Resort Thread Disney's GRAND FLORIDIAN Resort & Spa - **LOBBY REFURB HAS BEGUN 4/14**

[grannyminnie]

Non of my flipping working lol.
Edit: been fixing what I can

Oh well. ER was really nice tonight, MK was way busier than August our last trip.

I loved the Boo to You Cavalade!

Pool was lovely and quiet!

Lobby too quiet!

However it’s just lovely here!

Getting coffee via room service and dd getting avocado toast tomorrow am. . No cl? Make it our own way!

You mentioned the lobby being so quiet...I assume that means no pianist either.

 

[nekonekoneko]

That's one thing I love about the GF....there's really no bad views in any room category .

There's one, in The Villas building. 1221. Sorry @Geomom , I'm crossposting your recent stay in the villas thread: https://www.disboards.com/threads/t...ers-lovers-group.3813125/page-4#post-62337849

 

[trishadono]

You mentioned the lobby being so quiet...I assume that means no pianist either.

Just piped music.

 

[nekonekoneko]

Just piped music.

Why is it that when I see the phrase "piped music" my brain first thinks about bagpipes?

 

[grannyminnie]

Just piped music.

Thanks. I'm disappointed but I guess it's for the best as far as social distancing measures are concerned.

 

[mickeynut1]

There's one, in The Villas building. 1221. Sorry @Geomom , I'm crossposting your recent stay in the villas thread: https://www.disboards.com/threads/t...ers-lovers-group.3813125/page-4#post-62337849

I was referencing the hotel side (we've never stayed DVC), but thanks for pointing this out for those who do stay on the villa side .

 

[ahcupcake]

These were taken in July 2011 so the furnishings might have changed but the layout & view should have stayed the same

Main Building

4002 -- 2 bedroom suite

Straight ahead view

To the right

To the left

Livingroom

King bedroom

Queen bedroom -- Sorry about the junk

The 3 balconies from walkway

 

[AngelsAmongUs]

Arrived and asked but said they not using rooms in main building .

Rats!
9439 LV (upgraded ) Dormer room .

They definitely aren't bookable, but we were assigned a Main Building room after booking Garden View. (We left last week.) During our entire stay, we only saw one other family that was staying in the main building. They had booked two rooms and we saw them occasionally out on the corridor on floor 3 above the lobby. I never saw anyone else out there on 3,4,or 5 before that family checked in and after they checked out. We did laundry twice and used the 'back' door over by Gasparilla quite a bit and never ran into anyone in a corridor or at the elevator. (Also no housekeeping supplies set out.). It was nice (and VERY quiet) but a little bizarro.

 

[AngelsAmongUs]

I appreciate all the room views you’ve shared with us. I added them to page 1. Thank you.

Sure, I'll see if I can find any more. I sometimes forget to take pics of the view...and I sometimes can't figure out where my photos are stored.

 

[mrsap]

These were taken in July 2011 so the furnishings might have changed but the layout & view should have stayed the same

Main Building

4002 -- 2 bedroom suite

Straight ahead view

To the right

To the left

Livingroom

King bedroom

Queen bedroom -- Sorry about the junk

The 3 balconies from walkway

Thank you for sharing!!

Sure, I'll see if I can find any more. I sometimes forget to take pics of the view...and I sometimes can't figure out where my photos are stored.

Thank you!

 

[JulieBeeRN]

THANKS!!!

We FINALLY took the monorail to MK yesterday. It looks like the path is completed on the GF side of the bridge, but they are still working on the MK side of the bridge. It looks completed from the bridge to approximately where the monorail station is. It looks like they still need to pour concrete.

We are going to MK again today, so I’ll try to get a picture of it.

 

[JulieBeeRN]

Pictures from our current stay In 7501

 

[mrsap]

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Thank you for sharing!

 

[mrsap]

We FINALLY took the monorail to MK yesterday. It looks like the path is completed on the GF side of the bridge, but they are still working on the MK side of the bridge. It looks completed from the bridge to approximately where the monorail station is. It looks like they still need to pour concrete.

We are going to MK again today, so I’ll try to get a picture of it.

Thank you!! Please take pictures for us if you can!! Have a great time!!

 

[TikiLagoon]

They need to increase the volume of the music thats piped into the lobby. Its too quiet and eery.

 

[mrsap]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/10/grand-floridian-walkway-update-one-step-forward-two-steps-back/

 

[JulieBeeRN]

One cast member told us it might December before it is completed.

 

[trishadono]

MK time changed and opens at 8am today. AKL 7am. Lucky a friend texted me late last night or I would not have known.

Beach pool said open 10a-10p.

Gym open until 9p. I took pix and will post when I can.

Looks like I’m up and running for MK lol. Good thing I peeked at my phone Or I would have missed out.

 

[DanSchwartz]

New seasonal cupcake

 

[trishadono]

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New seasonal cupcake

Yep and yummy too.