Me and the family are planning a trip to Disneyland next spring and I was just wondering what are some good hotels. We aren’t looking to spend over $200 a night and we want to be close enough to the park so that we could walk there everyday. Looking for best value for the money.. any advice on hotels??
And how far is Disneyland from the beach? (Just wondering)
Hi Kim,
I always recommend the Howard Johnson (HoJo) and the Candy Cane Inn. While some hotels are closer, these two are very close to the front entrance, so you can walk back to the hotel for a swim or a nap in the afternoon. They are a step above the other hotels in the immediate area in terms of rooms, service, pool, and value. The HoJo recently added a themed pool, the only one outside the Disneyland Resort property.
Check out the location below:
http://www.galttech.com/research/travel/best-disneyland-hotels.php
NOT all hotels in the area are the same. I see people in the park ALL the time, since I’m there every week. Sure, in the morning, you’ll see people happily walking from the Annabella and the Camelot (two hotels a bit further away from the entrance). But at the END of the day, you’ll be glad that your hotel is nice and close. Park Place Inn and the Tropicana are a bit closer than the HoJo, but they are basically motels. Just a bed, not much else.
I’m not sure what to think about Dr. Nigel. He tends to recommend places he knows nothing about, just finding them on the Internet, and never visiting them. Maybe he stayed at the Park Place Inn, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. That’s a decent enough
Poor TravelMaster. Gotta love him, he knows SO much about public transit in SoCal. But I think he tends to underestimate time and distances. Newport Beach, the closest Beach to Disneyland, is 19 miles away. You take I-5 south to the 55 freeway south. Follow the freeway until it ends on Newport Blvd, and follow Newport Blvd to the beaches.