Grand Californian Super Thread

[blackjackdelta]

I was told just to put in the address of the hotel. I would say Business. As for which Vons, I would just go to the Vons website and type in 92802 in the Zip.

Thanks Sal, I will give it a shot.

Jack

 

[DmaxHawk]

Thanks Sal, I will give it a shot.

Jack

Let me know what turns up

 

[BunnieGene]

It was the AP discount. I booked a room back in early July when the standard room was at $228 and after that the price was set at $342 a night. But I called the GCH and I called at least three times if I could get the same price if I stay another night at the GCH. The third time was the charm. That was really nice from that CM to go talk to her supervisors and override the decision of getting the discount for the standard for me during my stay in October. They said that all the standard rooms are all booked up, but when I checked out the AP website, they have the room still available. I didn't know why they would say something like that, but in the end I am happy of getting the room at the discount price.

Congrats! Enjoy your trip

PS...does anyone know why my subscription to this thread keeps disappearing?

 

[APX]

Quick question, which type of room is best for 2 people staying for about a week? Money is not an option, just looking for a few opinions, I saw the site and the suites look pretty nice.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Congrats! Enjoy your trip

PS...does anyone know why my subscription to this thread keeps disappearing?

In what way?

 

[DmaxHawk]

Quick question, which type of room is best for 2 people staying for about a week? Money is not an option, just looking for a few opinions, I saw the site and the suites look pretty nice.

I would say it would depend on the relationship between the 2 people..

 

[BunnieGene]

In what way?

Well, I make a post, click "instant notification" and I get thread update emails for a while. Also have a blue check on main page showing that I have subscribed to the thread. Then a day or two go by and I realize I haven't received any thread emails...I check the board and the blue check has disappeared and there are so many posts/updates that I didn't receive any notification....so weird, and doesn't happen with another big thread to which I have contributed/subscribed

 

[Nonsuch]

Quick question, which type of room is best for 2 people staying for about a week? Money is not an option, just looking for a few opinions, I saw the site and the suites look pretty nice.

The hotel suites only have one bathroom.
The best room for 2 people is a 1-bedroom villa, which has 2 bathrooms
The villa also has a full kitchen, which is very handy

Does "Money is not an option" mean "Money is no object" ?

 

[DmaxHawk]

Well, I make a post, click "instant notification" and I get thread update emails for a while. Also have a blue check on main page showing that I have subscribed to the thread. Then a day or two go by and I realize I haven't received any thread emails...I check the board and the blue check has disappeared and there are so many posts/updates that I didn't receive any notification....so weird, and doesn't happen with another big thread to which I have contributed/subscribed

Curious...I haven't run into this problem before..

 

[fidoprincess]

We are less than 2 weeks out and I called today to "gently" remind them of our request for a daybed room. (Remember we have 5 people including 2 adults and a 6 'tall 15 year old and 2 bigger 10 and 11 year old girls so I REALLY want beds for all of us.) The CM was not overly friendly, not rude or anything but did not give me hope. She kept saying that it was noted on our reservation but there was no guarantee and the hotel is sold out for the day we arrive so basically don't count on it.

Mysteriously, they also had that I requested a high floor but I never said that. As a matter of fact, I told the first CM that I was not going to ask for anything else, just the daybed room-lol. She kept asking me what we were celebrating and did I want balloons, etc..and I said No, just the daybed room. When other people called this close, they were told what kind of room they were already assigned so I am kind of worried. I said if we didn't get the daybed room, would they give us a bunkbed room thinking we "might" be able to make that work and she said no, just 2 queens. Do you think that is what we already are assigned?

So....again, I am wondering if anyone has tried the $20 trick at Disney Hotels like we do in Vegas? It would seem to me that if this was an acceptable or common practice, I would have read about it here? If you did use it successfully, how much did you "tip"?

We are going to drive down the night before checking in and stay close so we can get over there and check in early. I asked about calling to preregister and the CM said, "Oh, we don't do that." What? I thought people here said they did it recently!

Anyway, right now we have ressie for both Embassy Suites or across the street at Desert Inn. Since we won't get there until 2am, I can't decide where to stay. Embassy is around $50 more but includes hot breakfast but I read that it is very crowded and not great plus it has double beds instead of queens. It will be easier to drive over to GC from here though. Desert Inn is cheaper and has queens but no breakfast and seems like it might be a pain parking and getting out of the lot in the am. Any opinions?

Thanks for any help or ideas. (I know people think this is silly to worry about but we are there for 5 nights and no one wants to sleep on the floor. I am bringing alternate bedding but after seeing the daybed room pics above, I really want that room now!)

 

[APX]

I would say it would depend on the relationship between the 2 people..

It's a relationship

The hotel suites only have one bathroom.
The best room for 2 people is a 1-bedroom villa, which has 2 bathrooms
The villa also has a full kitchen, which is very handy

Does "Money is not an option" mean "Money is no object" ?

Well, it's going to be a birthday/date/first visit type of deal. Though it's not the first visit for me at DLR.

 

[Nonsuch]

So....again, I am wondering if anyone has tried the $20 trick at Disney Hotels like we do in Vegas?

I have also wondered about tipping registration. Registration can have a great influence on the quality of your stay, but is generally not a "tipping position" -- unlike Vegas, where every it seems acceptable (or required) to tip everyone. You could just tuck the $20 in with your ID and credit card, and say "That's for you, if it's alright".

We are going to drive down the night before checking in and stay close so we can get over there and check in early.

Checking in early should help. If Magic Morning is available, you should check in before MM starts and used you newly printed room keys. You will receive keys even though a room will not have been assigned. No matter when you check in, you will not know your room number until your room is ready (which could be 4PM).

Good Luck

 

[PrincessIM]

fidoprincess-I don't know why the CM said you couldn't preregister. We did it two weeks ago. I was looking over our confirmation (which came directly from dlr room reservations) a few days prior to leaving and noticed it on there. It says: "Notice: In order to expedite the check in progress, we offer pre-registration service. Simply call us at (714)300-7210 two hours before your arrival (on your arrival date)."

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[DmaxHawk]

It's a relationship



Well, it's going to be a birthday/date/first visit type of deal. Though it's not the first visit for me at DLR.

Well then getting a room with 2 beds would be pointless, dontcha think?

If it's going to be for a week and if money is not an issue, I would say go big or go home.

 

[APX]

Well then getting a room with 2 beds would be pointless, dontcha think?

If it's going to be for a week and if money is not an issue, I would say go big or go home.

So like someone else said, a Villa would be good? Might have to look at the site again and see what type of rooms there are again.

 

[fidoprincess]

Nonsuch, It is odd that no one posts about tipping at registration, isn't it? I think I did read somewhere along the lines that they are not allowed tips but I am going to try it anyway and see if it helps us get the right room. It's not a magic morning so we won't be there too early. I will try to shoot for as early as we can. Heck if we pick the Desert Inn, I can walk over while the rest of them sleep in.

Did you have an opinion on where to stay the night before, Embassy Suites or Desert Inn?

PrincessIM, I KNOW that people have done this recently but I didn't have the number, etc. written down so I will take your info along with me and see if that helps. Does that phone number take you right to the front desk?

When I called today the number I had on my paperwork hotel voucher was (714)635-2300 and it took a loooong time to get anyone to answer and when they did, I don't even know if she was at the Front Desk or not. She could look up my reservation though but never said what dept she was in. Thanks so much and I am writing that down to take with me! I'm sure having the right number will help a lot.

Thanks to both of you wishing me luck!

 

[DmaxHawk]

So like someone else said, a Villa would be good? Might have to look at the site again and see what type of rooms there are again.

If I was in your position, I would get a Villa, but thats me

 

[fidoprincess]

BunnieGene,
When you get an email notice, it says "There may also be other replies, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again." so if you don't click on the email link to the board, it won't send you any more emails. Maybe that is what is happening to you?

 

[Nonsuch]

Nonsuch, It is odd that no one posts about tipping at registration, isn't it? I think I did read somewhere along the lines that they are not allowed tips but I am going to try it anyway and see if it helps us get the right room. It's not a magic morning so we won't be there too early. I will try to shoot for as early as we can. Heck if we pick the Desert Inn, I can walk over while the rest of them sleep in.

Did you have an opinion on where to stay the night before, Embassy Suites or Desert Inn?

I have no experience with either hotel. Let everyone else sleep in: you could drive to the Grand, register, and drive back. You can leave your car in front of the hotel while you register

 

[APX]

If I was in your position, I would get a Villa, but thats me

Do I have to make a call or something? I just tried to do a package deal on the site, but it didn't have the villa, only the artisan one and that was a extra 4grand!