Originally Posted By davewasbaloo personally i prefer the theming, immersion and location of the grand. The dlh has bigger rooms however, but to me could be any hotel
Originally Posted By kari12177 Now I've heard they were smaller, but We're trying to decide which hotel to stay because we never stayed at the DLH before.
Originally Posted By mousegrl I love both, and have had great experiences at both. I find the staff at the Grand to be friendlier, however. (Only based on my limited experiences.) The grand is a beautiful hotel, with the perfect location, however, the pool and theming is much more Disney oriented at the DLH. I've known people to be dissapointed at the DLH, and I haven't heard one complaint at the Grand. If I had a choice, I would choose the Grand. If I were doing the DLH again, I would for sure request the Sierra Tower, DTD view. Big room and a super view. I really like them both.
Originally Posted By debtee We have stayed at all three of the Disney hotels. We love the GCH! It's just a brilliant hotel to stay at with many benefits and is so beautiful. It's where we will stay on our next trip. Last Christmas we stayed at the PP with concierge and much preferred this over the DLH. In fact I agree with dave, the DLH could be any hotel, anywhere.
Originally Posted By AZDLDad Personally, a room is just a room wherever I travel. I've stayed at both, but prefer to spend my extra dough for other things by not staying at GC. I still go there to enjoy a drink, the fireplace and piano music.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy If money was not an issue I would go with DCA because it is beautiful and so much closer. DLH is great for the pool,visuals and theme. But it would be nice to be closer to the action.
Originally Posted By grumpster My family has stayed at all 3, multiple times. The girls, 6 and 9, prefer DLH mainly for the pool. We spend 4-5 hours at the pool each day so we're happy to indulge them. If we were to go without the girls, we'd stay at GCH
Originally Posted By kari12177 I think we might stay in the DLH, my son likes pools and he saw the remote control boats.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Good choice, kari12177. I've also stayed at all three a lot. (Well, GCH only once, PPH 3 times, and DLH a lot) I would definitely recommend DLH. It feels much more Disney to me. It has more variety, beautiful grounds, larger rooms, better views, only slightly less service, and costs A LOT less.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins I read my post. Let me clarify: DLH costs a lot less than GCH, your original question. It does not cost less than PPH, but I don't much like PPH anyway.
Originally Posted By kari12177 We loved the GCH, but when my son found out about the little boats he got really excited. So i thought we'd try it.
Originally Posted By julybaby The last time I stayed at the Disney Hotel it seemed old and rundown. The grand is really nice but it getting too expensive. I actually prefer the Paradise Pier. The rooms are as big (maybe even bigger) than the grand and the walk to the parks is not bad at all.
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>" The grand is really nice but it getting too expensive"<<< Especially when the Grand has some guests sleeping in SLEEPING BAGS!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We like all 3 Each one has something special to offer us so we go with what we are looking for in that vacation. I'm sure your son will enjoy the boats, pool and exploring the falls and "caves" at DLH Now that the monorail is back on a good schedule you can use that to save some walking. FYI the entrance to the monorail in Disneyland has moved to where the exit has always been. One ramp down and one ramp up. We were confused the first day so thought I'd mention it
Originally Posted By jodiefra We like them all also --it's worth the money for us to be immersed in the Disney experience. No doubt the location of DGC is the best...we have had times at the DLH when the monorail isn't working and the walk back can seem long at the end of the day! But, my kids prefer the DLH even with the walk. The pool is a blast, the courtyard is beautiful, there is more shopping, Goofy's Kitchen is wackier (and more fun, IMHO) than Chip & Dale's breakfast at the GC, we like the coffee shop better, and the overall feeling is more "being a kid again" as opposed to sophistication. Most of the time we aren't looking for sophistication; we're more the eating- frozen-bananas-and-wearing-Mickey-ears crowd!!! On the other side, when we took relatives who were new to Disney and freaked about the crowds, DGC was the perfect escape. As far as PPH, we've been twice and probably won't go back if we have a choice. It was fine but not nearly as fun as the DLH and close to the same price. Our next trip is 130 days away -- we're going with the DLH for the above reasons and the $$ savings...
Originally Posted By nemopoppins ^^^Very well said. And I didn't have to take the time to say it myself.
