While planning a trip to Disneyland and Six Flags Magic Mountain (thanx to President Bush's REBATE!!) I was overwhelmed by the amount of information about hotels! Many in our group stayed in the Theme Park District, but I looked elsewhere because I didn't want to have so much traffic and noise.
I found this hotel on orbitz after receiving a 10% discount "code" - It looked ok on the internet, but there was some mixed reviews. I have decided it's all based on who does the reviewing.
We traveled with a 7yr old and a 13yr old. We are from Idaho where fuel is still 3.80 a gallon and you can get a decent room for 60 bux. So an average of 85 bux a night (for 4 nights) was ok.
Its located on a cross-street (East to West) to Interstate 5. It is easy to get to from I-5 AND Highway 57. The street is a 2 to 3 lane road each way with a center/turning lane. From Highway 57, there is a shopping center with grocery, KMart, lots of fast food, etc. From I-5, there is not a lot of "shopping" but you drive through a very nice downtown area. The Hotel is on the SOUTH SIDE of the road, and it sneaks up on you easily. We ended up turning around several times.
The only negative I can think of is the parking - there isnt any. We would unload the truck, and then dh would find a parking spot (on the premisis) somewhere - usually not very close to our room)
The office staff is super friendly and very helpful. The hotel is a remodeled with a lot of Spanish-influence. The breakfast each morning consists of cereal (which was PERFECT for kids), fruit, yogurt, muffins and pastries - orange juice, coffee and lemon water...Simply water with so many lemons in it, actually quite refreshing!! They tear down the breakfast stuff 10ish...
The room had 2 beds, a couch, a table, a micro and fridge, an enormous counter top/mirror outside of the toilet/shower room. I love it when the vanity is separate from the bathroom. The bathroom was quite small, but manageable. They leave typical stuff - soap, shampoo - but we got a real treat with some extras like a sample pit-stick (deod), a fancy razor, some funky hair stuff, etc. Dont know if that was standard, but hey - it was nice.
The pool is not HUGE but clean and nice, but we had little time to spend there. It was a little on the cool side, but we'd been in the sun all day, and I'm guessing that refreshing dip would have been better served by taking a nap! The grounds are amazing - the foliage is beautiful - Walking through the middle grounds, one would nearly forget that they are in the heart of SE LA!! Huge fragrant flowers, and again - immaculate.
Never did find the ice machine...then again, never did look for it. You are close to this road, and I did hear some traffic at night - a group of harleys driving by and the occasional diesel - but overall, an excellent place to stay!!










