GF Question

[4thof52003]

If you stayed at the GF, how did you like it? Anything that made it especially nice. This will be my first time staying there.

 

[dg39]

Its a great place to stay. We were there last summer in the main building. The rooms are very pretty and very clean. The staff is very helpful. The band plays music in the lobby every day in the early evening. If your at the pool at night you can see the fireworks there from the mk. We often went to the pool at night with drinks and snacks/food and enjoyed watching them. Zero depth entry pool is great for the kids as well as the adults. The grounds are beautiful. If your able to have a spa treatment, the ones at the GF are wonderful and relaxing. You'll have a great time.

 

[Joan S.]

Hi, We also stayed last summer and we are returning this July. The GF cafe is one of the BEST places for Breakfast and/or Lunch! And I heard that they are back to serving dinner. Be sure to check it out! You can also view the fireworks right over the Castle from the back of the GF, this is one of my favorite places to watch them from! Joan

 

[ZerasPride]

I love staying at the Grand Floridian! DH and I were there in 2000 to celebrate our anniversary and we received a complimentary upgrade to a lagoon/MK view with a king bed. It was a wonderful visit and we enjoyed watching the fireworks from our bed each night.

I love the beautiful lobby, 1900 Park Fare breakfast buffet, having the monorail right outside your door, staying in the Sago Cay building, the gorgeous grounds and just everything about the resort. My sister and I will be checking in to the Grand in just over two weeks and next to our DVC accommodations, I think the Grand is just the best!

I am sure you will have a wonderful time!!!!

 

[karemore]

Bless you.....

I've been home for 3 weeks from MY first stay at the GF and NOBODY wants to hear any more about it.......

I'd love to tell you how I liked it!!

We pulled up to the security gate and gave our name....we had a concierge room in the main building so we were met at the curb. I imagine if you have a regular room, they take your luggage and you go right into the main lobby.

It's a very short walk to the front desk for check in.

The first time you walk into the main lobby and know you are actually staying at the GF is wonderful.

It's different than visiting to shop or eat.

The rooms are gorgeous. Every detail is wonderful.

It's not all glittery or flashy, it's very pretty and tasteful and everything is quality.

The mattresses were unbelievably comfortable.

The towels were huge and soft and plentiful.

The rooms have central air and ceiling fans which was great.

The grounds and the buildings are immaculate and every CM we encountered greeted us.

We ate mostly in the concierge lounge, but also had dinner at 1900 Park Fare, and lunch at Gasparillas grill.

The food and desserts were excellent.

The music in the lobby was a nice touch. The pools were clean and we enjoyed the waterfall and slide.

We really liked walking each day. We took the path over to the poly. We loved the wedding pavillion, there always seemed to be a wedding!

Once we walked on to the TTC and took the ferry to MK, walked to the Contemporary and then took the monorail back "home" to the GF.

We only went into MK the first night of our stay...we didn't want to "waste" any of our GF time in the parks.

It was such a wonderful thing to hop onto the resort monorail after the fireworks and be back at the hotel in minutes!

The flowers and landscaping are top notch. We took photos everywhere at the GF. If DH every gets them online, I'll post the link.

There's a fountain by the main pool. Just little touches like that make the place special.

We saw a bride with the cinderella carriage and white ponies pulling it the last day we were there....

The shops are nice, there are just a few.

We didn't use the spa, didn't need to. We were sooo relaxed by the second day it wasn't even funny.

There's a swing on the beach. A bench swing...so two or three can sit and swing together.

One pool has a few cabanas if you arrive early, they are great.

We liked that the ice machine was in a room with a door that closed. You never heard the sounds of people filling their ice buckets.

The laundry room was two doors down, in the room with the ice machine. That was nice too. Clean and convenient.

We found the GF to be more beautiful than any photo can illustrate.

We found the atmosphere to be wonderful. We are very down to earth, no frill kind of people. We did not feel out of place at all. There was nothing stuffy or snobby about the staff, the guests, or the hotel.

It was magical.

Karen

 

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

Hi Karen,

I'm in the same boat. My DH, DD and I stayed there about a month ago and I'm still having dreams about the place!
It really was so beautiful, everyone was so friendly and helpful,
our room had a castle view, watched the fireworks from our bed or balcony! Ate at Narcoosee's, Citricos, and GF Cafe, all great...
Enjoyed snacks at Gasparilla's and of course, kept my refillable mug filled...
Being right on the monorail one stop from the MK has totally spoiled my DH. Says he only wants to stay there!
I want to go back next year but will need to pursue some serious methods to save a few bucks...ha
Oh yes, we rented mouseboats for an hour..what a hoot! Great fun..

 

[4thof52003]

Cool. Thanks for the replies, that was what I was looking for. I'm gald you all had such a great stay and I can't wait to stay there. More so than ever.