Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations All, We just came back from a five day visit at the resort. We stayed at the Park Vue Inn which is where we have stayed for the majority of our visits over the last thirteen years. The Park Vue used to be a cheap, semi-clean, hotel that's main attraction was that it was close to the Parks. Times have changed for the better. The Park Vue is more expensive now but it also has re-modeled clean rooms, a free actual (bacon, eggs, waffles, etc.) breakfast, and a Cold Stone Creamery (providing high quality ice cream for a much cheaper price than The Gibson Girl). Overall we very much enjoyed our stay at the Park Vue. I'm curious if others have had a similiar (or different experience) at this hotel. Thanks in advance, MB
Originally Posted By Pollyana I will have to give this motel another look. We have stayed there many times before the make-over. It was your average room..Thanks for the update.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I see it's getting very positive reviews over on TripAdvisor. One review said there was no elevator to the second floor. What did you pay for your room? And could you walk to the parks from there? Shuttle?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Thank you for posting your review I'll keep it in mind when people ask me for walking distance motel options
Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations Rsey103 and All, The Park Vue is in easy walking distance to the Resort. It is, in fact, the closest non-Disney hotel to the Resort. There is no elevator to the second floor. We paid $111.00 a night for our room.
Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife This is great news! We really like the Park Vue for its proximity to the crosswalk. The last time we stayed there they had not finished the improvements but it was a few years ago, 2007, for our 20th anniversary. Can't wait to stay there again. Thanks for the review.
Originally Posted By ksargen We've stayed there and at the Best Western next door. The Park Vue seems a touch noisier, and though it has been renovated, our room had issues - missing lightbulbs, bathroom door that couldn't close, a window we couldn't shut (thank goodness it was in the bathroom and TINY), that sort of odd. All of that said, it's a decent value.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I think I paid about $110 and it was only a cold continental breakfast. I thought the rooms were just OK, so I think I might stay there again, given the improvements. The Cold Stone Creamery had just opened when we stayed there. I picked this place because we had a little one and I figured we'd have to return often. Oh, I thought the staff and service were good to very good. I'd rate HoJo's staff and service as very good to excellent (I had only one bad experience there). I'd prefer HoJo's, but it looks like I'll be going down with a little one again, so the Park View would probably work out better. If I go solo, it'll be HoJo's, unless I can afford the Bonita Tower before they take out the waterfalls. ; - )
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I stayed at the Park Vue the last visit we took in March of 2009. I was very pleasantly surprised by both the distance to the parks and the cleanliness of the rooms. It really is literally the closest hotel to the parks. Directly across the street on Harbor right across from the pedestrian entrance. The rooms were nice. I had a double queen room, and it had a little refrigerator and a microwave too. Nice, clean bathroom too. There was a complimentary gift basket when we got there, it had wine in it, bottled water, and I think some food items. That was a nice touch. I thought the free breakfast was decent too. Waffles, donuts, toast, cereal, etc. Nice to stop there for a quick breakfast before heading to the park. Great for kids too. And FYI, you can see the top of the Matterhorn while sitting on the patio eating your breakfast The pool was closed for renovations while we were there, so we didn't get a chance to check that out. There wasn't an elevator to the second floor, and we were on the second floor so that was a bit of a pain with a stroller, but we managed. Over all, I thought it was a great place to stay. And I would definitely stay there again.
Originally Posted By Crunchfunkel MouseBear, we were at the Park Vue at the same time you were, also for five days. We have stayed just about everywhere on property and off. We will stay at the Park Vue Inn the next time. I was a little apprehensive about staying at a new (to us) place, but TripAdvisor reviews weren't bad at all, so we gave it a shot. The staff was attentive and the fruitbaskets impressed everyone. We had four rooms, each with queen beds. Those in the 140 wing had a smaller room than those of us in the 110 wing. Highly recommend the 110 wing (meaning the rooms were numbered in the 110s). Rooms could get a little noisy since it is an older motel, but the beds were so comfy we went to sleep without noticing the noise too much. Again, we'll be happily staying there next time!
Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations Crunchfunkel, We were in room 108 which was nice because it was so close to the front and was on the bottom floor. Were you the group with the white van with "Disneyland or Bust!" written on the window?
Originally Posted By Pixarpixie I love Park Vue! The customer service is top notch. I've stayed at a wide range of hotels from super cheap to very expensive. The Park Vue has set the bar. I'm in the hospitality industry so my standards are high. On a side note....worst hospitality - Pan Pacific in San Francisco. I paid over $500 a night! Worst customer service ever!!
Originally Posted By Moderation This trip was the first time I stayed at the HoJo rather than the Park Vue. The HoJo was $20 a night more and no breakfast. Everyone talks up the HoJo's customer service, but they locked us out of the rooms on the 2nd of 6 days because all the keys were misprogrammed, the WiFi was constantly down, housekeeping never brought towels when requested on the days they didn't clean the rooms, they didn't get either wake up call right and the walk is significantly further. I greatly regret my choice and will be returning to the Park Vue- it has a few warts too, but it's a much better value.
Originally Posted By Crunchfunkel MouseBear, no we weren't the "Disney or Bust" group. Busting is not an option, we just go! There were 10 of us total and we were in rooms 118 & 119 and 142 & 143. Would recommend bottom floor rooms for those with younger kids (like we have) or those who can't manage stairs easily. It's too bad the breakfast room is on the top floor, though.
