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Onsite Hotels
If you want highly themed surroundings, top notch accommodations, the best pools, excellent staff, and early entrance privileges to the theme parks, you will find all those things by staying at an official Disneyland Resort hotel. Readers frequently tell us how they love to stay in the "Disney bubble" during their visits. But of course, all this comes at a large premium. Even during the times of year where Disney's prices are at their lowest, you're still probably going to pay over $300 a night for a room. That's double what you're going to pay at an offsite hotel. No matter where you stay in Anaheim, offsite or onsite, you're going to pay a resort tax fee and, if you have a car, parking.
Offsite Hotels
Offsite hotels at Disneyland Resort are way more practical than the same accommodations at Walt Disney World. At WDW offsite hotels you're looking at a 15 to 40-minute drive depending on the park, and you'll still be on the hook for parking. At Disneyland Resort not only are most offsite hotels affordable, but some even have less than 10-minute walking times from a room to the front gate of the park. Some hotels on Harbor boulevard are closer to the front gate than Disney's own hotels.
Recommended offsite hotels in the Disneyland Resort area
Homewood Suites - Located about 2 miles south. Across from a Target (so you can get groceries). Suites available. Nice pool. Springhill Suites - Huge rooms, great for groups of 6 to 8 people. Rooftop pool with fireworks view. Anaheim Majestic Garden - We usually see affordable prices at Majestic when comparing to other local hotels. This is a great spot for runners doing a Disney marathon. It's about a 10 minute walk to the starting line. Park Vue Inn - Across the street from Disneyland on Harbor. Short walk to Disneyland. Outdoor pool. Howard Johnson Anaheim - Across the street from Disneyland on Harbor. Nice rooms. Very nice pool and water playground. Sometimes offer discounts for DL annual pass holders. Desert Inn and Suites - Directly across the street from Disneyland on Harbor, less than 5 minute walk to the front gate. Indoor pool. Tropicana Inn & Suites - Across the street from Disneyland on Harbor. Pool and hot tub. Best Western Anaheim Inn - Across the street from Disneyland on Harbor. Sheraton Park Hotel at Anaheim - Highly rated in the Unofficial Guide. Nice rooms and pool. Hotel Indigo Anaheim - A bit more expensive than other local hotels, but the rooms are very nice and modern.
