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TP2000
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Yup, all three towers have different rooms. Adventure tower is the oldest, but the rooms only face the parks/DTD or the pool. Frontier and Fantasy towers have some rooms with partial parks views (Frontier is best), but also have many rooms that face a parking lot. The Frontier tower parking lot views are the worst as it's really just a giant slab of concrete with a few thousand cars parked there. The Fantasy parking lot views are better because there's a lot more trees and you get a partial DTD view too.
These are the Frontier tower parking lot views, and as bad as the Disneyland Hotel non-view rooms get.
Here's a pool view room from a mid-level floor of the Fantasy tower. Really a middle range option for Disneyland Hotel room views. You can't see the parks or the fireworks, but it's not a bad view.
These are the Frontier tower parking lot views, and as bad as the Disneyland Hotel non-view rooms get.
Here's a pool view room from a mid-level floor of the Fantasy tower. Really a middle range option for Disneyland Hotel room views. You can't see the parks or the fireworks, but it's not a bad view.
Disneyhead'71
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Unless you plan on spending a lot of time looking out the window (there are no balconies) then I would say no.
Stevek
Well-Known Member
I would agree with what others have said. It's not like Hawaii where you might want to wake up each morning and look at palm trees and the Pacific. We'd love to stay there again but have a real hard time with the rates they charge. Even with my buddies CM rate (he works at the DL hotel), it was still $250+ a night...that's a 40% discount. Crazy but occupancy rates are high so some folks are willing to pay it.
Stevek
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Yeah, that ain't too shabby. I could hang with a little WOC from my balcony. And if you're lucky you might see some kid hurl on that curve at Goofy's Sky School : )Honestly -- the only rooms with a view at the DLR worth paying for IMO are the ones overlooking Paradise Pier at Grand Californian. You really feel like you are inside the park with those rooms. Here's the amazing view I had there last year...
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Deleted member 107043
I'm late to the party here but I agree with the others. For what they charge for rooms at DLR don't pay for an upgrade. On my last trip we booked a room at PPH (ugh) in a non-view room and politely asked for an upgrade to a room overlooking DCA at check in and they gave it to us for free. You might want to try it.
PrincessJenn5795
Active Member
If you are staying at the Disneyland Hotel call now and request to be in the Adventure Tower. Even the standard view rooms in that tower have decent, non-parking lot views. They can't guarantee you will get a room in that tower, but I have actually gotten my requests all but one time, so you have a pretty good chance of getting it. Unless you are going to be in your room a lot or are really celebrating something special I personally don't think it is worth the extra money.
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Deleted member 107043
That's a good idea!
Mukta
Well-Known Member
This looks like the view from the balcony at Grand Californian that is accessible to all hotel guests. I don't think the DLR will offer anything comparable.Honestly -- the only rooms with a view at the DLR worth paying for IMO are the ones overlooking Paradise Pier at Grand Californian. You really feel like you are inside the park with those rooms. Here's the amazing view I had there last year...
dweezil78
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When I say DLR I mean Disneyland Resort -- not the Disneyland Hotel. That was my private balcony from my room at Grand Californian.