We stayed at the Hilton in 1996 for a conference.
At that time they did not do EE and E-night, but now I've read that they do.
We used their shuttle busses which were free at the time. They came every 1/2 hour, but did stop at several other Downtown Disney hotels before heading to the park. Similar to Disney busses, you wait for the bus going to your destination (MK, Epcot, etc.).
In 1996, there was no character meal in the hotel. There were a few restaurant choices. A casual/pub style, a Japanese place - Benihana's I think, and a more formal but still casual restaurant where you could get a nice breakfast/lunch/dinner. There was also a cart in the lobby that sold continental breakfast items (bagels, danish, etc.)
I don't think package delivery or charging to your room were allowed at the time.
It was a quick walk over to Downtown Disney. I don't think the busses hit DD too frequently in the morning hours, so if you are trying to get to a park first thing in the morning, I don't know if your idea of walking over to use the busses there would work. Certainly in the afternoon/evening this would work. You would just get in the line for the TTC or particular park (if they have a line for that).
It has been almost 5 year since I stayed there so I'm sure some things have changed.
We had a nice room with a great view (could see ToT, Spaceship Earth and Downtown Disney).
Jenn
[This message was edited by Jenn on 02-14-01 at 10:08 AM.]
