To Stay or not to stay

[jzmom]

Hello,
I haven't been on here for awhile and last time it was the WDW boards. WE went in Feb of 06 and had a fabulous time.
I grew up going to Disneyland as I grew up in Laguna Beach.
I am thinking of going to So Cal to visit my family for spring Break.
We are going to do legoland one day because my son is obsessed with legos.
I than figured well we should do Disneyland too. Than my brain starting swirling that maybe we should stay at a Disney hotel for a couple of days.
My question is what do you think. Is it silly for me to stay at a hotel when my dad's house is only forty minutes away.
If we didn't stay at a hotel than I know we would only do Disney one day. I have never done DCA and feel that it would be too rushed to do both parks with three kids.
If you are still reading this than THank You
Thanks for any help

 

[darph nader]

IF staying at a motel would be enough of a reason to go 2 days,it 'might' be worth it. $$ considering.

 

[trodrigue]

Well, I certainly think the parks warrant as many days as you can spend, probably at least 3 with 3 kiddos. Spring break brings high prices, and DLH will likely be around $300+ per night. But, of course there are many good neighbor hotels that are much more affordable and equally close. Good luck, and I hope that you will have a wonderful trip.

 

[bumbershoot]

Vacations near "home" are always fun. We haven't done it in awhile, but we used to love going and staying in a Seattle hotel for a weekend, even though we live 30 minutes away.

So I would definitely say that finding a hotel to make a longer stay would be be excellent fun!

Though you could look into the non-Disney hotels, just to compare prices, to perhaps make your wallet feel better about staying at a hotel when you have a place to stay 40 minutes away. HoJo and Candy Cane Inn are big favorites here, for a start.

 

[Cinerbelle]

My parents live 20 minutes from Disneyland (I live 1 1/2 hours away) and we are staying in a hotel when we go next month. It is our only family vacation this year and staying at the hotel will add to the excitement!

 

[azdisneylover]

I didn't see the ages of your children, so I would say staying at a hotel would be a good idea so you can take a quick break if anyone needs a nap, rest, etc.

 

[jzmom]

Thanks for all of the replies.
My kids ages are 8 months, four and eight.
I forgot to mention that I am coming from Co and it would probably be nice to spend a couple of nights away from my dads. I love my family but it is always nice to not smother each other.
Thanks for all of the guidance. I just needed a little push in the right direction.