Walking Distance Hotel List w/ discussion & details of hotels

[saradela]

This Thanksgiving Weekend we're staying at Best Western Stovall's for $65 per night!! I got it through LMT I knew that I was getting that hotel *you bid without knowing till you've paid* cause I read this great tip!

ït seems that I can't find the link for "more info". Would you be kind enough to tell me , in which part of the page is, I will appreciate very much.

 

[OnTheRoadAgain]

I have a good friend from Webster Grove.


If you look at the OP it has a summary of what many hotels offer.

A big key for DLR is stay close you can walk to the parks and not need a time wasting shuttle like you do at WDW.

If you haven't already you may also want to read the DLR guide for WDW vets.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1162599

You're good skiingfast. You got all that from "W".

P.

 

[OnTheRoadAgain]

Added pool info to 1st post from Lissame's thread on the subject.

 

[mouseymommy]

This is a very helpful thread. Thanks OP!

We recently stayed at BWPPI for the 4th time. We have always been very happy there. The beds are fine, and we like having the couch in the room. We also really like the fridge/microwave in every room. We thought it was very clean. And of course, the location cannot be beat!

In a couple months we are staying at the DI&S for the first time. I was a bit nervous about switching hotels, but I have heard good things. I also liked the price! I will post a little review when we get back.

 

[wdwmickey]

If you're still around, what website did you book through to get such a good rate?

I booked directly through Red Lion. I just checked the rates for an early May trip and no such discounts this time

 

[ixadorexpink]

It's driving me crazy that search is disabled! Does anyone have any reviews on the Comfort Inn & Suites on Katella Ave.? Thanks!

 

[OnTheRoadAgain]

It's driving me crazy that search is disabled! Does anyone have any reviews on the Comfort Inn & Suites on Katella Ave.? Thanks!

Try this link I found these using Google Advanced Search option:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...=any&safe=images&tbs=&as_filetype=&as_rights=

 

[ixadorexpink]

Try this link I found these using Google Advanced Search option:

Thanks but I keep getting Comfort Inn Maingate. I did read that the Comfort Inn & Suites on Katella used to be a Hampton Inn? Can't find any info on that either.

 

[OnTheRoadAgain]

Bummer. Here is the link to advanced Google searches. https://www.google.com/advanced_search Why don't you try playing around with the options there.

Did you already start a thread requesting info? (I would search myself, but...)

 

[Satchmo128]

We just booked with Carousel Inn & Suites for our upcoming October trip. It was $109/night through Orbitz (which was the cheapest rate I could find with my limited internet google-fu skillz ). It is just DH and I, so the small(er) rooms don't bother us. Will definitely post a review when we return!

Now, could the next 6 months go by a little bit faster please?!

 

[jcarwash]

It's driving me crazy that search is disabled! Does anyone have any reviews on the Comfort Inn & Suites on Katella Ave.? Thanks!

Here's the Trip Advisor entry with reviews for that Comfort Inn:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUser...eim_Disneyland_Resort-Anaheim_California.html

 

[AWHOFAN]

Are there sidewalks to Disneyland from these hotels? Google maps shows some of the hotels on the business side of Disneyland. We have a 5 year old to walk with. Any of these you would pick?

In order from 6 to 12 minutes walking:

$120 2.5 Best Western Park Place Inn Free: breakfast (BF), fridge, micro, wi-fi, $8 parking, many good reviews, :/B, P
$110 2.5 Tropicana Inn Free sm. BF, fridge, micro, $9 for parking, $10 for wi-fi, B, P
$130 2.5 Park Vue Inn Free BF, free evening social hour, free parking, fridge, micro, wi-fi, $2 resort fee, there are mixed reviews in thread, B
$ 70 ___ Desert Inn & Suites Free cont. BF, fridge, micro, wi-fi, $4 resort fee, $8 parking-small lot, good for large # parties, B, P #
$120 3.0 Carousel Inn Free cont. BF, fridge, micro, $10 for wi-fi (free in business center), $9 parking, $30 room deposit, B, :/P
$ 90 2.0 Anaheim Del Sol Free BF, wi-fi, fridge, micro, $4 resort fee, $9 parking, AP discount, good review below in thread #
$120 3.0 Camelot Inn Free cont. BF, fridge, micro, $10 wifi, $9 parking, early/late check in fee, B, P
$110 2.5 Best Western Plus Anaheim Inn Free: fridge, micro, wi-fi, parking, P
$100 2.5 Ramada Maingate Free BF, parking, wi-fi, fridge, micro, B, P
$120 2.5 Fairfield Inn Free: wi-fi, fridge, no BF, $9 parking, B(firm)$130 Might stay here since were with Mariott $179 July 2012
2.5 HOJOs Free: parking, fridge, some micro, wi-fi, no BF, DIS board, ent. bk. & AP discount, B, P
$140 __ Candy Cane Inn Free BF, fridge, parking, wi-fi, shuttle, $10 AP discount B, P
$ 90 2.0 Anaheim Plaza Hotel & Suites Fridge, micro on request, $10 wi-fi, $4 parking, no BF (kids eat free?), some reviews below in thread, P #
$ 70 2.0 Castle Inn Free: parking, free/weak wi-fi, fridge, no BF, probably the least $ w last minute resrvatn, not recommended by some, B #
$110 2.5 Quality Inn and Suites - Anaheim ResortFree cont. BF, wi-fi, fridge, micro, $2 parking, $5 resort fee (don't confuse w/ QI Anaheim @ the Park) #

 

[skiingfast]

Are there sidewalks to Disneyland from these hotels? Google maps shows some of the hotels on the business side of Disneyland. We have a 5 year old to walk with. Any of these you would pick?

There is a sidewalk from all of them. The resort area is pretty safe to walk in.

I'd stay in any of them if the price was right except the Castle Inn.

 

[quiltymom]

We just returned from a stay at BWPPI, and we'll not be staying there again. While it was clean and quiet - you couldn't hear the people above you, which was a bonus - the pool was just too small to use (I've never seen a hotel pool so small!) and you MUST remove your car from the hotel parking lot by 3:00 pm the day of check out. We did not know this until check-in.

We always stay till park closing and it was a royal pain to both pay for overnight parking at the hotel and then take time out of our park fun to go and move the car to the Disney parking lot and of course, pay another fee.

Of course, if you don't mind either moving your car during the day or if you stay the night and then go home without returning to the parks that day, then the parking issue is moot.

 

[SeanCLV]

We are staying at the Holiday Inn and Suites on Walnut right next to the parking garage. Is a walk to the park from the hotel reasonable with a 6 and 7 yo? It looks like there is a way to walk South on Walnut from the hotel to Magic Way and head East and you could hop on the tram there. Will that work? Or is there some fence/tram policy that would prevent us from doing that?

 

[skiingfast]

We are staying at the Holiday Inn and Suites on Walnut right next to the parking garage. Is a walk to the park from the hotel reasonable with a 6 and 7 yo? It looks like there is a way to walk South on Walnut from the hotel to Magic Way and head East and you could hop on the tram there. Will that work? Or is there some fence/tram policy that would prevent us from doing that?

Yes you can walk to the Tram that way. Going along Magic Way you will find an opening in the bushes with a pedestrian walkway up to the Trams.

You may opt to just keep walking, crossing Disneyland Dr is a sidewalk go left and it take you into DTD, just at the far end from the parks of the Tram Drop Off. Walking is often the quicker way, but the Trams will save about 1,000 feet of walking. 15 minutes of walking to the Tram and 20 minutes to the parks is a fair estimate from that Holiday Inn.

 

[madmaxx]

We just stayed at the Ramada Maingate for $64.25 per night. It was great.

We stayed at the Ramada maingate a few years ago in the old, un-remodeled rooms. The service was good, the pool ok, the breakfasts workable, but the room was filthy and run down. I would not stay in the old rooms again, but would certainly consider staying in a remodeled room as the price and location were great.

 

[quiltymom]

To the OP - At BWPPI we stayed in a king room with sofa bed for $134 a night - the two queen was more expensive, but since we didn't take that room I can't remember the price. Sorry that I forgot to add this before!

 

[Skimassey]

Newbie to Disneyland here. I will be taking my 8 & 9 year old boys to DL in Oct. wish I had found this thread before I booked our trip. We are staying at the Best Western Plus Pavilions. Does anyone have any experience with this hotel? How long of a walk are we looking at? The hotel description made it seem close, but I'm worried since I haven't seen it mentioned here. Thank you!

 

[skiingfast]

I pulled them from Tripadvisor late last night - an average over 4 days in early November. I will change it to these amounts since they are more accurate. Thx.

I've read some reviews about this location. It's on Katella, near the corner of South West corner of the resort which is a bit far away. I'm not sure if these reviews are very trust worthy but people seem to like it. I'm not sure if I would be as delighted as some because I know it's not as close as they thought. It will take about 20 minutes to walk to the park gates.

You can walk or take ART, Anaheim Resort Transit. I'd suggest walking to as you can beat the shuttles unless they are right at the stop when you walk out of the hotel. Then using the shuttle to return.

To walk go to the east side of Disneyland Drive. Walk up to the Grand Californian Hotel and into it. Go in the front doors and make a left. You will see signs to Downtown Disney. Once in DTD go right.