Originally Posted By 1DisneyNutt Am still hoping on getting Hojo ent. rate June 17-22 because I need 2 rooms. Does anyone know if there is a hotel that offers a 2 room suite for around $150 a night or am I being unrealistic? Thanks!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By JenniferB We booked the Embassy Suites (South) for $150/night for their "larger" two-room suite. Their regular two-room suite is $134(ish) per night. In order to get this rate you have to book it on their web site and it's non-refundable.
Originally Posted By 1DisneyNutt I actually just booked the kids suite at the Carousel Inn for I think $145 a night. Thanks anyway. I dont think I would have booked at the Embassy if it was non-refundable so far we have two snow days to make up for the school year who knows if there will be more. I have never stayed at the Carousel Inn I hope it will be ok.
Originally Posted By Pollyana Carousel is a fine place. Clean rooms, nice beds, shutters on the windows, small continental breakfast. And Dland is across the street! The pool is on the small side, but we never used it. Good view of fireworks from breakfast room.
Originally Posted By 1DisneyNutt Thanks, I am very excited about being so close. Usually we stay at Hojos or Candy Cane. I am still hoping to get Hojos ent. rate but if not this will be great.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I've stayed in the larger rooms. The extra space is in the bedroom. If you look at the front of the hotel, those above the entrance doors bow out. Those are the large room. The bedroom is huge.
Originally Posted By JenniferB Thanks for the info! It sounds like you are very familiar with the Embassy. Do you stay there often? Last year we stayed at the Residence Inn which is next door. While the Residence Inn wasn't bad we didn't feel it was great either. I'm hoping that this will feel a little less shabby. At the very least the Embassy says they have a heated pool and the Residence Inn does not. Their pool was VERY cold in the spring! Thanks, and I hope 1DisneyNutt doesn't mind me intruding on the post
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I've stayed at that particular Embassy at least a dozen times. I was last there Dec. 10-13. There's nothing shabby about it! Here's some pictures, if you'd like to see it. These were taken a while ago, but nothing has changed. <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4071689&a=31004463&p=66092948" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4071689&a=31004463&p=66092948</a>
Originally Posted By Pollyana SusieQ Embassy Suites looks fabulous. I wouldn't mind checking it out. But there are only 2 of us. We don't need a big suite. And I would like to know about location. I really don't want to shuttle to the park.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ It's a mile from the park (on Harbor at Chapman), so not really walking distance. They are on the ART system, but I usually drive to Mickey & Friends. ART only stops at the 3 Hilton-owned hotels that share the large parking lot. Having a suite is really nice, even if it's only two people. It's so much more comfortable to sit on a couch to watch TV and have an actual living room! When I stayed there with Wendebird and her daughters, she learned real quick (from me, lol) to stash one of the complimentary cocktails served at the Manager's Reception (wine for us) in the fridge to enjoy before bed. Her girls liked being able to bring back some fruit, cereal or yogurt after breakfast for a later snack. Walking distance restaurants include Bucca di Beppo (in the parking lot), Joe's Crab Shack, Red Robbin and Outback Steak house (next corner). There is a Coco's caticorner from the above. Del Taco is across the street.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Oh - the rate I paid in December was $124/night. When the motels on Harbor were charging close to the same, choosing Embassy was a no-brainer!
Originally Posted By Pollyana I must have looked up the wrong Embassy. The one I looked at was 4 miles away. I will look again. But this year is already booked for us at HOJO. It's not near the resort Hotel but it will get the job done.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ You looked at Embassy Suites North, then. It's right near where I grew up. There's nothing around there. In fact, I've never understood why they built it there! You want to look at Embassy Suites South. The actual address is Garden Grove.
Originally Posted By JenniferB Thanks for the link to the photos, SusieQ! Love your shot of the atrium/breakfast area. It's also good to know you have enjoyed your stay there. The larger room will be nice for staying up after we put our kids to bed in the living room. I've also read reviews here and there about fire alarms going off, have you had any problems with this?
Originally Posted By ncnike7 We just booked Desert Inn for $160 a night. Some people here don't like it very much, but we've never had a problem and it's right across the street from DL.
Originally Posted By Pollyana Thanks SQ...I will look into that for next year. I would like a place with more of a resort feel to it.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I'm one of those who will never again stay at Desert Inn - dirty, dirty, dirty. Blood on the pillow cases, dirty carpet, dirty corners of the rooms, raggedy towels, terrible staff. And wendebird, a good friend, had $600 charged against her debit card after she checked out! I called Anaheim PD afterward, and they were very interested in investigating. At Embassy - I have been there several times when the fire alarms have gone off, but it hasn't happened during any of my visits the last two years now. Maybe they've gotten the problem fixed.
