I have family members who smoke and am always struggling with the best accomodations near DL where they can smoke outside the room without a long trek to the smoking area. I noticed that HoJo now prohibits smoking throughout the hotel including on room balconys. Any other suggestions?

-- Suzanne

I had the same question, but never bothered to look into it. We went ahead and booked the Marriot and it is ALL non smoking!! I only have 2 bad habits left. Star Bucks and smoking. I knew the Marriot had a Star Bucks so we went with that option. Now Im really wishing I had found a hotel where I could smoke outside somewhere close by. I should have came on here and asked about Star Bucks locations, but I just joined a few weeks ago. We kind of waited too late to book our trip.

Sorry Im not any help on the subject. I just wanted to share. You really dont want to have a bunch of crabby people who need to smoke. Im the only one in our family who does. Its my vacation too and I want to be able to relax once in awhile.

Im really suprised there isnt a Star Bucks in Down town Disney.

Chrissy

My husband and I both smoke (though never in the rooms, even before they started the non smoking room thing). Anyway, we have found that the Park Vue Inn works well for us. We just walk right out to the parking lot and stand near our car to smoke. This motel has the doors to the rooms on the outside, rather than in hallways, so it is pretty quick to run outside for a smoke. Carousel Inn wasn't too hard, but we were upstairs there. Not much of a view from their parking lot either.

The resorts are a little harder. It became quite an effort to leave the PP (we were on the 13th floor) and wonder all of the way downstairs and outside to smoke. So most of the time when we stay there we just don't smoke for the evening once we head up to our room.

Meant to add that neither location that I mentioned above has ashtrays, so you have to pick up your cig butts and throw them out! We saw several people just throwing them on the ground in the parking lot....HUGE pet peeve of mine.

Meant to add that neither location that I mentioned above has ashtrays, so you have to pick up your cig butts and throw them out! We saw several people just throwing them on the ground in the parking lot....HUGE pet peeve of mine.

Same with me! It's so easy to snub out the smoke, tear off the filter and stick the filter in a designated pocket to be tossed in the trash later. :)

Exactly! Or pour water on the cigarette and throw it in the trash. People that throw them on the ground give all of us a bad name! LOL

It seems to me when I was at Homewood suites in Aug. 2006 we had a smoking room, although with more and more places going smoke-free this could be different by now.

It became quite an effort to leave the PP (we were on the 13th floor) and wonder all of the way downstairs and outside to smoke. So most of the time when we stay there we just don't smoke for the evening once we head up to our room.

Thanks to everyone for the thoughts. My mom carries an Altoids tin to use as her ashtray, so that isn't a problem

Can you tell me where the smoking areas are at PP? Is there an area near the pool? Right now they are booked at PP with concierge, so it might be worth requesting one of the third floor concierce rooms if that is an option.

-- Suzanne

Don't forget to take a stash of nicotine patches to help ease your trip.

Thanks to everyone for the thoughts. My mom carries an Altoids tin to use as her ashtray, so that isn't a problem

Can you tell me where the smoking areas are at PP? Is there an area near the pool? Right now they are booked at PP with concierge, so it might be worth requesting one of the third floor concierce rooms if that is an option.

-- Suzanne

Great idea about the Altoid tin box. I will have to do that. I always try to pick them up, if I am at a place with no ash trya. I have nevr had a smoking room, because I dont smoke around my son and husband. I do love to have a balcony I can smoke on.

Thanks everyone for all the info. Chrissy

I don't believe PP has a "smoking section" at all (someone correct me if I am wrong). We usually go out to the back of the hotel (by the parking garage) and smoke. We just walk a little bit away from the walkway and have a cigarette. It isn't very nice or convenient at all.

I don't believe PP has a "smoking section" at all (someone correct me if I am wrong). We usually go out to the back of the hotel (by the parking garage) and smoke. We just walk a little bit away from the walkway and have a cigarette. It isn't very nice or convenient at all.
It was my understanding (and I may be wrong) that the hotel went "non-smoking" and there are no more smoking areas in the hotel grounds.

Oops! Maybe so. We might be breaking the rules then! No one has ever said anything to us. Wow! I hope we weren't breaking the rules, that is another pet peeve of mine! LOL! I better check before we head out in March.

It was my understanding (and I may be wrong) that the hotel went "non-smoking" and there are no more smoking areas in the hotel grounds.

I am sure that you are not correct. The prohibition is for smoking indoors and on balconys/patios. But unlike WDW, which enacted a similar ban earlier this year and published a map with designated smoking areas for each resort, I can't find a similar map for any of the DLR hotels.

At the PP, Disney woudl be nuts to ban smoking from the hotel grounds. It is a short walk to the public sidewalk on DL Drive. Wouldn't that be the a great site greeting arriving guests: groups of smokers huddled at the front of the hotel.

-- Suzanne

I am sure that you are not correct. The prohibition is for smoking indoors and on balconys/patios. But unlike WDW, which enacted a similar ban earlier this year and published a map with designated smoking areas for each resort, I can't find a similar map for any of the DLR hotels.

At the PP, Disney woudl be nuts to ban smoking from the hotel grounds. It is a short walk to the public sidewalk on DL Drive. Wouldn't that be the a great site greeting arriving guests: groups of smokers huddled at the front of the hotel.

-- SuzanneI was wrong, they still do have smoking areas in the outside areas of the Hotels. They said you can ask when you check in and they will give you a map that has the smoking area for each hotel designated.

We like the Candy Cane Inn, they even have little tables and chairs set up to smoke at. At least upstairs we had the tables and chairs at the top of the stairs. I remember seeing benches downstairs but don't remember if there was ashtrys.

At the Ahaheim Plaza we had a nice little backyard out the sliding door and I smoked there. It was rather convenient to walk out and still feel like the whole world couldn't see you if you're in your pj's. I suppose if you had an upstairs room you would have the balcony. The lower level felt like a cute little back yard with table and chairs.

At Desert Inn and suites we just stepped out the door of our room and smoked. I think all our neighbors were smokers too. They are an all non smoking hotel.

At the Embassy Suites we had to go outside and find a place away from the crowds.
The Disneyland Hotel we had the most trouble with. I think we found a smoking area by the coffee place. But I was even hassled there by security! Even though there were ashtrays on the tables!