What are the Villas at Disneys Grand Californian Resort and Spa?
On September 18, 2007, Disney Vacation Development, Inc. announced the first DVC Resort in California, the Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa. Construction of the DVC Villas was included as part of an expansion to Disney’s Grand Californian Resort and Spa (GC). Though the expansion added a new wing to the hotel, the DVC units comprise only a fraction of that. It is Disney’s smallest DVC resort to date, with 48 two-bedroom villas and two Grand Villas. Most of the two-bedroom villas can be split into a one bedroom and a studio. The Villas are scheduled to open on September 23, 2009. Like Disney’s Grand Californian, the architecture is inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement popular in turn-of-the-century California. It includes many features of the Craftsman style such as exposed rafters and decorative stone and woodwork. The expansion was designed by architect Peter Dominick who also designed the original building, as well as Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and
