By Lisa Green
When we find ourselves with a few minutes to spare
before a dinner reservation in the Magic Kingdom resort area, we like
to choose a spot along the monorail route to enjoy an adult beverage and
relax for a while. Once in a while we hit more than one lounge in a
single day, so we call this habit the Resort Loop Pub Crawl (others call
it the Monorail Bar Crawl). Recently we found ourselves with a good 30
minutes we could use for just such an endeavor and chose Mizner’s
Lounge at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.
We decided on Mizner’s for three reasons:
Our dinner reservation was at Citricos (also at the Grand Floridian),
we’d never been to Mizner’s before, and the awesome Grand Floridian
Lobby Society Orchestra (long name, amazing sound) plays literally just
outside of Mizner’s doorway. We’d gone back to our room at Bay Lake
Tower to clean up after a busy day that started with rope-drop at the
Studios and ended with an afternoon in the Magic Kingdom. By the time
we boarded the monorail in the Contemporary, we were more than ready to
sit down and be still for a few minutes. We arrived to find Mizner’s
only about half-full and were able to find a table for two by a window.
Like everything in the Grand Floridian, Mizner’s is open, airy and bright
with an upscale, fancy-feeling atmosphere. Seats are available in
well-cushioned chairs at the bar and in big, comfortable club chairs
at tables situated throughout the lounge’s interior. We were starving,
but resisted ordering a snack from Mizner’s very tempting menu to save our empty stomachs for the delights at Citricos (review here).
We chose a Cabernet from the impressive (and expensive) beverage menu
and settled back to enjoy our glasses of wine and listen to the
Orchestra play some of our favorite Disney tunes.
As far as Disney lounges go, Mizner’s was more family friendly than most
and had a hushed, subdued crowd. Like us, the other guests appeared to
be there for relaxation and quiet conversation. Maybe Mizner’s is
livelier later in the evening, but for a place to enjoy a pre-dinner
cocktail, it was perfect.
What’s your favorite lounge on the resort loop?
This article was originally posted on Lisa's Living a Disney Life Blog.
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That looks like a lovely place to take a break, get a drink and have some quiet time!
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard of this place but was pretty surprised to see cigars on the menu!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even notice that. I'm not a smoker of any sorts, but I am wondering where you'd go to smoke it if you were?!
DeleteI was wondering the same thing! Maybe there is some sort of patio? Never been there so I have no idea how it is laid out. It would seem weird to sell them if there was no way to smoke them. To- go only. Lol
DeleteThere may be a patio! To be honest, I'm not sure, I've only ever been there at night myself.
DeleteI'll ask Lisa, she'll probably know.
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