Originally Posted By mvelez I just booked my vacation and I am spending a few nights in the Carousel Inn. I have never stayed there and was wondering what opinions are of the place.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy I loved it. The rooms were clean, the location is sweet, and they have a free breakfast in that upstairs round room. You will be happy!
Originally Posted By wendebird I stayed there in July 2005. We were in the back portion of the hotel. (I believe at the time it was the only section that had been remodeled) My room was a QQ standard room. It was quite large. I liked that the sink was outside the bathroom & it had a large closet & counter area. My dislike was the skylight. It was way too bright on the mornings I wanted to sleep in. I also thought the beds were very uncomfortable. Other than that, I thought it was a good deal for $69 a night. I know others have complained about the noise. I think that's more apt to happen in the front section of the hotel. Oh, we didn't notice any elevators where we were on the 2nd floor. It was a pain to lug the suitcases upstairs. Did you read any reviews at Trip Advisor for more recent stays?
Originally Posted By mvelez Thanks I did read some trip advisor reviews and for the most part they were good. Just some minor complaints about the breakfst. What I am concerned about is cleaniness and proximity.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy I too stayed there July 2005. I really liked this place. The elevator is right by the office - sort of hiding. The only noise I could hear were the thousands of people lining up in DCA at O dark 30, standing in line for the big 50th meet. cheering and singing and having a great time. We will be staying there again in May
Originally Posted By wendebird >>I too stayed there July 2005. I really liked this place. The elevator is right by the office - sort of hiding.<< Speaking of which, does anyone know if there's an elevator for the rear section? It's actually seperated from the front section, so the elevator ajsandhollysmom speaks of wouldn't work. I never could find it. *feels like a dope, especially if there was one all that time*
Originally Posted By drawbridge We love the Carousel Inn and its one of our favorites at the Harbor/crosswalk location. The rooms are really clean, nice and bright. Their breakfast was a pretty nice spread (for free cont. anyway) I'm trying to remember the elevators...I want to say that there was another one about mid-section, next to a maid station, close to where you would go up to pool access. Dont quote me though.
Originally Posted By Chewybear Yes, there are 2 elevators. One in the front and one in the mid-section (towards the end of the 5 story tower). Unfortunately, they do not have one at the back end or for the rooms on the right side of the property. I've stayed at this property several times now, and have mostly enjoyed the close proximity to the Disneyland entrance. Moreover, the service has been good and the rooms were clean.
Originally Posted By wendebird Thanks Chewybear. I never could locate one back there. That means I'm not going insane. Well, maybe it doesn't mean that, lol, but at least I was right.
Originally Posted By yipee Hi there! Yay! We're going to stay there in May. I'm glad to see all these positive reviews added to the ones I've read on TripAdvisor! Those of you who have stayed there, do you have any room location preferences? We've got a QQ Standard booked. Should we ask for front, back, partial view of park...? Thanks for any advice you may have! Denise
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy I was in the middle and I liked it, as for partial view of the park, I was only in my room to sleep and take a shower so I did not care about the view LOL When in May are you going? We are going May 10 - 13th
