Desert Palms Hotel and Suites

After trawling through hundreds of hotel reviews we booked the Desert Palms are were not disappointed. The room was clean, spacious and the beds were very comfortable. Breakfast was upstairs and was adequate with toast, waffles, fresh fruit, cereal, muffins and scrambled egg with bacon/sausage. It suited us and gave us enough energy to get round Disney. The walk to Disney from the hotel was around 10mins stroll and was preferable over the high parking fee that Disney charge. Only down side was the noise from the pool - our room overlooked the pool and after the 9pm 'quiet time' the pool remained open until 10pm and it was so noisy it kept us and the kids awake when we were shattered from Disney. Would go back but ask for room away from pool!

We did a two day trip to Disneyland with my husband, best friend, and 3 year old daughter and when we checked in we were exhausted from the day and they upgraded our room for no reason other then we had 4 people and gave us a room with four queen beds and the beds were amazing! It's was great for the price I paid and free breakfast what more can you ask for!

The hotel was nice, the staff at the front desk was very nice and courteous. The rooms were nice and cozy. The restrooms were clean, linen was clean and seemed like the housekeeping really do their job. The only thing that I had a bit of an issue was that I was placed on the first floor and the people above me had kids that were running around starting as early as 5am. which was disturbing for my toddler and husband...Other than that we had a great time staying there....

Clean, comfortable, walking distance to Disneyland and a helpful staff.

Spent a lovely week here in this hotel. The staff were friendly and helpful. The room/suite (we had a 2 bedroom suite) was cleaned everyday. The breakfast was average but since it was part of the package, it saved money if you just want something to eat before setting off for the day. The hotel is in perfect location, dependign on how fast you walk, it is between 5 - 10 minutes' walk to the Disney Parks. A nice shopping center (Westfield) is about 4 miles away and can be easily reached by taxi. Hotel is about 35 miles from LAX and would cost about $100 by taxi. There is a small pool (we didn't have time to enjoy) but there were always people in there and it looked cleaned and welcoming. All in all, a very good stay. I would certainly consider staying here again in my next visit to Anaheim.

We always stay at Desert Palms when wee go to Disneyland. The price is reasonable, it is clean, and within comfortable walking distance to the park. The free breakfast every morning is definitely a perk. You don't have to plan where you are going to eat and go out on search of food. You just go upstairs eat your food and go straight out to the park (hooray, more time to enjoy the magic of Disney :-) ) Unfortunately it was a little more crowded than we had remembered, it must have become a popular place. It was difficult to find parking and with the our window facing the parking lot, we found that the sundproofing was not as we hoped it would have been. It was pretty noisy when a particularly large group came in and parked . soundproofing ssoundproofing

Very helpful staff and great location - 10 minute walk to Disney parks, 10 minute walk to many restaurants. I needed to fax some documents during my stay and the front desk staff was so helpful and did not charge extra for this service. Room was bit dated and could use updating, but was clean. We stayed in room 402 and the kids room (bunkbeds) shared wall with laundy the noise might bother some but our kids did not seem to mind and policy is to not do any laundy after 10PM so it was not a problem. Oh, and did I say FREE parking!

We had our choices of many hotels around D-isneyland, and this time, the Desert Palms was the choice for us. Part of this was the nice discount offered by Zorbits, but the other part was the amenities for a larger family--not too many hotels offer suites at reasonable pricing this close to Disneyland. First, the room/suite we stayed in was moderate. I don't know the square footage, but there was enough room in the front part for a king bed, two lamp tables and a vanity with big screen LG plasma. The bathroom was normal size with one sink, bathtub and toilet. The suited kids room was small, but the hotel puts a bunk bed and sofa sleeper in there, so it slept 4 kids comfortably. There's also a second LG tv in the suite with a smoked-glass door between the rooms, so you can live in relative peace. Our room came with a mini-fridge, that wasn't cold enough to freeze ice cubes, but was cold enough to freeze guacamole, yogurt and ranch dressing. Odd? Also, it had a microwave and coffee machine. Breakfast was great--although room for eating was hit or miss depending on when we arrived. The dining room is on the 5th floor, and they had hot meals each morning. It was some form of: sausage, eggs, biscuits, oatmeal, waffles, fruit, yogurt, cottage cheese, juices, milk and coffee. Just enough to get you through a morning at D-isney. The location can't really be beat. You're only a 10 minute walk to the main gate, and you never cross any major intersection--your one crossing is at a bus-turn-about next to the D-isney entrance. The hotel also offers a paid shuttle service (per day), but we had great weather, so we didn't need it. The review may sound good so far, but here are some of the cons. The rooms, although nice are well lived-in, and the carpets stink. The walls are paper-thin, so expect to hear your neighbors. We were lucky to come at off-season, so noise was minimal, but we could hear our neighbors across the hall. The wallpaper is marked up, especially behind the bathroom door and closet. Make sure you don't get billed for room charges on this. Also, the light and fan in the bathroom are on the same circuit, so don't expect to keep the light on as a night-light for the kids. There are not a lot of parking spaces--not really sure where you park when the above ground and garage areas are full--we managed to park above ground the whole week, but come Friday when we left, we would've been hurting for parking. Food is also available at the hotel, as well as many take-out options. However, for those of you with allergies, like my kids, you'll find your choices slim to none. We found that Red Robin offers gluten-free about 2 miles south of the hotel, but to get to the closest Chik-Fil-A or Chipotle, it was at least a 15 min drive north. All the other restaurants close are $$$: Bubba-Gump, McCormick&Schmidt, Cali Pizza Kitchen, Ruth's Chris, etc. If that is not a problem for you, then you're probably staying at the wrong resort. Extra Fees: What Zorbits doesn't tell you, and nothing else either until you get there is that there is a non-refundable $1.00/day charge for your safe (regardless if you use it), ANOTHER resort fee not covered in the Zorbits costs at a rate of $9.99/night, and some sort of county fee of $0.22/day. This may not seem like much for a short 1 or 2 day stay, but it ran over $50 for our 4 night stay, making the total cost for this hotel pretty much the same it would have been without the Zorbits discount. Now you know, and this could be a major turn-off! We previously stayed at R,a,m,a,d,a M,a,i,n,g,a,t,e during our last visit. This hotel is definitely an upgrade in all respects (Do not stay at the R,a,m,a,d,a M,a,i,n,g,a,t,e if given the choice). As long as you go without super-high expectations, the Desert Palms is a good hotel to stay at when visiting D-isney. If the price is right, we'd probably stay there again.

The hotel accommodated our family of 5 fine. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The carpet in the rooms were bad but overall the room was clean. However, you can hear others running in the hallway or upstairs very clearly so if you are a light sleeper this may not be good for you. The hotel was in the perfect location for walking to Disneyland, California Adventure, Downtown Disney, theaters, bowling and many restaurants. It is also only a 30-40 min drive into LA to site see and an 1 hr - 1hr 15 min drive to San Diego.

All was good except for the thin walls. I could hear the water pipes every time the water turned on in the next room. Shorter walk from hotel to the park than walking from parking structure to the park.