A new Hotel choice is about to open - Country Inn & Suites

[Darkbeer1]

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/anaheim-738997-resort-inn.html

>>The $25 million, 174-room Country Inn also sits on Disney Way, right across the street from the future site of Disneyland’s Eastern Gateway Project. Right now, a brisk 10 to 15 minute walk or the Anaheim Resort Transportation bus takes guests straight to Disneyland, but in the near future, the Disney experience will just be a block away.

“We are in the perfect location. It’s unbelievable,” Hattendorf said. “Everyone is excited and anticipating the growth of this area.”

As Figuls, the director of sales, shows off Country Inn’s amenities, which includes free breakfast for guests, an infiniti pool, fitness center and full-scale bar, she said Anaheim has become the hub for people traveling up and down Southern California.

“We’re finding people are staying here and from here, driving to Los Angeles or San Diego,” Figuls said. “This is the place where leisure travelers are staying and I don’t think you’ll see that subside.”<<

Rates seem to be in the low $100 for a basic room, should be interesting to read a review after a DISBoards person stays there.

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

Dang. Heading down tomorrow. Wish I would've seen this earlier.

 

[ParkHopper1]

I am a loyal Marriott line or Holiday Inn/HIE fan and DO NOT like taking my chances with "off" brands if I can at all help it.

I however stayed a few Country Inn and Suites and I was impressed. They are similar to a nicer Fairfield Inn or newer Holiday Inn Express more than a Days Inn or Econo Lodge level.

I would not hesitate to book one, especially a new property. They were nice.

 

[Darkbeer1]

I wouldn't call a Radisson /Sheraton a "off brand". It is just a new brand for the company.

 

[ParkHopper1]

I wouldn't call a Radisson /Sheraton a "off brand". It is just a new brand for the company.

I would...there are some nice ones and properties near DL are reportedly decent, but I have stayed in plenty of Raddisons that were absolute dives to realize there is little to no quality consistency across that brand. That is what I meant by "off" brand.

It is like Best Western...there are some that are awesome but there are many that should be rented by the hour and you would not wanna take your socks off and touch the floor. The name means NADA with some chains when it comes to expectation of quality and cleanliness, Raddison among them in my experience. It is a crap shoot, and I don't like to gamble with my hotel rooms.

Same thing with the Howard Johnson brand. I would not hesitate one second to stay at the one by the park. However the one near my house I would not even stay in if it was a free. I would drive another 30 miles for another property.

...but my point was that the CI&S has a consistent quality across all their properties and compete on par with the Marriott line and ICG brands as someone who has racked up over a million points with each of those. CI&S is delivering a solid mid range Business Traveler experience at a Leisure Traveler price.

 

[Grammy4Lizzy]

A lot of people that take DCL from Port Canaveral use Country Inn and Suites for the night before. I have never read a bad review from the cruisers.

 

[dec2009mama]

looked at rates for my dates for January



the price isn't bad plus free hot breakfast but then I saw



an extra $50 in resort fees for 4 nights, i'll pass!

 

[Darkbeer1]

But there is free Wi-Fi and Parking, still a good deal for a new limited service Hotel that is within Walking Distance of the Parks. (across the street from the original Condo-Style Residence Inn on Clementine). So $130.43 per night, including all taxes and fees, ($120 without taxes)

 

[minnieralyks]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing this.

That is a fantastic rate. Kinda frustrating when they tack on a resort fee, but still makes it a pretty decent deal for a new hotel. I bet rates will go up once the entrances change.

 

[Darkbeer1]

Well, during the NAMM Show convention, they are showing rates of $250 per night, which isn't surprising. But as the Hotel gets more known, I expect a rate closer to $150 for the summer season. So get the low rates while you can!

 

[dshimel]

an extra $50 in resort fees for 4 nights, i'll pass!

More and more hotels are doing this and it really irks me. You find a room for a good rate, but you can't trust it. You have to call them to find out what their resort fee is, what their parking fee is, what other fees they have.

It used to take all day calling hotels to get rates. Then the internet was invented and we could do a search online to compare prices. Now, we can't trust what is being shown online and are back to having to spend all day calling hotels to get "after fees" rates.

Red Lion has a "no fees" rate, which might make you think it is a rate that doesn't get fees added.... You know, like "no fees" added to the "no fees rate". WRONG!!! All the fees still apply to the "no fees" rate. So I ask what "no fees" means if it doesn't mean "no fees". Oh, well, it includes a couple small taxes, which by law we can include in the price of the room. So, "no fees" means $1 lower tax added, and doesn't effect getting hit with $35 a day in resort and parking fees.

 

[Butterfly123]

Hmmm. They have no rooms that accommodate five adults. It's a shame that more hotels can't have at least a few rooms for families larger than four. Don't know if they have rollaways available, but really rollaways are usually not very comfortable!!

 

[tarheelalum]

looked at rates for my dates for January

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the price isn't bad plus free hot breakfast but then I saw

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an extra $50 in resort fees for 4 nights, i'll pass!

I agree. We never stay at any hotel with a resort/ripoff fee. Just be upfront and add the fee into the rate. Otherwise it's just plain deceptive pricing.

 

[Darkbeer1]

Alas with the third-party booking site who get to keep a percentage of the room rate, and I understand why some Hotels and Motels are charging a resort fee, along with parking and WiFi fees, since they get 100% of the fees.

 

[DaveNinja]

Resort fees can be useful to pull in government workers who have a reimbursement limit on "base" fee but no limit on additional taxes.
Example: as a state worker I get reimbursed $95+taxes&fees when staying in Riverside county. If I stay at a hotel that charges $110 a night plus no resort fee, I have to pay $15 out of pocket, however, if i stay at hotel that $95 plus a $15 resort fee, I do not have to pay anything out of pocket. Pretty dumb but that's the system. Some hotels (like Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs) have $30-40 resort fees, which is nuts.

 

[mgd]

If you think $11/night is bad, never go to las vegas. Easily $30+ per night resort fees at many hotels.

But even in anaheim, many of the hotels around the area already charge you at least $10-15 for a resort fee or parking, so I don't think this is bad especially if it includes parking.

If you look on their website, these prices are "grand opening promo". Regular rates are ~$20 more.

 

[disneychrista]

When comparing rates, I always add in the resort fees & parking. Just because someone has "free" parking or no resort fees does not make it a better deal.

 

[bumbershoot]

More and more hotels are doing this and it really irks me. You find a room for a good rate, but you can't trust it. You have to call them to find out what their resort fee is, what their parking fee is, what other fees they have.

Hotels in tourist areas have done this for ages. Were you staying onsite at DLR not that long ago? Our first few trips (and we started staying there in '07) they had a hefty resort fee.

Just like most resort fees, it covered parking, workout room, and newspaper. Of course, if you don't use those things, it feels terrible.

Then they switched to some other method (I think they jsut included it in the room rate), but then switched to including wifi (I think), maybe a paper still, and the workout room, but if you have a car you pay that fee.


For my dates this rate is by far the lowest of the hotels I would consider, and even with the resort fee tacked on it's equal with the next lowest but the next lowest doesn't have breakfast.

I now have to think about the offgassing and if I want to take that chance with a brand new hotel (once had a horrible Thanksgiving at a brand new Westin...I sort of hallucinate when I encounter offgassing or mildew...it's a joy!)...

 

[tarheelalum]

Resort fees and other fees in general are just a bait and switch tactic. They draw you in, with what initially appears to be a good rate, then hit you with a 25 dollar parking fee and or a 20 dollar resort fee, etc etc.. Often these fees are not readily apparent at the time of booking by design. These fees are a big source of profits for hotels. You usually get hit with them when you are checking in your hotel after a long drive and late in the evening with your tired family in tow or checking out after your stay. And its too late in the game to find another hotel and there you are, stuck with it. I go of my way to avoid them and always try to avoid any hotel that charges them whenever I can.

 

[VandVsmama]

Meh. I just looked at it for our travel dates in late May/early June, checking in on a Tuesday and checking out on a Thursday. Total including taxes and additional fees came to $425. My total at Hojo's for those same 2 nights is $316 including taxes & fees. The additional $109 for 2 days of free breakfast isn't worth it.