We stayed at the Grand California for only $249 as our friend lives in So. Calif and was able to book the room using her Disney season pass. We ended up purchasing season passes and asked about rates for upcoming spring break, and they are well over $400, so we decided not to go back due to price.

The hotel is beautiful. Two large pools and a hottub with a ton of lounge chairs. The distance to downtown disney and the parks is crucial if you need to be close or have small children who cannot walk very far.

The rooms were nicely furnished but small. We had a double bed room, double vanity area, toilet/tub were separate. The shower curtain had bambi on it in a forest print. The toiletries were spa quality. We unfortunately had a downtown disney view (do NOT select if you want to sleep). While the view was nice, we were just above the electric piano guy's show, (synthesized LOUD music) that he didn't turn off until at least 10pm. You might think that is early, but after a long day at the theme parks we just wanted to go to bed.

The lobby is absolutely huge and beautiful. The gift shops had some really nice things. We didn't eat here at all, instead opting for the bakery on the corner just before the bag checks into the park.

Parking was a little ways off. The valet guys and bellhops were excellent.

I would go back if I could get a deal but in my opinion, not worth $400 for the size of the room/amenities, especially if you are staying for the week.

Very nice place. Everything is beautiful, the service is good, the rooms fine, etc.

We were however a bit disappointed that there just wasn't anything that really stood out as magical.

We stayed one night and will come back to really check things out as our stay was too short to decide to not come back. For the price and this being Disney we expected more, and have yet to get it.

We spent one night before Thanksgiving in a standard room. This hotel is beautiful and well kept. The room was of a good size in my opinion. The bathroom was spacious and the toiletries and linens were what I would expect of a luxury hotel. I can't complain about anything here save for the price of the room itself. That being said - being able to walk out of your hotel and into Disneyland in less than 2 minutes is worth it's weight in disney dollars! yes it's overpriced here - but the service is excellent and the staff bent over backwards to be accomodating. This was a truly memorable experience which I highly recommend both to families and people wanting something special - the added expense was worth it.

I can't say enough about the excellent service at this hotel. We decided to splurge at the last minute and stay overnight at the hotel to celebrate a birthday and I don't regret it. The staff was friendly, professional, and very helpful. In fact, we decided to enjoy the hotel and downtown Disney the first night and go to Disneyland the following morning and it worked out perfectly. Of course in the real world this hotel is way to expensive for the average size room you get, but this is Disneyland, so they know we are willing to overpay for everything.

Of course the multi-story lobby is very beautiful (but it is a Disney version of an old grand hotel so don't look too closely) and I liked the overall impression of all the mission style design details from the beautiful lamps, mission rockers in front of the fireplace, to the tile design on the elevator floor - and I didn't notice Mickey anywhere. And to be honest, it was nice to feel you were in a hotel that was kid friendly but was built to please an adult audience (how much Disney sweetness can a person take?). But what surprised me most was the kids (ages 9 & 13) loved it! They said it was the nicest hotel they'd ever seen, so I'm glad we decided to stay here. The service was great, the location perfect, and yes, yes, it's too expensive, but isn't everything at Disneyland?