We had stayed at the Grand Floridian for a few days the year prior without the kids and loved the quiet and romance of the resort. This trip was one with the kids and we were looking forward to staying at a monorail resort and thought the kids would find it fun to stay at such a pretty resort. We took advantage of a great discount and otherwise wouldn’t be able to stay in such a highly priced resort – so were were concerned – would it not be comfortable to stay there as a family?
As it turns out we were quite comfortable and yes there were some fancy amenities which were fun to experience for our weeks stay but nothing about the resort or the staff made us feel in any way uncomfortable. The room and decor is charming with robes in the closet for use during your stay, a hamper for dirty towels and a Mickey Mouse shaped lamp on the desk (to name a few things). The rooms are quiet with minimal hallway noise (unlike our previous experience at a Value resort the night before) and housekeeping was always friendly and never intrusive. We would leave in the morning and return in the evening to turned down beds with little chocolate candies left on everyone’s pillows in the evening.

The monorail was convenient although we did find that we spent the majority of the time at Magic Kingdom and Epcot just due to how easy it was to get to and from those locations. We also checked out more of the resorts on the monorail line as well. Thoroughly enjoying a meal at Chef Mickey’s for dinner and a breakfast at Kona Cafe we were able to make reservation times easily and explore and shop at the Contemporary and Polynesian Resorts.

Our only complaints would be that the parking at the Grand Floridian wasn’t all to convenient. If we had opted for the valet parking this would not have been the case, but doing self parking requires a bit of walking. This was probably the reason we did stick to Epcot and Magic Kingdom areas. The other complaint would be that the food court is small with limited seating.

So overall our review of the Grand Floridian was that it was very comfortable and relaxed. With or without kids it is a resort that can meet a variety of needs in a very magical Disney way!