Hello all! Went to CA 3/31 to 4/4. I was traveling with my sister, her husband and my 3 nieces ages 7, 10, and 12
Embassy Suites South:
LOVED this hotel!! It is about a mile away from the parks, across the Street from Target, Red Robin, Outback Steakhouse.
Our rooms:
2 bedroom suite...2 full beds and a full pull out bed in the living room. The beds and pillows were very comfy! I slept very well here! Small microwave and fridge that we didn't use because we didn't spend much time in the room. I wish we had 2 bathrooms...we stayed at the Homewood Suites in San Diego 3 days before and we had 2 bathrooms there...a must for 6 people. Some noise from the waterfall and lion in the lobby and people talking outside could be heard in the living room, but the bedrooms were dead quiet.
Checkin and staff:
I booked through Get Away Today and we saved tons of money! When we arrived at the hotel there was a delay in checkin...the staff let us know that it was Embassy suites fault...they entered our ressie wrong. The staff was WONDERFUL and so nice! They comped our parking and gave us a room with a good view to compensate for the time delay during the checkin process.
Pool:
We only used it twice since it was a bit cool. The pool area was small but nice, the pool was heated so the kids loved it!
Free Breakfast/Manager's reception:
Breakfast is AWESOME here! Cooked to order omlettes and eggs, french toast, pancakes, cereal, fruit, potatoes, bacon, sausage....anything you could ever want to eat and it was all piping hot and super fresh every day! They let you know what times are the busiest, obviously it was slower earlier in the morning so we took advantage of that. The cooks and bus staff were very friendly and nice, no matter how busy it got. Manager's reception was from 5:30 to 7:30. We loved this! Free beer, wine, mixed drinks, popcorn, chex mix, and pizza slices for $2.00 each. Wonderful to have this on a break from the parks. We saved probably $60.00 a day on breakfast and probably another $40.00 on the manager's reception drinks. How does this hotel make money??
Parking/ART:
We had no problems finding a spot in the lot at the hotel. We drove to the park one day and ended up in Simba...terrible!! We had to walk SO far! We did the ART shuttle the remainder of our time and loved it...we never waited more than 20 minutes and the busses were never too crowded.
All in all we LOOOVED this hotel and I look forward to staying here again!
This was my second trip to DL and my family's first.
What we loved....Indy, Space Mountain ( the new smooth track and music is awesome and we loved how dark it was), Peter Pan (LOVE the stars, wish they had this in the WDW version, Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, CA Screamin, Monster's INc, Toy Story arcade game ride.
What we didn't love so much....Nemo ( the idea and the look of the ride is awesome, but we all felt so sick after), Tower of Terror ( this is nowhere as good as the WDW version).
The people in the parks and in the hotel...SUPER nice and polite! Anytime I was bumped I got an apology, no one cut in the shuttle line, no cutting at breakfast when it was busy, kids well behaved and polite everywhere we went...wonderful experience. I have been to WDW at least 20 times, and the magic just gets ruined when you have to deal with rude people.
Any questions..please ask. I will get back to you! Thank you to everyone on here for all the help you have me in planning this trip!
Embassy Suites South:
LOVED this hotel!! It is about a mile away from the parks, across the Street from Target, Red Robin, Outback Steakhouse.
Our rooms:
2 bedroom suite...2 full beds and a full pull out bed in the living room. The beds and pillows were very comfy! I slept very well here! Small microwave and fridge that we didn't use because we didn't spend much time in the room. I wish we had 2 bathrooms...we stayed at the Homewood Suites in San Diego 3 days before and we had 2 bathrooms there...a must for 6 people. Some noise from the waterfall and lion in the lobby and people talking outside could be heard in the living room, but the bedrooms were dead quiet.
Checkin and staff:
I booked through Get Away Today and we saved tons of money! When we arrived at the hotel there was a delay in checkin...the staff let us know that it was Embassy suites fault...they entered our ressie wrong. The staff was WONDERFUL and so nice! They comped our parking and gave us a room with a good view to compensate for the time delay during the checkin process.
Pool:
We only used it twice since it was a bit cool. The pool area was small but nice, the pool was heated so the kids loved it!
Free Breakfast/Manager's reception:
Breakfast is AWESOME here! Cooked to order omlettes and eggs, french toast, pancakes, cereal, fruit, potatoes, bacon, sausage....anything you could ever want to eat and it was all piping hot and super fresh every day! They let you know what times are the busiest, obviously it was slower earlier in the morning so we took advantage of that. The cooks and bus staff were very friendly and nice, no matter how busy it got. Manager's reception was from 5:30 to 7:30. We loved this! Free beer, wine, mixed drinks, popcorn, chex mix, and pizza slices for $2.00 each. Wonderful to have this on a break from the parks. We saved probably $60.00 a day on breakfast and probably another $40.00 on the manager's reception drinks. How does this hotel make money??
Parking/ART:
We had no problems finding a spot in the lot at the hotel. We drove to the park one day and ended up in Simba...terrible!! We had to walk SO far! We did the ART shuttle the remainder of our time and loved it...we never waited more than 20 minutes and the busses were never too crowded.
All in all we LOOOVED this hotel and I look forward to staying here again!
This was my second trip to DL and my family's first.
What we loved....Indy, Space Mountain ( the new smooth track and music is awesome and we loved how dark it was), Peter Pan (LOVE the stars, wish they had this in the WDW version, Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, CA Screamin, Monster's INc, Toy Story arcade game ride.
What we didn't love so much....Nemo ( the idea and the look of the ride is awesome, but we all felt so sick after), Tower of Terror ( this is nowhere as good as the WDW version).
The people in the parks and in the hotel...SUPER nice and polite! Anytime I was bumped I got an apology, no one cut in the shuttle line, no cutting at breakfast when it was busy, kids well behaved and polite everywhere we went...wonderful experience. I have been to WDW at least 20 times, and the magic just gets ruined when you have to deal with rude people.
Any questions..please ask. I will get back to you! Thank you to everyone on here for all the help you have me in planning this trip!
. How was ART? We have never rode it always have parked or walked to the parks.do they charge for parking?
