Originally Posted By Audrey I'm looking at finally booking GCH for my next vacation. This will be my first stay. The vacation would by myself (adult) with my brother and his wife and their two kids aged 2 & 3. If we were to book the room with one Queen and a set of bunk beds, would the bunk beds be big enough for an adult who's 5'4"? I can't afford two rooms at the Grand, so it's either this or booking two separate rooms at a good neighbor hotel. Thanks for any recommendations!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub The bunk beds have a pull-out trundle forming 3 small beds. I don't think a 2or 3 year old could safely sleep on top level of a bunk even with the side rail. How about the rooms that have 2queens and a daybed?Would each parent consider sleeping with one child and you in the daybed? ALso each room comes with a PaknPlay in the closet but they are very small and the "mattress" for the baby is like a piece of cardboard. Somebody mentioned sleeping bags available at the Grand. I wonder if anybody has advice using those. ? ...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 The DLR hotels have a max of 5 per room. I believe that if the 6th "person" is in the pak and play it's OK. I'm not sure about that. There are sleeping bags available, no roll aways. I'd also try for the 2 queens and daybed or even a king with a pull out sofa bed and check if the 2 year old will be willing to sleep in the paknplay. Or maybe even the queen queen and make up a little "nest" for the 3 year old
Originally Posted By trekkeruss You might consider getting yourself an annual pass and/or a Disney Visa card. That would allow you to possibly get some discounts that would otherwise not be available to you.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Also, timing is always an issue. When are you planning to go, and for how many nights?
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 An adult would be able to sleep on the bunk beds...I am 5'5 and would climb up on the top bunk to read a bed time story to my son and I fit no problem. As long as you are on the top and the little ones are on the bottom, you should be fine. Keep in mind that they can guarantee the type of room you can get but you should request what you want and then remind them at check in that that is what you need. You may have to wait a little longer if they do not have the room you need ready at check in but they are pretty good about getting you what you need. I love the GCH (it is the only place we stay now) and I am sure you will too...Have fun!
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy The two queen/day bed lay out is also the biggest room availabe at the GCH (besides the suites ofcourse) I have stayed there 3 times; once in the two queen room, once in the queen/bunkbed room, and once in the two queen/day bed, and that was the least expensive AND the biggest room since it is a standard view price.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Is it just me? I think the idea of paying top dollar to be squeezed into a small room with tiny beds is a bit odd, especially when there are better options nearby.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I agree and the long walks down the maze of hallways at the Grand...The one time I reserved the bunk bed room for my family I was upset to find the bed was not queen but double. When I went to the front desk to "mention" this the Disney rep argued with me and said all the rooms were queen. I insisted she was wrong that this room was a double. Finally she said Well another guest recently complained about this also and promised management would contact me in the morn. I have had many minor disappointments with the Grand I refuse to stay there anymore. My daughter always thought I was being the "problem" at check-in because it always took forever and for some reason they would have to go to a back room and leave me standing waiting...then she had to check in once(earlier arrival) and admitted it was just as painfully long and stressful as I had always endured. And the rooms are never ready anymore. I decided not to stay there anymore when I would start getting upset about the check-in routine a few days before my plane trip. I will stay at the Paradise Pier. The front desk castpeople are excellent! The rooms are cheerful. Another observation about Disney versus the hotels on Harbor. Disney people do not want to make eye contact with their guests but I have noticed excellent greetings from Harbor staffpeople always. I am from the Midwest and have almost always maintained eye contact with a smile/greeting...it may be corny but it really is not that much extra work in life. Anyway I hope you report back with your successful fun trip report story and how much fun you had.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I have heard a couple people say things like that but I have never had a problem at the Grand. They have always been really wonderful to us. We do usually have to wait for our room after we check in but we just leave our bags with Bell Services and head to DTD for some shopping or a snack and they call us usually within a 1/2 hour to tell us the room is ready. We actually had a worse time at Paradise Pier the one time we stayed there...we only stay at the Grand now but if I had been treated like you were MMC I wouldn;t stay there either. Audry,I hope your experiences with the Grand are more like mine and that you have a great time.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Every hotel is going have problems and complaints; no one is perfect.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub i probably have stayed at the Grand too many times watching the price escalate as the rooms seemed to become smaller and the decor dated. Eventually I will get over that feeling of dread at check-in time and consider the Grand again. It will take me a while to get over the big addition(DVC)...and the flat expanded pool. Is it as boring as it looks? And what is considered resort view now?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub My apologies to the op(Audrey) happily planning her first stay at the Grand. I can guarantee you it will be wonderful. I started staying there before it officially opened and rates were very cheap. I have had many wonderful stays at the Grand. Happy trip planning to you. What time of the year are you visiting?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub P.S. I love to walk thru the lobby and swear the air I am breathing is full of pixie dust.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "And what is considered resort view now?" They have two view options: theme park view which looks over DCA and DTD view
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub The last time I stayed with "Resort View" it was blocked by the DVC construction. Oh dear that is another reason why I am having these feelings...I obviously need to get it all out! Thanks friends I have high hopes to officially be in recovery when Audrey reports back with her Happy trip Report and I feel confident it will be happy. Thank you Audrey for being sweet. Please do not abandon this topic. (This is actually poster#8's fault for asking that ?...)
Originally Posted By LuLu Audrey, you really should ask the hotel about the capacity of the bunk beds. I booked 2 rooms there when we and friends were going with tween-agers and the Res people talked me out of the bunk beds. There may be a weight limit for the beds.
Originally Posted By oredisneyfan We stayed with the bunk beds a couple of years ago and my dd was 14 at the time but 5'8" and about 120 she was fine on the top bunk. We were warned also that they were "shorter" beds but we had no problems. I would ask for a room near the elevator as it can be quite a hike through a maze of long dark hallways. have fun wish I was staying at the grand : )
Originally Posted By Audrey Thanks for all of the tips. I'm thinking about a trip in February, sometime before Spring Break so maybe in late February. I've stayed at Paradise Pier before and that was very enjoyable, but every time I go to Disneyland I just look longingly at the Grand, wishing I could stay there someday!
Originally Posted By jdurk I've stayed in both types of rooms. I would not get the 2 queens with the "day bed". It is a hard, small wooden sofa with a cushion on it. There is no way I could use that as a bed. The room with bunks would probably work. I am 5'2" and slept in the pull out trundle. If you don't feel good about putting one of the kids on the top bunk, you could sleep there. Better idea would be to stay at the Disneyland hotel and get a room in the newly remodeled Dreams Tower. You can get a room with 2 queens and a rollaway. No rollaways allowed in the Grand. The rooms in the Dream Tower are much larger than the rooms at the Grand and they allow rollaways. I've used one there before and it was fine. You need to insist on the Dreams Tower though. They tried putting us in the main tower before and it was awful and I called downstairs to the desk and insisted they move us to the Dreams Tower. If it were me going with 5 people, I would go with the Dreams Tower at the DL hotel with 2 queens and a rollaway. The larger room is really nice for that many people.
