The three Disneyland Resort Hotels (formerly known as the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort) offer ext

The three Disneyland Resort Hotels (formerly known as the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort) offer extreme proximity to the theme parks, along with some small additional benefits like the Extra Magic Hour, giving guests early admission into each theme park one hour prior to park opening, national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard and an exclusive entrance to Disney California Adventure (located inside Disney's Grand Californian Hotel Spa but available for use by all Disneyland Resort Hotel guests). There are three Disneyland Resort Hotels: Disney's Paradise national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard Pier Hotel (usually priced around $300 per night), Disneyland Hotel (usually priced around $400 per night), and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel Spa (usually priced around $500 per night). Discounts are typically available during less crowded times of the year, though. With limited benefits and high price-points, I generally don't recommend staying at any of the Disneyland Resort Hotels, but here are some extended descriptions about each one. These are listed in order of personal least favorite to most favorite.
Going back to California's boardwalk heyday, this resort brings the "fun" of California beaches to inland Anaheim. That's at least what they're trying to do. The hotel features a quite bright color palette with a lot of bright yellow and tons of references to local beaches. Seashells and sandcastles (all fake of course) line the hotel, particularly its lobby. From a theming perspective, Disney describes it as "casual beach". The theming is actually quite well-executed, but in terms of location, national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard the hotel is located west from Disneyland Drive leaving it pretty isolated from the rest of the resort. Walking to the theme parks will easily be twenty minutes at the least. Regarding the amenities, there is one table-serivce restaurant, national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard PCH Grill, which serves a character breakfast and a regular dinner. Because this is the only table-service restaurant in the hotel, if you're not looking to do an overpriced character meal, your only options for breakfast or eating outside the hotel or doing a quick-service meal at the Surfside Lounge. Perhaps, the highlight of this resort is its rooftop pool, which is quite neat, though it can get very crowded at times, being the resort's only pool (it's also really small). Finally, rooms are on the small side at 364 square feet, and many of them overlook the resort's various parking lots. Although this hotel has decent theming and a fun pool, its poor location, lack of dining, and less-than-impressive national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard rooms drive me away at such a high price.
Considered a landmark in Disney history, the Disneyland Hotel sits next to the Disneyland Resort national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard Monorail station at Downtown Disney. Being so close to the monorail, national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard you're simply a quick ride to Disneyland Park or a ten minute walk to the general entrance of Disney California Adventure. As a bonus, this resort has recently undergone a huge renovation adding two new dining locations, a new pool, and refurbishing all hotel rooms. The three towers were even renamed to Adventure, Fantasy, and Frontier. Each tower is home to one third of the resort's guest rooms. Standard rooms usually are around national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard 400 square feet and definitely feel significantly more spacious than the ones found at the other two hotels. In terms of amenities, there are on the weaker side even after the renovation. While the new monorail water slides are great, there really isn't a quant and quiet part of the hotel to go to and relax. Conversely, dining is extremely strong at this hotel. Goofy's Kitchen is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is, by far, the best character meal I have ever experienced. Steakhouse national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard 55 is a nice place to enjoy a breakfast national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard or dinner and, despite the name, isn't that fancy. The resort's new quick-serivce restaurant, Tangaroa Terrace, is outstandingly themed. Overall, this hotel really does provide the classic Disneyland experience, as it opened just months after the theme park opened.
Offering the Disney's highest level of grandeur, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel Spa is literally (sorry to go all Jim Hill on you guys) located inside Disney California Adventure. Being about three minutes away from any major attraction inside national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard Disney California Adventure and less than ten minutes national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard away from the entrance of Disneyland Park, this hotel's location cannot be beaten. This is the primary reason for its high ranking. That being said, it also offers quant and luxurious national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard amenities like three pools and a greatly themed Mandara Spa. The hotel's grounds are lush and full of typical California national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard foliage with a very relaxed feeling added in. While the rooms are on the smaller side at 353 square feet, the theming inside in immaculate and the beds are simply the most comfortable ones in all of Disneyland Resort. These rooms are often heavily discounted. national car rental holdings australia pty ltd vanguard Dining is also unparalleled with Napa Rose serving as the resort's signature dining locations. Although it has an extremely high price tag, I'd definitely give it a shot. Storytellers Cafe offers a character breakfast and standard lunches and dinners. If you're not in the mood for a character meal, the Hearthstone Lounge offers a continental breakfast; I'm not really a fan, unfortunately. Finally, White Water Snacks is a small quick-service location by the pool that's pretty good, too. In conclusion, with a relaxed atmosphere and a superior location, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel Spa is hard to beat.