Originally Posted By juicer Had anyone reciently stayed at the Little Boy Blue Motel? Wow...The rates start are really low - But the pictures don't look too bad...
Originally Posted By fkurucz If you are looking for good rates I have a suggestion. My employer lets us the corporate discount codes for hotels. Using these I was able to get a 2 room suite at the Marriott Townplace suites on Katella (closer to the stadium than DLR, but we will have a car) for $79 a night in early August. The regular price was $129. In the past I have been able to get pretty good deals using corporate codes. I would share our codes with you, but the hotel can ask for proof of employment when checking in (no one has ever asked in the past, but who knows). Anyway, you might want to check with your employer to see if they offer the same benefit.
Originally Posted By -em Im a fan of cheap (the Super 8 on Katella is my main hotel..) but even I have limits... All I can say is you get what you pay for... and not a nickle more -em
Originally Posted By wendebird juicer, you should read the reviews on Trip Advisor. <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g29092-d222949-Reviews-or10-Little_Boy_Blue_Motel-Anaheim_California.html#MIDC" target="_blank">http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hot...tml#MIDC</a>
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* Those reviews are somethin' else! My favorites... "We read the reviews after booking on Hotline." And "We read the reviews shortly before leaving for our trip." DUHHHHHH! How about checking things out prior to booking?
Originally Posted By fkurucz Well, on Hotline they don't tell the name of the Hotel until you book. Kind of like priceline.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^Good point. I've never booked via Hotline or Priceline, but I'm guessing this is a good lesson against low-balling the bid. *L*
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<The rates start are really low - But the pictures don't look too bad>> This reminds me of the time I was traveling cross-country with my parents. We were on the tail end of our trip, heading north from Asheville, NC. We decided to head up the Blue Ridge Parkway, and stop somewhere along the way before our final destination of Alexandria, VA. Making some phone calls, we had trouble finding an available room for a reason I can't remember. But we finally found a cheap place, after picking up a flyer at a rest stop and calling a motel in Roanoke, VA. I have the flyer somewhere, but anyway, one of the photos showed a man in a white shirt and bow tie holding a tray, as if to say, "we're here to serve you!" I think there were some other photos showing some of the features too, but the guy is all I remember. So, we get to Roanoke, and the place is... bad. So bad that we joke about it to this day. The pool water was green. The beds were just about like the beds in the I Love Lucy episode when they stopped at a motel driving cross-country, i.e. well-worn. The carpet had a bare spot where someone had put an iron down. The toilet had a round seat on an oval bowl and was loose. The faucet permanently leaked. The B/W TV had a remote, but it didn't work. Best of all, in the wee hours of the morning, you could hear screaming and yelling and other strange noises. My guess is one or two people we murdered or raped that night. Now I'm gonna have to pull out the trip video and laugh.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Uh, that should be "My guess is one or two people WERE murdered or raped that night." Or maybe it was some drug deals gone bad. At least the lock on the door worked.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^Great story, trekkeruss! Mystery shopping for vacation stays used to be SO fun! The Internet just ruined all that... *L* ;-)
Originally Posted By GMLSKIS About 3 or 4 years ago I always stayed at the Little Boy Blue because of the price. Afterall I'm at Disneyland 16 hours a day so I consider a room almost a wasted expense. I'd sleep in my car a night or 2 if there was somewhere safe for it. I now always stay across the street at Super 8 for about the same price by using AARP discount through what used to be Triprewards.com but now is Wyndham Rewards.
Originally Posted By Disneyland_Addict_65 I'm bumping this post because the price at Little Boy Blue is so low and I really want to save money this trip! How bad is this hotel? The most recent posts on TripAdvisor are actually pretty good.
Originally Posted By Disneyland_Addict_65 Hmmm, never mind. I called Super 8 and even though their online price is around $70, they gave me a rate of $44 over the phone. I guess we won't brave the Little Boy Blue this time.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Hmmm, never mind. I called Super 8 and even though their online price is around $70, they gave me a rate of $44 over the phone. I guess we won't brave the Little Boy Blue this time.>> Good thing. The Little Boy Blue is a mess. Cows in the meadow... sheep in the corn. ;-)
Originally Posted By fkurucz << I called Super 8 and even though their online price is around $70, they gave me a rate of $44 over the phone.>> Not bad!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Everyone who reads this in the future, you can get a 3 star on Priceline for $50.00 a night most of the time. That would be the Marriot, Hilton, Hyatt Regency, Crown Plaza, and others. If you need a cheap hote, try Priceline. I've done it in the past and never had a bad experience. I know gottaluv uses it often.
