Originally Posted By cjrmen12 Has anyone stayed here recently? They were formerly Park Inn Anaheim. We'll be in the Anaheim area from Sat 3/31/07 until Thurs 4/5/07. We're planning on going to Universal studios on Sun 4/1/07 & DL from Mon to Wed 4/4/07 and we really want to stay at one of the hotels close to the Disneyland entrance. We will have 10 people total (5 adults & 5 children), so we'll be getting 2 rooms. I'm looking at Carousel Inn & Suites, Anaheim Camelot Inn & Suites, Tropicana Inn, Park Vue Inn, & Best Western. I've called all of them except Best Western. Camelot had the lowest rate of $149/night for a 2 Queen Bed Room. This rate is without any discounts. We have senior citizens coming with us so we'll use either Senior citizens, AAA, or Entertainment book discounts, whichever is the better discount. Carousel had the highest at $180 for the same # beds. Any responses would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Originally Posted By pennyring Avoid the Park Vue Inn at all costs. Friends who've stayed at the Park Inn/Camelot thought it was fine. I thought the Carousel Inn was fine when I stayed there. Though there wasn't much clearance between the bed and the refrigerator door. (Like the door hits the bed when you open the fridge.) The Tropicana is fine. Nothing special. Really close to the cross walk though. When we've stayed here the rooms always seem stuffy. We air them out and everything is fine though. The Best Westerns are fine. Nothing special. Nothing terrible about them either. Usually they're too expensive (in the $110-120 area), so they're rarely our first choice.
Originally Posted By cjrmen12 So far Camelot Inn is my #1 choice. I really didn't want Park Vue based on old reviews, but I thought they had improved recently. So I'll cross that one out. Best Western was a little further than the others, but if it's more expensive, I'll probably cross that one out too. Thanks a bunch. So far #1 choice is Camelot. #2 is Tropicana. #3 is Carousel. All 3 have continental breakfast, but Camelot says they have an expanded Continental breakfast. Tropicana has a kitchenette and some rooms have stoves. I'm sure I won't be cooking, but I think the other adults MIGHT cook. Both Camelot & Tropicana have a refrigerator, but I think the microwave has a fee at the Tropicana. For an extra $31, I'm not sure if the Carousel is worth it if all 3 hotels are basically right next to each other. What do you guys think?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I just used Travelaxe.com on the dates mentioned. The cheapest I am getting is $79 plus tax per room for the BW Park Place Inn I know it isn't on your list, but the Anaheim Hilton next to the Convention Center is at $104 per room per night plus tax. Park Vue Inn is $114 per room per night plus tax. Howard Johnson's on Harbor is $136.80 per room per night plus tax.
Originally Posted By cjrmen12 Thank you for that website. I've never used it before. So I tried to book BW Park Place Inn from TravelAxe and it said there were no rooms available for my dates. Weird, I don't know why they listed them. That would be AWESOME if I could get that rate of $79/night. I called BW directly & I got a rate of $143/night w/ discounts. I would LOVE to stay at the Hilton, but I was really trying to get something on S. Harbor Blvd close to the DL crosswalk. I don't think the rest of the group wants to walk from Hojo's even though it's probably only 15 minutes. I forgot to check Park Vue. That is the lowest price of the 5, but there are mixed reviews on that one. #1 choice still Camelot @ $129/night (newly renovated & w/ expanded breakfast) #2 choice still Tropicana @ $125/night w/o the kitchenette #3 choice now Best Western Park Place inn @ $143 (if I can get it at $79/night it will jump to #1, even w/o free breakfast) #4 choice now Carousel #5 choice Park Vue, still pending since I'm getting mixed reviews Since none of these hotels have anything really awesome/disgusting (besides Park Vue) about them, I'll probably get the one that has the cheapest rate. Thank you for all your help.
Originally Posted By wendebird >>3 choice now Best Western Park Place inn @ $143 (if I can get it at $79/night it will jump to #1, even w/o free breakfast)<< Not sure if you know this or not, but they do offer a free breakfast. Or a voucher for free pancakes next door. (You still have to pay for drinks)
Originally Posted By wendebird I should have made that clearer. You only pay for drinks if you decide to have pancakes next door downstairs. The free breakfast is upstairs next door & consits of fruit, bagles, cream cheese, butter, danish, cereal, oatmeal, OJ, milk, juice & coffee.
Originally Posted By cjrmen12 I didn't know that they offered free breakfast w/ a voucher next door. Thank you so much for that information. Do you know if it's one voucher per person? We have 10 people and my DS will be almost 2 years old when we go.
Originally Posted By bobzagirl My family and I stayed here in December '05 and have reservations again for both this Oct. and Dec.. For $149 we get a large two room suite. One room is a large living area with kitchenette. The living area has a sofa sleeper. The bedroom area has two queen beds and the bathroom. We enjoy being right across from the park entrance and the room is large enough that our two teen boys don't get on each others' nerves. The continental breakfast is pretty bad. Strictly pastry and juice. If we're really hungry we walk to McDonalds. The rooms aren't fancy but are clean and in good repair and customer service is excellent. We have stayed at many other properties and we have been happiest with this one due to the very spacious rooms, perfect location, and great customer service.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice cjrmen12, I'm staying at the Park Vue Inn this weekend, based on current positive reviews stating they've remodeled, etc. I'll report back.
Originally Posted By cjrmen12 Thank you bobzagirl & wonderingalice. I'll be looking forward to reading both of your trip reports. It's good to know that most of the hotels right next to the DL crosswalk are decent.
Originally Posted By CindyH I've been checking the BWPPI's website for 2007 rates and they don't show anything after 12/31/06. I think they're waiting until Disney comes out with their 2007 rates to update their website. Non-busy days for BWPPI are showing about $88 per night, and I think the dates you're going are before spring break, so you should get something similar.
Originally Posted By heart of queens bobzagirl; what hotel are you saying you stayed in in Dec? sounds like a good one to check out.
Originally Posted By heart of queens Sorry I am a little slow....I just figured it out on my own. I scare myself sometimes.
