Everyone has been sooooooooo nice to us, always a friendly hello from whomever you pass, 2 phone calls to make sure we were happy with the room. And the walk to the park can not be beat. you can't get any closer without being on Disney property, and the walk from the gate to the Disneyland hotel (where we will be next week) is even further. We signed up for the Stone cold creamery and have a coupon for a buy one get one free creation, and the PVI gave my grand son and myself vouchers for small birthday cakes from there! and I am guessing because we reserved before the changes took place there was a gift bag with toys etc for our grandson and a coffee mug with chocolate in it for myself.
Taking a break from the park at our really nice room at the Park Vue Inn!
We are in the 2 room suite, with a kitchen. the seperate bedroom has 2 very very comfy queen size beds, a desk with chair, and a small table with 2 chairs. Out in the living room there is a sofa, coffe table, wall mounted flat screen tv above the really nice looking electric fireplace. The kitchen has granite counters and a tile floor, nice wood cabinets. the bathroom is very nice also granite counters and nice tile work, nice light fixtures and fans throughout all rooms. The rooms are nice and bright, you can not see into the rooms through the sheer curtains at all, so there is lot's of light coming in. The pool area even though it is in the middle of the parking area, is surrounded by a wall and lot's of very nice plantings and palm trees so you can't even see the parking lot. We watched the fireworks last night right out our living room window! there is really nice crown molding and trim in the rooms, the wall finishes are even nicer than just normal paint! the room looks like it must have been recently updated, and if this is the route they are going with all rooms, and had to cut the social hour to save money and do the upgrades that's great with me!!
This room was not available for the first night of our stay so we were in the 2 room suite with 3 queen beds and no kitchen, and it was not as nice. It needs a refurb. the beds were still very comfortable, but I was really glad when I saw our new room! We are up on the 2nd floor toward the front of the hotel just down the corridor from the breakfast area. I do not understand at all someone saying the breakfast was inedible. there is a big selection, you can make your own waffles which are very good, there is a big fresh fruit salad which is being constantly refilled, and there is a variation between sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs or omelets, french toast, regular toast of all types, lot's of different cereals, bagels and cream cheese, yoghurts, by far better than the breakfast we had at BWPPI. Anyway, I.....gasp....found a hair, it was on the floor, probably came off the housekeeper on her way out because other than that the room was spotless. Maybe the housekeepers should be made to wear bio hazard suits while cleaning?
We will be staying here again without a doubt and I hope the other rooms are as nice, or will be made to be as nice as this!
I was just thinking about you this morning and wondering how your room was at the Park Vue as we were looking into booking the exact same room for our holiday next summer.
Based on the wonderful things you said, I think my worries have been taken care of!
If I may ask, I heard through other posts, that the kitchen is not very well appointed and that the towels are awful.
What are your thoughts on these? I know when we stayed in a bunk room last year - just a few doors down from your room I believe - we found the rooms to be very clean and comfortable and would definitely stay there again! Btw, I find your analogy of the long lost hair to be I did email the Park Vue today as I was unable to get a price off of their website for that suite and they emailed back a few hours later letting me know that they are only able to book 9 months in advance. They also informed me that they have stopped the evening social meal as well as the welcome baskets in order to do more renovations. Sounds reasonable to me! Have a wonderful rest of your trip!
and any other reviews you want to give will all be welcomed!! We are still trying to decide between the Park Vue suite and the Residence Inn Maingate. I am heading more towards the RI as they do have a better price thus far...
towells are awesome! thick cotton, very nice! and lot's of them, there were 6 large ones and lots of hand towells and facecloths too. The kitchen has an assortment of things, plenty of plates about 6 bowls, a couple of saucers, about 6 mugs, plenty of cutlery, a can opener, a pot for cooking pasta or whatever, a couple of saucepans, all of it is pretty mismatched, but it's fine for the little bits of cooking we have done like kraft dinner, or soup. the stove is a gas stove, quite new and very clean and works perfectly, the fridge is bigger than a hotel fridge, but smaller than a full size. the microwave is above the stove with a fan built in. They supplied paper towell, but when we shopped we forgot to pick up a shaker of salt so we are now on a low salt diet 
I have that little fridge right full of all kinds of food, the meals are always waaaaay too big, and the nice thing about being so close, if you are going to be at the park for more than another 1-2 hours you can run your leftovers back to the room. I am again here today taking in a break and I brought back the leftovers from our lunch at Flo's V8 Cafe, the beef striploin which I made into a sandwhich with the yummy bun they give you and piece of to die for strawberry rhubarb pie 
the only complaint I have is that they have kind of bad coffee in the rooms, but we came prepared with our Tassimo machine and lot's of pods so I have good coffee with my pie 
It is sooooo hot out there today I thought I was going to pass out in the Toy Story Midway Mania line! 
I hope this is true!
We will be staying here next year when we bring 2 of our grand daughters. We brought 2 of them in December and stayed at Hojo's which was very nice, but that walk just kills me. what can I say, I'm a wimp! especially with 2 little ones. I really love this set up for a long stay like this, so much more comfortable than just beds in a room!
