We stayed here for our anniversary and enjoyed the hotel, but will likely not stay here again. The other Disney properties were half the price and though not as convenient, offered a better value. The good, the hotel is beautiful with a grand lobby, very reminiscent of the Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone Park. Our room was very comfortable, with a great view from our balcony of the monorail and California Adventure park and offered a private entrance to the park, which made it very convenient. We would enjoy the park in the morning, drop by the hotel for a rest for a half hour or so and back to the park very easily. The staff was very attentive and friendly as one would expect from a Disney Property.
The Not So Good, food at this hotel was some of the worst we've had at Disney properties. The Storyteller Cafe had limited options for dinner and for a ridiculous price. Our dinner buffet consisted bbq chicken, roast beef, turkey breast, chicken nuggets. mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, carrots and a very basic salad bar for two our meal was 60.00. Pathetic indeed.
The Napa Rose restaurant had menu entrees starting at about 40.00 each, so we didn't bother.
The White Water snacks bar, which offered a reasonable breakfast option, but very limited seating. Breakfast burritos and biscuit breakfast sandwiches for 7.00 each, but they are large enough to share. We ate lunch here on our first day and then breakfast on the remaining days of our stay. Coffee is the worst, Nescafe really? Blech...
The Hearthstone Lounge did offer the possibility of a Latte but skip it and walk out to Downtown Disney, just outside the hotel and head over to Haagen Daz for Peet's coffee. Sadly we didn't discover this until our last day and after I had forced down another cup of the Nescafe swill.
Overall, beautiful hotel, friendly folks, but a wasteland when it comes to meal time. :) Also if you are one who like bright open spaces, this is not your best option. The dark woods and stone of the interiors feels a bit dark. I like that look, but the lobby at night was too dark for me even.
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