Originally Posted By Misty Hi, we are bringing 100+ high school musicians in March. It looks like we can get 8 kids to a room at the Staybridge with free breakfast. We are driving from Nor Cal so our bus drivers will be shuttling us back and forth to the parks. Any thoughts on the hotel? Many thanks!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe I've never stayed there personally, but I do have family members that have and they seemed pleased with the place as they have a large family to accomodate. Plenty of room for them all, and they didn't complain about it at all. For what its worth, hope that helps.
Originally Posted By Dr G We stayed at the Staybridge Suites on Manchester this past June and loved it! Here's a little info that might help. The 8-person room we had had 2 queen beds in one room, a king bed in the other room, and a pull out bed in the main room. I'm not too sure how much room there would be in the pull out bed for 2 high school sized kids, but our 4 and 6 year olds fit great. We actually brought a blow-up mattress and put that on the floor for our 12 year old. The breakfast is incredible--we loved it! It was all-you-can-eat eggs, waffles, pancakes, french toast, fruit, cereal, etc. They didn't always have each item each day but there was plenty to choose from. It was worth a lot to my family to start the day with a great meal. The pool is pretty decently sized and is shared with the hotel next door. It was never too crowded for us. There is also a hot tub that holds 15-20 people, I think. There is also a sports court and there are basketballs available at the front desk. The ART shuttle runs from the hotel to Disneyland, though I'm guessing with that many kids you may have your own bus for transportation already. We'd definitely stay there again. We've also stayed at the Residence Inn on Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove, about 1 mile down from Disneyland, and had a room that slept 8 with the massive complimentary breakfast and liked it just as well. If you have any specific questions, post them here and I'll try to help. I'm sure others will chime in too, since many people gave great recommendations on the place when we were considering staying there. Have a fun trip!
Originally Posted By ImTinkerbellsfan Staybridge is a nice hotel. You and you high school kids will enjoy your stay. Have fun chaperoning all of them.
Originally Posted By Misty Thanks so much for all the information Dr G! The breakfast sounds great with all those hungry teenagers! The layout sounds good also, since I can be in a room with a king then put the kids in seperate rooms. Is it a full kitchen?
Originally Posted By Dr G The kitchen had a table with four chairs, a stove (NO oven), microwave, and a medium size fridge with freezer. The fridge/freezer was much bigger than the minis you see in most hotel rooms but not a full 6'--maybe 4 1/2 to 5 feet? It was plenty big to hold all our fruits, vegetables, milk, etc. The teenagers, and the budget, will love the breakfast. It truthfully allowed us to just eat one meal in Disneyland later in the day then eat dinner back at the hotel at night. One other thing, a couple nights during the week they had receptions--I don't know if they do it year-round or not but you could call them. Anyway, we never made it to them (they were a little too early for us to be back yet) but apparently 2 of the nights were ligher snacks but one night was a full-on barbeque with hamburgers and hotdogs. Let me know if you have any other questions! p.s., Yes I realized after I posted that you mentioned you had the buses to take you to the parks, so please ignore my ART shuttle comment
Originally Posted By Misty Oh right, I remember hearing something about evening receptions. Once we get our itinerary I will check to see if times work out for us to be there. Great news about stove and microwave, and especially the fridge! So the rooms were clean?
Originally Posted By Misty Oh right, I remember hearing something about evening receptions. Once we get our itinerary I will check to see if times work out for us to be there. Great news about stove and microwave, and especially the fridge! So the rooms were clean?
