DLH - goodnite mr. wrather

[innerSpaceman]

I'd be very sad to see the current Disneyland Hotel go. Boxlike though those towers are - - they just don't make standard rooms that big anymore.


For suites though .... lately I've become enamoured of the suites at the Grand Cal. They are far more stylish and beautiful than their counterparts at the DLH (though fireworks views are harder to come by at the Grand Cal.)


Of course, the Disneyland Hotel does boast the most Swankified Suite at the Resort ... the incomparable hipster paradise of the Marina Suite - - running almost the full length of the Marina Tower's penthouse level.



If they are going to demolish the DLH, we should pitch in for a going-away LoT Bacchanalia in that Suite.

[Alex]

In my many, many coming from out of town visits, I have only been inside an on property hotel room twice and have never stayed in one myself.

Very, very early in the days of MousPlanet I saw the inside of a Paradise Pier Hotel room with Al to get pictures of DCA construction. And the night of the big AP event the week before DCA opened we all went back to someone's room at GCH to write it up.

So, Disneyland could tear down all three and put in parking lots and I'd be fine since they are so far outside of what I look for in a hotel room (a door that locks, a bed approximately as firm as the floor, and cheap).

I haven't really heard anything about demolition but knocking DLH and PPH down and building a single, more sprawling all inclusive type resort environment strikes me as a good idea (have no idea if that is what would be in the plans if demolition is in the cards).

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

So, Disneyland could tear down all three and put in parking lots and I'd be fine since they are so far outside of what I look for in a hotel room (a door that locks, a bed approximately as firm as the floor, and cheap).

Exactly the opposite of what I look for in a Disneyland-stay hotel room. (Though inexpensive-ish gets major points).

I'm looking for a space lavish and large enough to entertain many guests. The feeling of being on-property is important if the ocassion commands (i.e., majorly-numbered Disneyland Birthdays). A view of the fireworks from the suite is very desireable. Balconies are a big preference.

On those ocassions where we entertain in the suite (i.e., most circa July 17ths) ... I find that, generally speaking, more fun is had in the hotel room than in the Park. Thus, the hotel room is of supreme importance.



But, of course, I'm renting the space primarily for a party. I live within 30 minutes of Disneyland, so there's rarely a need for the more pedestrian hotel use of someplace nearby to sleep.



Nothing beats the top floor of the Bonita Tower for the best combination of the desired attributes. But if they demolish her, I'm willing to settle for the gorgeous (albeit nonsmoking) suites in the Grand Cal ..... if I win the lottery.