Vacation & Hotel Reviews Anaheim CA

Loved it huge living space and great breakfast

After researching all around Disneyland and through YouTube, I find Desert Palms to be a suitable fit for us. I booked the Deluxe Studio Suite that comes with 2 queen beds, a sunken livingroom that comes with a pull out sofa bed and dining/eating table. I love the layout and it's roomy for our family of 4 (2 adults/ 2 teenagers). Also considering that we are staying here for 5 nights, we need to be comfortable. Room is clean and has everything we needed. We were able to see fireworks from our room on the 4th floor. Quiet place, not rowdy at all. I see alot of families with kids playing in the pool and can be playful loud, but not loud to where it's annoying loud like in bars. At one point a guest next door we can hear them as they got really excited over fireworks and was shuffling, after awhile, everyone calm down. So the noise level is not bad, it passes. Everyone tends to be respectful of the space. They have a inside restaurant (Oasis Food Hall) that can be convenient for those who don't want to go out. It looks good as I do see people occasionally eats there. Their hot breakfast and dining area is great, a big Highlight for me. I love their waffles, probably the best waffles I've ever had. I used their self service laundry room and it works. Was able to do 4 days worth of clothes in under 2 hrs in the morning while everyone is still asleep and exhausted from the parks. Expensive but it works. Easy check in and check out. Staff and front counter are friendly, nothing too direct. We asked a lady in the front by any chance if she might have some spare bandages (so we don't have to buy a box in the giftshop or go to Walgreens across the street lol) and she did. She offer some to us and was so sweet and helpful. My only minor discomfort is that there is no room service (except for taking out trash) and a full room service will only be on your 4th night stay. If anything it might be 4.5 out of 5 stars, again considering we stayed for 5 nights. I would prefer room service every other day, or by the 3rd day at least, that's just my preference. Again no hard feelings, I still enjoy my time here. Sleep is comfortable and quiet. No major disturbance. We can walk to the parks in 10-12 minutes. 711 is right next door if you need anything, water, sodas, chips, etc. We can drive out too as everything is close by and easy access.I felt it was worth the value considering they provide a full on hot breakfast while others only provide pastries/snacks or none. I will definitely book here again and highly recommend this place. Pros: • Free hot breakfast (Great 5/5, consists of waffles, scrambled eggs, omelettes, potatoes, patti sausages, toast, english muffins, yogurt, mix fruits, assorted mini muffins, cereal, orange juice, apple juice, cranberry juice, coffee and tea) • Coffee (5/5 good coffee) • Restaurant on-site (Oasis Food Hall) • Mini giftshop on-site • Self service laundry on-site • In-Room shampoo, conditioner and lotion • No payment up-front (if book direct online ) • Free sephora $5 giftcard (if book direct online) • No other warranty fees (like alot of third party travel/booking sites) • Clean facility • Open clean parking lot • Open front lobby • Pool/ Hot tubs • See fireworks from our room (4th floor, backside of the hotel) • Walgreens/ CVS across the street • 711 is next door • FoodCo grocery store is on the same street on Katella (great for stocking up food if you are staying long and in a kitchenette room) • Close to alot of shopping/ restaurants • Designated smoking area (my husband was so thankful and happy) • Friendly staff Cons: Paid Parking (that's about all hotels everywhere) No room service (only take out trash, except by the 4th night only will be a full room service)

We loved this hotel! Stayed mid January with our little family. Staff were great and friendly! The hotel, our room, and bathroom were very clean. Shower/tub had good pressure and temperature. Kids loved the separate bunk room. Breakfast was excellent! The beds were fair and could use an improved blanket/bedding, but otherwise comfortable. We couldn’t get our heat to blow warm air, so we just kept it off and it felt cool but not too cold. Our bunk room was a bit tight, with just enough space for our belongings. No sitting area in the bunk room which was ok for us. We did have some visibility to California Adventure from our room balcony.

The staff at this hotel have gone above and beyond for us. The room was good, a pleasant stay. When we prepared to leave we had car troubles. The lobby staff helped us and let us loiter in the lobby. Would recommend for anyone's Disneyland vacation.