We have just returned from 7 days at the GF. I have stayed at the WL, POly, Contemporary,and the Yacht Club. I like them all for different reasons but the GF is truely the most opulent of them all.
ON THE RESORT: The GF is beautifully appointed and impeccably kept. A Cm there told me that they spend $65,000.00 a year in just the flower arrangemnets. Transportation from there is easy as it is connected to the monorail loop.
ON CONCIERGE LEVEL: We stayed in room 4422 (after reading about it on these boards).It was a beautiful room with a great view, and very roomy too. It was a short walk to the lounge(literally maybe40 steps?) where all manner of snacks and drinks were served. These wqere served 5 times a day beginning at 6:00 every morning.
ON HOUSEKEEPING: I tipped the maid $8.00 every day and our room was clean each day when we returned from the parks.I put a small snack cracker underneath the sofa ( I always do this) just to see if she would pick it up. She never did. Im sure it was hard to see unless you got down on your knees.She never made "towel animals" (I've had them before at other resorts). This didnt have any bearing whatsoever on our stay there.
ON TURN DOWN SERVICE: My only complaint is that she came too early - at 5:45 each evening. I always felt compelled to leave the room when she arrived so she could do her thing. I tipped her $3.00 a day.
ON ALLIGATORS: we saw 4 of them the largest being a 5 footer, right of the beach from the back of the resort.
In short our stay there was wondeful. After reading these boards lately, I was a little apprehensive. These boards are a plethora of information and a wonderful resource, and I have learned a lot since my 1st trip there in '89. Even for the price, I would reccomend the RPC without hesitation. My only real regret: now that I've stayed there, in that particular room, how can I ever stay anywhere else?
ON THE RESORT: The GF is beautifully appointed and impeccably kept. A Cm there told me that they spend $65,000.00 a year in just the flower arrangemnets. Transportation from there is easy as it is connected to the monorail loop.
ON CONCIERGE LEVEL: We stayed in room 4422 (after reading about it on these boards).It was a beautiful room with a great view, and very roomy too. It was a short walk to the lounge(literally maybe40 steps?) where all manner of snacks and drinks were served. These wqere served 5 times a day beginning at 6:00 every morning.
ON HOUSEKEEPING: I tipped the maid $8.00 every day and our room was clean each day when we returned from the parks.I put a small snack cracker underneath the sofa ( I always do this) just to see if she would pick it up. She never did. Im sure it was hard to see unless you got down on your knees.She never made "towel animals" (I've had them before at other resorts). This didnt have any bearing whatsoever on our stay there.
ON TURN DOWN SERVICE: My only complaint is that she came too early - at 5:45 each evening. I always felt compelled to leave the room when she arrived so she could do her thing. I tipped her $3.00 a day.
ON ALLIGATORS: we saw 4 of them the largest being a 5 footer, right of the beach from the back of the resort.
In short our stay there was wondeful. After reading these boards lately, I was a little apprehensive. These boards are a plethora of information and a wonderful resource, and I have learned a lot since my 1st trip there in '89. Even for the price, I would reccomend the RPC without hesitation. My only real regret: now that I've stayed there, in that particular room, how can I ever stay anywhere else?
We're lovers of our room(s) - 4023-4025... we get the same suite each time we go, and we feel the same way as you... it's just the best of the best. 
