Planning and Paying for the GCH

Originally Posted By Dalia3001

I like to pay for my trip before I arrive, and have always been able to do so easily, I guess becaue I've always booked through WDTC on the website. This trip, the website showed the GCH as sold out, but I got great rooms over the phone through the resort. But now paying for the trip is a bit of a pain. I called the resort and they don't seem to have a way for me to charge my bank card for the room now. They gave me an address to which I can send a check. Has anyone done this before? For some reason I am more comfortable giving my credit card info to a website or over the phone than I am sending a check, how crazy is that?

Also, I wanted to have some welcome packages in the rooms when my family arrives. I wouldn't mind buying some little things from vacation planning, but what I was wondering was if they would be willing to add some of those cute cards you can print out on Disney.com and maybe a few other personal things if I sent them a package before hand. We are staying concierge level at the GCH, in a 3 bedroom suite and one other room, if the concierge stiff might be able to offer us better service, I don't know if that would be a factor or not.

I am also sorry that I won't be recieving that package in the mail that you get through WDTC. I want another cute luggage tag! Oh well, I guess I shouldn't complain, I got the rooms I wanted. : )

Thanks for all of your help, in the past and hopefuly now! : )

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

Just a sugestion if paying in advance doesn't work out. Try paying yourself that money and setting it aside to pay them later. I believe many banks let you open a temp vacation fund.


Have fun on your trip!

 

Originally Posted By Dalia3001

thanks for the advice, that would have been a good way to handle it. I bit the bullet and just sent them a check. i'm sure it will be fine. i called back and the lady seemed to be more confident about the address and to know more about what i wanted to do, so that helped as well.

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

Glad to see it was handled to your satifaction.

I'm sure others who have used the vacation planning services will be able to help with your other questions.

I'm envious, I'd love to stay at the GCH someday.

 

Originally Posted By Dalia3001

Well, I can almost answer my own question if anyone else was wondering! The people at vacation planning at the GCH are fantastic! Not only will they be emailing me a list of the baskets available for delivery to rooms at the GCH, they are happy to have me send some of those cute cards you can print on the Disneyland website to them, and they will include them in the basket! I think that's great! Plus, as the people I'm bringing to DL are coming to my wedding first, from Australia, they are sending me some maps and dining information that I will include in the wellcome baskets I will be leaving for them at their first hotel near our home before we head to DL. I was thrilled with how well they were able to help me!

 

Originally Posted By dzy76

That sounds great. Isn't it wonderful how they are willing to help make your time special.

 

Originally Posted By agent

I also pre-pay our reservations by sending in a check. My husband thinks I am nuts but it makes me feel better. I always call about 1 week before our arrival to check if the hotel shows full payment on our room. I have done this several times over the last few years and have never had a problem.

Enjoy the craftsman club and make sure to try the Mickey Mouse scones at afternoon tea, they are my favorite!!

 

Originally Posted By Inspector 57

Okay. So you posted here and asked for help about sending a check and using the concierge service, but before anyone could respond, you sent a check (on a Sunday afternoon) and took care of the concierge stuff yourself.

Glad we could help!

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

There's an afternoon tea?! agent, do you know if you have to be a hotel guest for this?

 

Originally Posted By debtee

Yes Deb,
The afternoon tea in the craftsman club is for concierge guests only.

The Mickey Mouse scones are really yummy!

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

Now I'm sad
Maybe I'll treat myself for my birthday some year.

 

Originally Posted By agent

Autopia Deb- I think my post was a little misleading. The concierge level at the Grand has what they call an afternoon tea. I never had the opportunity to attend the Mary Poppins tea at PPH, but this is not at all the same. It is just a name for a time that they have food available for their guests.

Boy would I love to take my daughter to have tea with Mary Poppins! Hope this clarifies my post. I have not been around the boards for a few months. I think I'm rusty!

 

Originally Posted By debtee

ohh Don't be sad....you should treat yourself you will have a great time!

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

Thanks for the info, maybe I'll take my neice to the Mary Poppins Tea when she's old enough.

 

Originally Posted By stagemomx3

Saddly the Mary Poppins tea is no longer in existance! I wish they would bring it back, I would love to attend tea with Mary!

 

Originally Posted By Dalia3001

lol, inspector! i am an uberplanner and it's true that i have managed to respond to my own questions and waste all of your time! But thanks for the info about afternoon tea and scones, everyone! I was worried that at the time when we might need food the most, between 2 and 4 pm during an afternoon break nothing good would be available at the concierge lounge. I found what was available at the DLH concierge lounge at that time to be a little lacking. With the park closing at 8 each night we're there, I don't know if we'll ever be around for the 5-8 o'clock hors d'oerves (sure I misspelled that one) which sound like they are the best, and we love wine so it will be a shame to miss out. But I'm glad to hear there is something good to look forward to at a time when we will definately take advantage!

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

>>>Saddly the Mary Poppins tea is no longer in existance! I wish they would bring it back, I would love to attend tea with Mary!<<<

Well pout, denied again! lol

 

Originally Posted By debtee

^I'm sure you will have a great time!

There's Nothing at all lacking in the craftman's lounge at GCH.

We stuffed our faces there was so much food!
Such uncouth Aussie's! lol

 

Originally Posted By DIS Ohana

Is food available all day in the craftsmans lounge? Do you know what the hours for breakfast and lunch would be? It sounds like this is the part of the consierge service that we'd use most, we're trying to determine if it would be worth it to add to our package.

 

Originally Posted By dlkozy

I too wish that they would bring back Mary Poppins and her tea-it was WONDERFUL!