Originally Posted By blueberry1234 Has anyone stayed at the Portofino? Any thoughts? We've reserved a kids suite. Are there any restaurants handy?
Originally Posted By Elderp We have stayed there, it's a very nice place. We were with some friends and got the kids suite. It is a very nice room, I liked that it had a lot of wiggle room.
Originally Posted By blueberry1234 I'm glad to hear that you liked the hotel...we like the idea of 'wiggle' room as well...plus we're hoping our girls (5 and 7) will get a kick out of sleeping in bunk beds. Can you walk to the park...or is it just easier to catch the shuttle?...does the hotel offer shuttle passes?...what's near by for places to eat?
Originally Posted By Elderp There is a ton of restaurants nearby. Jolly Rogers restaurant is right behind the hotel. Subway is a half a block down the street. A block and a half is the gardenwalk which has a lot of places. We went down past Disneyland Dr. (3 blocks) to the Denny's. You can walk it (not to far to the entrance, but we drove to the parking lot (we have parking on our passes and can be lazy). The distance is about .5 miles, it isn't hard in the morning, but can be very long after a full day. ART runs by there but that is about it.
Originally Posted By blueberry1234 What is the ART? Anaheim Resort Transit?? I thought the hotel had a shuttle service, no?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Apparently they don't have a private shuttle anymore... This is from their website... <The Portofino Inn & Suites Anaheim Hotel is near Disneyland® Park, Disney's California Adventure® Park, and the Downtown Disney® District. It's so close that you can walk across the street to all the fun. Or if you prefer, the Anaheim Resort Transit will pick you up at our hotel and take you to Disneyland® Resort's main entrance. When you're ready to come back, the Anaheim Resort Transit will pick you up from Disneyland® Resort and drop you off right in front of our Anaheim hotel. (nominal fee applies)>
Originally Posted By blueberry1234 thanks for the info gldavillains...i'm curious, have you stayed there before...and if so, what did you think?...and have you been to the Gardenwalk?...is it within walking distance?...we are flying and not renting a vehicle...we take a bus from the airport to our hotel...I've never even heard of the Gardenwalk before but it looks like a good place to go and eat.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP From Portofino Garden walk is a City block and a half, not too bad at all. NOTHING compared to what you are going to do at Disneyland all day!!
Originally Posted By Elderp The Gardenwalk is a small outdoor mall. It has a lot of typical mall restaurants. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, California Pizza, etc. My favorite place is the marble slab creamery. Sort of like Cold Stone Creamery if your familiar with that kind of ice cream. The wierd thing is unlike most malls it doesn't have anchor stores.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Here's the link for the garden walk.. the do have lots of restaurants and some clothing store - there is a movie theater and bowling alley - but I am not sure if those are open yet... <a href="http://www.anaheimgardenwalk.com/" target="_blank">http://www.anaheimgardenwalk.com/</a> They have some faster service eateries - Johnny Rockets(opening this week), The Great Steak and Potato, and Calif Pizza Co to name a few... The have sit downs too... CheeseCake Factory, McCormick & Schmicks Grille, PF Changs, Bar Louie Tavern & Grill (Opens this week) We went and ate at Cheesecake the service was wonderful and the food was fresh and tasty. More things are opening this week.
Originally Posted By disnyfans We have stayed here in the kids suite and liked it. We walked to the park everyday it isn't bad at all.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE More LP reviews for the Portofino 2008 : ) you can punch in Portofino or any other hotel to find LP messages on them...I had forgotten all about that.. Great Articles shared here by Gottaluvdavillians... : )
