Originally Posted By tink2680 We are going to DL the first week of December and we are thinking of staying on property this time. Which hotel is the quickest/easiest to get to. I will need to take my 2 year old back to the hotel everyday for a nap and I want to make it as easy as possible
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Some may say The Grand Californian, and that may be true, but not always. It really depends on your room. Our room was right over WOD, but to get there we had to walk halfway down downtown Disney, go in through the lobby and walk through, go back outside past the pool, walk into another door and take an elevator. Once on our floor we had to navigate several hallways to get to our room as the elevator was some distance away. Disneyland Hotel is closer than Paradise Pier, if you get the closest tower. When we stayed at PP, we crossed and went through the lobby of the Grand. I would be very surprised if we walked further to get to our room at PP than we did at the Grand.
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s The closest, and of course the priciest, is the Grand Californian. Nothing beats this for closeness, you just need to be willing to pay for that great perk. Followed (both in price and closeness) by the Disneyland Hotel and then Paradise Pier. I'm assuming that is what you mean by "on the property". There are hotels on Harbor Blvd that are closer than both the Disneyland/PP hotels, but not "on property".
Originally Posted By ksargen My same vote, as always - Disneyland Hotel! Straight shot down DTD, and you can request to be in Adventure, which is the closest one to the parks. Park / DTD view rooms get music for both Fireworks and WOC. As others have said, while the Grand is closer to DCA, it's a little convoluted at times to navigate, and everyone has to come in either through the park or through the convention section, most of the time.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 DLH also has the advantage of having the monorail station very close. On the other hand, the GCH is cheek-by-jowl with DCA (Disney officially says it's "inside" DCA). If you think you're more likely to be in DL around nap time, I'd choose the DLH. If you think you're more likely to be in DCA around nap time, I'd choose the GCH.
Originally Posted By tink2680 great info guys..thanks! If we were to not stay on property where do you suggest that is the easiest to get to? We stayed at the marriott last time because we could get the friends and family rate but it was kinda far and one time I had to take a cab back to the hotel because the shuttle driver did not explain the lunch break time very well and I missed it.
Originally Posted By ksargen There are several choices near the taxi / transit entrance, and there's Howard Johnson's just a little further up the street. They give various discounts, and have a great pool area for the kids.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Check this out: <a href="http://www.anaheimhotelsandtickets.com/anaheim-hotels-deals.htm" target="_blank">http://www.anaheimhotelsandtic...eals.htm</a> The BW Park Place Inn is right at the crosswalk. It's a closer walk from the main gate than the DLH (though not from the DTD monorail station, of course). As you get farther either north or south from there, it gets a little farther. But none on that strip are tremendously far. The HoJos on the north and the Candy Cane on the south are about equidistant, and roughly the same as walking from the main gate to the DLH. The closer you get to the center (the BW Park Place), the closer the walk.
Originally Posted By ksargen Yep. We'll be at the BW Park Place this weekend, barring being sicker than we are now. 8/ Not cool, feeling punk before our trip...
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD The Candy Cane though does have it's own dedicated shuttle. I stayed there last time and enjoyed it. I think the shuttle ran like every 30 minutes or so plus it was close enough to walk if you wanted to.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney We stayed at the Anaheim Camelot in a suite last time; it's across the crosswalk. We actually really liked it. The continental breakfast was just donuts/danishes, juice, cereal, fruit, etc.
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s Tropicana, but only by a couple hundred feet. I like this website for hotel locations: <a href="http://www.accommodationsneardisney.com/Disneyland/default.asp" target="_blank">http://www.accommodationsneard...ault.asp</a>
Originally Posted By Disney Joy I stayed at Best Western Park Place. There is no closer hotel/motel. I got a nice $99 rate and it was clean comty beds. Will return.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Park Vue Inn is just as close as the BW Park Place, and there is a free breakfast, and free light dinner. I stayed there once and really liked it. Prices are a bit high sometimes though.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I like this website for hotel locations: <a href="http://www.accommodationsneard...ault.asp>>" target="_blank">http://www.accommodationsneard...>></a> Great link. Thanks
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Weird thing about that website is it lists the Howard Johnson as being 0.0 miles from Disneyland, but Fairfield Anaheim Inn by Marriot, which is closer, as being 0.1 miles. I wonder if HoJo's owns that website? It is a great source though, thanks!
Originally Posted By ksargen I've stayed at Best Western Park Place many times... but this last visit will be my last for a loooong while. The parking rates have gone up, and the parking issues worse than ever, and we had a bed that was worse than sleeping in the hallway. Even my 9 year old complained about the bed. Bad, bad visit.
