Grand Floridian

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Deluxe Resort Magic Kingdom Resort Area

Opened - June 28, 1988 Theme - Victorian seaside resort Areas - Main Building, Sago Cay, Sugarloaf Key, Conch Key, Boca Chica, Big Pine Key Rooms - 867 Suites - 25 suites, including the Victorian Suite, the Roy O. Disney Suite, the Walt Disney Suite, and the Grand Suite Address - 4401 Floridian Way, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 Phone - (407) 824-3000 Fax - (407) 824-3186 Green lodge - yes

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a Victorian themed hotel and spa located at the Walt Disney World Resort. The property opened on June 28, 1988 as the Grand Floridian Beach Resort. The name changed to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa during the fall of 1997.

The resort contains 867 rooms among six buildings at an average of 400 square feet (37 m²) per room. A standard room can sleep up to five people.

The Grand Floridian is categorized as a deluxe resort, one of four types of accommodations at the Florida site. According to The Walt Disney Company, it is considered Disney's flagship resort. The resort has received designation in the Florida Green Lodging Program.^[1]

Contents 1 History & influences 2 Dining 3 Recreation/Spa 4 Services & amenities 5 Photos 6 References 7 External links

History & influences

The hotel was inspired by the luxurious Victorian era beach resorts built along Florida's east coast during the late 1800s and early 1900s; its exterior is modeled after the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California, with red gabled roofs and white walls. Additional design inspiration was taken from the Belleview-Biltmore Hotel in Belleair, Florida.

The resort's outer lodge buildings—Sago Cay, Sugarloaf Key, Conch Key, Boca Chica and Big Pine Key—are named for islands in the Florida Keys.

Along with Disney's Polynesian Resort, the Grand Floridian sits on the shores of the man-made Seven Seas Lagoon near the Magic Kingdom. The hotel occupies land that had been earmarked for an Asian themed resort during the initial development of Walt Disney World Resort in the late 1960s.

Dining

• Victoria & Albert's: The most elegant restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort, with a unique menu created nightly and an award-winning wine cellar. The intimate restaurant has received AAA's Five Diamond Award each year since 2000 and currently is the only Central Florida restaurant to achieve the designation. Serves dinner nightly. As of January 2008, children under 10 are no longer permitted.^[2]

• Cítricos: American food with a Mediterranean flair. Serves dinner five to seven nights a week, depending on season. Formerly an Italian restaurant called Flagler's that operated until 1997.

• Narcoossee's: An up-market seafood restaurant with an open kitchen and views of Seven Seas Lagoon and the Magic Kingdom fireworks show, Wishes. Serves dinner nightly.

• 1900 Park Fare: Buffet dining with Disney characters including Mary Poppins and Cinderella. Inside this restaurant is "Big Bertha", an organ built in Paris and used from 1909 to 1955 in a Grand Rapids, Michigan amusement park. The organ's instruments include pipes, drums, bells, cymbals, castanets and a xylophone, and are played by a piano-roll score. It plays short concerts periodically during mealtimes. Serves breakfast and dinner daily.

• Grand Floridian Café: Traditional American fare, with fresh fruit, seafood and burgers. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

• Gasparilla Grill and Games: A 24-hour snack bar with an adjacent arcade.

Recreation/Spa

The resort offers two pools, a jacuzzi, and a white sand beach. The marina contains various watercraft rentals, including fishing excursions and a 52-foot yacht. Other recreational activities include tenis programs, a mile-long jogging trail, health club, and preferred access to the Walt Disney World golf courses.

The full service spa offers many massages, therapies, and treatments.

The Walt Disney World Monorail System, water taxis, and buses provide access to other Walt Disney World areas and attractions.

Services & amenities

• 24-hour room service
• Concierge service
• Health club/spa
• Babysitting and child services
• Pak-n-Play crib available
• Self-parking
• Valet parking available for a fee
• Rooms and facilities for guests with disabilities
• Laundry facilities/services
• Beauty salon
• Wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access
• Daily children's programs

As of June 2007, smoking is permitted only in designated outdoor smoking locations.

In 1992, a 40,000-square-foot convention center opened adjacent to the hotel, which contains a business center.

Photos

A typical guest room of the Grand Floridian.

The courtyard pool. One of two at the resort.

View of main lobby from second floor balcony.

A view of the Grand Floridian from the monorail, 2007.

References

1. ^ "Green Lodging Program Designated Properties". Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
2. ^ "Disney World restaurant bans children", Associated Press (January 5, 2008). 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

• "Grand Floridian Resort & Spa section within disneyworld.com". Retrieved on September 19, 2007.
• "Grand Floridian Resort & Spa". AllEarsNet. Retrieved on September 19, 2007.
• Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is at coordinates 28°24′41″N 81°35′12″W / 28.411444, -81.586792 (Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa)Coordinates: 28°24′41″N 81°35′12″W / 28.411444, -81.586792 (Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa)

v • d • e Walt Disney World Resorts
Location	Deluxe	Moderate	Value	Deluxe Villa / Disney Vacation Club
Magic Kingdom resort area	Grand Floridian Resort Polynesian Resort Contemporary Resort Wilderness Lodge Shades of Green	None	None	Villas at Wilderness Lodge
Epcot resort area	BoardWalk Inn Yacht Club Resort Beach Club Resort Walt Disney World Swan Walt Disney World Dolphin	Caribbean Beach Resort	None	BoardWalk Villas Beach Club Villas
Downtown Disney resort area	None	Port Orleans French Quarter Port Orleans Riverside	None	Old Key West Resort Saratoga Springs Resort
Disney's Animal Kingdom resort area	Animal Kingdom Lodge	Coronado Springs Resort	All-Star Music Resort All-Star Sports Resort All-Star Movies Resort	Animal Kingdom Villas
Wide World of Sports resort area	None	None	Pop Century Resort	None
Campsites and cabins	Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
Hotel Plaza	Best Western · Doubletree · Regal Sun Resort · Hilton · Holiday Inn · Royal Plaza · Buena Vista Palace

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