Review: Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Continued

For the first page of this review of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, see this.

PHOTO TOUR OF A ROOM AT DISNEY’S GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT

Of the many room types at the Grand Floridian, the most common has two queens and a sofa that flips into a bed. (Click any of these photos to enlarge them.  They don’t get better–just bigger…)

As at all the deluxe resort standard rooms, the room opens from a hallway…

…and has closets on one side and the bath on the other.

One side of the closet has a safe, shoe rack, and spare bedding…

…and the other side has the ironing board. Not shown are the robes–all Grand Floridian rooms have robes (in my room, they were on the beds) and turn-down service–not just the concierge rooms as at other deluxes.

The bath is graceful–note the wood floor and overall color scheme…

…and comes with a pile of ineffective anti-balding products.

Note the wall covering. The main sleeping space in the room is painted, but this area and the entry has lightly figured wallpaper.

More wall covering, and the only “Disney” theming in the room–an Alice in Wonderland reference.

Here’s the toilet and tub/shower, in their own space…

…and the shower curtain, which picks up the same figuring and colors as the wallpaper in nearby spaces.

Back in the main area of the room, you’ll find two queens on one side…

…as well as a desk.

Here’s a closer view of the new bed design. The soft goods on these beds are much simpler than those in the last design concept at the Grand Floridian. This simplicity makes the rooms less Victorian, and more generally acceptable–except to those who really loved the old Victorian excesses.

Between the two beds is a bed table, more French Regency than Victorian, that reminds me of Madame Wardrobe from Beauty and the Beast.

This table, however, has power points on top (as does the desk, and the dresser–I’ll come back to that)…

…and also needed storage.

The other side of the room has a couch and a dresser with a TV on top and mini-fridge inside.

The deeper center of the dresser holds the mini-fridge…

…and the narrowed wings hold narrow drawers. The overall design of the dresser is more interesting than would be a more rectangular design, but less useful, because of the lost drawer space. This makes the extra storage space in Madame Wardrobe between the beds that much more important.

On the positive side, there’s six surface power points on the dresser, three on each side, making a total of 10+ easily accessible charging places in the room.

Also on this side is a couch.

The couch flips over into a fifth sleeping spot. I measured the mattress as 6′ by 32″, with just an inch more clear between the arms for feetsies.  The cushion is 4″ deep, and I found it quite comfortable.

At the end of the room you’ll find the windows and either a balcony or patio. Here’s the outer and inner curtains…

…and here’s the view from my window. (I had a first floor room at the end of Boca Chica, facing Narcoossees and the path to the boat dock.)

Here’s the patio itself.

These rooms are simpler than the last design iteration at the Grand Floridian, making them both less crowded and less busy.  Some will regret the loss of detailed Victorian fabrics and treatments, but for most these rooms will be more quietly comfortable.

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