Grand Californian Super Thread

[BunnieGene]

resubscribing...

 

[DmaxHawk]

Congrats that your so close! Enjoy it for all of us!

Just out of curiosity, how many pics of the Grand do you have?

 

[chandraorme]

Some of the regular rooms have two queen beds, and some have one queen bed with a bunk bed with a pull out trundle bed. This works great if you have 3 kids, but not so much for adults......We get the bunk rooms all the time with connecting rooms for my husband and I. No pull out couch.

 

[KCmike]

Just out of curiosity, how many pics of the Grand do you have?

Several.

 

[KCmike]

Here's another from the terrace.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Several.

I'm glad man, keep them coming

 

[KCmike]

I'm glad man, keep them coming

Thanks Sal. This one is for you!

 

[KCmike]

Alright one more. Congrats on all those getting close to going home.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Thanks Mike, it reminds me of the first time I walked in. Just stood there in awe.

 

[nemofans]

Our 1 & only trip to DL, we stayed at Paradise Pier. We would walk thru GC to get to the Calif Adventure back entrance & I remember walking thru there in awe. I would say to myself that next time we come back to DL, we are staying here. I am excited to finally be booking that stay for next year.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Our 1 & only trip to DL, we stayed at Paradise Pier. We would walk thru GC to get to the Calif Adventure back entrance & I remember walking thru there in awe. I would say to myself that next time we come back to DL, we are staying here. I am excited to finally be booking that stay for next year.

Congrats! We hope you enjoy it!

 

[DmaxHawk]

Has anyone listened to Pete's review of the Grand on the Dis Unplugged Podcast?

 

[Yukonjack]

I am part way through it and I have to admit that I agree with him as far as the room observations go. I was underwhelmed by the rooms for the price we paid. However, given that, I also only used the room as a place to crash with the kids mid day, and at night. We were either in the parks or in the pool and rarely in the room.

One problem with GCH reducing their room rates too much is then it would be hard to book a room there. I agree that the rooms could be much nicer for the price, but that is not the only thing we pay for. We also pay for the location. It sounded like he also met with mixed CM quality and service as well. I strongly agree that for the price we pay to stay at the GCH, we should be able to expect, and recieve, the highest quality service from the hotel staff.

 

[mmmears]

Has anyone listened to Pete's review of the Grand on the Dis Unplugged Podcast?

I have. I partly agree and partly don't. We paid much less for our room than he did, so we were quite happy with our stay there last weekend as well as our previous stays there. I do agree that a $400 or more price for a room is really too much there, so I only stay there when I can get a better rate.

I am part way through it and I have to admit that I agree with him as far as the room observations go. I was underwhelmed by the rooms for the price we paid. However, given that, I also only used the room as a place to crash with the kids mid day, and at night. We were either in the parks or in the pool and rarely in the room.

One problem with GCH reducing their room rates too much is then it would be hard to book a room there. I agree that the rooms could be much nicer for the price, but that is not the only thing we pay for. We also pay for the location. It sounded like he also met with mixed CM quality and service as well. I strongly agree that for the price we pay to stay at the GCH, we should be able to expect, and recieve, the highest quality service from the hotel staff.

We had fantastic service from the CMs, so that probably helped, too. The only thing that was spotty was housekeeping not replacing toiletries and towels when we needed them (yes, I put them in the basket -- she took them and then didn't replace them). That seemed to be the one issue Pete didn't have with his room.

IMO Pete discounted the location quite a bit -- it's so convenient to the parks, especially if you have someone who wants to ride GRR over and over until they are soaked. I know we'd miss the GCH if we stayed somewhere else.

We stayed CL at the GF last year (and other times before that) and while I thought we had great service there I didn't feel that there was as much difference between them as Pete alluded to.

But it kind of all depends on each person's experience there -- we've had "off" stays at other hotels that we frequent.

 

[KCmike]

 

[franandaj]

Wow! I guess I never looked UP at those beams before, those are really cool! I'll have to notice them next time I'm there which is....37 days from now!

 

[nunzia]

..I do have to say that the arrows in the floor always remind me of bowling lanes

 

[funatdisney]

Got to tell you this. We check into our villa in 2 and 1/2 weeks. The other night I went into my DD(12)'s room because the light was on. Thinking that she was still awake, I went to tell her to go to bed. Instead I found her asleep with a smile on her face. The next morning, I mentioned that she had fallen asleep with the light on. My DD(12) tells me in a dreamy voice, "Mom I had lulled myself to sleep by thinking and imagining our GC villa room". I am so pleased to know that my DDs have not lost interest in DL or GCH.

 

[pearl12970]

WOW !! I never noticed these at our last visit . Nice pic !!

 

[KCmike]

Sort of strange for them to do this I thought.