Disney Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa

Just as OrlandoFunTickets.com is your No. 1 home for discounted tickets to the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is the No. 1 resort at Disney and also ranks as one of the top hotels in the entire city of Orlando. Opened on June 28, 1988, this resort was originally named the Grand Floridian Beach Resort before changing its name to its current moniker in the fall of 1997.

The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is the flagship resort of the Walt Disney World Resort. This 900-room resort with a Victorian theme defines elegance with elegant décor, full-service restaurants and top-notch Disney service at every angle. The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa also offers business services, a health club, a luxurious full-service spa and plenty of on-site activities (not to mention a great location just minutes away from the Magic Kingdom Park’s doorsteps). This hotel, along with Disney’s Polynesian Resort and Disney’s Contemporary Resort, are also along the monorail system, meaning you can access the Magic Kingdom Park in an extremely easy and efficient manner. In addition to the monorail, there are also resort boat launches that run continuously between the Magic Kingdom Park, the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Disney’s Polynesian Resort.

The outside of this resort is modeled after the Victorian era beach resorts that were built on Florida’s beaches in the late 1800s, and its exterior mimics the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, Calif. The inside of the resort is just as graceful, with five-star dining options such as Victoria & Albert’s, the most elegant restaurant in all of Disney, and Narcoossee’s, a seafood restaurant with an open kitchen and fantastic views of the Seven Seas Lagoon, which the resort sits along.

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa also features white sand beaches, two swimming pools (one that has a waterfall and slide), boat rentals at the marina and a one-mile jogging trail to Disney’s Polynesian Resort. And you won’t want to miss the clay tennis courts or the aforementioned spa, which offers messages and treatments that will top off any vacation!
As a guest at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, you will also have the privileges that are associated with staying at a hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort. Among those perks are Extra Magic Hours, in which resort guests only get to experience the best attractions at the parks with much lesser crowds before they open or after they close on designated nights. If you are flying into Orlando International Airport, you can also take advantage of Disney’s Magical Express Transportation, which picks you up and takes you to your Walt Disney World Resort free of charge. Transportation is also complimentary on-site at the Grand Floridian, as you can hop on a bus and be shuttled anywhere on property without ever having to spend a dime to park or worry about how to get where. There are other resort benefits as well, such as the Disney Dining Plan, an offer where you can save 40 percent on dining on over 100 restaurants across property, as well as complimentary package delivery and amazing facilities that only Walt Disney World Resort guests can enjoy.

With the amenities available, the convenient and breathtaking location and the benefits you will enjoy as a guest at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, there is only one downside to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – having to leave!