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Inside Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa At Disneyland

Inside Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa At Disneyland

Christopher Parr | Pursuitist
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2018 Updated Review of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa’s Magical, Hotel-Wide Renovation

Take a look inside Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland. As Disneyland turns 60, tour their signature property, the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. This upscale arts-and-crafts hotel with a 6-story, lodge-style lobby provides direct access to Disney California Adventure and the Downtown Disney District. Perks at the Grand Californian include three themed swimming pools, a hot tub and a waterslide, plus kids’ activities and a luxe wellness spa featuring rustic stonework. There’s also an elegant restaurant and bar, a fireside lounge, a snack bar and a casual cafe. Take a look inside Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa At Disneyland

The luxe hotel features plush but relaxed rooms with cherrywood furnishings and offers 24-hour room service, free WiFi and flat-screen TVs, plus coffeemakers and bunk beds, day beds and/or pull-out sofas. Suites add living areas and up to 3 bedrooms.

Make sure to upgrade to a Concierge floor at the Grand Californian. Within the Concierge Lounge, continental breakfast is available in the morning, tea sandwiches, scones and fruit are available in the afternoon, with appetizers, beer and wine in the early evening. Desserts, cookies, and other sweets are available in the evening. Beverages and fruit are available all day. Disneyland’s fireworks are visible from the patio outside the Concierge Lounge.

The unbelievable Grand Californian Hotel will have you in awe during your entire Disney vacation. It has the fabulous Mandara Spa, specialty restaurants like Napa Rose and Storytellers Café, and numerous many other amenities that your magical Disney experience won’t have to end at the gate. Additionally, the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa offers an exclusive theme park entrance to Disney’s California Adventure Park, providing easy access to Cars Land and the World of Color show at Paradise Pier.

Designed by Peter Dominick, who also designed Walt Disney World’s Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge, the stunning Disney’s Grand Californian also incorporates elements of the great National Park Lodges into the design – the Great Hall especially is reminiscent of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

If you’re planning a vacation to Disneyland, the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is our recommended destination to capture the magic in a luxurious environment.

Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa At Disneyland review

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