Hotels

Originally Posted By hotbabe

Looking for some best hotels close to the parks and clean too. How about it hoilday inn @ south walnut.

 

Originally Posted By ghoofie

Candy Cane.

 

Originally Posted By Darkbeer

Howard Johnson's is highly rated, and is a sponsor of LaughingPlace.

<a href="http://www.hojoanaheim.com/laughingplace/" target="_blank">http://www.hojoanaheim.com/lau
ghingplace/</a>

 

Originally Posted By LogDog

On our honeymoon in May 04, my wife and I stayed at the Jolly Roger. It's inexpensive and a nice place. Short walk to the gate too.

 

Originally Posted By GrumpyGuy

hb -

Stayed at the Holiday Inn Anaheim on South Walnut in middle October, 2005.

We had a good two-night stay.

Plus: Room was very clean, well-maintained, and appeared to have been recently renovated. Cable TV with usual channels and features. Small restaurant and lounge in lobby, in keeping with HI standards. Nice outdoor pool and spa (very popular). Coffee maker in room.

Minus: No room refrigerator, microwave, or mini-bar.

Hotel advertises itself as being "one-block" from Disneyland. The Holiday Inn is actually one block from the Disney parking structure on the border of the Disneyland RESORT. It is actually 3/4 mile to the theme parks. You can take the ART shuttle (Route B, Stop 3) from the front entrance of the hotel, or walk to the Disney parking structure and take the tram, or walk to Downtown Disney (enter at ESPN Zone) and on to DL and DCA.

Given its'location, you feel like you are staying in a residential neighborhood in Anaheim, rather than the Harbor Blvd DLR feel. I'll let you decide if that's a + or -

 

Originally Posted By drawbridge

Depending what is important to you, this is what is the best part of the Harbor Hotels in order of preference.

They all have nice staff, clean rooms and fridges.

Candy Cane Inn - great free breakfast, free private shuttle

Howard Johnsons - some rooms with balconies, indoor corridors, excellent pools/grounds, Mimi's across the street has a great menu

Carousel Inn - very easy walk, free cont breakfast

Tropicana Inn - very easy walk, large pool

If you can afford it and are interested in the Resort Hotels, well, that is another matter. Grand Californian is the closest to the parks.

 

Originally Posted By drawbridge

^^^^ should have said all have pools (some better than others)

 

Originally Posted By hotbabe

Looking for clean rooms with refrigerator, microwave, two queen size beds,short walk to the parks and starbucks.

 

Originally Posted By momof4boys

We are staying at the Best Western Park Place Inn. We also stayed there last March. We had 3 rooms- my family, my parents and my sisters. We had 2 Queen beds and a sleeper sofa. They had king beds and sleeper sofa. All 3 rooms were clean. Some people have complained recently that their rooms weren't clean, but I think by and large people think it is clean. All rooms have a frig and a microwave. The frig is a little bigger than most hotel frigs- a plus when you have a lot of snacks with you. It does have a free breakfast but we weren't impressed with it- it is just easier for us to eat breakfast in the room- that way the kids can eat as soon as they get up and not wait for a parent to get dressed.

The rooms are kind of dark- kind of bugs me but I can overlook that because it is the closest hotel- except for Grand Californian. It is right across the crosswalk. That is big for us because a lot of the time I go back to the hotel in the afternoon with our youngest and my husband will stay with the other boys. But then the oldest will decide that he wants to come back to the hotel and I feel comfortable with him walking back by himself- or it's close enough he'll walk one of his brothers back to the hotel- especially since he has a cell phone and tell me to expect them ( he is 13 now, was 12 when we did this).

Also, when we were there last March, my dad had a heart attack. My family had to extend their stay by a week until he could travel home- a very busy week ( Easter week). The hotel staff was great. They let them stay in their rooms as long as they needed at a discounted rate. They also gave them recommendations of several restaurants off the beaten path that were good priced and really good.

 

Originally Posted By jmuboy

Anabela on Katella across from DCA

 

Originally Posted By carguy_16

Well we go every year and usally we stay at the Best Western directly accross from the entrance to Disneyland were all of the resort shuddals go. Its always been very clean and is actually closer to the parks than the DL Hotel. <a href="http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/propertyDining.do?propertyCode=05470&group=false&disablenav=false#null" target="_blank">http://book.bestwestern.com/be
stwestern/propertyDining.do?propertyCode=05470&group=false&disablenav=false#null</a>
Free breakfast saves you a lot of money.

 

Originally Posted By GrumpyGuy

hb -

We stayed at the Best Western Park Place Inn on South Harbor, last week, 2/15 through 2/18, 4 nights. This was our fourth or fifth stay at this property, operated by Stovall's.

I've always found it to be clean and well maintained. Rooms are equipped with microwaves and refrigerators. Two bedded rooms are available, and I'm guessing they're queens. Don't know about the closest Starbucks.

The biggest selling point for the BWPPI is location. First "off-site" motel across the S Harbor crosswalk to the DLR entrance. We appreciate that at closing time. Their spa and a cold beer have brought me back to life on more than one occasion. Some people find the pool to be on the "small side", but I've yet to see a kid that isn't happy to be playing in it.

I've heard complaints about the showers. Ours appeared to be recently renovated. A bowed shower curtain rod had been added to give some extra elbow room, and a gooseneck outlet raised the
height about 6".

Only downsides I can confirm are that parking can be tight, and the garbage trucks are audible.

Our last room, 109, was right across the driveway from Captain Kidd's backdoor. I was disappointed with our room assignment after 5 previous visits. I did sleep well and the noise was minimal.

 

Originally Posted By tapdancemom

We like the Candy Cane Inn. Clean, nicely decorated rooms. Comfy beds, fridge in room. Free breakfast with good assortment of muffins, bagels, rolls, toast, cereals (hot and cold), fresh fruit, yogart and beverages. Friendly, helpful staff. And one of my very favorites: exclusive, free shuttle to and from Disneyland.

 

Originally Posted By DVC_dad

I once stayed with Chingy, Snoop, and Dre, but that was at the Holidae Inn and I think it was in Long Beach.

 

Originally Posted By DVC_dad

Okay very funny. That last post was my nephew, he did it while I was changing a diaper.

He just came over to return my wife's cell phone that she left at her sister's house.

I'm not sure what that last post means but if it's offensive I , no HE apologizes !!!

 

Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk

LOL DVC_dad! My kids have tried to sabatoge my posting also, but luckily, I caught it before they were able to submit! Your response is hilarious!!!

 

Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk

I am not having luck booking the Best Western or Howard Johnson's for next week.

 

Originally Posted By drawbridge

Hillarious DVC_DAD! I think those are rappers (?) Hangin with the homies at the hotel? LOL!

For anyone looking at the hotels on Harbor across from DL, you cant really go wrong with any of them on that stretch from HOJO to BWPPI but I would have to say that BWPPI was our least favorite.

The rooms were kind of dark and depressing and the pool was not only small but located in the parking lot where you get the pleasure of breathing exhaust and garbage bins. Its only 1-5 minutes longer to walk furthur down Harbor to any of the other places. Plus the way these hotels are shaped lengthwise away from the road your room placement can make a difference of a few minutes anyway. Hope that makes sense

Someone correct if this is wrong but order of closeness from the crosswalk is this:

Best Western PPI
Tropicana Inn
Carousel Inn & Suites
Park Inn
Fairfield (Marriot)
HOJO (only one offering ART)

 

Originally Posted By GrumpyGuy

We've also stayed once at the Fairfield.

One of the most comfortable hotel/motel beds I've ever had.

Fairfield is near I-5. We were roomed in the back of the property on the 7th floor, which put us closer to the freeway. The "white noise" did bother me, and they moved us the next day to the Harbor Blvd side. Liked the Harbor side much better. They asked me if I was a "light sleeper", but moved us anyway. As always - "YMMV", your mileage may vary...

 

Originally Posted By funnygarcia

I have stayed at:
Holiday Inn on Walnut-- yuck, rude staff

Marriot by the convention center--comfy beds, Pizza Hut in lobby

Hilton by convention center- loved the hot tubs and the view of DCA at night

Fairfield Inn--hard to open/unlock door, open corridors that may be unsafe for young children, very uncomfortbale beds but that was right before they replaced all their beds.

Disneyland Hotel-- fun, comfy, but pricey

Best Western Park Place Inn-- dark rooms, did not like pool location, free breakfast was icky,liked the location

Hojo's-- have stayed three times and LOVE it! Going again in just 6 days for a solo trip YEAH!! I feel at home here with the very nice staff,clean rooms, comfy beds and well kept grounds.