Grand Californian
Hotel
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Reviewer's Name:
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Carrie |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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tiki-tiki@prodigy.net |
Rate / Night (for your stay):
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$265 |
Date(s) of Stay:
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Sept 20 - 24 |
Accommodation Used:
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Standard Room / Studio |
Accommodations Review:
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There was a small balcony which was nice. We had had 2
queen beds and I think DLR has great beds at each hotel. It
was a large room. The bathroom was well appointed, dbl
sinks, very nice amenities, shampoo, conditioner, bubble
bath, facial soap and body soap of "spa" quality.
Lots of closet space, included robes. The fridge is a
minibar with a tiny compartment available for your personal
use, different than the DLH and PP. The decor is woodsy,
very sedate and nice. I didn't get a huge DISNEYLAND feeling
like I do at the DLH; but it's still nice and there are
character prints on the walls. There was a "turn
down" svc, which I really love! |
Why Did you Select This Resort for your Stay?
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We hadn't stayed there yet and got an okay price for it. |
Room # and Location Description:
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3121, it away from DD and DL towards DLH except you
couldn't really see the other hotel you looked out over a
roof. I would say this part of the hotel has essentially no
view. |
Room Location Pros & Cons:
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Was an easy walk down the stairs to the lobby which is so
beautiful! Easy access for the story time, sitting by the
fireplace, piano music and walk to DD. The only con was the
view, but it didn't matter much to us. |
Check-In / Check-Out Comments:
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The check in was quick but I had been told I was getting a
King room w/a DD view and I obviously didn't have that. When
I commented on this nothing was done to rectify the
situation which I thought was odd for Disney. Especially
since this was just after the terrorist attack and honestly
the hotel was *empty* as was all of DLR. Checkout was
painless, they slip a receipt under your door and if that's
okay they just charge your card. BTW, I tried to do the call
ahead check-in that they describe on your hotel
confirmation, and the number was busy they said they would
call back and they never did. |
DLR Transportation Comments:
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Well, I think they are terrible. BUT, you don't have any
of those issues here because you just walk right into DCA
and DD and it's an nice stroll over to DL, easy as pie. It's
wonderful. |
Restaurant / Lounge Review:
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We ate dinner the first night at Storyteller, it was
wonderful! A great restaurant, yummy. We also ate there in
the am for the character breakfast which is a little
different than Goofy's in that characters don't come to your
table and there is only 3 of them. My son enjoyed it and it
was delicious, but I thought it was overpriced. Everyone
really liked Storytellers. |
Pool Description / Comments:
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Great Pool. You must go! They have slides even for the
little ones. They have kid sized life vests. |
What Suggestions Would you Give Anyone that is
Considering This Resort?
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It's a great resort. I think that the location to DCA and
DL make it the definite crown jewel of DLR. It is
sophisticated and honeymooners or corporate types would like
this hotel. There are plenty of restaurants in DD that are
walking distance also. |
Other Comments:
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If you have kids, try the Story time. It's short enough to
hold the attention span of the very young and the adults can
have some wine by the fire while the kids are entertained.
Also, they seemed to have other kid type events in the lobby
from time to time. |
