Grand Californian was great!!!

[ccollmoe]

We had a nice surprise in store for us during a recent trip to DL. After 2 nights at the very clean, nice, and convenient Carousel Inn and Suites, my parents treated us to 2 nights at the Grand Californian. What a beautiful hotel. The rooms were great. My parents had a very large room with 2 queens and a daybed. We had a room with a queen, bunkbeds with a trundle. Our rooms faced away from the park so we didn't have a view but it was very quiet. You can walk right out one door of the hotel and you are in Downtown Disney, and walk out another door directly into California Adventure. The walk to DL was about the same as the walk from Carousel Inn and Suites but much more interesting. On check-out day we checked our bags and spent most of the day by the terrific pool. We celebrated our 4 year old's birthday there with a character breakfast and she was given balloons, a birthday button and an autographed picture of Minnie at check-in. What a treat!!!

 

[Judy from Boise]

since you stayed in both, how much more are you willing to spend for GC. For example would you spend twice as much to stay at GC over CI ? One third more ?

 

[Darian]

Oh my gosh! I would stay @ the GC again in a heartbeat. MY DH & I celebrated my 40th & our wedding anniversary in a concierge level room facing the park. We live in CA & frequent DL & the hotels there. This was our 1st visit to the GC. The service was wonderful & the suite was great. The view, directly into PP in DCA was unbelievable. At night the whole pier lights up! We had a party in our room & the bellman filled the 30 balloons we bought @ n/c. Also, our fav restaurant is in the hotel. We always eat @ the Napa rose for special occasions. Their wine & food pairings prepared especially by the chef are marvelous. The weekend was spendy, but it was only 2 nights. It is a beautiful hotel. And since land space in limited here (Unlike WDW) it is the crown jewel of the 3 hotels. Actually, they are bad, good & excellent. Guess which hotels are which.

 

[hookedup]

Yea! The GC is WONDERFUL - I love it and it is one of my favorite hotels. I am glad you got to experience it. It is a real treat to get to go there and as a surprise it is a HUGE treat!

 

[ccollmoe]

My parents had a terrific senior rate of $169/night at the Californian and yes we really loved it but we don't usually have the luxury of making that choice on our own. I definitely think the hotel was worth it on our last day because we spent most of the day at the pool. We did have a buy one night get one free night for $99 at the Carousel Inn and Suites and we would do that again in a minute. For people who spend more time in the hotel or if they are celebrating something special, it sure is a nice place to stay.

 

[princessKT]

Originally posted by ccollmoe
My parents had a terrific senior rate of $169/night at the Californian

Wow! I wonder how old you have to be to be considered for the senior rate, do you know?