Keels
The Official Keels of RunDisney
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Underrated: I think both Coronado and Grand Floridian are underrated. Both tend to get the “it’s nice but not for me” type of review. I never wanted to stay at either but ended up loving both. Now, the grand Floridian is probably my favorite (along with port orleans riverside), but I can’t afford to stay therr. i have a feeling it was a one and done sort of thing-A few years ago, I got a room there for less than half of the current rate. Anyway, I just like the grounds and a lot of the tiny touches you find there. I also find that the staff tends to be slightly friendlier and will go out of their way a bit more. All the hotels, even the “value”resorts, are obscenely priced. For marathon weekend I ended up gettting a room at Pop Century and at the time it was only forty to fifty dollars a night less than the “moderates.”
Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but I really agree with you on Grand Floridian. Before, it was never somewhere I’d stay. But the girls and I hung out there last night for quite a bit and we’re planning to mix it up for our next girl’s trip and stay at GFla for a night or two along with YC/BC.