We just returned and stayed at the Homewood Suites Convention Center. The hotel was sold out but the staff did an amazing job keeping up with the breakfast. I'm Diamond level with Hilton properties so I see my fair share of hotels, and this breakfast was a step up from the normal "hot" breakfasts. The layout and food offerings were great. There was never a backup at a certain area that you tend to see at most hotel breakfasts. 4 waffle makers, 4 hot food stations, 6 types of cereal.
Much to my surprise the "Light dinners" Monday -Thursday evenings were enough to feed my boys and husband. It was actually good quality food and plenty of it. Wine and beer are also complementary. The first night was a barbeque, they grilled hotdogs and hamburgers on the grills by the pool including all the fixings. Plus, potato salad, salad bar, soup. Second night was pasta, they had baked ziti or penne with sauce and cheese, a plain buttered pasta with sauce on the side, TONs of garlic bread, Caesar salad, salad bar and minestrone soup. The last night they had fried/baked chicken sliders, macaroni salad, macaroni and cheese, veggies with hummus, potato salad, salad bar, chicken noodle and vegetable soup. They have a juice station that includes a cold latte, orange, cranberry, lemonade and tea. No soft drinks.
The walk to the Toy Story lot is very easy. The buses run continually and usually door to Esplanade was 15 minutes. My teenage son walked a few times to see if he could beat us, most times he did but he is very fit and honestly was probably running to "win" (ha). The ride back on the Toy Story bus in the middle of the day was no wait, the ride back at 10pm or later, sometimes a 5 minute wait, but they were always loading continuously.
Rooms are nice and still seem new. The bunk bed layout is wonderful, we liked having a king bed, the younger DS in the bunkbed area and the teenage DS on the foldout sofa in the living room area. Having a full kitchen is nice, although we only used the fridge.
