really not much more expensive per night, if you can still book one for March...there are only 6 of them available. I believe all 6 are on floors 3 or 4 (I'm not positive about the location of two of them) so the back elevator would only be needed for going to Gasparilla Grill or the pool. There are interior stairs connecting floors 3-5 for access to the lounge (4th floor). You would only use the main elevator to get to the monorail or anything else in the main lobby. The deluxe queen rooms (4319/4320, 4419/4420) have full balconies that overlook the back entrance by GF Cafe and the courtyard pool. The view is very pretty and great for people watching These rooms have a sleeper sofa in the sitting area. There is also a large soaker tub in the bathroom that I love! There are connecting doors in the room numbers I listed, but we have never had a problem with noisy neighbors in RPC. We always request one of the third floor rooms because the fourth floor rooms listed are right by the lounge, and we are afraid of early morning noise. I think the other two Deluxe Queens are on the other side of the building by the Deluxe King Turret rooms on the 3rd and 4th floor. I've never stayed in those rooms but I've heard good things about them. I've posted pics of 4320 before, but I'd be happy to post them again if you can't find them. Honestly, I'd be happy with any room in RPC on the 3rd-5th floor. It wouldn't have to be Deluxe...but the extra room with two kids (17 and 12 this fall) is really nice! Have fun planning

Great info, exactly what I was looking for - thanks! I will find your 4320 pic.

 

[TJA]

We had three deluxe kings last week on the second floor, 4203, 4204, and 4205. The balconies were large and were a perfect spot to watch the fireworks. Straight clear view to the castle from there. Maybe the same rooms above would be similar? Not sure of that. As I mentioned in another thread, we liked the second floor, even with the switching of elevators, which wasn't a big deal. The floor was very quiet. These rooms did have sleeper sofas.

Thanks! It must've been your post I read about the elevators. Now I understand that it's just the 2nd floor that switches. And those views you posted were incredible!! Great info, thanks for posting.

 

[TJA]

So the RPC deluxe queen room is not a bookable category, right? All I see for RPC is Standard, TPV, and deluxe king.

If I called, would the deluxe queen just be a request, or is it a bookable category that I'll be guaranteed?

Thanks

 

[mickeynut1]

So the RPC deluxe queen room is not a bookable category, right? All I see for RPC is Standard, TPV, and deluxe king.

If I called, would the deluxe queen just be a request, or is it a bookable category that I'll be guaranteed?

Thanks

RPC deluxe queen is a bookable category, but you have to call to check availability/book. For some reason it's not available for online booking.

 

[Kevin Olive (Mouseketeer)]

We love the Deluxe Queen Room because it's so large...and it's really not much more expensive per night, if you can still book one for March...there are only 6 of them available. I believe all 6 are on floors 3 or 4 (I'm not positive about the location of two of them) so the back elevator would only be needed for going to Gasparilla Grill or the pool. There are interior stairs connecting floors 3-5 for access to the lounge (4th floor). You would only use the main elevator to get to the monorail or anything else in the main lobby. The deluxe queen rooms (4319/4320, 4419/4420) have full balconies that overlook the back entrance by GF Cafe and the courtyard pool. The view is very pretty and great for people watching These rooms have a sleeper sofa in the sitting area. There is also a large soaker tub in the bathroom that I love! There are connecting doors in the room numbers I listed, but we have never had a problem with noisy neighbors in RPC. We always request one of the third floor rooms because the fourth floor rooms listed are right by the lounge, and we are afraid of early morning noise. I think the other two Deluxe Queens are on the other side of the building by the Deluxe King Turret rooms on the 3rd and 4th floor. I've never stayed in those rooms but I've heard good things about them. I've posted pics of 4320 before, but I'd be happy to post them again if you can't find them. Honestly, I'd be happy with any room in RPC on the 3rd-5th floor. It wouldn't have to be Deluxe...but the extra room with two kids (17 and 12 this fall) is really nice! Have fun planning

Long time reader. First post. Will be in one of these queen deluxe rooms in August. Third time and totally addicted. DS (17) and DD (15) will not want to ever be anywhere else and would love a chocolate mousse IV drip. Hope this helps.

The other deluxe queens in RPC are 4322 and 4422, and there is a great deal of info at

www.disboards.com/threads/deluxe-room-grand-floridian.1839423/ and lots of pics from the rooms of the GF at

http://touringplans.com/hotel_maps/disneys-grand-floridian-resort?commit=Show+Matching+Rooms+»&filters[accessibility]=any&filters[floors]=any&filters[lobby_distance]=any&filters[rack_rate]=any&filters[rate_date]=2015-05-10&filters[sound]=any&filters[transportation_distance]=any&filters[ug]=&filters[view]=340

 

[jani3]

After tons of research, I'm finally ready to book the garden view room, outer building, for our Nov trip and wondering if there is a map of where the room numbers are. I saw the map of the different buildings so I'm familiar with those names, but is there one with the room numbers within those buildings? I'm trying to avoid the rooms overlooking that small pool bar building.

Also, how is the noise level and foot traffic at the rooms near Narcoossee's?

thanks in advance!

 

[MaggiesMomNJ]

Dispro...Get that fall planning done...we haven't finished ours yet either..lol...love that GF scent too...a friend if mine recently bought a case of the spray mist on ebay...and shared a bottle with me....I use it sparingly. ..and just love inhaling that fragrance. ..it almost transpots me right to that lovely lounge....

Here is a nice RPC lounge pic....View attachment 109215

This might sound odd but where can you smell this fragrance? Is it as strong as perfume? I know WL had some sort of scented plug in behind the tv. I am allergic to perfume and get migraines. The one at WL didn't bother me but I'm curious how strong this scent is.

 

[Dispro1]

This might sound odd but where can you smell this fragrance? Is it as strong as perfume? I know WL had some sort of scented plug in behind the tv. I am allergic to perfume and get migraines. The one at WL didn't bother me but I'm curious how strong this scent is.

My daughter has asthma and seems to have issues with a lot of perfume, but she has never had a problem at GF. It is the smell in the main lobby that I was referring to, and I think it's a combination of the cleaners they use and the soaps, etc at Basin White. I don't think you'll have a problem with it...it just smells wonderful

 

[grannyminnie]

This might sound odd but where can you smell this fragrance? Is it as strong as perfume? I know WL had some sort of scented plug in behind the tv. I am allergic to perfume and get migraines. The one at WL didn't bother me but I'm curious how strong this scent is.

I don't consider it strong at all, but then, I'm not sensitive to perfumes. To me, it's a clean, refreshing scent, not overpowering or sweet. Others may be able to describe it better.
As to where I have smelled it, I know it's when we first enter the RPC building, but strangely, I can't recall if it continues in the rooms! I'll have to pay more attention next time!

 

[MaggiesMomNJ]

My daughter has asthma and seems to have issues with a lot of perfume, but she has never had a problem at GF. It is the smell in the main lobby that I was referring to, and I think it's a combination of the cleaners they use and the soaps, etc at Basin White. I don't think you'll have a problem with it...it just smells wonderful

Thanks that's good to know!

 

[MaggiesMomNJ]

My mom was there in April and didn't mention it.. She's not as sensitive as me but hates perfume so hopefully it's not an issue.