Me me me! You really don't hear anything about this place on the boards so I was worried when we went. I was happy with it. We stayed for two weeks in Jan/Feb of this year.
It IS walkable to the parks if you don't have little walkers in tow. If all of yours are older or can fit in strollers, you're fine. But it's a pretty long haul for those kids in the middle. You can always cut your time in half and walk to and from Toy Story, but I recommend the ART passes anyway.
Pluses about this hotel:
-Loved the breakfast. It was nothing fantastic, but it covers your bases. I made PB&Js for breakfast most days, and occasionally had waffles (which were GREAT!). They have enough supplies to throw together a pretty decent breakfast for all the varied tastes a family has.
-Great pool, my family loved it.
-Price was outstanding
-Good walking distance to a number of places, including Target and a lot of restaurants.
-Room was decently clean and spacious enough. We got the 2 room suite with 2 bathrooms.
-Wifi was good!
-Fridge and microwave were great, glad to have those in the room.
-Queen beds were soft.
The bad:
-Kids beds were pretty firm, and that's not what I like in a bed. I slept on a bunk. It was made better by asking for an extra blanket and shoving it under the fitted sheet, though. Not as nice as my squishy-soft Sealy at home, but I didn't expect it to be
-Floors were the worst part of the hotel. They were dirty and clearly not renovated when the rest of the hotel was updated. There are some worn down 'dips' in the floor and if you walk around barefoot long enough you'll get marks on your feet from the carpets. Wear a pair of spa slippers inside.
-Some of the walls are very thin. Every hotel full of kids is going to be loud, though. Come prepared with earplugs if you're going in peak season.
I would stay there again in a heartbeat. The price was right.
