*The Official VILLAS AT DISNEY'S GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA Owners & Lovers Group* - LOBBY REFURB BEGAN 4/14!

[mamaofsix]

Resorttv1 did a live walkthrough of the GF lobby if anyone wants to see what it's like at the moment. Go to the 47 minute mark of this video. There is 20 or 30 minutes of good footage:

ETA: from the stream, it seems like they are not doing construction during the day, only at night after guests are gone from the lobby.

 

[mrsap]

Grand Floridian Lobby Refurbishment: Work Continues on Garden Tea Room and Former Front Desk Area

When visiting Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort today, we saw that Disney has continued to make progress on the lobby renovation.

From what we could tell, the work is currently focused on the Garden View Tea Room and the former front desk space.

Here is a closer look at the Tea Room area.

Additionally, with the lobby’s iconic bird cage gone, there is now a gap in that area.

Thanks to the lobby’s second-floor balcony, we could see another angle of the construction.

Here is one last look.

 

[mamaofsix]

Seems like they are prioritizing the front desk area and garden view tearoom so that those spaces can be completed and utilized while the central part of the lobby gets refurbed.

My predictions on workflow:
-Front desk and tearoom area completed
-Stairways and 'outer wings' on main floor next
-Central area of lobby last

 

[mrsap]

Wanted to share a pic I just saw on FB. It appears that the villas lobby now has a water machine, I’m assuming where the Nespresso machine used to be. Better than nothing, I guess! lol

 

[stal]

First visit to the resort villas!

Any good rooms/ locations that are highly recommended to request?

 

[Skicks35]

First visit to the resort villas!

Any good rooms/ locations that are highly recommended to request?

Edit: sorry, just noticed you said resort villas, not the original building…

Honestly, there’s less of a need for room request at BPK than the original building.

What view category do you have?

Our go to is to simply request a high floor and let the chips fall where they may.

If you do want to get specific, check out touring plans’ VGF map to show you exactly what the view looks like from each room/category.

Have fun!

 

[AstroBlasters]

First visit to the resort villas!

Any good rooms/ locations that are highly recommended to request?

Check out the room finder feature at touringplans.com

 

[Disfamwa]

Someone reported in a Facebook group that Grand Floridian is scanning magic bands and giving out bracelets to use the pool today and that it’s a permanent change. So excited for this change and I hope they start doing it at all pools!

 

[Matty B13]

Someone reported in a Facebook group that Grand Floridian is scanning magic bands and giving out bracelets to use the pool today and that it’s a permanent change. So excited for this change and I hope they start doing it at all pools!

It will be interesting to see how many people were not resort guests using the pool. It was definitely one of the more busy pools that I have seen at WDW.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Someone reported in a Facebook group that Grand Floridian is scanning magic bands and giving out bracelets to use the pool today and that it’s a permanent change. So excited for this change and I hope they start doing it at all pools!

Hip hip…. Hooray! Hip hip… Hooray!

 

[mrsap]

Someone reported in a Facebook group that Grand Floridian is scanning magic bands and giving out bracelets to use the pool today and that it’s a permanent change. So excited for this change and I hope they start doing it at all pools!

Thank you for sharing!!


If anyone will be there in the near future, can you please confirm? Thanks!!!

 

[Disfamwa]

Thank you for sharing!!


If anyone will be there in the near future, can you please confirm? Thanks!!!

Hopefully, someone is able to confirm soon! Someone commented on the post that they were wristbanding at boardwalk too. Would love it if they started doing this at every pool!

 

[AstroBlasters]

Hopefully, someone is able to confirm soon! Someone commented on the post that they were wristbanding at boardwalk too. Would love it if they started doing this at every pool!

Coming from Grand Cal & Aulauni…. I was surprised that this wasn’t already being done.

 

[MamaKate]

Coming from Grand Cal & Aulauni…. I was surprised that this wasn’t already being done.

It has always been done at Aulani. California is new.

 

[Cfabar1]

I am hoping this continues permanently....

 

[Matty B13]

The Poly in April was slammed with people, so hopefully all the resorts around the Seven Seas Lagoon start doing this year round.

 

[waters85]

Someone reported in a Facebook group that Grand Floridian is scanning magic bands and giving out bracelets to use the pool today and that it’s a permanent change. So excited for this change and I hope they start doing it at all pools!

About time!!!

 

[Disney Spaz]

We usually use the pools once or twice a trip and have not been as impacted as others but I am glad to see they are checking this now.

 

[mlittig]

Wanted to share a pic I just saw on FB. It appears that the villas lobby now has a water machine, I’m assuming where the Nespresso machine used to be. Better than nothing, I guess! lol

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That is my picture, and I can confirm that this water machine is available 24/7 The water is nice and cold with plenty of cups! I wish all resorts would provide this perk, especially in the warmer months

 

[mrsap]

That is my picture, and I can confirm that this water machine is available 24/7 The water is nice and cold with plenty of cups! I wish all resorts would provide this perk, especially in the warmer months

Hi!! I enjoyed your pictures/posts! Hope you had a great time!! Thanks for sharing!!