Hosting a Party in a Grand Villa?

[ADP]

Hey Buddy - I've hosted a party/charity event in one of the Animal Kingdom grand villas at the Jambo House. You can certainly do it. I've also heard of DVC members hosting Super Bowl parties in grand villas as well. They are great party locations.

Aaron

 

[SINK]

We have hosted two dinner parties at VGC Grand Villas in the past. It was a lot of work getting all the "supplies" and tons of trash left over for mousekeepers.

Our first dinner party was for 13 adults and 4 juniors and 4 infants. Our dinner guests parked at downtown disney parking and walked over (they can also valet at VGC for $22 or $27; VGC validates for restaurant patrons). I did have to pay for extra for overnight parking ($15); we had 3 cars for the 13 of us staying overnight (we had 3 infants; I believe we can exceed the maximum occupancy by at least one infant (I have added all my overnight guests to the reservation, so no flames please). The dinner party was over no later than 10PM.

The second dinner party was for 9 adults, 2 juniors and 4 infants (with only 2 non overnight guests). Dinner lasted til 9PM since we had a 5PM start. Three adults stayed up til 2 or 3AM (i was not one of them) just sitting around the dinning table chatting and drinking wine. The beauty about the two GVs at GCV is no "adjacent" neighbors.

 

[TheRobbs]

Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to reply. It has helped a great deal and weare going to go ahead and have the party. Cant wait!!

SINK- You mentioned NO adjacent neighbors? How so? That would be great..

 

[domiii]

Forgot to mention it was for 15!!

Enjoy your party!! Glad you decided to go for it.


In case you need to know, I hosted a party for 22 in our 1 bedroom suite on the Magic with no trouble!

 

[hjgaus]

Our first dinner party was for 13 adults and 4 juniors and 4 infants. Our dinner guests parked at downtown disney parking and walked over (they can also valet at VGC for $22 or $27; VGC validates for restaurant patrons). I did have to pay for extra for overnight parking ($15); we had 3 cars for the 13 of us staying overnight (we had 3 infants; I believe we can exceed the maximum occupancy by at least one infant (I have added all my overnight guests to the reservation, so no flames please).


Neighbor from Arcadia,
No flames here just trying to understand - you had placed over 12 names on your official reservation? Did you call this in with member service before hand or add them on the day of check-in? If more than 12 on reservation do you then assure Disney that ONLY 12 on list are overnight or they don't seem to care?

From your somewhat local neighbor in Chino Hills

 

[DieHardJoe]

Absolutely do it!! Our daughter had a Disney wedding in Oct, 2008 (reunion next year baby, and I do mean baby since we are now grandparents!!) and we rented a Grand villa for 3 nights at Boardwalk. It was the best thing we could have done. Total number of guests including family, etc was 34. Almost everyone came over the night before and then everyone came back the next night after the reception. There was more than enough room for everyone, especially with the balcony. Everyone was staying somewhere on Disney property, so the parking really wasn't an issue. It was probably a little noisy out on the balcony, but really not much more than the noise from the Boardwalk itself. We overlooked the area where the games are and had a blast when a few of the guys (3 brothers) went down to try there "skills" at the games. Yes, a bit of hooting and hollering, but we never felt like we went over the line as far as noise. I believe there was a post a while back that if therr was an issue that a Disney CM would ask you to please scale back the noise level, but like I said, that was never an issue for our group. So please go ahead with your plans and enjoy!!

 

[TheRobbs]

Thanks, Everyone! I booked it for late December.

 

[TDC Nala]

It's allowed. I've been to a party like that in a Grand Villa at OKW. Plus one in a AKV grand villa.