Disneyland Hotel Questions

[gcatt]

We're planning to stay at the Disneyland Hotel for 5 days in July, with a standard room booked through AAA. Questions:
-- Is it worth the $156 upgrade for resort/pool view?
-- Any location requests that might help us get a larger room? I've seen varying opinions on this.
-- Will DH let us put 4 ppl. (2 adults / 2 kids) in a 1 king room? That's our favorite option.

Thanks! We're looking forward to the fun.

[fairestoneofall]

We're planning to stay at the Disneyland Hotel for 5 days in July, with a standard room booked through AAA. Questions:
-- Is it worth the $156 upgrade for resort/pool view?
-- Any location requests that might help us get a larger room? I've seen varying opinions on this.
-- Will DH let us put 4 ppl. (2 adults / 2 kids) in a 1 king room? That's our favorite option.

Thanks! We're looking forward to the fun.

1. $156 a night? No way. $156 total, probably so.
2. We always request the Dreams tower, it's the closest to DTD and monorail, and I love to have a DTD view....which is also a fireworks view.
3. Not sure on that? We always get a 2 queen room which also has a daybed. Does the King room have bunk beds like GCH? Someone else chime in please....

[MammaSilva]

How old are the children? An infant and a toddler = maybe they'll put you in a king but more than likely a QQ with a daybed. UPgrading to a view, depends on each person. Personally I wouldn't think it was worth it because I'll be out at the parks during firewords and I'd rather use that money to pay for premium seating at Fantasmic, but everyone has their own 'what I'm wiling to pay for'

[jMom]

My two cents? Not worth the $ to upgrade.

MamaSilva raises good questions about the ages of the children. And why is the larger room important to you?

We've (2 adults, 2 children, lately ages 4 & 6) been *very* happy with a standard room (2Q + daybed) in the Magic (Marina) tower. Not only did we find it to be less noisy than a view of the pool, but we were able to see the park, fireworks, and Tinkerbell (not the full show, mind you, but enough to be happy).

Also, the Magic Tower has 2 gift stores and Mickey & Goofy roaming the lobby in the daytime.

[gcatt]

Kids are 9 and 11. Our past experience has shown it that a larger room is very helpful to be able to keep them a bit further apart during quiet time and bed time. Plus, I just feel claustrophobic in a hotel room sometimes. Having two queens feels like it takes up too much floor space.

(And my daughter will camp on the floor, no matter how many beds there are. Ah, to be 9 and completely resilient!)

I know a smaller room is part of the trade-off of doing the Disneyland Hotel instead of one of the suite hotels off-site, and I'm fine with that. I'd just like to make the most of what we have.

Are there king rooms with daybeds?

Any other preferences among the Dreams, Magic, and Wonder towers? Micky and Goofy wandering the Magic Tower lobby sounds very cool!

Thanks!

(P.S. Price to upgrade to pool/resort view is $156 for all 5 nights, not per night.)

[Malcon10t]

Kids are 9 and 11.

Disneyland hotel will say no. The Fire Marshal has deemed a room with the King bed to be a 3 person room max. (They don't count 2 and under as a "person" for room counts which was why someone else asked the ages.) The fire marshal decides the occupancy numbers, not hotel staff. If you opt to not list one child, you run several safety risks should there be a fire. Also, there are few king rooms due to being classified a "family hotel". I don't know the count for DLH, but I do know there are only 50 rooms in the GC that are kings out of over 700 rooms.

I do understand the 9yo preferring the floor. We have nieces and nephews that do this also.

[fairestoneofall]

There still should be room on the floor for DD. Our first stay we had a QQ daybed room. DH and I in one bed, DS and MIL in the other. The boys were little so we also had TWO cribs up.

[foolishmortal]

I like the DLH but I think that the upgrade is worth it to some depends on the family.
The Dh likes the tower with the upgrade waterfall view.We like being on the inside of the hotel better.

Alas soon it won't matter for us any more as the balcony's will be gone and you can't sit with the door open and watch the falls fill in the morning or listen to the pool area with all the laughing people. bummer.

I think that 2 queens and a day bed would work for you.Enjoy your trip!

[DizMe]

We're planning to stay at the Disneyland Hotel for 5 days in July, with a standard room booked through AAA. Questions:
-- Is it worth the $156 upgrade for resort/pool view?
-- Any location requests that might help us get a larger room? I've seen varying opinions on this.
-- Will DH let us put 4 ppl. (2 adults / 2 kids) in a 1 king room? That's our favorite option.

Thanks! We're looking forward to the fun.

--For us, yes. We like both DTD and pool view rooms MUCH better than standard. The standard rooms we've had looked out on parking lots. I don't usually care whether or not I can see fireworks from the room.
--Not sure about this. DLH is very odd in that it is not laid out in any particular pattern as far as room sizes! Each tower has large rooms, small rooms, and in between ones, from what a former hotel CM said. Most rooms are pretty good sized, and the vast majority are 2 Q + daybed. They're very roomy (usually). I'd say the best thing would be to ask nicely at check-in for one of the largest rooms in your category. My very least favorite room would be Wonder tower standard, parking lot side. I like the Magic tower (where the lobby is) and the Dreams tower. If you stick with a standard room, try asking for the Dreams tower. It's not guaranteed you'll get it, but if you do, you'll have what would have been a resort or pool view except that you're on a lower floor so the view is considered obstructed. But for me, it's worth it to guarantee the room I want will be pool or resort view.
--Most of the king rooms are reserved for handicap requests. Speaking of that, we requested a handicapped-accessible room for 4 people when my mom went with us, and I think you get a bigger room that way but I'm not sure. The handicapped-accessible rooms have to have space to maneuver. I'm not advocating that people lie about that to get a bigger room, but if someone in your party needs it, then it might be something to try. It was very nice for us as my mom had to bring her scooter into the room.

[sierranevada]

Just wanted to add one thing - the 2 Queen & daybed rooms have 50 sq ft more that rooms without the daybed. Maybe that would help your claustrophobia.