What is the closest hotel to the Disneyland Hotel excluding Grand Californian and Paradise Pier? We like to spend quite a bit of time eating and wandering around Disneyland Hotel but don't want to pay the price of staying there. I just looked at dates we might be going later this year and it's $3000 less to stay offsite so there is no way we will be staying there.
So basically I am looking for the hotel with the closest walking distance to the Disneyland Hotel. Thanks!
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The Disney hotels kind of sit off by themselves but the closest one of any note is probably the Annabella on Katella.
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I always stay at the Candy Cane. Good rates, waking distance to park (7 min), good breakfast, HOT TUB AND POOL (I have to have this), dedicted shuttle that runs every 1/2 hour, no charge for parking. Clean and everyone there are families with kids (no 2 am parties next door). You can catch the suttle and be at the hotel with a 5 minute walk though DTD. I have stayed at many hotels up and down Harbor and will only stay at the Candy Cane. The last two years we have looked at everyother hotel but end up with the Cane. Some other hotels may be cheeper, but charge for breakfast, parking and shuttle and in the end are not as cheep. I also have a feeling of escape with the Cane, it does not feel like a crummy hotel on Harbor but a sort of retreat.
This exact question came up last month with a D23 event at the DLH. How far will you be able to walk? Will you have the baby with you? We stayed at the Sheraton Anaheim, which was about a 20 minute stroll in triple digit heat (south on Disneyland Dr. and right on Magic Way, then left toward DtD and the DLH). The walk might be quicker in cooler weather! Other people stayed at the Travel Lodge and the Super 8 across from the Sheraton Anaheim. Some people were at the Best Western Courtesy Inn (I think -- is there another BW right behind Mickey & Friends?) and the Holiday Inn Express. Don't know if the Anabella is closer -- it might be -- no one we asked was staying on Katella.
ETA: here is a map which shows the distances of hotels in and around the parks: http://www.accommodationsneardisney....nd/default.asp
Last edited by tea4two; 09-02-2012 at 08:09 PM.
We will have the baby and my parents. My dad had a fall last year and as much as he thinks he is fine he really isn't. His knee gives out at random and he falls down so I was hoping for a shortcut from some hotel. I did googlemaps with walking from Annabella to the Disneyland hotel and it's about .6 miles. On the old thread that shows distances (I think Andrew did it) Candy Cane Inn is about .6 to the esplanade and even shorter with the shuttle. I was telling my mom about all the great reviews about the Candy Cane and she is fine with staying there. Now I have a little over a year to convince my dad that an EVC is the way to go for him.Originally Posted by tea4two
I'm sure I will change my mind many times about the hotel before we go based on how long this trip is away.
"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." Alice, Alice in Wonderland
There is a shortcut through Mickey & Friends from the BW Courtesy Inn (I think), but even at that, it sounds like minimal walking is in order for your dad.
If you are fine with being on the Harbor side of the parks, then the Candy Cane is a great choice (especially the premium rooms, which will save you and your dad some walking and standing since breakfast will be delivered to your rooms). We've had such good experiences there, thanks to the very helpful staff. If you do stay there, ask the staff to put you on the first floor (so your dad doesn't have to climb any stairs) and to put you close to the front desk and the shuttle drop off/pick up, if possible (that saves more walking, too).
The bolded hotel is on Katella east of Harbor. The Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites is just north of the garage.
The hotels just south on Katella near Disneyland Drive are the closest. Like dban3 said the Anabella is noteworthy. The Best Western Stovalls is also worth mentioning.
Off course if your aren't going on this trip to see the Disneyland Hotel but the parks, you probably want to stay closer to the gates. In that case the Best Western Park Place and Park Vue Inn that are just across Harbor. Also only a couple minutes further to the Disneyland Hotel compared to the places I mentioned on Katella.
Thanks for the correction -- I knew it was one of the Holiday Inns.
Given what the OP said about her dad's mobility issues, it might be helpful for them to avoid ART (less waiting and less crowding with a hotel owned shuttle) and to know that they don't have to walk at all, if it becomes too difficult. The Candy Cane shuttle is very reliable -- on time, helpful drivers, usually not crowded (important if the OP will have a stroller and her dad's ECV). As close as the hotels across Harbor are, even that distance walking really takes its toll going back and forth over several days, especially if there is the danger of random falls. The Candy Cane sounds like a good choice for the OP for now (since this trip is a ways off) -- and, as the OP said, there is plenty of time for changing her mind in the meantime!
Grabbing a cab wouldn't be too outlandish either. (Unless you talk him into an ECV, then it would be inconvient, but then you just have to push the stroller.)
Only issue CURRENTLY is the cabs are at the DTD lot, so it is shorter to just walk. When they change the taxi stand to the old 15 min lot, it would be faster.
Planning 3 trips at once...
Pretty much the only way we won't stay at the Candy Cane is if my brother and SIL come with us. Then we will stay in one of the big suites at the Desert Inn. I am going to start working on him now about the EVC. He had a bad fall last year while at work and the surgery that was supposed to heal his knee didn't work like it was supposed to. He is having trouble accepting that the damage is permanent so I might have a hard time convincing him to get an EVC.
"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." Alice, Alice in Wonderland
Hopefully he will be feeling better and feel better about a possible ECV by the time of your trip! Also, when the baby arrives, she might change his perspective. I know my mom became much more aware of things that save her energy when she became a grandma. Why waste energy on other things when you could be loving your grandchild?!
jmorgan is spot-on! I have stayed at the Candy Cane and I highly recommend it. Although not the cheapest, I think the Candy Cane Inn is the best value for staying near Disneyland. I'm currently planning a trip for November. Whenever I looked at other options, like the Annabella, it seemed like a good deal at first. Then I'd find out they charge for parking, they don't have a shuttle, they don't have any free breakfast and they're farther from the gate. So, I booked the Candy Cane Inn.
I like the Annabella if I need to walk to the hotel area of the resort. Their rooms were spacious and clean and I liked the L shape our room was in, it gave us each (my friend and I) a little privacy.
The closest to the park is the Park Vue (spell it this way or you get a different hotel) or the Dessert Inn.
I have stayed at both and perfer Park Vue. They are litterally both accross the street. It's about a 5 min walk to the entrance of the parks. You litterally can't get any closer to the parks unless you stay at the Disney California Grand. I think its even a closer walk than if you stay at the original Disneyland Hotel if you skip riding the monorail into the park.
Good luck
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SJ, she is looking to be close to the DLH, not the park entrance. I wonder how far it is from Park Vue across the Esplanade, and through Downtown Disney.
That is a bit of a hike, we have done it a few times for a character breakfast.
I don't know of many other hotels that are on the same side of the park as the Disneyland Hotel.
I would recomend looking at Google Earth and turn on the business box so you can see the names of the hotels.
"If you can Dream it you can Do IT." Walt Disney
I think it's pretty far personally. We have three hotels we always stay at, Carousel, Desert Inn, or Ramada. We eat every meal in the park or at the DLR hotels, we discovered how much we love breakfast at Steakhouse 55 on our last trip and I know we will eat 2-3 times on our next trip so I sort of wanted to be close to the hotel. I guess we will just figure it out once it's closer to the trip. We can always eat a late breakfast after heading to the park for a bit in the morning, that way we can take the monorail to get a little closer to the DH. Or who knows, maybe if they are offering the senior discount on the DH I won't be quite so cheap about paying that much more. I really want to stay there but that much more just for the hotel is nuts to me. It's weird how I can be so cheap about the hotel but not anything else about the trip...I should really just suck it up and stay there.
"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." Alice, Alice in Wonderland
I should tell you that two years ago my father (who was 91 years old) joined my family. Being 91 he is a bit slower than he used to be and can get a little confused (he tends to lose things now). The shuttle at the Candy Cane made our visit wonderful. My dad would come into the park later than my family, he now likes to sleep in. He walks out of his room gets on the shuttle, gets dropped off at the park, enters and meet up with us for a late breakfast. Later in the day he would go back after dinner. I would walk him to the pick up and he took the shuttle back to his room. A place that did not have a dedicated shuttle I would need to pick him up and take him back every night.
Last year he came with us again and my sisters family also joined. My sister was upset with the price of the Candy Cane, so she looked for two weeks for a better deal. I reminded her that usless the place had a dedicated shuttle one of us would need to be with my dad at all times. I could see him getting lost if the shuttle stopped at four different hotels. She finally came to the conclustion that the Cane was the best place to stay. My dad had a great time (this time I talked him in to using a wheele chair) and the shuttle made it possible. He is a WWII vet and loves going to the flag retreat every day.
That is so beautiful! More power to your dad!
Siggy aka Jill
I forgot to add that he rode Splash Mountain (at the age of 92) and now his favorite thing to do is show off the picture of him on the ride.
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I LOVE this!
"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." Alice, Alice in Wonderland
Sooooo cool!
Siggy aka Jill
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