Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I miss the Garden Villa rooms!" Really? I stayed in them once (and only once) and the room I had was the worst. A huge dissapointment.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I think every guest who ends up in a room that hasn't been renovated in a very long time winds up disappointed.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo I love the Disneyland Hotel...have stayed twice, each for 8 days, June and November. Yes, I have stayed in more modern, up to date, glitzzery (is that a word??!!) hotels....but none that make me feel like I am "home". None that let me imagine Tinker Bell might just fly into my room if "I believe"...none that I enjoy more being able to now take my grandchildren to. Not everything has to be new and modern and competitive with WDW ... some things can be comfortable, nostalgic ... just like so much of Disney is. Sharon "No" countdown date...which is sooo sad!!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I have stayed in more modern, up to date, glitzzery (is that a word??!!) hotels....but none that make me feel like I am "home".>> Have you stayed at the GCH? Did it make you feel less at home? To me, just visiting the resort makes me feel like I am home. I understand you have feelings of nostalgia about the DLH. But the hotel and it's grounds have changed significantly over the years, so I'd guess those feelings wouldn't go away if an all-new DLH were built in its place.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo trekkeruss.. A new DLH...yes, I am sure you are right. I would enjoy it...the nostalgic feelings can be supplied by just thinking about previous visits!! GCH...yep, and yes, it is very nice, but it does not supply that magical feel for me...and of course that is just me!! Sharon
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<GCH...yep, and yes, it is very nice, but it does not supply that magical feel for me>> Hmm, interesting. Do you think if Disney had more 'Disney' at the GCH, it would be more magical to you? Would characters roaming around the grand hall change your perception?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Interesting new review at TripAdvisor.com <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g29092-d208755-r4222520-Disney_s_Grand_Californian_Hotel-Anaheim_California.html" target="_blank">http://www.tripadvisor.com/Sho wUserReviews-g29092-d208755-r4222520-Disney_s_Grand_Californian_Hotel-Anaheim_California.html</a> >>In my opinion, the Disneyland Grand Hotel is basically overrated and their service isn't quite what you would expect from "Disney". I have stayed at this hotel a total of four times over the past year and a half. It is nice because it is close to the park, but not worth the hundreds of dollars you pay for a small room. Concerns that I have had with the Disney Grand conclude with the Valet Parking crew having difficulty finding my rental car, finding another woman's bra in the closet and room service knocking on our door at 10:30PM in error. At that time of night,with my three year old attempting to go to sleep after a long day at the park, she jumped out of bed, tripped over the corner a table and came home with a concussion on her forehead. I am a service oriented individual, who does not mind paying for service. However, after several attempts in believing that the Grand is a high serviced hotel, I have had to come to terms that it is not the hotel is claims to be. Save your money and spend it on the kids. Four visits later, the only things that I have come to appreciate about the Grand is that it is close to the park. Anything above that....forget it!<<
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Concerns that I have had with the Disney Grand conclude with the Valet Parking crew having difficulty finding my rental car, finding another woman's bra in the closet and room service knocking on our door at 10:30PM in error.>> I am not sure how a guest would know if Valet couldn't find a car, unless they volunteered that imformation. The bra is a fairly glaring error in housekeeping. Having room service knock on the wrong door I would not consider bad service, just an honest mistake.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt The nostalgia factor runs deep at DLR. It is both a blessing and a curse.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt RE: post 67 - I'm not a huge fan of the DLH, but I will say that my experience wth TripAdvisor.com is that the individual reviews aren't always the most trustworthy.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i miss the Monorail Cafe!! /It was a really good restraunt. I am sad about the signs leaving. Yes it is nostalgia, but the signs to me were very magical. When i saw them i knew I was at Disneyland. It is kind of like seeing the matterhorn and Space looming over the park as you enter.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Remember as kid, you'd all be piled into the rental car, driving down I-5, looking for the Matterhorn to pop up in the distance. Then, when Dad pulled onto Harbor, you saw the big ol' Disneyland sign. If you were lucky, a monorail train came a whizzin' by, racing alongside for a moment until it veered off into the DL parking lot... how exciting was that?!
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder I miss being able to get on the monorail, get off at the Hotel, and going to Sergeant Preston or the Neon Cactus.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo "I miss being able to get on the monorail, get off at the Hotel, and going to Sergeant Preston or the Neon Cactus." StillThePassHolder...two spots right down the hill from Purdue...??????
Originally Posted By dresswhites sg. Prestons, they had good Pina Coladas. I am all for change and don't want to stop it, but i do miss some of old Disneyland.
Originally Posted By tuknshak I have stayed at the GCH on four different trips (one of which was opening weekend of DCA) and all have been very nice visits. The service has always been great and can think of no examples of when I questioned why I paid what I paid for one night. I personally would love to see a change with the PPH and DLH. You don't have to tear them down and start over just find a "theme" as many have said already. For the price they charge currently I wouldn't want to stay at either since they don't seem very "Disney" to me when I can pay a little bit more and stay at the GCH. Maybe my opinion is bias since the GCH reminds me of the Ahwahnee in Yosemite and since I love that hotel so much we are even getting married their in May.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<You don't have to tear them down and start over just find a "theme">> While they can always add themes, they can never make them theme hotels... if that makes sense.
Originally Posted By whistler Tuknshak, how cool! The Ahwahnee hotel must be the most magical building on earth. Congratulations!
