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- Jul 6, 2013
I’m sorry that’s where you ended up. So many of the actual hotels would have been better for your needs.
Thank you for your review -- the recent information will be helpful to other DISers. Sorry that the Camelot didn't live up to your expectations -- I do think the Premium Rooms at the CCI or one of the actual hotels like the Hilton, Sheraton, or Marriott might have been a better fit. (Next anniversary!) By the time of your next anniversary, the new Westin and the new JW Marriott should be open, too. Glad you had a good trip overall!Just wanted to report back that we ended up staying at the Camelot. I ruled out the Courtyard because all their rooms had bunk beds and seeing those would just make me miss my kids. The water pressure was awful! I definitely would've needed to use the tub faucet to properly wash my hair and showers took extra long in general because of the lack of pressure. I don't know how the pressure compares to other places though, perhaps they are all that bad. I was glad we didn't have a car, I don't think I would stay there with one, parking looked very tight and always full. We never checked out the pool, whenever we were there we were so exhausted we just crashed. The bed seemed comfortable but no blanket, I can't sleep without an actual blanket, fortunately the extra bedding for the chair pullout had a blanket. The room was very clean and spacious, but no closets or drawers, just open shelving and a rod to hang clothes in the sink mirror area which was also open to the room. It was nice having the sink and mirror area separate from the shower/toilet room, but I'd really love a separate toilet room. I guess ultimately it was nice being right across the street although I definitely would've been up for lyft/uber and staying someplace more "romantic" to actually relax at, but as far as I could tell I couldn't really find anything that was more than just a place to crash essentially in any case.
I'm sorry your stay did not go well. Thank you for coming back to share your feedback. I had cancelled a reservation there last year, because I found a better rate elsewhere at the last minute. I always wondered if I should try to book it again. Your review plus some other drawbacks to that property have helped me take it off my list.
Sorry that the Camelot didn't live up to your expectations
That's reassuring...I love staying at their sister-property, Tropicana and wouldn't hesitate there. My other drawbacks actually were more of a personal issue. I use an ECV, so normally stay in a ground-floor room to make coming and going easy. Camelot doesn't have a ground floor room, and I've been told the elevator is really small, so if I come and go during a busy period, I'd have to wait for the elevator to return just to get to my room. Since I've never had a water pressure issue at Tropicana, I would just stay there instead. Same great service and quality of room, but just easier for me as an ECV user.Oh no, besides the water pressure issue (which again I don't know if it's the same or similar to other hotels) if anything it exceeded my expectations.... it wasn't the romantic experience I was originally looking for, but I wasn't expecting that from a motel regardless, by the time I booked the Camelot it was exactly what I was looking for and I was very happy with the service and the room, loved the shampoo and conditioner and all the counter space and I was provided with plenty of towels, housekeeping was awesome, the bed and pillows were very comfortable (and I wasn't falling into my husband as with a lot of beds, ha!), check in and out couldn't have been easier and they even had our room ready and available early, loved the big window I could open and although a few of the motels are slightly closer the difference really isn't significant so you can't get much closer, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it...
Well, I can say from experience that the water pressure problem isn't an issue at all the hotels. I've heard that it is a problem at the Anaheim Hotel (and the water temperature, too).
What I'm saying is that some hotels are known for having poor water pressure (and sometimes water temperature issues, too). When a hotel has a reputation for this, it's probably not a matter of perception.I'm just not sure how it really compares since it's a matter of perception, my idea of bad water pressure isn't necessarily the same as someone else's...
What I'm saying is that some hotels are known for having poor water pressure (and sometimes water temperature issues, too). When a hotel has a reputation for this, it's probably not a matter of perception.
I just stayed at The Camelot Inn 3/16 to 3/20. It was very clean. Water pressure was good. I'd stay here again.