Originally Posted By susanmckay20 We will be staying at the Grand in 2 weeks. I booked a theme park view. Can anyone tell me a room number or a range of room numbers (or rooms to stay away from) to best possibly enjoy the view of DCA? Thank you...Susan
Originally Posted By kari12177 We were in the 300's, and I think the other rooms were in the same range.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Susanmckay, I booked a theme park view room at the GCH for the same weekend as you (7/13-7/16)! The rooms in the 400's are a bit of a hike to the rest of the hotel so hope for anything between 330 and 350 - those are the best. See you there! ;D And cool link, kari12177!
Originally Posted By susanmckay20 Thanks to everyone for the info....hey Eighth Dwarf, (Kari, are you going to be there with your family? My girls and I will be there the 15th-18th. Are you an APer?
Originally Posted By retlawfan We had Premium View on our last trip. We got put 2 floors above the back of the Napa Rose. Issue #1: The smokers on the back patio of the Napa Rose. Yes, smokers. In a non-smoking hotel. They even had ash trays out there, so the management must have been aware of it. Issue #2: The trees have grown so tall in the last 5 years that there was practically no park view, unless you consider the back of the trees a view. After one night we were moved to the wing around the corner, closer to Soarin' over California. Still had some trees in the way, but not nearly as many. And, we got a great view of Condor Flats. We never had that before. It is a LONG walk to get to the rooms on that wing. My personal favorite area is just South of the DCA entrance on the 4th or higher floors, facing Grizley Peak.
Originally Posted By tuknshak We have stayed a handful of times at the GCH but only once had a theme park view room. We had our theme ark view room the opening day of DCA. After looking at the hotel map I believe we were in 333 or 335. We were just to the right of the Napa Rose patio and above the hotel park entrance. We had a picture perfect view of GRR. We loved that room and its view.
Originally Posted By kari12177 We are going Sept '08 because we just went this Jan and we don't live close. Eight hour drive or two hour flight. my husband wants a view room next year, but our son wants to stay at the DLH instead, so I'm not sure what to do. We have 400 days to decide though.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Here's the map, if folks can't figure out how to get to it via the dlr resort info. page. <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4071689&a=30842724&p=64720017" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4071689&a=30842724&p=64720017</a> And pictures of our Theme Park View room, above Napa Rose. <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4208073&a=31274754&p=68404789" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4208073&a=31274754&p=68404789</a>
Originally Posted By retlawfan Thank for the map. We like the area of 4343 or 4345. It's a great view, and if you leave your patio door open just a bit, it's really cool to hear the water flowing/russing down Grizzly Peak.
Originally Posted By retlawfan That should be "rushing" down Grizzly Peak. Where's that EDIT button?????
Originally Posted By susanmckay20 I can't wait to see the CM's face when I say " I would like room, 4343,4344 or 4345 please! On a sold out weekend I guess I will have to take what I get! I know the parks, Disneyland Hotel and the hotels on Harbor Blvd very well, but because GCH is usually out of our price range, I would like to get one of the better rooms and I appreciate all of your tips! Thanks again.
Originally Posted By kari12177 We will probably get 3 standard rooms, our family made plans for my parents and my in-laws and the 3 of us to go to DL in sept '08. My husband decided to take his parents too, because they have never been to DL. It'll fun to see them on Splash Mt.! They have never been to a amusement park. My parents have been taking me for the last 25 years.
Originally Posted By retlawfan Remember if you want a park view, that 4344 is facing the other direction, over the hotel pool area.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 susanmckay20, we've never stayed in a theme park view room so I can't answer that question. We have stayed in a room 323 (don't remember the floor number) and 2 rooms in the 400's. I like those rooms because you have close access to a stairwell exit at the end of the 400's hall. If you use this exit you end up next to the La Brea bakery and very close to the bag check for Disneyland. You can't enter (the door locks behind you) and there are alot of stairs and twists and turns so I wouldn't do it with a stroller but we get a kick out of our "secret learned about on LP and confirmed at the front desk" exit I know that floors 5&6 have this access. Of course staying in a room close to the elevators would help too Have fun!
Originally Posted By joeysmommy Which floor is best for a great park view? In other words how high up to you have to get to be able to really see anything in the park? Looks like 343-400 is best?
Originally Posted By retlawfan Hi again joeysmommy! In that wing, any floor is a good view. Of course, higher is better, but they're all good.
