Disneyland Hotel Review 2024. Is the Disneyland Hotel Worth the Price?

The Disneyland Hotel is the original hotel near Disneyland Resort, and has been renovated multiple times of the years.

I hope this in depth Disneyland Hotel review will help you be able to choose the best option for your next Disneyland Resort vacation.

Brief Overview on Disneyland Resort’s Hotels

The 3 Disneyland On Property Hotels:

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

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Disneyland Hotel
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Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel
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Paradise Pier Hotel

Considered Disneyland's Moderate Resort Hotel. It’ the least expensive of the 3 hotels, and offers rooms from standard to suites. Theming wise its got a playful nod to some of our favorite Pixar movies and characters.

The Disneyland Hotel

A Deluxe Hotel. This is probably the most popular hotel at Disneyland Resort because of the iconic theming and history behind it.

For those wanting the most immersive hotel experience, this is hotel must-stay (Atlest once!)

The Firework headboards set this hotel apart.

The Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

 The fanciest resort that offers the most luxury experience

The super private entrance into California Adventure Park is the sweetest hotel perk in my opinion.

Disneyland Hotel Overview

The  Disneyland Hotel has 3 towers each named for original lands at Disneyland Park. All 3 offer different views of the resort.

Fantasy- The tower with the entrance and lobby

Adventure- Located on the Downtown Disney side

Frontier- Located across the pool area from Fantasyland Tower and near the Downtown Disney lot.

Disneyland Hotel Rooms

The hotel rooms have Sleeping Beauty Castle light-up headboards that play "When You Wish Upon a Star." Beds have room for storage underneath them, which is so helpful!!

Fireworks design and hidden Mickey's in the carpeting. The rooms  are updated with a whimsical + subtle Disney theme.

Pillows are embroidered with song lyrics, Hidden Mickey’s in the lamp fixtures and bathroom. I especially love the Mickey hands holding the lights in the bathroom

Premium View Room

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Sleeps 2-5 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds or 2 Queen Beds & 1 Day Bed

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Pool views
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Premium Downtown Disney View Room

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Sleeps 2-5 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds or 2 Queen Beds & 1 Day Bed

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Views of Downtown Disney District
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Standard View Room

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Sleeps 2-5 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds or 2 Queen Beds & 1 Day Bed

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Views of trees or parking area
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Deluxe View Room

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Sleeps  2-5 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds or 2 Queen Beds & 1 Day Bed

Pool views

The majority of standard Disneyland Hotel rooms sleep up to 5 people  The couch turns into a daybed that is between the size of a twin and a full. Make sure you book a room with two queens and a daybed if you have a 5th person in your room.

Don't be shy in requesting a higher flower level to see the fireworks.

Disneyland Hotel Room Tour

Most recently, I staying in the Frontier tower of the Disneyland Hotel! The  Frontier Tower is located across the pool area from the Fantasy Tower, so there is a little bit of a walk to and from the lobby.

I had a standard  room with 2 Queen Beds and a parking area view. Overall, the standard room is spacious, lots of storage options, and had all the amenities I needed. Could’ve comfortably slept 2 adults in each bed. Love the large dresser! Much needed coffee area, mini fridge, large TV.  and several outlets for charing my power banks, camera, phone, etc.

The beds were AMAZING!! SO comfortable I had a really hard time wanting to get out of bed in the morning. The pillows were not great for me. I personally prefer them a more on the firm side.

There’s a switch on the lamp between the beds to illuminate the headboard.  Did you spot  the “hidden” Mickey in the fireworks?

Disneyland Hotel Suites

For those needing a larger room the Hotel Suites could be a great option if in your budget. The largest suite sleeps up to 14 people. Disneyland suites come with all the amenities include in standard rooms

1 Bedroom Junior Suite

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Sleeps up to 4 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed, 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper & 1 Twin-Sized Pull-Down Bed

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Views of parking areas
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1 Bedroom Family Suite

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Sleeps  4-6 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper or 2 Queen Beds & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper

Views of Downtown Disney, parking areas, pool, or greenery

2 Bedroom Junior Connecting Suite

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Sleeps up to 8 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed, 2 Queen Beds, 1 Day Bed & 1 Twin-Sized Pull-Down Bed

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Views of parking areas
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2 Bedroom Family Connecting Suite

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Sleeps between 7-10 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed, 2 Queen Beds & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper or 2 King Beds, 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper & 1 Day Bed or 4 Queen Beds & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper

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Views of parking areas, pool, or trees 
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3 Bedroom Family Connecting Suite1 Bedroom Junior Suite

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Sleeps between 10-14 adults
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 Options:

2 Queen Beds 2 King Beds & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper or 6 Queen Beds & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper or 2 Queen Beds, 2 King Beds, 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper & 1 Day Bed or 4 Queen Beds, 1 King Bed & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper or 4 Queen Beds, 1 King Bed, 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper & 1 Day Bed

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Views of parking areas, pool or trees 
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Disneyland Hotel Signature Suites

1 Bedroom Fairy Tale Suite

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Sleeps up to 2 adults
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1 King Bed
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Theming is regal. The artwork is inspired by the Disney Princesses

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Beautiful velvet throughout 
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four-poster bed
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2 Bedroom Pirates of the Caribbean Suite

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Sleeps up to 6 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper & 2 Twin Beds

This suite makes you feel like your literally inside the movies and ride.

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Antique/gold looking furniture
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Dinning room table has a  black pearl centerpiece

2 Bedroom Big Thunder Suite

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Sleeps up to 6 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed & 1 Queen Bed & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper

Rustic with lots of aged leather, warn stone and wood

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Frontierland-inspired artwork
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Sliding barn doors
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Epic copper tub 
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Chandelier is made from old lanterns
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2 Bedroom Mickey Mouse Suite

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Sleeps up to 6 adults
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Comes with 1 King Bed & 1 Double Bed & 1 Queen-Sized Sofa Sleeper

Theming is dedicated all to Mickey..down to the black, yellow and red colors.

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A fun Mickey Mouse-shaped phone
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Tons of Hidden Mickeys
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Mickey silhouette bathroom flooring
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2 Bedroom Adventureland Suite

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Sleeps up to 5 adults
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Comes with 2 King Beds & 1 Day Bed
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Indiana Jones meets Jungle Cruise themeing vibes

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4 poster bed draped in fabric above
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Lots of dark wood and maps
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Dark colors
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TV can be hidden and turned into artwork when not in use

Entry door bell is SICK! Listen closely next time!

Disneyland Hotel Room Amenities

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High-speed internet Wi-Fi 
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Coffee maker and more. 
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Double sinks
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Mini-fridge 
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Room Service is available for breakfast and in the evening. You can also use a QR code to order food from select Downtown Disney restaurants and have it delivered to the lobby

Answer your wake-up call from Mickey Mouse when you stay on-site

Digital Room Key and Key to Magic

You can use your phone as a digital key via the Disneyland App, or you can choose to use regular room cards from the front desk

Sleeping Beauty Castle Music + light-up headboard

Disneyland Hotel Room Views

All towers have the pool area on one side and face out from the hotel on the other side. Premium views face the pool or Downtown Disney. The Standard views face trees or parking lots.

Disneyland Hotel Amenities & Recreation

Pools

The Disneyland Hotel has 2 retro-themed pools, 2 toddler friendly slides, 2 Monorail waterslides, 2 hot tubs, and a zero-entry water-play pool with cascading water. Life jackets are complimentary to use. Pool side service so you can order food and drinks.

The E-Ticket Pool

Named for Disneyland’s E-Ticket rides, the park’s most popular attractions.

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The most crowed of the 2 pools
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This pool has signs that look like old theme park tickets, and a vintage Disneyland sign

The 2 slides are here, and made to look like classic red and yellow Monorails

The D-Ticket Pool
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 More chill
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Perfect for swimming laps
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Movie Nights

Check the activities guide for movie night shows and viewing locations.

Surprise Character Greetings

Disneyland Hotel often has the most random Disney character interactions. Chip 'n' Dale often appear inside the hotel lobby and valet parking area! If you’re near Goofy’s Kitchen, sometimes Goofy, and Minnie are outside of Goofy's Kitchen.

Spa

Access to the  Tenaya Stone Spa, which is located inside Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.

Fitness Center

 Located in the Mark Twain Room in the Frontier Tower.  Cardio and weight machines.

Souvenir Shops

The Fantasy Tower has two gift shops: Disney's Fantasia Gift Shop and Small World Gifts & Sundries.

Package Delivery

You can send your theme park purchases to the Disneyland Hotel and receive them the next day.

Key to the Magic card

This is your room key, resort charge card and parking permit. You can receive your card when you check in at the front desk.

To charge purchases back to your room, you'll show your Key to the Magic card and a photo ID — when buying merchandise, and dinning at select locations throughout Disneyland Resort, the hotels and Downtown Disney.

Disneyland Hotel Dinning Options

Goofy’s Kitchen

As soon as youcheck in, you'll get your photo taken with Goofy. Then you'll be seated at your table, where characters walk around roughly every 15-20 minutes. Goofy’s Kitchen includes  an all-you-can-eat breakfast or dinner buffet. Kid-friendly atmosphere and food options.

The Coffee House

Located right outside of Goofy's Kitchen. It's typically open in the morning, and until 6 p.m. on the weekend.  Here you can grab a coffee, ice-cream, pastries, fruit, yogurt, cereal, and more.

Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill

A great quick-service dining option. Located over the pool area. There’s indoors and outdoor seating available. The vibe is awesome with the tiki torches and greenery. You can find many of the same items you'd get from Trader Sam's, such as, a Pu Pu Platter, wings, gyoza ramen, and more.

During breakfast, choose from an American Breakfast, pancakes, breakfast bowls, short rib steak and eggs, avocado toast, Tangaroa Toast, and lots more.

There’s quick grab 'n' go items here all day like such as Dole Whip Floats, bakes goodies, snacks galore, kids meals, etc.

Mobile order is available.

Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar

This bar and restaurant is a must-do experience!  Here, you can order signatures drinks that make the weather to change in the bar and volcanoes erupt. Kids (under 21) are allowed in at the tables until 8 p.m.

Disneyland Hotel Parking

You can expect to pay $65 per night per vehicle for valet parking and $35 a night for self-parking. Oversized vehicles are $40 per vehicle per night.

Day guests:

Valet parking is $65 per vehicle for the first hour plus $10 for each additional hour, with a maximum rate of $135.

Self-parking is $35 per vehicle for the first hour plus $10 for each additional hour, with a maximum rate of $75.

Hotel restaurant validation rates include:

3 hours of complimentary parking. Note youcan only validate for one restaurant per visit, regardless of how many places you eat.

Notable Disneyland Hotel Perks

Early Entry to Disneyland Resort-Disneyland Resort hotel guests can enter either theme park 30 minutes before the parks open to access select attractions, and dining.

Things to Consider Before Staying at The Disneyland Hotel

Your Budget

The Disneyland Hotel is in the  middle rate wise amongst the three on-site Disneyland hotels.

How much time are you planning to spend at the hotel?

if like me, and you’re an open-to-close theme park goer, you might not be spending a lot of time at the hotel apart from sleeping. if you want to save money on your accomodations, its worth considering a less expensive hotel near Disneyland for less.

But if you want to come and go between the hotel and the theme park to take breaks to use the pools and cool off or relax within the Disney magic, then this is your place.

Location

 It doesn't have a dedicated theme park entrance like the other two hotels, but you can take the Monorail from Downtown Disney into the theme park.It's next to Downtown Disney and is a somewhat short walk to both Disneyland theme parks.

Is The Disneyland Hotel Worth The Price?

The proximity to both parks, Downtown Disney, and the perk of getting early entry into the parks each day, it’s worth it.

Being able to take the Monorail back to the hotel midday & as needed to cool off in the pool or if you have littles, head back for nap time is a game changer.

2024 Review: Disneyland Hotel