Just left WDW after a 7 days, 6 nights stay at WDW. Two nights at Pop Century followed by 4 nights at GF in the Main building.
It was our first club level experience at WDW. Our other club level experience would be at the Portofino Bay resort at the Universals studios in Orlando.
The Main Building at GF is breath-takingly beautiful! We were greeted by a CM at the curb. His name is Larry, who reminded me of Santa Claus. He was very warm and friendly. I had put down 7:30am as my arrival time when I checked in online. But we didn’t arrive until 8:20am. When I gave my name to Larry, he said he has been waiting for us since 7:30!!! I was surprised to hear that! I thought no one would read the check in info I provided online!
Our room was not ready upon arrival. So Larry brought us up to the lounge for breakfast. He also checked out MBs to make sure they all worked. I had worry that with our stay at Pop, we would have trouble accessing the club at GF. Luckily everything went smoothly and all bands were working.
The food offering in the lounge was good but pretty much similar daily except for the evening appetizers . Breakfast was mainly the same. Mickey waffle was offered 3 mornings out of the 5 days. Afternoon tea time offering was similar everyday. Evening offering was mostly appetizers which were sophisticatedly prepared. My family was satisfied with the evening offer for dinner. But I would not recommend anyone to rely on the evening offering for a proper dinner. The dessert offering was somewhat similar every night. Although there was not much variety, all food were delicious.
All the staff at the Royal Palm Club were courteous and helpful. I didn’t need any assistance from the concierge desk so I cannot comment on that aspect. During one afternoon the weather was very bad with heavy thunderstorm. The lounge was packed. It was around 4pm. Usually the afternoon tea ends at 4pm but the lounge extended the hour and the food was refilled plate after plate.
So overall we enjoyed our stay at the RPC. But we would like to try a different resort next time, probably YC or BWI....
Oh, BTW, forgot to mention that we were showered with pixie dust during our stay. We received a surprise room upgrade to Room 4001..... the Grand Suite!!!!
We were walked up to the Innkeepers Lounge by Judith, who provided us with valuable info about the hotel. Once we arrived at the lounge we were met by Brittany who checked us in and made us feel welcomed during the breakfast offerings. Each of our nights there, Reggie prepared delicious dishes from the Flying Fish restaurant.
Absolutely the best Disney resort experience we've had in the 10+ trips!
The CR is at the end of our 12 day trip. If there are any questions you have in advance - let me know - you can PM also.
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by saying that out loud on this thread. We found the lounge crowded in the evenings (couldn't find a table twice) and the pool doesn't do much for me (full disclosure on the lounge crowding - we were there the weekend of the Princess Half and I think many folks may have been in/around the resort for apps given the early morning wake-up calls for the races). CL food was very, very good. Exceptionally good really. We didn't really experience some of the amazing CM's that are routinely talked about on the boards, unfortunately. Overall we left thinking that we'd rather look at/visit the Boardwalk than stay there. I do want to give it another shot though. 
Have Fun!
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