Embassy Suites Anaheim North might be a great option for your situation. It is about a 10-15 minute ride from the hotel, but the shuttle is dedicated (only carries passengers from this hotel). When you read on-line reviews, there are often posts saying they walked and it was only 20 minutes, or commenting on the animatronic lion....all of these people stayed at the Embassy Suites Anaheim South.
At the North Embassy you will be 6-8 miles from the park, there is no lion, the food is MUCH better, the facility is older, and the shuttle is not shared. So, as usual, the Dis will give you better advice, information, and suggestions than the web at large.
The North place has a WONDERFUL hot made to order breakfast as well as great fruit, drinks, and pastry in the mornings.
They have a manager's reception in the evening and have free "adult" beverages and soda as well as a snack item for free such as pop corn or party mix. They also have inexpensive pizza slices in the evening.
The pool is indoors and the area is very lush and tropical.
Their prices are good, the place is very roomy. Now for the bad; they are near a recycling center, just make sure to request a room away from that side of the facility.
For a large group, this is a nice option. When we have a larger group, this is where he usually stay. We have recently had a baby, and I won't put her in the shuttle bus because it does not have car seats, and they drive on the freeway. It is allowable, but just does not seem safe enough for my personal taste.
So, it is not a perfect hotel, but in the right circumstances it is really great. The price is so much better than Embassy Suite that is "closer" to
Disneyland, but that hotel did not have in indoor pool, the food was not nearly as nice, and it was WAY TOO FAR to walk. It has a shared shuttle with several other hotels which are all quite large, so there were several times when we watched a bus fill, and then waited for it to make the loop to drop off and then come and pick us up. And for this inconvenience, we had purchased tickets on top of our room price.
We were very happy with Embassy Suites North with teenagers, and the savings in food and drinks alone made this place a winner. They have made some great improvements over the years, and my husband stays at this hotel when he is there for business. Sometimes he is there for as long as a month at a time, and they really become a home away from home.
