Originally Posted By christer02_691 Hello Fellow Mousketeers! We are plannining an October trip with both Disneyland and the Disney's Halloween treat and want to know if there is a crosswalk across Harbor Blved at the entrance to the area between Disneyland and California Adventure. We are looking at the various hotels and would like to be in easy walking distance. Thanks for the help!!
Originally Posted By jacobsmom I second the Best Western park place inn. We just got back and stayed at another hotel about 5 hotels away and what a difference those few steps are when you are dead tired from all the walking. Next time I will definetly spend the extra 40-50 dollars to stay there again. Also ask for a room closer to the office. Our room last time was at the very back of the hotel. Nice and quiet but seemed like a long walk again after a long day in the park. Have a great time!
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ Hey jacobsmom, we were at the back of the hotel too~ We were in room 251, but it sure was quiet..
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ The newly renovated Camelot is close, as is the Park Vue (but it gets crummy reviews)
Originally Posted By nemopoppins I've been checking all the across the street motels for the weekends I want to go (all full because they happen to be on marathon and candlelight procession weekends) but I didn't know of the Camelot. Do you have a number? By the way, the Park Vue wasn't full on one of those weekends (I don't remember which) but they insisted I either stay or pay for three nights instead of just the two I needed because there weren't many rooms left for the weekend but there were too many for the next day. F that.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ No way! That's horrible! I highly recommend BW Park Place Inn. <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4208073&a=31218158&p=67945849" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4208073&a=31218158&p=67945849</a>
Originally Posted By jacobsmom Nemopoppins, My girlfriend is going to the marathon and was able to either book just one night or two at Park Vue on one of the travel sites (orbitz, expedia)ect. Can't remember which one allowed it. Keep trying. You still may be able to get in. Good luck!
Originally Posted By momof4boys Last March my sister booked Park Vue through some travel site- not sure which. We were staying at BWPPI, but they were full. When she got there they had no record of her reservation. Luckily she had brought the print out. They insisted it was not their fault, but the travel sites. They weren't going to do anything to help her but she stood her ground. Luckily they finally put her up in another hotel- I can't remember which one. It was a decent hotel but was NOT walking distance.
Originally Posted By MickeyChick Love BWPPI. I've stayed there three times in the past year, and I plan to stay there the next time we go too.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins For the marathon weekend I ended up getting a room at the Anaheim Plaza hotel. We have adjoining rooms (there are seven in my family) for $135 a night. It's difficult to tell by motel ads how close they are to the Disneyland entrance but it seems like this might be the next best thing to the ones directly across the street? I've got PP reserved for the December trip but they are awfully expensive ($190 per room) and although I could bear spending that for the DLH (full), it burns me for PP. I couldn't get any of the across the street motels but I'll keep trying. Thanks.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^Here is a marked map... <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=389253" target="_blank">http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ ?r=389253</a>
Originally Posted By jacobsmom WE've stayed at the Anaheim Plaza a couple of years ago. It's a larger motel and some of the rooms are older but the rooms are huge! Try to ask for a room closer to the pool area since the one's on the outer edges are farther and seem more secluded for safety. The pool is huge and simple but my son and his friend loved it. It's about a good block away (4-5 motels) from the cross walk. Not bad. Have a great time.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Thanks for that last post. It's very encouraging. Not that I really need encouragement to be so excited about the trip, but it's appreciated.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy I just returned from the land. During my trip there I went to see the rooms at Tropicana, Best Western Park Place, Park Vue and Desert Inn. I stayed at HO JO and the walk is too much for me after the 2nd of my 5 day stay. I was most impressed with the rooms at Best Western Park Place....very nice and really right at the Disney cross walk. Next choice was Park Vue - nice also, 3rd would be Tropicana then Best West Anaheim. This is from viewing the room only. I would also check tripadvisor.com for real experiences. Desert Inn I didn't like - the stairway seem cramped and unsafe. The room they showed me was older and stuffy. I will be staying at Best Western Park Place Inn next trip. The extra dollars is worth it.. My feet will be very happy.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Darkbeer, thank you for the map. You are always so helpful. I got to see the location and I also learned of a great web tool! Is there anything that you don't know?
Originally Posted By joeysmommy DisneyJoy Thanks so much for sharing your info. I was just online trying to figure out which of these exact hotels I wanted to stay at this winter. Now you have just confirmed that BWPPI is where we'll be staying. I'm with you, the less extra walking the better!
Originally Posted By Disney Joy you are so welcome joeysmommy ... Your feet will jump for joy each night...
