The renovations to the DLH will not be done. They are putting the finishing touches on the first tower that is having the rooms completly redone, and the outside painted. The new rooms look incredable. They have these headboards that have fiberoptic fireworks, brand new flat screns and other things. The rooms will all have a very dark blueish tint to them to complment the dark blue exterior. From what I have been reading it should be done by may 2011. I also think the best hotel at DL is the DLH. The neverland pool area is amazing. The slide it the best slide out of the three. The grounds of the hotel are wonderfull. I have also stayed at PPH. No complaints. Never made it to the pool, but it looked fine and the slide looked fun. As for the GCH, Disney really used no imagination here in my opinion. They just took the design of the WL at WDW, and did some changes. I mean they even riped off the name of the GF. I say bad show. I have been in the rooms as a friend stayed there, I rather be in the new DLH rooms, and for the price you pay for GCH the room was no better than PPH. So there is my opinion of the hotels. Weather, expect it to be very cold from about Cabo on. I have lived here my whole life, you can bank on it, but with the changing weather climates, you just do not know.
I remember it was so hot that I was dripping with sweat at times. As long as you were in the shade it wasn't too bad. Loved the fact that the narration, etc. was on the TV and on the big screen. You could be just about anywhere on the ship and still be a part of what was going on. I hope it won't be quite as bad this time. I want to spend more time walking around the ship during the crossing. Looking at the pictures from 2008, I missed a lot.
This time I will remember to bring extra long pants. Especially since January in Ohio could give us snow, etc. 
