Originally Posted By Pixarpixie I've never done concierge level at Paradise Pier...is it worth the extra $$ money? If I did the math correctly it works out to almost $140 a day. That seems like a lot. I'm not sure what you're paying for...breakfast and snacks? Love to hear your thoughts.
Originally Posted By Jenn31 We've done concierge at PP and the DLH. Both times we had money to burn. Breakfast was an expanded continental, snacks were nice, but more often than not we'd be in the parks and would miss reception. Overall it was nice to say we did it. The next time we went back we opted out of concierge and instead bought extra goodies from vacation planning including gift baskets, and cookies and milk via room service at night. This worked better for us because we made it work with our schedule and we saved a lot of $$$. It was great! So, I would say if you have the $$$ to burn do it. If your looking to save some $$$ but want lots of extras get the goodies like we did through vacation planning.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I think a big factor is how many people are staying in your room? If you have a large group especially in a multi-room suite, the one charge can be worth it. For only two or three people, I think it's a lot less worth the money.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Good point Dalia3001. PPH concierge is actually our favorite of the 3 DLR hotels. It is just a continental breakfast & snacks but the evening time can be your meal. Depends if you want to be sure to be back at the hotel at that time though. Scroll down and you'll probably find a few threads about this. If not, I'd be happy to share more.
Originally Posted By bobiascastle I am wondering the same thing, you read my mind. We are staying at the DLH for the first time & was thinking about it. It me, my mom, dad & 4 year old. Just thought it would be something fun. We paid for in when my hubby, bro & sisNlaw were in Hawaii & it was amazing. Is it 24hrs? Are there sodas? Just trying to see what would make it worth it. Thanks )
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Concierge isn't 24 hours. I know that PPH ends at 8pm which is pretty early and DLH stays open for fireworks viewing so I'm remembering it to be 10pm. I think the Grand is the same. They open early enough to get a muffin or something before the park opens. They each have a refrig stocked with coke, sprite, diet coke, water, apple juice and maybe oj but I'm not 100% on the oj. It's suggested that you don't take more than 2 per person out of the lounge. I've never seen anyone say anything about it though. The water goes pretty fast in the summer. re post#1, the evening snack was pretty filling. Each night there is a cheese, cracker and bread tray, a veg and dip tray, chips and salsa and something hot. One night it was sliders, one night something similar to taquitos, really large chicken skewers, and such. There is also a dessert tray and wine or beer 2 nights we made it our meal and then had a dessert in the park. In Oct. we happened to be there when it was VERY uncrowded in the lounge and it was great.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I know the DL one and the GCH open at 6 am, I'd be pretty sure the PPH was the same. They also have coffee, tea and hot cocoa (powdered) available all day, as far as I can remember.
Originally Posted By Mr X Am I missing something here? I haven't heard of an actual "concierge" in this mix...is there one? Are we seriously talking about $140 per day for some juice boxes, snacks, and a coffee machine? If so, what's the point? Seems to me, you could (for the same price) hire a LIMOUSINE to drive you to the supermarket to pick up all the juice boxes and snacks you might desire (I'm sure the driver would go in for you, too), with change to spare. No? Or, for that matter, you could probably tip your bellboy ten bucks plus expenses to pick up that stuff for you, and still have cash left over for a lovely dinner at Napa Rose. What am I missing here?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***re post#1, the evening snack was pretty filling. Each night there is a cheese, cracker and bread tray, a veg and dip tray, chips and salsa and something hot. One night it was sliders, one night something similar to taquitos, really large chicken skewers, and such. There is also a dessert tray and wine or beer 2 nights we made it our meal and then had a dessert in the park. In Oct. we happened to be there when it was VERY uncrowded in the lounge and it was great.*** THIS does sound a bit more promising (assuming you are around when it's on offer)...Sounds like a full (or practically full) buffet meal with free alcohol. Free booze and me work well together (I can screw up ANY sharp pencil guys on that count lol)...if it's really a meal then I can understand "concierge level" a bit better (even sans concierge), but still...$140? For that? (I suppose if you have a party of 4 or 5, it begins to make great sense money wise...plus the hype of getting "free stuff")
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I'm pretty sure we paid $100 extra per night for the service. There were 5 of us and we probably got our monies worth in soda and water alone JK of course but since we end up paying for everyone in our group, we did come out better by going with the concierge on that particular trip. 4 adults and 1 child. It was also a place to hang out for one of us if grandson was sleeping or a meet up place if someone was ready to go and others weren't. DD who is VERY frugal made darn sure they were there for the evening offerings and stocked up on cookies and fruit in the afternoon for the late evening. She'd even get an extra glass of wine for the room But seriously, you do need to make a point of actually being at the hotel at this time, for many people, they'd rather be in the parks When it's just DH and myself we are on NO schedule and the lounge hours don't seem to fit. I'd actually like it better if somehow it could be a per person charge instead of a per room charge.
Originally Posted By oredisneyfan concierge at pph works well if you plan to go back to your hotel for breaks/snacks with little ones. We did it for our family of 5 at PPh and GCH and really liked it. we did prefer PPH as it seemed to have more kid friendly choices. concierge also has the concierge desk who are wonderful people if you need reservations for restraunts in the park. we were able to get some last minute ressies with no problems. they also have dvd's you can check out if you need a little down time, they can also arrange any other travel options you may need, print boarding passes and in general very helpful with all park information. GCH also has storeytime for the kids. We had a snow globe for one of our daughters get broken by accident and concierge had a new one brought up. It is a little expensive but if you have the extra money I would say go for it
Originally Posted By Pixarpixie I contacted disney directly to find out exactly what you get in the concierge lounge...here's what you get: Disney's Paradise Pier® Hotel, The "Beach Combers Club" Lounge - Located on the 2nd floor. Concierge Staff available from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Upon arrival Guest are to check in with Guest Services. A Guest Services Cast Member will greet/welcome Guest and issue a key to the Concierge Lounge. The Guest can then check their bags with the bellman and make their way to the Beach Combers Club where a Cast Member will meet with them and proceed to "check in" the Guest. Continental Breakfast Buffet - featuring a selection of freshly baked pastry, dry cereals, whole fresh fruit and assorted beverages. Served daily from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. "A Moment in Paradise" - From 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Guests are invited to join us in the lounge for a buffet of selected house wines, cheese, crackers, vegetables, fruit, tortilla chips and salsa. Mid Day and Evening Snacks - A variety of fresh fruits, snacks and beverages served throughout the day. Entertainment Center - features an assortment of videos, which can be viewed in the Guests room as well as a variety of magazines and newspapers for the Guests enjoyment I'm not sure I'll be hanging 'round the hotel enough to get $140 worth of stuff. The meal plan is a little over $100 a day for my group of 3. I'd use $50 on a character breakfast alone!! So I know I'd get my monies(sp??)worth with that. I'll also be able to stay in the parks all day.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Hmmm, I'd never heard that we were supposed to check in with Guest Services. I think we always arrive at a slow time and just go through the regular line. Good to know. Thanks for posting the info. Pixarpixie
Originally Posted By LuLu >>Sounds like a full (or practically full) buffet meal with free alcohol.<< Not really. I'm not a big fan of concierge - as was said, if you have "money to burn," then you get a good feeling of pampering yourself. But the food isn't all that good (the cheese and desserts are good quality, but the rest is pretty poor - and the fruit was unripe and inedible). Yeah - Napa Rose is a much better deal!
Originally Posted By LuLu As far as the free booze, you don't get to help yourself, and the lounge was WAY overcrowded when we were there, so pretty hard to get even 2 glasses of wine.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Wow. I can't even begin to imagine our family of four being able to eat $100 - $140 worth of snacks each day in the time we'd actually be at the hotel. (And that's not even factoring in the much higher room rates at a Disney property vs. across the street). I think this is definitely one of those "is it worth it to you personally on a splurge/luxury sort of level?" deals. Everyone's different in what indulgences are worth their money.
Originally Posted By ncnike7 My mom and siblings did the pph concierge and loved it. The cast members told them to take as many of the cookies (blue ribbon bakery, yummy!), uncrustables, water, juice, milk, etc. that they wanted. We are big Blue Ribbon oatmeal raisin cookie fans so they were in heaven. My sister liked the 'tinker bell' water. And like everyone else, they made the evening appetizer a meal. I think they did end up saving money, but that's probably be because my mom used her disney reward points on top of the ap discount to pay for it.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 ooh, the oatmeal raisin are my favorites too! One CM saved us some cookies and presented us with them in the evening because she remembered how much we liked them and we hadn't stopped in during the in between hours Now I want one of those cookies!!
Originally Posted By ncnike7 Pixarpixie, where did you find your $140 a day rate at? That is a pretty good deal!
Originally Posted By Pixarpixie The $140 ($138) is the amount added to your room rate per night. I got a quote from disneyland.com for 4 nights @ PPH standard view w/ park hoppers for $2080. Its an extra $552 to add on concierge level/standard view- total $2642 I've decided to add on the meal plan for $530 instead of concierge level. Its a little cheaper, and I won't have to go back to the hotel to get my moneys' worth.
