Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
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Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
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| Opened | January 2, 2001 |
| Theme | American Craftsman |
| Rooms | 948 |
| Suites | 44 |
| Villas | 71 |
| Operator | Disney Experiences |
| Website | Official website  |
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Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is a hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The hotel was constructed as part of a major expansion of the Disneyland Resort in 2001. It was constructed and operated by The Walt Disney Company. The hotel was designed in the American Craftsman style of architecture. It also features a Disney Vacation Club wing that opened on September 23, 2009. The hotel has a private entrance to Disney California Adventure Park. In 2017, Disney remodeled the rooms, along with the lobby.[1]
Description
The hotel was designed by architect Peter Dominick of 4240 Architecture Inc. (formerly part of Urban Design Group Inc.). It has 948 rooms, in addition to 44 suites and 71 villas.
Many of the items found throughout the hotel have been crafted by modern practitioners of the Arts and Crafts style, and some early Roycroft items are on display in the lobby.[2]
Some of the hotel's rooms are tributes to various
Its name is based on Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, its sister resort and Walt Disney World's flagship resort hotel.
History
The hotel opened on January 2, 2001, as a part of the parks expansion for Disneyland Resort.
At about 3:00 am on December 28, 2005, a Christmas tree in the main lobby caught fire after electric maintenance workers replaced lights on the tree. All 2,300 guests at the hotel were evacuated within four minutes. The fire was contained by the hotel's sprinkler system and by the Anaheim Fire Department. Two guests were treated for minor injuries, one of which was a severe headache. Guests were returned to their rooms by 7:00 am.[3]
On September 18, 2007, the Disneyland Resort announced an expansion of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa that would increase accommodations by more than 30 percent and include the first Disney Vacation Club villas in Anaheim.
The 2.5-acre (10,000 m2) expansion on the hotel's south side added more than 200 hotel rooms and 50 two-bedroom equivalent vacation villas and marked the West Coast debut of Disney Vacation Club, Disney's vacation ownership program. During this expansion and renovation, a swimming pool was added as well as a 300 space underground parking garage. Peter Dominick designed the ambitious expansion to complement the existing hotel. The project was completed in September 2009.[4]
With the completion of this major expansion, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa became the fourth-largest hotel in Orange County.[5]
The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
The Disney Vacation Club villas, added as part of the hotel's expansion, include kitchens, living and dining areas and other home-like amenities. The guest rooms feature the same decor as the hotel rooms in the original structure and continue the Californian Craftsman motif.
Napa Rose
| Napa Rose | |
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| Established | 2001 |
| Owner(s) | Disney Experiences |
| Head chef | Andrew Sutton |
| Food type | California cuisine |
| Coordinates | 33°48′28″N 117°55′17″W / 33.80778°N 117.92139°W |
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| Reservations | Recommended but not required |
Napa Rose is a restaurant in Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa that opened in 2001 as part of
Napa Rose's head chef, Andrew Sutton, formerly of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek's restaurant in Dallas,
Craftsman Bar & Grill
Craftsman Bar & Grill, formerly known as White Water Snacks, is the refurbished quick service restaurant located in Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.[14] Initially opened in 2001 with the hotel, it re-opened in 2019 under this new name with an expanded pool deck and revised menu.
Gallery
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View of hotel from Disney California Adventure -
Arts & Crafts architecture of the hotel -
Storytellers Cafe entrance -
A view of the three pools and Disney California Adventure in 2006
References
- ^ "Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Renovation is Complete". Chip & Company. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Daveland Grand Californian Page". davelandweb.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Disneyland hotel fire forces evacuation". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. December 28, 2005. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- Orange County Business Journal.
- ^ Murar, Katie (August 22, 2022). "Anaheim Theme Parks, Hotels Boost Disney Revenue". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Sterngold, James (February 11, 2001). "A Park Adults Can Love". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ a b c Shaw, David (July 9, 2003). "A Wine Adventureland". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Lemons, Stephen (October 9, 2003). "Mona Lisa Lard-Ass". OC Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ "The Mansion Restaurant". rosewoodhotels.com.
- Fast Company. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ "Napa Rose at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa".
- ^ "Napa Rose at Disneyland Resort Wins Prestigious 2007 DiRoNA Award of Excellence" (Press release). Archived from the original on December 14, 2007.
- ^ "Award-Winning Cuisine by Chef Andrew Sutton". disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill Coming Soon to Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
Books
- Winter, Robert; Vertikoff, Alexander (2004). Craftsman Style, pp 227–233. New York: ISBN 0-8109-4336-0.
External links
- Official website
- Disneyland Resort – Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Design Inspirations from the Architect
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