Disneyland Hotel
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Reviewer's Name:
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Sara Duse |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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spduse1@earthlink.net |
Rate / Night (for your stay):
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$129/night |
Date(s) of Stay:
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July 11-13, 2001 |
Accommodation Used:
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Standard Room / Studio |
Accommodations Review:
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The Sierra Tower was recently redone and the rooms are now
decorated the same as the Marina Tower (my personal favorite).
This room was fairly large and comfortable and overlooks the
Neverland Pool and Hook's Pointe restaurant facing to the
west. This makes for quite a view of the sunset. Although a
little noisy at night from returning park guests outside the
sliding glass door, basically a pretty quiet location. I both
like and dislike the new tall, almost giant-sized beds. You
actually have to climb up into them. I like that it makes me
feel like a little kid again, but I disliked getting in and
out of it - especially with a disability that makes the
climbing part difficult. Providing a small stool might be an
option the hotel should consider to make access a little
easier. I love the decor of these new rooms with the soft,
sepia toned colors and Tinkerbell sprinkling pixie dust around
the top of the walls at the ceiling. The giant Mickey hands
holding the light in the bath area are a fun touch as is the
wall paper with subtle topiary versions of the Fab Five. The
room contains a hair dryer and various shower supplies. Towels
were plentiful and very clean. A shower seat was already
provided in the bathroom and it was nice to not have to call
for one. The large armoire is a light oak color with a sepia
toned map of the original Disneyland on the front. It contains
the dresser drawers, television, and a small refrigerator. You
also have a writing table and chair with a good light on it
and a very large easy chair with foot rest and a small side
table. Unfortunately, their is no reading light near the
chair, so you can really only use it for tv watching. The
closet had plenty of hangers, extra blankets and pillows
(there were already four on the bed), and ironing board and
iron, and a small safe. This room had everything I needed and
I spent more time there than most visitors would. |
Why Did you Select This Resort for your Stay?
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Convenience to park and Downtown Disney. I don't drive, so
alternate transportation to the parks is a necessity. |
Room # and Location Description:
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2352, Sierra Tower, Handicapped accessible room. This room
is located on the west side of the tower about four rooms down
from the elevator. It was also next to a storage closet and
across from the elevator used by Housekeeping. |
Room Location Pros & Cons:
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The room location proved to be a bit noisier than previous
rooms as you got early noise from Housekeeping moving their
carts out of the elevator. It's proximity to the elevator was
nice in that I didn't have to walk to far. |
Check-In / Check-Out Comments:
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My room in the Marina Tower was not yet ready when I
arrived, nor was it ready an hour later when I checked back.
At this time I was offered an alternate location in the Sierra
which I accepted. It seemed strange to me that rooms still had
not been turned over by 4:00 p.m. when check out time is 11:00
a.m. Check out was via telephone express and so was quite fast
and easy. |
WDW Transportation Comments:
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They desperately need some sort of shuttle service for those
with disabilities to get from the hotels to the Main Gate.
Although I enjoy Downtown Disney, walking through it
repeatedly over two days was exhausting. Yes, it is possible
to take the Monorail to Disneyland, but then you still have to
walk to the Main Gate area if you want to rent an ECV or a
wheelchair. The Disneyland Hotel does have some wheelchairs
available to guests, but they can be awkward to use if you
want to switch to an ECV while in the park. It would be great
to have some sort of tram service from the hotel itself to the
Main Gates just like they have from the parking lot. In fact,
last time I went down with a friend we stayed at the
Disneyland Hotel but drove over the the Mickey Parking Lot and
caught the tram rather than walk over. |
Restaurant / Lounge Review:
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Had lunch one day at Croc's Bits and Bites. Standard
hamburger stand fair. The food was actually quite good and it
was quick and probably the least expensive place in the resort
complex. Had breakfast at Hook's Pointe - one of my favorite
places for breakfast now that the Monorail Cafe is a distant
memory. The food was very good and plentiful and the service
outstanding. The meal came to around $10. |
Pool Description / Comments:
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Very lovely to look at with terrific themeing. I did not use
the facility, but it looked like everyone was having a good
time. Kids and adults both love the slides that curve down
from the pirate ship. |
What Suggestions Would you Give Anyone that is Considering
This Resort?
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If you have special requests and/or you are disabled, be
sure you discuss your needs with the reservations cast member
when you book your trip. Although they cannot guarantee all
your requests, they will make sure they get in the computer so
that the front desk cast can see them. The front desk staff is
very responsive and helpful - some of the best I have every
met. They really go out of their way to make your stay
magical. |
Other Comments:
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Not Reported |
