Grand Californian Super Thread

[Nonsuch]

...no matter how high we turned up our refrigerator, it never got cold enough for milk. We put water in it and it was cold but not cold enough for something perishable. Not sure if it was just our fridge or not.

This has been my my experience with every stay at the Grand, and also most other hotel rooms

...our fridge was so cold that my stuff froze until I found the dial to turn it down.

You got the only good one

 

[fidoprincess]

Nonsuch, that is so funny! I guess we did get the only good one. I can tell you that I was shocked when my delicious club sandwich from Storytellers had ice on it. Sad to say, at that point, I was so hungry that I ate it anyway and it was still pretty good.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Hey, hey, hey! I'm so excited! I've been checking online for the GCH just in case the hotel rates might drop a little. Totally wasn't expecting anything more than my 10% AP discount on the standard room we've had reserved, but figured it didn't hurt to keep checking. Well, low and behold, guess what popped up today??? A pool/resort view room for a grand total of $1228 for all four nights including tax (so a base rate of about $280/night without tax)!!! Woo hoo!!

 

[CrazyDuck]

Hey, hey, hey! I'm so excited! I've been checking online for the GCH just in case the hotel rates might drop a little. Totally wasn't expecting anything more than my 10% AP discount on the standard room we've had reserved, but figured it didn't hurt to keep checking. Well, low and behold, guess what popped up today??? A pool/resort view room for a grand total of $1228 including tax!!! Woo hoo!!

Umm.. $1228/night is a little high...

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Umm.. $1228/night is a little high...

Lol, yeah, that price per night would be suite-worthy. We're staying for four nights. I'll clarify in my post.

 

[BunnieGene]

We just got back from a 5 night stay...and right on cue my thread subscription disappeared...

Even though our trip is over, I want to keep coming back to this thread to relive the wonderful memories...LOVE the GCH

 

[fidoprincess]

BunnieGene, That must be frustrating but you will just have to keep coming back and posting!

 

[BARBARAL26]

Umm.. $1228/night is a little high...

Does that include hopper tickets?

 

[mvf-m11c]

Hey, hey, hey! I'm so excited! I've been checking online for the GCH just in case the hotel rates might drop a little. Totally wasn't expecting anything more than my 10% AP discount on the standard room we've had reserved, but figured it didn't hurt to keep checking. Well, low and behold, guess what popped up today??? A pool/resort view room for a grand total of $1228 for all four nights including tax (so a base rate of about $280/night without tax)!!! Woo hoo!!

That is a good deal for the pool view. I had a same offer with my AP for the park view at $280, but I got a good deal on the standard for $228. For that price of $1228 for four nights at the GCH pool view is a good deal.

 

[KCmike]

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

I love that area with the fireplace, adult rocking chairs, and the little rocking chairs for the kids. We hung out there one night with the DDs in their pajamas while we listened to someone on guitar. DH got us hot cocoa for all of us from the bar around the corner. It was a great bedtime activity!

 

[AussieDisneyNut]

I'm so excited that we have just booked our rooms in GCH for our trip next March. Thanks to all the regular posters (especially KCMike) for all the information and photo's ... it really helped us make our decision. Can't wait for March ... only 216 days to go!

 

[KCmike]

 

[soled]

This is a great thread, and I tried to read it all looking for any info I needed. But one thing I'm confused about is the actual park view. And I think my confusion lies in the Grand hotel room posts blending in with the vacation club Grand rooms.

Anyway, with the previous room diagram in mind, can anyone give me specific rooms to ask for when requesting a park view? The last time we stayed there with the park view, we were in the courtyard area and had the pool between us and the park, making the park appear too far away to really enjoy the view.

Are there actual hotel rooms within the vacation wing? They seem to have the best views, at least by looking at the diagram. If I'm seeing the diagram properly, I'm seeing what look to be standard rooms between 240 to 260-in the lower left corner. Are those hotel rooms, or vacation club rooms, or a mix of both?

Thanks!

 

[franandaj]

This is a great thread, and I tried to read it all looking for any info I needed. But one thing I'm confused about is the actual park view. And I think my confusion lies in the Grand hotel room posts blending in with the vacation club Grand rooms.

Anyway, with the previous room diagram in mind, can anyone give me specific rooms to ask for when requesting a park view? The last time we stayed there with the park view, we were in the courtyard area and had the pool between us and the park, making the park appear too far away to really enjoy the view.

Are there actual hotel rooms within the vacation wing? They seem to have the best views, at least by looking at the diagram. If I'm seeing the diagram properly, I'm seeing what look to be standard rooms between 240 to 260-in the lower left corner. Are those hotel rooms, or vacation club rooms, or a mix of both?

Thanks!

You might just ask for a Park View in the "new wing where the DVC rooms are located"

 

[soled]

You might just ask for a Park View in the "new wing where the DVC rooms are located"

That's part of what I was asking, Alison. Are there in fact hotel rooms in the vacation wing?

If so, I may have missed that in this thread, but there's tons of posts to speed read through, so please forgive my dumb question if I missed it.

 

[pearl12970]

This fireplace looks so cozy. Is this in the lobby or concierge level ?

 

[franandaj]

That's part of what I was asking, Alison. Are there in fact hotel rooms in the vacation wing?

If so, I may have missed that in this thread, but there's tons of posts to speed read through, so please forgive my dumb question if I missed it.

The new wing is shaped like a "T" the elevators are right where the vertical part of the "T" connects to the horizontal part. When you get off the elevator the DVC rooms are on the left side of the vertical part of the "T", the remaining parts of the T have regular rooms, so the right side of the "T" has park view hotel rooms.

 

[soled]

This fireplace looks so cozy. Is this in the lobby or concierge level ?

That's off to the side, in the main lobby.

 

[soled]

The new wing is shaped like a "T" the elevators are right where the vertical part of the "T" connects to the horizontal part. When you get off the elevator the DVC rooms are on the left side of the vertical part of the "T", the remaining parts of the T have regular rooms, so the right side of the "T" has park view hotel rooms.

Thanks, much, Alison. If I'm reading the map correct those are the rooms I was asking about(240-260).

Have you or anyone else stayed in those particular rooms? Are the views of the park nice? Does anyone have pictures of the views from those particular room, by any chance?