(2014-2020) Disney's GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA + VILLAS Information & Questions

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Have been absent for awhile. We had a cross country move that took up my time. Over Labor Day I needed a GF fix and booked Thursday night to arrive Friday. Definitely most last minute that I have done. Regular rooms we usually book in main building were not available ,so we booked an outer building 2 bedroom suite. Photos of living area are above. Will try to add more photos of bedrooms and lounge/food if I get a chance.

Edited to fix some of the appalling spelling and grammar errors. On a wine country tour, enough said.
 
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Have been absent for awhile. We had a cross country move that took up my time. Over Labor Day I needed a GF fix and booked Thursday night to arrive Friday. Definitely most last minute that I have done. Regular rooms we usually book in main building were not available ,so we booked an outer building 2 bedroom suite. Photos of living area are above. Will try to add more photos of bedrooms and lounge/food if I get a chance.

Edited to fix some of the appalling spelling and grammar errors. On a wine country tour, enough said.
Haha I understand. Thanks for posting!
 


I felt the service in RPC was better, and the food presentation was a bit fancier as well. It was quieter than SL and the fireworks view from the RPC lounge is amazing! The two are really worlds apart in terms of service, views, noise level, and size and comfort of CL lounge. Being right in the main building is also very convenient.

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Ds and I arrived 10am on Sunday. I was happy to have my sticky buns!

OMG those sticky buns are my favorite!! Hoping they don't take them away again before I can get back for another RPC stay...lol.

Thanks for your review. Hope you had a great trip :wizard:.

Thanks for the reply’s. I am going to discuss the differences between SL and RPC with my sister. She has never stayed at GF. So the adding bonus of club level will be awesome. Something for us to consider is she has MS and will have her scooter. This trip is 13 days due to her MS and we slow it way down. She needs to rest her body more otherwise she gets so worn out she ends up getting sick and possible hospital visits. I am really leaning to switching to RPC.

If RPC is doable, I'd switch. I think the lounge itself would be more relaxing and restful for your sister :).

RPC, as everyone has said, is more relaxing. It’s really nice to sit and listen to the piano and orchestra in the afternoons. If you’re looking for a nice place to unwind I’d pick RPC over SL anytime.

I agree :cloud9:

Wait what ? Chef making donuts at breakfast . If I must .....

Fresh made donuts at breakfast....gotta love that! :goodvibes

We just got back from RPC...it was so wonderful and relaxing. I wasn’t overly impressed with the CM’s and didn’t think they were any more attentive than anywhere else though.

Glad you had a relaxing trip :).
 


If you are staying at a monorail resort the night of the party, are you allowed to drive to the resort that night? If not, what time does the road close for perimeter fireworks.
 
@trishadono your pictures are exactly why I don't plan park-heavy days while staying at RPC!! At most CL's, we don't miss much by leaving after a late breakfast. But at RPC there is just so much good food to look forward to during the afternoon! Then, like you, I'm full at 5pm (lol). Thanks for posting pics!
 
We just got back from RPC...it was so wonderful and relaxing. I wasn’t overly impressed with the CM’s and didn’t think they were any more attentive than anywhere else though.
You know I have noticed over the years that many cl cms bust their butt to keep things clean and well stocked.

Want better service? Give them the "why".

We just arrived and would love some champagne!

We just got back from Epcot and boy was it HOT, can we get some champagne or wine?

It's going home day can we get an adult beverage before our ME ?

They tend to fill it up good or offer more when you smile and look happy! This has worked at all the cl's . If you shy/ quiet they tend to leave you alone.

Abdul tho, wow he is the best! Such a lovely man.

We also thank them for making our trip more awesome and clean up when we can.
 
I’m one of the lucky people experiencing the MDE “Magical Enhancement” so no changes for me!

Sorry if this is a silly question....but what is Magical Enhancement? Is it the extra evening ticket or something else?

Got champagne at check in for me and dd!
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Thanks for all the great pics. Have a great trip!!


Beautiful!!
 
You know I have noticed over the years that many cl cms bust their butt to keep things clean and well stocked.

Want better service? Give them the "why".

We just arrived and would love some champagne!

We just got back from Epcot and boy was it HOT, can we get some champagne or wine?

It's going home day can we get an adult beverage before our ME ?

They tend to fill it up good or offer more when you smile and look happy! This has worked at all the cl's . If you shy/ quiet they tend to leave you alone.

Abdul tho, wow he is the best! Such a lovely man.

We also thank them for making our trip more awesome and clean up when we can.

Is Francisco still there?? He was wonderful to our family when we were there. So friendly and always asking if we needed anything. Very attentive with my son’s allergies too.
 
@trishadono , hope you’re having an AMAZING trip! :cloud9: I’m planning our next RPC stay, and I remember you mentioning a Deluxe room that doesn’t show up online but you can book over the phone (can’t find the post)- would you please refresh my memory? :thanks:
 
Ds and I arrived 10am on Sunday. I was happy to have my sticky buns! There was no one outside to escort. MY MB didn't work on elevator so I had to wait in line. I didnt feel very special lol. However I explained I wanted an escort for breakfast before it ended and they got me up quick ( a mgr standing near by offered).

Text around noon room ready. 4202.Nope not happy not to get a turret. Dan called but no other rooms were available.This was the view. Overall it worked out fine for DD and I . The view made up for the longer walk to the lounge. Also it was super quiet on this floor.

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Some random views from the lounge. Its so pretty from up there.
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Too hot one afternoon so I put the desk rolling table in front of the sliders and had my afternoon tea with that view.
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Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!
 
You know I have noticed over the years that many cl cms bust their butt to keep things clean and well stocked.

Want better service? Give them the "why".

We just arrived and would love some champagne!

We just got back from Epcot and boy was it HOT, can we get some champagne or wine?

It's going home day can we get an adult beverage before our ME ?

They tend to fill it up good or offer more when you smile and look happy! This has worked at all the cl's . If you shy/ quiet they tend to leave you alone.

Abdul tho, wow he is the best! Such a lovely man.

We also thank them for making our trip more awesome and clean up when we can.

A smile and a “How are you today?” before a request works for us!

Sorry if this is a silly question....but what is Magical Enhancement? Is it the extra evening ticket or something else?

Apparently my MDE account is one affected by whatever IT / database disaster is going on right now. SIL/BIL tickets and everyone’s MNSSHP tickets aren’t displaying. My before/after offsite reservations are not displaying and I have a Stitch page where Magicbands should be! I have all cancelled dining reservations displaying as well.

I called to find out about Magicbands shipping since that should be happening any time and the CM said MDE was going through a “Magical Enhancement”, :badpc: I’ve heard various rumors but a database failure and a backup restore sounds most plausible since it seems account specific.


Thanks everyone for the lovely picture! Helps set the mood for more packing. :cloud9:
 
Sorry if this is a silly question....but what is Magical Enhancement? Is it the extra evening ticket or something else?

Disney IT has been having terrible bugs, but they don’t want to use words like bug, crash, etc. so they’re all magical enhancements! ;) It’s not a good thing.
 
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