Disney Hotels in Anaheim

We are DVC and bagged a room at the VGC in early August. First thing- the building and lobby and overall vibe are beautiful. The bell person who greeted us was outstanding, Sorry didn’t get his name but he’s 50s, slim guy, and extremely talkative and helpful, the true ‘Disney Difference’ type employee. Check in was a very slow and lengthy experience although the lady was very nice. Queues at 3pm. This could be speeded up. Room wasn’t obtained until just after 4. We had a disappointing outlook room, ground floor, corner, facing directly at back entrance to Californian Adventure. Security guards stood around and no real barrier for privacy so never sat on patio. However, we realised the room had some advantages in that you could be in the park in about 40 steps. Room was nice enough. Would I pay over $1000 a night for it cash? Not worth it but booked on points. They are getting so they need a refurb although still in decent shape. It was all very dark though, perhaps not helped by room position in bottom corner of hotel. Craftsman’s bar was a bit disappointing for food. It was OK quality but very, very slow at coming out. Mine was comped. The bar itself with live music is lovely though and cocktails good. Pool is beautiful but at the same time disappointing. It’s disappointing because there are not enough sun loungers. This is partly due to Disney greed, who have turned over about a third of the already too small pool area to paying cabanas. This is partly due to lack of management. They are meant to have wristbands on people, but half did not have them and half the time there were no staff on the gate to put them on. I personally witnessed at 8am a family coming in the front of the hotel who didn’t seem to be staying there (very easy to get in despite needing a key card as the gate is constantly opened onto the sidewalk) who I saw walk into the pool area, they had no card and waited for gate to open and went in. Disney can see from the reviews on Tripadvisor this pool seating issue is a major problem. They need to do something about it. If that includes removing the cabana area and taking a hit on upcharges, they need to do it. They need to get really strict on pool management and wrist bands. When you are paying this much for a hotel, not being able to get sun beds is totally unacceptable. Shame as pool itself is lovely and live music even in the day. The characters also seemed to plead daily at around 4 pm for a pool party. Gym great. The DVC team here here we’re very nice people. Obviously location is fantastic.

We just returned from a three day stay at the Disneyland hotel and It was a wonderful experience and we really had a great time to celebrate my wife’s birthday. The check in was great and Penny was a rockstar checking us in. Our room that we booked had some issues with plumbing and she moved us to another wing at the property. We were located in the adventure building on the eighth floor with a gorgeous pool view. The only hiccup we had was when my wife and I were sitting at the pool we ordered one ice tea and one water. We just checked into our hotel and trying to pay for it with our key card And the supervisor came to us and said that it was not working. For the price we paid for the room that should’ve been complementary. But don’t tell me something is not working that is the fault of you.

Since it is a hotel within the Disney Resort, it is convenient for traveling in the Disney Run Domain! Official hotel guests enter the park one hour in advance! The advantage is that you can ride it without lining up popular attractions! Also, since I stayed for 2 nights, if I was tired at the park, I think it was good to be able to rest at the hotel. There are no amenities such as slippers, gowns and toothbrushes. Meals went to the hotel or downtown Disney or in the park. Resort price. The nearest convenience store was about 20 minutes on foot. It's a bit far ... I wanted to stay again, but the price was high for me. I went lyft from the airport to the hotel.