Originally Posted By cjrmen12 Hello, we are going to DL 3/31/2007-4/6/2007. We originally had reservations at the DLH @ $214/night w/ a senior discount. We have 10 people in our party: 2 seniors, 3 adults & 5 children ages 14, 11, 9, 6 , & almost 2, so we will have 2 rooms. Upon finding out that the monorail will not be operating during our stay, we looked for lodging along Harbor Blvd close to the crosswalk. I had originally wanted Carousel Inn & Suites because I read that it was being/had been recently renovated & that they were adding a Quiznos inside the hotel. However, the other adults in my party insisted on having a full kitchen so they could cook their own meals. So, I booked Tropicana Inn instead. We have the family suite which includes 2 double beds, 1 Queen pullout sofa, 1 bath, & a full kitchen including full size fridge w/ freezer, stove/oven, microwave, pots, pans, dishes, etc. This room sleeps 6 and cost $210/night. We also have a connecting room w/ 2 Queen beds & 1 bath for the other 4 in our party. This room cost $129/night w/ AAA discount. Altogether we will be paying $339/night for the 2 rooms. We are also on the 1st floor since we have some senior citizens w/ mobility problems going up & down stairs & walking too far. According to the people at the reservation desk, the family suite is their biggest room & they only have 2 of these rooms available. They also said that there is a balcony in the family suite. I'm hoping that we will be closer to Harbor Blvd rather than deep in the hotel. Why else would they have a balcony, unless it's to see DL from our room? This particular room is not even mentioned on their website so I have no idea what the configuration of the room is. Most of the reviews I've read on Tripadvisor & Expedia have said that the carpets are dirty & the rooms are small. According to their website, the hotel was recently renovated. So I'm hoping this family suite was included in the renovation. Okay, my question is has anybody stayed in these rooms or know anybody who has stayed in these particular rooms & what their opinions were? Any help/response would be great appreciated. Thanks in advance! PS Sorry for the long post!
Originally Posted By oneroberta On the DL website the monorail is scheduled to reopen 12-14-06... <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=DisneylandMonorailAttractionPage" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.co m/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=DisneylandMonorailAttractionPage</a>
Originally Posted By cjrmen12 I thought that they would only open the monorail temporarily for the Christmas season & then close it down until Nemo was completed, which wouldn't be until after our visit. Please let me know if this is not correct. We still have our DLH reservations just in case. Thank you for your response.
Originally Posted By cstephens I haven't stayed in the suites, but I love the Tropicana. That's our hotel of choice when we decide to stay locally (we live about 20 miles north of Anaheim). We're actually staying there for a night in October. We stay in the "king rooms" - there are a few rooms with king size beds. They have a microwave, and the room is pretty large, and in our past 3 trips, everything's gone perfectly. The fact that it's so close to walk to just adds to it. /cs
Originally Posted By brea77 My husband and I stayed at the Tropicana in August of this year. We also stayed in a king room. It was very clean and we had a great time. The carpet did look new in our room. We stayed on the third floor and had a nice view of the Matterhorn.
Originally Posted By cjrmen12 Thank you very much for your responses cstephens & brea77. The fact that your rooms were large enough & the new carpeting really makes me feel better about our hotel choice. brea77, did you have a balcony & were you closer to Harbor blvd rather than in the back of the hotel, since you were able to see the Matterhorn from your window? So anybody else stay in the family suites w/ full kitchen yet? Thanks in advance!!
Originally Posted By brea77 The room that we stayed in did not have a private balcony; it was a shared walkway/balcony/room entrance if that makes sense. We did have a room closer to Harbor Blvd and very close to the breakfast room (which we never used I just love those Mickey pancakes too much)Hope this helps.
