Pat-n-Eil
09-20-2006, 10:02 AM
I just got off the phone with my AAA travel agent who is helping me to coordinate my "surprise upgrade" trip to DLR next June and our stay at the GCH.
It is surprisingly difficult to get a committment out of the GCH regarding rooms, views, wings of the hotel.. whatever. You'd think that such a high end hotel would be a bit more accomodating. Some of what they consider a "theme park view" is suspect to me. It seems that if you can crane your neck and possibly see one of the rides, that constitutes a theme park view. For the most part the pool view is considered theme park too.. even though 90% of the park is not in view.
Anyhow I ended up taking some advise given by going2disneyAZ on another thread. I'm booking a standard view - my Dad is booking a theme park view and in addition to making notes on the reservation, also when we get there I am going to request a room near them. We *might* get lucky with an upgrade.
I have also contacted Limo King (http://www.alimoking.com) as suggested by MamaSilva and that will be the first surprise my family gets after we arrive. I'm going to coordinate with them so that we'll say "Best Western Park Place Inn" but really he'll take us to the GCH.
Fun times.. :)
It is surprisingly difficult to get a committment out of the GCH regarding rooms, views, wings of the hotel.. whatever. You'd think that such a high end hotel would be a bit more accomodating. Some of what they consider a "theme park view" is suspect to me. It seems that if you can crane your neck and possibly see one of the rides, that constitutes a theme park view. For the most part the pool view is considered theme park too.. even though 90% of the park is not in view.
Anyhow I ended up taking some advise given by going2disneyAZ on another thread. I'm booking a standard view - my Dad is booking a theme park view and in addition to making notes on the reservation, also when we get there I am going to request a room near them. We *might* get lucky with an upgrade.
I have also contacted Limo King (http://www.alimoking.com) as suggested by MamaSilva and that will be the first surprise my family gets after we arrive. I'm going to coordinate with them so that we'll say "Best Western Park Place Inn" but really he'll take us to the GCH.
Fun times.. :)