PLEASE help us find a hotel!

[tnzzz]

I'm not worried about safety. My concern is that someone on Tripadvisor told me Travelodge and BW on Katella were not in convenient locations. Yes I am using Chase Ur to book this room so the hotel has to be available on Expedia. Thank you all so much, I have gotten much more advice here than tripadvisor! Off to check out your suggestions. I may be back

If you're limited on options, BW Stovalls is a good choice. We walked at night and didn't feel the area was 'shady' at all. It also fits your walk time.

 

[eeyoresmom]

If you're limited on options, BW Stovalls is a good choice. We walked at night and didn't feel the area was 'shady' at all. It also fits your walk time.

I did just book BW Stovalls! Refundable of course. It was the only option recommended here available to me. Do you know what the parking rate is there and what other businesses are nearby?

 

[tnzzz]

I did just book BW Stovalls! Refundable of course. It was the only option recommended here available to me. Do you know what the parking rate is there and what other businesses are nearby?

Hotels.com shows parking as 10/night. I know there are some restaurants right there, Coco's comes to mind. There are other businesses for sure, but I can't recall what they are.
If you're unclear on the walk to and from the parks, from Stovall's you'll walk down Disneyland Dr, past the Paradise Pier hotel, then cut through a parking area to Downtown Disney. We liked walking through there because we would stop at Starbucks in DTD in the morning and it's on the way.

 

[DLmama]

We just stayed at the Discovery Inn, which is right next to BW Stovall's. There's a small gift shop at the BW, we didn't go in there, so I'm not sure what they have, but it's there. Coco's is right on the corner, Tiffy's restaurant is across the street. We ate at Coco's for breakfast on the morning we were leaving. It was fine, love their coffee cake. It took about 15 minutes to walk to the gates, through DtD. The first day we actually took the Monorail in, so we didn't walk all the way to the front. That was a nice option since the line was short and a monorail was already there. The second day, we walked through DtD and got Starbucks and beignets from Jazz Kitchen on our way to the front gates. I never felt like it was unsafe, but I wouldn't want to walk it alone after midnight. That's true in pretty much any city though.

 

[eeyoresmom]

Thank you all so much. We are visiting WDW immediately after DL and the DL planning has me spinning. Really starting to look forward to it now though.

 

[eeyoresmom]

Hotels.com shows parking as 10/night. I know there are some restaurants right there, Coco's comes to mind. There are other businesses for sure, but I can't recall what they are.
If you're unclear on the walk to and from the parks, from Stovall's you'll walk down Disneyland Dr, past the Paradise Pier hotel, then cut through a parking area to Downtown Disney. We liked walking through there because we would stop at Starbucks in DTD in the morning and it's on the way.

Thanks for the detailed walking directions. This is exactly what I need to get my bearings!