wdwlovers5 said:
I see in your signature that you stayed at the Anaheim Hotel, could you tell me if you liked it I am planning on going to DL in April or July next year. Thanks.
We stayed at the Anaheim Plaza last year. We will be staying again when we go the end of March next year. (BTW, if you take you trip in April, before 4/26 I think it is, adults pay kid's rates!) We really like the Anaheim Plaza. It's right on Harbor, directly across the street from DL. It is at a corner with a cross walk. What I really liked was crossing Harbor right there from the hotel and then walking along Disney's landscaped walkways instead of through the mobs of people in front of all the other hotels in that area. So, to me, location can't be beat. To be fair there are both plusses and minuses to this hotel. For us, the plusses far exceed the minuses, but they are there.
Plusses: nice large pool, clean, close, cheap (our March room we're getting for $72!), large rooms, sturdy construction so don't hear every little noise, kids (under 9) eat free in the dining room for breakfast and dinner for hotel guests, the rooms are really good sized, with walking room around the beds, mico and fridge in each room, large bathtubs, large countertop outside the bathroom with sink. Nice gift shop on site. Free parking. Beds were really confortable. They have a little bar on site.
Minuses: these are old buildings and they look like it. Two level, outside access, traditional keys vs. key cards. The food is only available at lunch and dinner, no room service, I don't think any take out. There's a breakfast buffet, but I'm not sure if they serve full service breakfast. I don't recall there being take out, either. There's a banquet room near the pool, and on weekend nights it's not unusual for there to be an event in one of them. That means two things, (1) increase in noise and non-hotel-guest traffic and (2) NO parking (don't leave the hotel parking lot if there is an event going on. You literally may not be able to find anyplace to park!) The arcade is a joke, they have like two or three games in it. The family suite, while the cheapest out there, is really a connecting room. Oh, and the staff, while friendly, wasn't the most competant. And, if you have an issue, good luck getting through to and getting a response from management. (Though, my issue wasn't with the place itself, mine was with a cancelled reservation that failed to get cancelled and my card was charged.)
Honestly, for us, staying at the Plaza enabled us to stay an extra day in the parks this next time. We looked at other places, but always had in our minds we'd probably end up back at the Plaza, there wasn't anything that I saw in them that would induce us to spend $30-100 more per night.
