Originally Posted By OctoberDisney Leaving for Disneyland in THREE days! Our reservations are for the Hilton. But I have been reading TripAdvisor and it gets terrible reviews. I have yet to read a bad thing about HOJOs. Should we switch? I can't decide. Thanks!
Originally Posted By dlkozy Hilton is my hotel choice over HoJo's. I have personally never had a bad experience staying there. Their shuttle on the ART line is very dependable AND with the Marriot's across the street-if you know what their ART bus number is, you can easily use whichever trolley shows up. Done that and it worked GREAT! We have also stayed at HoJo's and had both good and poor experiences. So-you are going to find both good and bad reviews for each. Let us know in a trip report how things turn out!
Originally Posted By quincytoo ^^^^^^^But DLKOZY sometimes at Hojo's you get a FREE bookmark!!!!! LOL I am so bad and am so JOKING!!! LOL
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Which gives you the better wait? Do you want to stay in an Convention Hotel with Room Service (aka the Hilton) Or do you want to stay in more of smaller, more laid back hotel, nice grounds and pool areas, but no room service. Also HoJo's does offer free parking and internet access, unlikek many convention hotels (nowadays it depends on the arrangement when you booked your room at the Hilton and other similar type place, the corporate, it is included, other rates, usually not). HoJo's is closer to the park (about 6/10th of a mile from the Front Lobby compared to about 1 mile from the Hilton (Using Harbor, the shorter route than going thru Timon). ART services both, and both have about 3 stops between the park and the hotels. As for the TripAdvisor reports, their is a BIG difference, but I think price paid has a main factor in the opinions at TA. Here are some SELECT hotels in the Anaheim top hotels at TA (out of 99 hotels in the city) 1. Candy Cane Inn 2. Doubletree Convention Center 3. Residence Inn Maingate (near AGW) 4. Ayers Hotel Anaheim 5. HoJo's 6. Anaheim Camelot Inn 7. GCH 8. Hotel Pepper Tree 9. Fairfiled Inn 10. Lemon Tree Hotel 11. Sheraton Park 13. PPH 19. DLH 25. Marriott 31. Motel 6 Disney Way 47. Hilton Anaheim As I said, the more you pay, the more you expect. So check prices and what you really need. Do you need room service? A bar in the lobby? A bell person? Or do you just need a nice place with a clean room and a great staff? It is up to you. I tend to prefer the lower price in most cases, but not the bottom rung (aka the Roadway or Parkside
Originally Posted By ABBY I LOVE Hojo's. Never stayed at the Hilton in Anaheim so I can't compare, but we have never been disappointed in Hojo's.
Originally Posted By OctoberDisney Thanks everyone! I called Vacation Planning today to make the switch and the gal that I talked to actually talked me out of it! She said that the Hilton is very nice and we should stick with it. I listened and now we are still at the Hilton. I hope I don't regret it...but we'll be at Disneyland so really, how bad can anything be??? Two more days...
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"^^^^^^^But DLKOZY sometimes at Hojo's you get a FREE bookmark!!!!!"<<< I LOVE you q2! :0)
Originally Posted By irishfan Having stayed in both, I'd stick with the Hilton. HoJos is perfectly fine but the Hiton is easily a step or two above. A starbucks in the lobby, what more could one want?
Originally Posted By p-n-p06 Have not tried HOJOs yet but the Hilton is fine. Be ready to pay out because everything there is ala carte; including $11 per day for parking if you are. The gym is extra, too. The standard rooms are standard and we didn't think the restaurant was all that great. Their front desk folk are professional. Hilton Garden Inn is farther up the street (Harbor Blvd) and it costs less than Hilton proper and they have a big breakfast buffet ($9 per person) in the mornings. Their parking is free and they share the ART stop with the Embassy behind them. The staff are fine (not great), their pool is small and cold (outside), but the rooms are big and clean. Have a great trip!!
