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vintage rocker in front of a blazing fire, and the bustling lobby instantly becomes a
snug cabin.
The hotel's main entrance off Downtown Drive is primarily for vehicular traffic.
Twopedestrian-onlyentrancesopenintoDowntownDisneyandDCA;thislastmakes
it a cinch to return to the hotel from DCA for a nap, a swim, or lunch.
The features we like in the 751 guest rooms include excellent light for reading in
bed, more than adequate storage space, a two-sink vanity outside the toilet and bath,
and, in some rooms, a balcony. Views from the guest rooms overlook the swimming
pool, Downtown Disney, or Disney California Adventure theme park.
Ranging $475-$980 per night, guest rooms are the most expensive at Disneyland
Resort. The Grand Californian, like the other two Disney-owned hotels, charges
guests $15 a day for self-parking (up to two vehicles, free for Disney Vacation Club
members) or $22 for valet ( 714-635-2300). On the plus side, none of the hotels
charge a resort fee, and all provide safes, mini-fridges, coffeemakers, and free Wi-
Fi (supposedly high-speed, but don't plan on streaming Netflix) in rooms and public
areas.
Disney's time-share condo enterprise, the Disney Vacation Club, premiered its
first West Coast property as part of the 2009 expansion of the Grand Californian. The
Villas at Disney's Grand Californian consist of 48 two-bedroom equivalent villas and
two Grand Villas. Equivalent is the term used to describe single units that can be sold
(or rented) as studio suites or combined to make two- and three-bedroom villas. All
villas except studio suites include kitchens, living rooms, and dining areas, as well as
washers and dryers. Master bedrooms offer a king bed, while other bedrooms provide
twoqueenbeds.Studiosuitescomewithasinglequeenbed.Allbedroomshaveaflat-
panel TV, private bath, and private balcony. Though studio suites don't have full kit-
chens, they do include a small fridge, a microwave, and a coffeemaker. Two-bedroom
villas consist of a one-bedroom villa joined to a studio suite. Three-bedroom Grand
Villas are two-story affairs with the living area, kitchen, and master bedroom on the
lower level and two bedrooms on the upper level. Rates for various villas range from
$359 for a studio suite during the off-season to $5,000 for a three-bedroom Grand
Villa on New Year's weekend. Other elements of the Grand Californian include a
swimming pool for the villas and an underground parking garage.
Inspired by Napa Valley cuisine, the Napa Rose restaurant is the Disneyland Re-
sort'spremierfine-diningvenue.Situated inastunningroomoverlookingDCA,Napa
Rose is very expensive but still a very good value (see a full profile). Just a notch
down in price and formality, but likewise located in an exceptionally lovely (albeit
more rustic) room, is the Storytellers Café, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner
(see a full profile). The restaurant's name is drawn from period murals depicting tall
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