Where is HoJo in relation to the Monorail entrance on DD?

[tomato]

Two previous trips and we've only ever stayed onsite at DLR. We've never even walked around outside of the resort!

This time we are thinking of saving a little (okay, a lot of) money and staying outside the resort. My daughter and her high school band stayed at the Fairfield Inn and she thought it was closer to the park gates than Hojo.

In reading reviews I'm seeing the hotel listed as "one block away" and "the closest hotel to Disneyland." That is, if you enter the park via the monorail on DD. (Which we don't mind doing at all!)

So ... I guess my questions are:
- is Hojo situated close enough to that DD entrance to do that?
- if it's not, which hotel(s) is/are?

 

[Sereina]

To get to the monorail in Downtown Disney, you would have to pass the main gates to the park.

Yes, your daughter is right. The Fairfield Inn is closer than HoJo. You can take a look on Google Maps to get an idea of how far they are.

 

[dzny12]

the hojo is on harbor blvd on opposite side of resort from dtd. it is walking distance but you would pass the front gates and most of DTD before you get to the monorail. fairfield is slightly closer than hojo but both at most are not more than a 10 minute walk to the front gates of both parks about same as DLH and closer than PPH.

 

[mysteriouspnai]

If I remember correctly, there's only 2 stops for the Monorail, DTD and TL. Hojo is actually nowhere near DTD, as you would have to cross the Esplanade to get there. You would be walking from Hojo on the corner of Manchester/Harbor, down to the shuttles loading area, and to Disneyland from there. No monorail needed. It's about a 10 min walk, but definitely much longer at night time when your feet are killing you.

The closest hotels situated to the DTD monorail entrance are DLH and PP, both Disney owned hotels.

 

[tomato]

Thank you, everyone. She seemed to think that the Hojo must be next door to the Fairfield because we watched the video of the walk from the front door of Hojo to the park entrances and she said she also passed by a McDonald's and an IHOP on her way into the park every day! I guess there's one of each of those on the other side of the parks, too??

I never thought about Google maps, thank you!

 

[Cinderpamela]

Here is a link to a great map that gives a good idea on hotel locations in relation to the pedestrian entrance and such:
http://www.accommodationsneardisney.com/Disneyland/default.asp

This should help with visualizing where everything is.

 

[LisainCalifornia]

Two previous trips and we've only ever stayed onsite at DLR. We've never even walked around outside of the resort!

This time we are thinking of saving a little (okay, a lot of) money and staying outside the resort. My daughter and her high school band stayed at the Fairfield Inn and she thought it was closer to the park gates than Hojo.

In reading reviews I'm seeing the hotel listed as "one block away" and "the closest hotel to Disneyland." That is, if you enter the park via the monorail on DD. (Which we don't mind doing at all!)

So ... I guess my questions are:
- is Hojo situated close enough to that DD entrance to do that?
- if it's not, which hotel(s) is/are?

Okay, so as someone who has stayed on property and off many times, I think I can help you. There is this street outside of the gates of Disneyeland (entrance gates)--not near the monorail, which is in DTD, but the actual entrance gates. This street is called "Harbor Blvd". Hojos is at the end of that street (before the freeway overpass)--so it is NOT the closest to the entrance to Disneyland. But, it is an actual "hotel"--not a "motel"--which is why you see people liking it here. The other "hotels" across the street which are indeed closer to the gates of Disneyland are really "motels". These are motor coach style motels with outdoor walkways, not interior hallways. In a motel your room will often face the parking area (so, often, your car). I personally have not really enjoyed my "motel" experiences on Harbor. If you want, look for my review of Best Western Park Place Inn on Trip Advisor--a Motel directly across the street from the entrance to Disneyland, and you will find why I will NEVER stay there again. Didn't feel the motel love for that one.

So, Hojos isn't right at the crosswalk--instead it is about 2 blocks from the crosswalk of the entrance. If you stay on Harbor, you won't even need to know where the monorail is--because there is no use for it whatsoever. So forget about the monorail.

I have also stayed at a few other hotels on Harbor, and tend to like Hojos the best. The only one I haven't tried yet that looks similar to Hojos in Fairfield Inn (right next door to Hojos)--so you might want to look at that. That one does have outdoor hallways, though.

I hope this answers your question. The most important thing for you to know that any of the hotels right across the street on Harbor are walkable to the parks (including Hojos) and that won't be a problem. It is only when you get farther from the park and have to start thinking about taking Anahiem Resort Transit (ART) that you will run into a wrinkle in your plan.

 

[tomato]

Is the ART really a wrinkle? I don't mind the idea of taking it back and forth to the park and saving a few steps, especially at the end of the day. Does it travel to Hojos? I could have sworn I saw somewhere that it did???

Thank you for the tips, this is really helping!

 

[I'm mikey]

the art stops right in front of hojo's.

 

[LisainCalifornia]

the art stops right in front of hojo's.

it does, but I can't imagine waiting for it. It really isn't that far at all--I have walked farther when walking from a parking structure to my destination. The thought of waiting for a bus when you can see the the park right there sounds strange to me. You could be at the entrance in about 8 mins, while you could end up waiting for ART for a half hour or more.

Here is a video of the walk...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbuzqrvf3f4

 

[I'm mikey]

it does, but I can't imagine waiting for it. It really isn't that far at all--I have walked farther when walking from a parking structure to my destination. The thought of waiting for a bus when you can see the the park right there sounds strange to me. You could be at the entrance in about 8 mins, while you could end up waiting for ART for a half hour or more.

Yep, you're right. the art shuttles seem to run about every half hour in our experience, much quicker to walk to the parks.