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[Courtney892]

Hi Guys!
My mom got really sick so I've been gone for awhile but she's better so back to planning I go LOL

I called Disney back this morning about the AAA discount on my honeymoon turret suite at the Grand Floridian--had been quoted $70 off per night but that was apparantly a misquote and there is no discount at all. So to keep our current room will be well over $700 per nite AND here's the kicker....they DON"T guarantee a turret. ( I was told they guaranteed a turret but not the view, but all they guarantee is the category which is concierge deluxe king room and you take what you get at arrival.)

We upgraded our room to concierge in the first place because we're going to be off-property for the last week of our stay in a condo and so we wanted the days surrounding our anniversary to be extra magical. Also because on our wedding night our hotel messed up our reservation and we didn't get our honeymoon suite...they did their best to fix the situation but still thats how I justified spending so much for our anniversary

Can anyone recommend concierge level or honeymoon suite rooms at any hotels? I am willing to pay the price for the turret, but I don't think I'd pay it for just any of the honeymoon suites at the Grand Floridian, so I'm afraid we'll end up cancelling our current reservation and I want something really cool but not as expensive to replace it with. Animal Kingdom is always a favorite of mine, but since that is the only Disney hotel my husband has ever stayed at, he suggested branching out to a diff one this year (we were supposed to be going to a moderate). Anyway if anyone can offer suggestions I'd really appreciate it.
It seems to me like the Swan and Dolphin offer the most inexpensive conceirge level rooms, but they don't seem to have any Disneyness about them because of being run by commerical chains.

Suggestions anyone?

[lauren-roxy]

I have never stayed at the Poly or Contemporary, but I have heard a lot of really ggod comments about the concierge levels there. I hope you find something that you like! Happy planning!!!

[Teresa]

There are "cottages" at Boardwalk that are really cute!
go to www.suitedisney.com and click on Boardwalk Suites, then on the last picture it shows, it's called a garden suite. I think you can get concierge level service.
They face the quiet pool, which tends to always be quiet.

[crystalloubear]

We stayed in a turret concierge room at the Grand Floridian a couple years ago. It was DH, DS and I - DS was still in a crib. We had reserved a concierge room in the main building. When we checked in, they asked us if we wanted the king bed turret room for no extra so we said yes. It was a very nice room and plenty spacious. There was a large walk in closet, a wet bar, couch, table, desk, a coffee table, the bathroom had a huge tub and a double sink vanity. The one we had was directly above Commander Porter's shop - you could see the Magic Kingdom off to teh left and to the distance in the right you could (barely) see Spaceship Earth at Epcot.I personally love the concierge service, but if you are not going to use it fully - use them to make reservations and if you don't really care about the food, I have another suggestion. We have stayed at the Grand Floridian many, many times and I think the most romantic room we ever had was a dormer room in Sago Cay.
Here is a descrition of the room as told on allearsnet.com -

What is the difference between a standard room and a dormer ("attic") room?

Both types of rooms are furnished the same and contain the same features. The dormer rooms are actually a bit smaller (3 feet smaller) than the standard rooms, but seem larger, since dormer rooms feature vaulted ceilings. Standard rooms sleep 5 people, while dormer rooms sleep only 4. Dormer rooms are also the only rooms to feature a private balcony. Standard rooms have balconies, but they are not private. From the outside of the resort, you can easily tell the two types apart. Rooms on the lower floors with wide balconies are the standard rooms. Rooms on the upper floors with balconies under peaked portions of the roof are the dormer rooms.

They also have dormer rooms with King size beds. We had booked a lagoon view king size bed and requested to be in a Dormer room in Sago Cay and they gave it to us.

[Joy J]

They also have lovely honeymoon suites at Wilderness Lodge complete with your own whirlpool tub, etc. It's a very romantic resort if you enjoy the beauty and splendor of the great outdoors coupled with pampered luxury. Although we didn't stay in one of the honeymoon suites, we did stay in a courtyard view room at WL for our second honeymoon/thirtieth anniversary trip and it was definitely the most romantic vacation we've ever taken since our first honeymoon.

Joy

[LuvMinnie]

There are very nice suites at the Contemporary Resort and
Boardwalk suites are also lovely. I'm sure you'll find
something perfect for you two & have a romantic honeymoon.

[Courtney892]

Thank you so much guys! Looking into all the options, but it is HARD to get information when you aren't just looking for standard rooms for some reason.