We stayed here for five nights at the end of March and it was a decent stay but had it's share of problems. First off, as far as it being a family friendly place, I have to disagree with that observation somewhat at least on the weekdays. Staybridge offers free beer and wine during their evening reception and you'd be amazed at how many people (mostly men) make sure they're back at the hotel in the late afternoon to take advantage of this freebie. They begin drinking as soon as it starts and continue all the way through the free happy hours. Towards the end of this free dispensement of liquor the area resembles a sports bar with obviously drunk guests roaming throughout the lounge and spewing all of the vulgarities that go along with that type of scene. Not exactly my definition of family friendly to say the least. Staybridge also advertises that they have food available during these happy hours but that varies between different Staybridge locations. As for this property, what was available during our stay was cheese and crackers, carrot sticks and assorted raw veggies with dip. We stayed at two other Staybridge properties during our vacation and they served full blown meals like lasagna, pot roast, and chicken cordon blue. Unless you're determined to wait in line to drink cheap beer and wine for free, you're better off staying at the parks during the hours they have this available.
Our room was good size but obviously well worn as evidenced by the wear on the furniture and carpets. One of the beds had blood stained linen which was gross and only got replaced when brought to their attention since housekeeping is the new fangled "lite" limited type that's become all the rage at hotels these days.
On the subject of linens, I witnessed one of the housekeeping staff pushing a cart piled high with fresh towels one morning on my way to breakfast. When I returned to my room the same housekeeper was picking up the towels off the grungy hallway carpet and putting them back on the cart. It seems like he had a little accident while wheeling through the hallway and dumped the entire load of towels. I asked him if he was planning on using those towels that fell on the floor and he said yes. When we got back that evening all of our towels were replaced with (hopefully) clean ones.
The front desk crew was somewhat surly the few times we had dealings with them. In their defense, this hotel seems to run at full occupancy and I'm sure they have their hands full.
It's a good idea to get to the breakfast line early for best selection and to avoid the mad rush. During peak times it is a zoo down there and dealing with impatient and rude guests can be a drag. At least they serve salsa and Cholula sauce with the scrambled eggs.
The equipment in the exercise room was old with some machines out of service. The pool area was always crowded and one night someone (too much free bear and wine perhaps) puked on the walkway by the pool and it stayed there for a couple of hours before hotel staff got around to cleaning it up.
The location leaves a lot to be desired too since it's a one way street to get into the property and you need to travel a very large city block to get back to the entrance. I wouldn't go walking to the parks from this property especially at night since it seems to be located in the low rent district of Anaheim.
So the upshot is that although this is one of the better choices amongst the few hotel choices available to families needing larger accommodations in Anaheim, you can expect to find the place to be crowded with everything that goes along with hotel staff trying to maintain a very busy hotel.








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