aliceindisneyland
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These are my notes based on our stay last week at Park Vue Inn for those wondering about it or considering straying from "the devil you know" (in our case, that's Best Western Park Place Inn).
1. Make sure you get a room with a closet! I was not aware that hotel rooms without a closet (or at least a wardrobe) existed! We reserved a bunk bed room and the first one reeked of urine so we refused the room and were reassigned (as punishment?) to the tiniest room sans closet that had approximately 12" of open carpet on either side of the queen bed, and from the door to the bunk bed and restroom. That means...
2. If you get a tiny room there is no place for luggage! We put the suitcase on the TV stand and blocked the head of the bunk bed with our square ice chest and the kids' small suitcases. We had to pack away every toiletry every evening and morning because there is no counter space or shelf in the bathroom; in fact, the towel rack is inside the shower! Moldy-smelling, damp towels are not my personal favorite. The toiletries bag had to sit outside the bathroom, so the kids had just a few inches of walking space to gain access to the bottom bunk (which you will remember had most of its access blocked by the ice chest).
3. Seriously, there is no room. Thankfully it wasn't raining (much) -- I can't imagine where you would hang wet sweatshirts and clothing to dry without your room looking like a 19th century tenement; there is nary a hook. We stacked laundry bags on the night stands with our dirty clothes (BYO because they don't have laundry bags in a room without a closet!)
4. Silly me thought I would take a chance based on reports from happy supporters of PVI over the past couple of years; I saved a big $75 over BWPPI -- that's accounting for BWPPI's parking fee. I will be thrilled to pay the difference in the future.
5. There is good news! The room was clean and there was no mold in the shower. The front desk staff was pleasant.
6. But one more note of bad news: the breakfast is beyond awful. To compare, we are fine with BWPPI's breakfast though it's no great shakes. PVI has weirdly fake "sausage" and some brown paper stuff I believe they are trying to pass off as bacon. The juices are not juice but high fructose corn syrup and dye based juice-esque drinks. There is no fresh fruit (even Ramada MATP has bananas and apples). The closest thing to actual food are the packets of butter. The potatoes appear to be generic frozen country potatoes. I can't fault them on the fake eggs since most places use them.
There are two ways to avoid these issues: Stay elsewhere
or
Make sure you get a room with a little more space and that all-important closet...and plan on eating breakfast in the Parks. According to one desk clerk there are four of the tiny, closetless bunk bed rooms. Don't let them put you in one!
1. Make sure you get a room with a closet! I was not aware that hotel rooms without a closet (or at least a wardrobe) existed! We reserved a bunk bed room and the first one reeked of urine so we refused the room and were reassigned (as punishment?) to the tiniest room sans closet that had approximately 12" of open carpet on either side of the queen bed, and from the door to the bunk bed and restroom. That means...
2. If you get a tiny room there is no place for luggage! We put the suitcase on the TV stand and blocked the head of the bunk bed with our square ice chest and the kids' small suitcases. We had to pack away every toiletry every evening and morning because there is no counter space or shelf in the bathroom; in fact, the towel rack is inside the shower! Moldy-smelling, damp towels are not my personal favorite. The toiletries bag had to sit outside the bathroom, so the kids had just a few inches of walking space to gain access to the bottom bunk (which you will remember had most of its access blocked by the ice chest).
3. Seriously, there is no room. Thankfully it wasn't raining (much) -- I can't imagine where you would hang wet sweatshirts and clothing to dry without your room looking like a 19th century tenement; there is nary a hook. We stacked laundry bags on the night stands with our dirty clothes (BYO because they don't have laundry bags in a room without a closet!)
4. Silly me thought I would take a chance based on reports from happy supporters of PVI over the past couple of years; I saved a big $75 over BWPPI -- that's accounting for BWPPI's parking fee. I will be thrilled to pay the difference in the future.
5. There is good news! The room was clean and there was no mold in the shower. The front desk staff was pleasant.
6. But one more note of bad news: the breakfast is beyond awful. To compare, we are fine with BWPPI's breakfast though it's no great shakes. PVI has weirdly fake "sausage" and some brown paper stuff I believe they are trying to pass off as bacon. The juices are not juice but high fructose corn syrup and dye based juice-esque drinks. There is no fresh fruit (even Ramada MATP has bananas and apples). The closest thing to actual food are the packets of butter. The potatoes appear to be generic frozen country potatoes. I can't fault them on the fake eggs since most places use them.
There are two ways to avoid these issues: Stay elsewhere
or
Make sure you get a room with a little more space and that all-important closet...and plan on eating breakfast in the Parks. According to one desk clerk there are four of the tiny, closetless bunk bed rooms. Don't let them put you in one!
. In response to #3, the rooms I've stayed in at PVI have always had a retractable clothes line in the bathroom where you could hang wet clothing and towels. Sorry to hear that was missing. Fresh fruit has always been plentiful at breakfast too, strange it was missing.
