Grand Californian Hotel

... Hopi Point for more amazing views the next day.   In the afternoon we dropped in on a talk by a ranger on the rare Californian condors - bred in captivity and re-introduced to the canyon.  As if on cue, two appeared on a ledge in the canyon ...

... Castle Hill is not 7000ft above sea level and secondly I'm not as fit as I thought I was.  Along the way I saw a Californian Condor, Lizards, squirrels and mules.  I didn't go down as far as Carl did 3 miles as my legs were turning to ...

... lacks a few fish and a spot of coral”… but I think he was looking for a serious comparison!! I wanted to spot a Californian Condor, one of many to be released into the wild here after their numbers dwindled to a miserable 22 at one ...

... truckstops have everything from fuel to 24hr drivethru coffee and fast food. So after seven hours we finally made the Grand Californian Hotel which is this huge complex attached to both amusement parks. This place is huge and well appointed and not ...

Day 1, Sun, Aug 18, 2002 Drove from home in San Diego and checked in at the magnificant Grand Californian Hotel at the Disneyland Resort. Our room had a view of the monorail; the kids just loved watching it go by. We met MIL and FIL there. FIL did ...

... us.  We dropped off all our stuff and discovered that we could check in for the cruise in the lobby of the Grand Californian Hotel. We walked across the street to the Grand Californian hotel and checked in.  We were given our Key to the World ...

... it hit 45c. Nevertheless, it was worth the effort as we were rewarded with fabulous views of the inside of the canyon, a Californian Condor (a very big bird – a protected species) and the Colorado river as it runs over a series of rapids towards ...

Up and off around 9.30am and stopped for breakfast at The Grand Californian Hotel a buffet breakfast $23 with Disney Characters running around making a nusance of themselves LOL, got several photos and finished up then carried on.  First stop was the ...

... say Oh that’s Comenecii.  Now you all know me I would have chased after her but she entered the Grand Californian hotel and by that time it was too late.  So the back of the head had to do................................... The other ...

... right on time and we took the 40 minute ride to the Los Angeles Cruise Terminal. Since we had checked in at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel we didn't have to check in at the Terminal and we had boarding group number 2.  Kelsie and I got in line ...

... plan more time here! We arrived in Disneyland at 11am and were able to check in straight away in the beautiful Grand Californian Hotel right in Disneyland. The hotel is gorgeous based on the architectural style of the Arts and Craft movement of the early ...

... 15 is across what strikes me as one of the bleakest stretches of road in America.  I dropped Dave off at Disney's swank Grand Californian Hotel and Resort in Anaheim where he was going to stay with some friends.  It was quite late and I ended up ...

... abit like the excalibur one (tounament of kings)we got home at around 11pm and went to bed,as tomorrow we are off down the californian coast abit more to stay in san diego. Day 25)=Day6)or Day 1 in San Diego)Today we just spent at motel doing ...

... the street show and sadly, I sing along.  lol We make the long walk back to our resort with a brief intermission in the Grand Californian lobby.  Mom is really hot and tired so we chill out in the AC for a bit.  I run through the gift ...

... wonderful time talking to her about our mutual interest in Disneyland and told her about Napa Rose, the fantastic restaurant at the Grand Californian which also has a kitchen counter. She had not tried it, but was anxious to do so after our description ...

... I went to check in for our flights and then took a quick tour of the DVC units that will be opening up at Disney's Grand Californian. Dinner was delicious and the company was great!  Since we all ordered something different we were able to ...

... back, I tell mom and dad to go ahead as I want to detour to the Disneyland Hotel to see if they have the hotel pin I wanted for Grand Californian since no other shop had it so far.  They did have that and I also picked up something small for niece ...

... recession and the dollar plummeted down to about 60c to the US$ resulting in really lousy deals.  I was hoping to book The Grand Californian which is a Disney property but it ended up being over $500 per night for a standard room, with crappy views. ...

... or two. We arrived in LA at 9:45am on Sunday morning. We caught a shuttle bus across to our first destination............Disney's Grand Californian Resort & Spa!! By the time we arrived and checked in it was about 1pm. We had been travelling for over ...