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| On WDW Property / Lake Buena Vista |
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| 1850 Hotel Plaza Blvd. Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830 |
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Leave the driving to us. When you stay at the Grosvenor you leave the rush hour gridlock behind. Take the convenient Mears Shuttle from the airport to our front door, and back again. Use our air conditioned DOWNTOWN DISNEY® luxury shuttle coach to reach any WALT DISNEY WORLD® park or facility in minutes.
Rooms
Courtyard Option
The Grosvenor Courtyard rooms offer a variety of views to choose from depending on guest preference. Views of our landscaped Courtyard, custom windmill shaped swimming pool, tennis courts and lush Florida landscape provide welcome morning serenity. Courtyard rooms have an exterior entrance allowing guests to take advantage of our famous Florida tropical breezes. If convenient access to your car is needed, try our Ground Floor Wing. Each room is conveniently equipped with VCR, 25" color television, radio-alarm clock, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, refrigerator, data ports, in-room safe and daily newspaper. Enjoy complimentary fresh-brewed international and regular coffee and teas daily in the comfort of your guest room.
Kid's Suite
The Grosvenor Tower offers breathtaking panoramic views of the DOWNTOWN DISNEY® area and lush Florida landscape. Tower rooms have a traditional interior hotel hallway entrance. Each room is conveniently equipped with VCR, 25" color television, radio-alarm clock, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, refrigerator, data ports, in-room safe and daily newspaper. Enjoy complimentary fresh-brewed international and regular coffee and teas daily in the comfort of your guest room.
View from Tower Room
Amenities
The Grosvenor Resort offers world class service to our guests. We have thought of nearly everything.
Dining
Crickets lounge is a great place to spot a wicked googalee, or a Major League fastball on a big screen. Crickets in addition to cocktails has Espresso and Cappucino. Located in the beautiful Grand Lobby of The Grosvenor.
The Grosvenor's Baskervilles Restaurant has lake front views and an authentic 19th century decor, including a Sherlock Holmes museum. Our international chefs have created a world class menu rivaling some of Europe's finest restaurants.
Saturday nights enjoy MURDERWATCH MYSTERY THEATRE
Three days per week have a DISNEY CHARACTER BREAKFAST
Every Friday Night All-You-Can-Eat Seafood Feast & Live Jazz Music .
The Grosvenor Resort offers several exciting dining and entertainment experiences.
Arriving on a late flight or from a late night out, and need a midnight snack. Crumpets is always open! If you're in the mood for something light, quick and casual, Crumpets has a wide assortment of self-serve food and beverage items to choose from. Conveniently located on the Lobby Level.
Barnacles services Grosvenor's Aquatic Center, Volleyball, Tennis, and Basketball Courts. Featuring snacks, beverages, and seasonal live entertainment.
Moriarty's is an inviting 19th century style English Pub, where patrons can sip on an Ale while playing darts or billiards, or simply have a quiet conversation.Recreation
Tennis Anyone? Remember to bring your racket if you're a tennis buff. A basketball court is also available for a quick game of hoops. The tennis center is conveniently located near BARNACLES poolside bar for quick refreshments.
The Grosvenor Aquatic Center was custom designed to provide year round outdoor water recreation. The Center is nearly 1/2 acre in size and boasts a unique pool in the shape of a dutch Windmill.
Two heated swimming pools for year round comfort.
A therapeutic European thermal spa.
Beach Volleyball Court Shuffleboard
Complimentary Towels and Lounge Chairs.
Directions
From Orlando Airport: Exit the airport onto SR 436 Get onto 528 (Bee Line Expressway) heading toward Orlando (West). Go to the end of the Bee Line Expressway and get on I-4 towards Tampa. Go to exit 68 (Old Exit 27) Lake Buena Vista. At bottom of ramp, turn right at the stop light. Proceed to next stop light and turn left onto Hotel Plaza Boulevard. Grosvenor Resort is the last hotel on the right before Downtown Disney®
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Reviews
"When we arrived the room was not ready as we were early, we waited in reception for an hour and a half before being told our room was ready, we had two adjoining rooms - whilst one was clean the cleaning staff where still in the other room.
They left another half hour later and we entered our room and started to unpack. The first draw we opened we found another persons bag with various medical implements, soiled napkins and what looked like a turkey baster!!!.
We took the bag to reception and they took it away without so much as a sorry or a smile.
The day before we were due to leave, we had a character breakfast in the restaurant, and from the window we could see staff coming and going from our room. It was only when we returned to our room I found out that my watch had gone missing from the bedside table.
We reported the watch missing and the security staff promised to investigate this matter fully.
Since then we have tried to get a response from the Grosvenor Resort without any success, every attempt to make contact is ignored. Stay away from this resort." (8/03) Gary McMahon"We stayed at the Grosvenor in early June. We had accomidations at another Disney Resort, but at the
last minute my brother and sister decided to go,along with theri families. To accomidate everyone's budget
we changed hotels to the Grosvenor. We had a Downtown Disney View (Tower Room). This room was wonderful, we watched the firworks from all around Disney World every evening. We could see beautiful Downtown Disney. All our souvenir shopping was done right across the street at Downtown Disney. Our room had a refrigerator and we were able to save a fortune on quick meals and snacks. Grosvenor is located near a Disney World exit, so shopping for food and other restaurants are just down the road. We had rental cars, but only used them for SeaWorld and airport trips. The shuttle buses are the easiest way to go (No $$$ for parking). The Hotel was beautiful and everyone was very friendly. The restaurant was good, we ate breakfast with the characters!!! The little snack bar in the lobby was great, the prices were cheaper than in the parks. This hotel saved me about $1000.00 a room and was well worth it,the location was perfect. This trip was priceless for my family because of a tragic accident that killed our nephew soon after we returned home. I would recommend this hotel to anyone. Don't wait to take this trip!!!" (6/03) Trish"Wonderful staff, great room (wing room with pool view) I liked everything about this hotel, from the staff to the amenities. A note though, the elevators are really hard to find in the wings. Kinda like a maze. Rooms were clean and even the maid was pleasant (even though we didn't speak the same language) I give it a 9!!" (02) Tim B.
" I have just returned from a 10-day Disney family vacation at the Grosvenor Resort. April 9-19, 2002. Even though there was not much info out there on the Downtown Disney hotels, most of it is very basic and some quite negative. But with a great deal of Internet research my wife and I decided on the Grosvenor. I was very impressed and happy with everything. First, staring with the hotel rate directly from the resort, it was unmatched. I had reservation for a courtyard room plus full buffet breakfast for ten days and one full buffet dinner for my family, 2 adults, 2 children and 1 infant. The package was $1199 total including tips and taxes. It was $71 plus tax for the room the balance for the meals which work out to about $8 for breakfast per adult and $4 for children including tip and taxes. (The best I found on the Internet was $99/night room only.) I was not able to get this rate at the any of the All Star Resorts. We had Character breakfasts (Goofy & Pluto) included on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The breakfast buffet worked out great because we were able to have a large breakfast and save a lot on lunch by only snacking and a small lunch in the parks. i.e. fries for the kids and an ice cream in the mid afternoon. We often had a nice sit down dinner. The Grosvenor is a member of SRS-World Hotels and as such they have some benefit partners. I was able to find on SRS web site their partner German airline Lufthansa. I joined their frequent flyer program for free as it offers free upgrades when available. This enabled us to get a free upgrade on the room to a tower room on the 15th floor for the full ten days. The service at the hotel was good not spectacular but definitely "first class" The room was fine with 2 double beds and a day bed, VCR, fridge, iron/board, hair dryer, TV etc... Secondly, the free Downtown Disney Buses were very frequent, convenient and comfortable, more so then the Disney buses. With the Downtown Disney bus we could put our two strollers and backpack in the coaches storage compartments, on the Disney bus we had to carry everything on with us, this was a pain with 3 kids. Also, the seating in the Downtown buses is far superior as they are padded and clothe, whereas the Disney buses are plastic. The proximity to Downtown Disney was also very nice as it was less than a five minute walk even with the kids. It also was handy when we had to go to Mickey's Backyard BBQ as we had to take the Disney buses there or to the water parks. We could also take the Downtown Disney buses to the other Downtown Disney hotels. This was helpful when we went to the Crossroad Plaza up the street. Even though it is within walking distance, with kids and food from Goodings 24 hour supermarket, the buses came in handy. We could use both bus systems and it was just great, Although we did not go off Disney. i.e. Universal, Seaworld etc.. In fact we did not rent a car on our stay and it turns out just fine. We took a cab when necessary and a limo van to and from the airport, adding to our savings. I visited the Hilton and the Hotel Plaza and both seemed quite nice. I would definitely recommend the Grosvenor over the All Star Resorts in the "Value" category. In fact, I don't see the benefit of the "moderates" especially if you are in the parks most of the time as we were." (5/02) Rob C., Toronto
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