Villas at Disney's Grand Californian - Room Views

[bigAWL]

I thought I would start a new thread dedicated to room views from the villas at the Grand Californian. Please post your photos here, and I'll do my best to keep this list up to date. I've started by searching through the other VGC threads looking for photos and found a few, but we've got a LONG way to go. [Update 2/28/2023: after neglecting this front page for several years, I finally took another look. Basically all of the original links had broken, so I've begun fixing as much as I can. I'm afraid we've lost a bunch of photos that I just can't locate any longer, or that are no longer available on whatever hosting site they were on. Many links here are still broken, and I'll work to clean those up. But I believe I've included all the photos available on this thread, and I'll try to occasionally come back to update new submissions. Thanks for everyone's participation!]

Note that the view I listed for each room is based on the direction the villa faces. But lower floor rooms may or may not have an actual view of that location.

H/A indicates that the room is handicap accessible.

(Floor Layouts)
(Room Numbers From the Outside)

Villa - Villa type - View - Pics link

1502 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
1504 - STU - Paradise Pier
1505 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool
1506 - 2BR - Paradise Pier
1507 - 1BR - Mariposa Pool
1508 - 1BR - Paradise Pier
1509 - STU - Mariposa Pool
1510 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
1514 - 1BR - Redwood Creek H/A (Pics)
1516 - STU - Redwood Creek H/A
1518 - 2BR - Redwood Creek
1520 - STU - Paradise Pier
1522 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)

2500 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
2502 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
2504 - STU - Paradise Pier
2505 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool
2506 - 2BR - Paradise Pier
2507 - 1BR - Mariposa Pool
2508 - 1BR - Paradise Pier
2509 - STU - Mariposa Pool (Pics)
2510 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
2513 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool
2514 - 1BR - Redwood Creek (Pics) (Pics)
2516 - STU - Redwood Creek (Pics)
2518 - 2BR - Redwood Creek (Pics)
2520 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
2522 - 1BR - Paradise Pier

3500 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
3502 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics)
3504 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
3505 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool
3506 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics)
3507 - 1BR - Mariposa Pool (Pics)
3508 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics)
3509 - STU - Mariposa Pool (Pics)
3510 - STU - Paradise Pier
3513 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool H/A (Pics)
3514 - 1BR - Redwood Creek (Pics)
3516 - STU - Redwood Creek (Pics)
3518 - 2BR - Redwood Creek
3522 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)

4500 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
4502 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
4504 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics) (Pics)
4505 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool
4506 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics)
4507 - 1BR - Mariposa Pool
4508 - 1BR - Paradise Pier
4509 - STU - Mariposa Pool
4510 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
4513 - GRV - Mariposa Pool
4514 - 1BR - Redwood Creek (Pics)
4516 - STU - Redwood Creek (Pics) (Pics)
4518 - 2BR - Redwood Creek
4522 - GRV - Paradise Pier H/A (Pics)

5500 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
5502 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
5504 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
5505 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool (Pics)
5506 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
5507 - 1BR - Mariposa Pool
5508 - 1BR - Paradise Pier
5509 - STU - Mariposa Pool
5510 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics)
5514 - 1BR - Redwood Creek (Pics) (Pics)
5516 - STU - Redwood Creek (Pics) (Pics)
5518 - 2BR - Redwood Creek (Pics)

6500 - 2BR - Paradise Pier (Pics)
6502 - 1BR - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics) (Pics) (Pics)
6504 - STU - Paradise Pier (Pics) (Pics)

View from the Paradise Pier Viewing Deck:

 

[monami7]

Thanks for this we are headed for our first trip home in January. I booked a 1br and it doesn't look like there are any bad views!

 

[Homemom]

Our new "home" this week! Thanks so much for this info!!!

 

[las3888]

You have great timing! I was scouring the GCV thread to decide on a view request and found it overwhelming. You have put just what I needed all in one place! Thank you oh so much!!!! I really enjoyed browsing all of the views. I do wish more people would share their pool views. I think there was only one total. Maybe going forward.

Thank you!!!!

 

[franandaj]

I've got a few that I can add! I will be back over the next who knows when to start posting pictures from my various stays, mostly one bedrooms and studios, but only one bedrooms from now on.

 

[the donut]

Additional views from 5500 - the one posted was to show the Goofy's sky school queue when it was brand new, which doesn't really give the room its due. It's a room with a really great view (though perhaps not so great for WOC).

 

[darby888]

Here's a few from April 2010. A pool view studio, I believe it's room 3509:

 

[franandaj]

Here are some pictures from room 3514

Directly out the window of the Master bedroom

Looking to the left

Looking to the right

 

[bigAWL]

Thanks for the contributions. I've updated the first post with links to the new photos. I hope people find this useful.

 

[ValpoCory]

Thanks for the contributions. I've updated the first post with links to the new photos. I hope people find this useful.

I do. It helped me make an informative and detailed room request. Thank you!

 

[mac_tlc]

Great thread -- all in one place!

Here are some more views from 6502, taken last week:

WOC:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49727523@N03/6975575414/in/set-72157629918441103

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49727523@N03/7121636433/in/set-72157629918441103


Daytime view -- no zoom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49727523@N03/6975352014/in/set-72157629918441103

Daytime view -- a little zoom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49727523@N03/6975353036/in/set-72157629918441103


mac_tlc

 

[taaren]

View from Room 4500 taken October 2010. This is from the Master bedroom balcony.

 

[Chereya]

Thanks for the contributions. I've updated the first post with links to the new photos. I hope people find this useful.

Thanks so much for starting this thread! It's a great resource!

Would you mind including the links to the following 2 posts on the main post? That way you can reference where the room is in relation to the rest of the resort and what the room layout is.

Resort and floor by floor layouts

Layouts of the room types

Both were authored and contributed by DmaxHawk.

Thanks!!

 

[mrsmith9]

Which rooms are handicapped accessible?

 

[Chereya]

Which rooms are handicapped accessible?

If you check the list on the first post closely, there are only a few rooms marked as H/A - Handicap Accessible; one of each room type:

1514 - 1BR - Redwood Creek H/A (Pics)
1516 - STU - Redwood Creek H/A
3513 - 2BR - Mariposa Pool H/A
4522 - GRV - Paradise Pier H/A (Pics) (Pics)

The active links are above in the first post. I just copy pasted the room number info.

 

[mrsmith9]

View by day:

View at night:

The view was better then I thought only being on the 2nd floor.

 

[darby888]

 

[ToodlesRN]

This is a great room we stayed in it a couple of times!

 

[lowe@massed.net]

I am standing on the balcony of 5504 right now, and OMG, what a view! Thanks to this board, I knew what room to request. It's a fantasy come true!

 

[franandaj]

I am standing on the balcony of 5504 right now, and OMG, what a view! Thanks to this board, I knew what room to request. It's a fantasy come true!

I'm jealous! If I haven't stayed in that room I can imagine the view! Enjoy! I'm sure it's awesome!