Originally Posted By Darkbeer I was over at TripAdvisor.com checking out a few things, and saw that the average rate for the GCH is now $504 (last time I checked it was $460). Heck, the Paradise Pier is now $289 and the Disneyland Hotel is $375. I just can't see paying these type of prices where you can pay less than $150 for a really nice Hotel a block or two away that comes with things like Free Parking, Free Breakfast, some hotels have free dinners and cocktail hours, some with kitchens, etc.... Heck, all the really nice hotels in Newport Beach, which are on the ocean, are less than the GCH...
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Yeah, but......it really is too much for us mere mortals. But what a lovely place it was to stay when we were there.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo As they say - Location, Location, Location. To be honest, I think we paid $400 a night in 2002. A Holiday Inn can easily run $300 a night in popular locations. People are willing to pay it, and so the prices increase.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Oh I know it is truly supply and demand that is allowing Disney to charge so much. But it is just the dollar amount that shocks me, and then you need to add the resort fee and hotel taxes to the rate.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I don't know anyone who's paid that much. Heck, I've seen the Del Sol (a rat trap) listed at $300 over the 50th!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA We stayed at Holiday Inn in San Francisco -- average rate $99.00. Yeah, so okay it was in the Tenderloin section and we had to walk the gauntlet of homeless people, crackheads and vagabonds to get to the California Shopping Center, but hey, it was cheap, right? Oh, yeah, and they had an on-site buffet breakfast for $15.95 per person. [that must be where they make up for the cheaper room rate]. One good thing is that they had underground parking $25.00 per day, that was patrolled by security. So, the daily rate is more like $150 - $175 when you add it all up.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I just priced the night of May 9th at the Grand, as an example. Disneyland web site: $340 Then I went to TripAdvisor and had it check rates. TripAdvisor offered the following: Expedia, $340 Travelocity, $340 Hotels.com, $340 Orbitz, $340 The only thing over $500 was a suite with concierge.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >> A Holiday Inn can easily run $300 a night in popular locations<< Maybe in the UK. The last time I stayed at a Holiday Inn was in Anaheim (the old Holiday Inn at the Park, now under new ownership). We paid $70 a night. I also got a quote for the HI in South Padre Island for this summer. I was quoted about $130 per night. And its beachfront property.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Yeah, but......it really is too much for us mere mortals.<< No kidding. Its becoming a "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" sort of place. Definitely out of reach for most cubicle dwellers.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo ">> A Holiday Inn can easily run $300 a night in popular locations<< Maybe in the UK." Ok - fair point. I just booked in to a HI in Birmingham UK for $300, so I feel like the Grand is a bargain comparatively. But there is no doubt about it being too expensive. But people pay it. It is difficult to get in there now, so they command the prices.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Myself, I can never justify the expense of staying on site. I'd like to, but I'm a cheapskate, plus, we spend all our time in the parks when we visit. I can see how it would make a trip extra special. And especially for folks coming from overseas, with the better exchange rate, it's not so bad. For people who make the time to go back to their room during the day, or have the time to kick back by the pool and enjoy the ammenities, it makes sense. One day I'll break down and fork over the dough.
Originally Posted By Ursula Not that I'm knocking the Grand...but I guess I am. For $504 a night, I'd expect something bigger. And better goo-gaas with the room. I'm comparing places like Bellagio at $179. The rooms are indeed luxurious, large picture windows, bedding to die for, and a bathroom I seriously could just live in with a large glassed-in shower and a seperate tub that was huge. The Grand has a small-ish room, small bathroom counter, and a shower-tub combo. And a shower curtain. Don't ask why, but to me shower curtains just are not posh. I do understand location has a lot to do with it, but at Bellagio, I had a view of "Lake Como." At the Grand, I had a view of DTD. But when the Grand has CM discounts? I'd stay there again. I loved walking in the front door.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I agree Ursula, I love the Grand for the architecture and location. The rooms not so much. If I can get a great rate - I'm so there. The rooms compared to even the Embassy Suites or Residence Inn are not very posh for the price.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Since I've never paid more than $209 at the Grand, it's been worth every penny as far as I'm concerned.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt “Heck, all the really nice hotels in Newport Beach, which are on the ocean, are less than the GCH...†Hotel room rates are based on availability. Therefore, a room at the Grand Californian or properties in Newport Beach and elsewhere can vary wildly depending on the popularity of the date. The more demand there is for a date, the more the rate increases. Based on this, my assumption Darkbeer, is that you were looking at a rate during a period where the hotel’s bookings could justify asking that price. Also, considering that the hotel is rumored to be expanding soon, there must be pent up demand for the type of accomodations the GC is offering in Anaheim.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 Demand is so high for rooms at Disneyland Resort Hotels. I have'nt stayed at one since mid 90's at the Disneyland Hotel because I've been priced out.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Not so crazy about the idea of using a sleeping bag on a hotel floor.
