Originally Posted By Mauison Is it worth it to spend the extra $30/night to upgrade from a standard to view room at the Disneyland Hotel? And what view do you actually get? We usually spend all day at Disneyland so we'll get to enjoy the view in the morning, then late at night. We'll be spending 5 nights there so the extra $150 will come in handy to cover our dining expenses. Or should we just splurge?
Originally Posted By Khiori My first thought was "when are you going?" I'm going soon while the parks have shorter days (10am to 8pm) so there's going to be a lot of down time for us. I would be tempted to get the view rooms in that case. But if your days are going to be really long then I probably wouldn't bother and use the extra money for something else.
Originally Posted By Mauison We'll be going around Halloween, so a couple of days the hours are 10-8, then a couple of 10-midnight. Are the views nice at night or isn't there much to see? What view is it of actually? Disneyland, Downtown Disney? Thanks for the advice!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Make sure if you get a view room it's high enough to make it worth it... Last year we did pay for the view - the first room was in the building right next to the Movie theater - we were on the 4th floor - so our view was of the side of the Movie theater mainly... I was assured it was a view room - after some persuasion we were moved to the Dream tower 10th floor... Now that was a view!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 We had Dream tower 10th floor too, and the view was spectacular. You could see all of the DLR out in front of you. But I know their definition of "View Room" can be flexible, shall we say. We got a view room at the GCH once and the view was essentially of the top of another wing of the hotel, with the Maliboomer sort of peeking out at the top. Thus it was "theme park view" I guess. It was a slow part of the year and we successfully switched to a really splendid view of GRR, TOT, and much else. So, unfortunately, you kind of take your chances when you request a view room. If you arrive early in the day, that's your best chance of getting switched to a better view if you don't like they one they assigned you. Even if your room isn't ready, you can ask them to point out where it is on a map. The best views are the Dream Tower, facing east, and of course the higher the better. If they've stuck you with a lousy view, and you're there early enough, you can request to be moved, and they may accommodate you.
Originally Posted By fkurucz If you ask me, no room at the DLH is worth what they charge. That said, we are "commando" type visitors who spend little time at whatever hotel we are staying at.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo We had a view room over looking the pool, which was nice at night. Once high up that had a wonderful view of part of DTW and Calif. Adventure...loved seeing the baseball diamond of top of ESPN Zone! I would probably not spend the money if on a limited budget. And, the last two times I have stayed there, just requested a standard room, but always got a better one at check in, for the same price. But, I do tend to avoid peak season times. Sharon Next Trip Nov 16-22nd
Originally Posted By Mauison Thanks for all the useful info! I think we'll stay in the DLH for a couple of night, standard view. We've never stayed there and just wanted to stay there once. The other nights, the price goes WAY UP, so we'll move to the Candy Cane Inn, our usual hotel.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 If you can, get there early and see if they'll upgrade you for the same price. If they're not sold out, they might.
Originally Posted By 73baloo Just got back and had a standard view room in the Magic Tower. We could lay in bed and watch the fireworks. My grandkids loved it. We were on the 11th floor.
